CHAPTER V II.
E^rTR^J?e'E AITS:0^!S'^rDJf.1 VfS>f-^ fiiTA^VIA
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^ ^ b t J t f iE R N EXTREMITtf%F THE' r ^ A '^ D f6'B^tfMAlTE?Xf.' P ^ S -1
SAGE THROUGH T H E 'W r AITS ‘OF
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thiTsttaits o f . A f t e r having sailed in ' high southern latitudes
Sunda- during as much of the year 17 93 as had hitherto .been
.i^ ll^ aTid ^ trav ersed an freean of more extents than is
found continuous within the'boundaries^of Europe^ b u t
in a'part whdre1*there was no likelihood o f meeting any
vessels, the Embassador’ and other passeftgdrst'of/ the
Lion and Hindosfan'beg*an, at-length, to in d u e s the
hope of |k t in g soort into a track,“whdre theysjn ig h t
obtain in te llig e n t through the homeward-bound ships
from China, of the impression w h ic lrth e notification of
the Embassy had made there. T h ose| ships -generally
. find it isece&ity to devtate to the southward ^©i the;
M l M M iif ^ rd e r td g e r into latitudes whefe the
winds 'are'most favourable for a passage home. - T he
Lion and Hindostan were, indeed, still considerably to
the southward of such a ro u te ; but in making an oblique
course to the north-east, in order to get into -the Straits of
(Surdfl,itihere,was a ^probability t h a t% y * wduld meet
the hm ew ^ rd ib o u n d >sWpssS^sailing^im’ the opposite M- steu.
mqtionyffrojp!! the -SQwit^iBchithrst T h e wind dffibnk
ahwa^ e^vleur i 'thetintfention log Jjhe. forme rid and, - some*-
tinj.es.dblew from .bheriYeryopointrd^ards'.'wilaabh .they
Wished MisteerV i^It sppn/shaweverk cKarigedy not in deed
entirely to the opposite p o in t; but to that, from
• whence! it ;ia^mev: in Ktheffla«&fiaak^dH®def>up0n'(feef quar-
ittewMfih /situationyd» the • windsGerold/beobr<bd§pt to
adt upon,many more sails/ than; if itostmckiiuerely upBn
thfBthrni in. tHeodxaQtjdirectihn ofitljcei vbssefe tourSd/ -it
ptgfy-hift^j q imbrftr.eodsiderafaile (effect; iandoihe .Ltoatii
motion was &daceelerafed}asltoig&inhi©§stthaaaijtwo hun-
dMdftnd t^rtyrinfie(fatile!ss€^athefdajyshd returnedTwISBh4
Mthei®®piGi, foeifflgJrnoife>jtiBan^hadubeeii befbredlccbnl*.
pl&shed* *
While- eh^breeze-- was J?Msb, the weather, notwittf-
sl-amditig -The sun’s vertical thbat^was alwaysffded^nt-'
Theiftrb|U€vyrd^r!'remarkaWe'fQr1'rbei®iVe^h.igh. flight,
and^few fon^Aah feath^s; Bfegb3*oiap*pear<agltei';' and
thfiporpeisbs ito play upon, the Waters; -while thebflyidg
fij^h. werelsee^tinnufefeeiiSffseap^^l&ily froto thdir finny
pupuerii tntedorafe kpjteysroi the winged tribe, 4haWa§
W#dhi®g-ted|il49'%e®i’. them.»as"sobn!i.S'^rey H8® ab6V6
thejWyiteri * fSeteral Waterspouts .uiereHriovb bblfl&Sved"?
sniheteSemblihg’jet d’eaus,’’almost reachangttdfflie low-
bredVolltodfifilome B!®!; wdaM t h e b l o w i n | i o § !
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