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eaftward »until the-a i ft* without 1 Veering :a point in our
NipwMUtó.' -* *■ - ,, - ,
i-j favour, which carried - us far-out' of our way to the weft-*
ward; but that day it fhifted/'
a jd. Wefpokethe Prince of Wales; who informed ?us,
that the preceding night one o f the feamen had fallen-from
the top-fail yard, and was drowned. Indee'fHt was fo dark,
and »the fhip went fo faft through the water, fhat all efforts
to fave him, had any been-made,-•'would have proved fruit-
lefs. This day and the following runriing-to eaftward, with
thé wind to thi^fouthwarfcand weftward,: Me" fdvW many
aquatic birds.; :
25th. Thé commodore removed into' the Supply armed
tender,ilhtfd took with him Lieutenant King of the Sirius,'
and Mr. Ekwés 6f the marines, whoÉi I had before, occasion
to mention as having undertaken the aftronomical obferva-
tiens -during the voyage. Having likewife feleèed-fome arti-
fieers from among the- oonvi&s, he went on, taking the Alexander,
Scarborough, and Friendft>ip with him, being fëft'fa&U
ing veffels; leaving-the- hea^y faileni, both tranfports and
vi&uaHers, under the dire&ion o f Captain Hunter o f the ffi-
ri^sl Major Rofs, commancMgefficérof-the troops, re*
moved into thé Scarborough, as did the adjutant.
26th, We
VOYAGE TO NE W S OUT H \^AL E S.
2ath._ We had not loft figh t,of,- the .Supply, and other 1787*
fhips, though they were conflderably dhead.l Between nine .DeCew>*
>nd ten at" night the wind came to the &. S'. E .' which made
us tack did ftand to the S. In the morning c o u S& e - '
nothing o f th&$ytng fquadron, as the feamen termed them/
The winds continued all this day at E. S. E. with pleafant
clear .Weather*"
The wind fhifted-to t h e ^ R . Et;j the weather
and ftrong breezes. The Sirius made
a fighal for the convoy- to clofe.
3Pthv The wind variable, with dome heavy fhowers,: and
in the intervals qlear weather-
’ December ift and 2d.' -The wind .from W. S. W, to
P W* by W- in fouth, long. $£ 10' eaft; the»
weather moderate, cold, dear, and'pleafant. -, We faw birds»
of different kinds.
3d. In the evening, and-on the fucceeding: day, the wind
to northward and wdlward}. frefh gales, dark,, wet, uAplea-
Ant: weather, with a high fea. The: Sirius,, for fear of fepa-?
ration, as- the weather did not look kindly, made the fignai
for the convoy to keep nearer the: commanding officer.
5th. In