B oo k After muttering we performed,divine fervice..
MeJmt9b7*e r. ' T Current 39 miles eafterly. - ,'>i '
’ ■ 24 h. I Very.pleafent weather.j g
20th- N Moderate breezes and fair weather. Immediately
after noon we few land from the deck bearing S. 29 W.
We knew this land to be . the iflands .we: had ..paffed
between on the 7th of July fait. At 5 h~ we loft fight
of them, bearing .Si.l5“ E. 14 or. 15 leagues.
18 fa. Variable and iqually weather. &&
, 23 h. Current ten imles North.;
24 h. Strong breezes and dark weather.
21ft. Strong breezes and dark gloomy weather, with frequent
fqualls and a large fwell.
We hauled upon a wind under a lpw fail, and
preferred our fituation by tacking during the night.
32 h. Dark and difmal weather, with a large fea,
and a frelh gale of wind.
18 h. flore away and made fail. At 22 fa. SO m.
- we difcovered the northern part of Formofe bearing
S. 50° E . ; and at noon we few it very indiftin&ly
through the haze from S. '659 E. to S. 75°' E. five or
fix leagues. Ditto weather.
' Frefh
Frelh- gales and very dark hazy weather, with a ; C]HAP,
lra rge lfe a. 1 11 • ' tj J v—e ^n—<
• .'6 hv We hauled.our,iwind feafthe night1. vi : v Nwwnbef
13h. Strong gales, ahd thWfea-d particularly lumi-* 2td’ -
rious; appearing -every ybrake as if We were ih flioal
water ’
dSfa. I Bore away with a high«fea.i,
;%l24;h.-' Hafdrgale^ and^yyffipially we&ther.. /
,. Strong gales1- .and <fquaH.y weather :>f;Vb&y$ thick' and 23ti*.
hazy round the.horizon. . At 2 h: we hauled;,up:m6re5
expecting toffee the land'before d ark ;. button# view
was fo. confined by'the weather we-J did not make if.
At 6 h. we brought tot for the night.; £'
Throughout it1 blow <a hard gale- of - \rwd:;s anttwe
gradually'd^cissafedi; ouf fc^hding#'as we djipfotehed
the Chinas chafe ff
The gale was more moderate, and Wei made fail
in lSTOfHth # ; laidji> which - w^^fceihod lat Mftlr) 3&m.
bearing N. 24° W. • three "or sfour leagues ; - and£ fbon
aftfer i Chappel Ifland, LwhicHr lies hSbuth; ofr-Amoy
harbour, boreS. 61° W. We' paffed without iiato two
or three miles diftant. The fine weather we enjoyed
. this