B oo k northerly winds, which I did not admit as a fufficient
reafon, but I had giteht pleafuft in herfafe arrival.
J t f n e .
«th. At 2 P.M. w.e got under way, and the wind veering-
to the S; E. we turped down towards Macao- roads.
At half paft 8 A. M. we came-to in five fa th om sth e
town bearing W. 4 N* and Cabmita P o i n t - §
S. Soon after, his MajeftyVfloop Swift anchored near
us» The forenoon was attended with heavy fqualls- of
wind and rain. 1
We remained here till the 14 h., the winds;eonftantly
from the fouthward, which prevented thb Indiamen
coming down fooner. In the morning b f this day the
fleet got under way, and at noon the fide having ddne,
we came to an anchor: Cabarita Point N. W. three
miles. I diicharged into the. Swift for the difpofal of
Admiral Rainier 4 petty officers, 24 able and good
feamen, with 15 marines, leaving 35 officers included to
complete thé fchooner’s compliment The remaining
officers and men of the crew, amounting to 30, went
home in the Eaft India fliips.
15th. In the afternoon the Swift with 14 fad of Eaft India
men, the Crefcent pacquet, and two ihips from Port
Jackfon, got under way, intending to go the eaftern
paflage
paffagetfor Europe:^ We parted company .with them,
and made fad for thejTypa.,
I had great; jdeafure acknowledging» the. kind
attentions-afi m anypf the - commanders,-of-this fleet,
whó>%!ó"bligingiy: accommodated feverahof th^,offlcers
with -paffagss t^ ,England, -and in^ev^y- other ,.refpe<ft
fuppHed opr wantst.with. great Ghemfulne%-as; fa®, as-
their means extended.; ,
, The -ne^t morning wp-anchored in thpTypia off the
watering place, having the nine iflands juft -open*. bearing
if , E ., 1 N. Macao harbour ,N..kby W. i Wj two
miles. ; Clpfe in with the entrance) of the. harbour,, w.as
a Spanifti ftiip bound to Manilla- Seeing<the t Swift
coming into the Typia, fhe run fo.r fhelter under protection
of the fort, ^ « remained here to the 26th
completing our provifions, wood and water f «but
unfortunately we could nét contain mods-than five
months : we however filled every part of the veflel,-
to infure keeping the fea as long as poffible in our
refearches to the North of Japan. The winds were
variable, with frequent rain and a great deal'of thunder
and .lightning, with: ftrong winds from the S. E. The
winds werefeldom from the weft ward, and this I under-
ftood had been the cafe fince our failing in April laft.