ïrig k, quantity ó f .water,- lie, foomfëcovered. A t three P. \ï Sey
anchored.in the bay; where wé‘ found' a fquadron .pf men
raider tibfe-costrtmamdfèfiAdmfaAGhrifbiah >_ •twh.odtWiafdT'bGtend Éaftf
Indiamen, with féveral Portaguefë,;, Danes, '.Americans,. 1
VélIHs'. v In the everting the healthibpat came to examine 'in-what,ftate
the crew; were, .and, on-finding us all well, gave permifiion for free
■ communication with the fhorsi— After them ‘ in , ’hi i ' «L'
ujiofiirgualitodkgaGCaurife®f theihipv.-whptrdfedHlf c a p f e F I ’S®
fftofèïpf tihdSfcipri thriy impreflfcd a few men; but took «fine ffam-jufe
Wheat #Bé3fife3d-&fl,.tiM'adaa^^tj/taïÉfeltófit regulations, which are
given tö all veffels coming into the.- hayu thèy- departed, tf e g j l B l
'da^V'Wêühad güt what y^teöiairf 'fiackiw« tvarUediribufc -at v^as<-nffl&'
until the if t ö f April t W t L t h e n r a d c , r u ' n d s v &
put to fea, w ith thk addition o f thfi'tmpfport= :Bellp<aa torCsur \fiete't.
The.’ feme- ifeydwfc got outs o f fight- oj^-the Gape, .and feapedvipur
ücourfè^fbr the ifiand ofi St. TMena, wherersWfe faifivedToh,vthhx 5th.
S^e®<fctdifeatenyrbefi&5 extra feips, arid tte® §outh-8ea whalejs^hy
in: the My,-; SI;MbaieWard boraritk
- -<@n the ifith the Altóön, kn éktra-fljiphwas di^atolpf/f^iEnglknd
b y thogoverrioii, with adracfe of-ihefltht h ^ a g d u d f c i f^ ^ ^ e j i ''h
: €)fl the y i - o f B f a y w e failed. ;; (Jtsjkaia; ffibdrnmond, beiftgyfhe
'fërfieSJïS‘UcMttöaöd, had tke/chatg&of&he feet, '.«anfiffing.ofyisw^en^'
'fe®jd thftifig eft# phHage^We few ötóyrtwta orlttaeferftraAgê ‘fhijpsj, In
laticöié-gö® N . 'We fÖJ in With I a finall 'ffpatófeJvgfiibl' f forir, Cadisa,
hound to Vera Cruri : fee was made ai p rize b y ctar commodore.
On tk& ^ jd h f-jttn e we fawthe coafeof Ireland,- weft o f Kinfale;
-and oh the/-daj|.if&ll© wfog put into Cork harbour- for a convoy. I'The
Ethalion, Captain Cöuntefs, was appointed for that purpofe by
" Admiral Kingfinidl %' and, Safter a- detention-.of ;eight - days by'contrary
winds-, we fet fail, and- on the 4th o f July few the coaft o f England.
Oil the 8 th we -paffed the Downs ; on* the iith::came ii-öj, anchor in
- the riyer:Thames ; and hr a few days • difeharged our cargo of- tea,
• which-was landed in ns perfed; order as we received it at China.
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TH U S :have jve finifeed;/aiypya-ge, in which the Mifliqnary-Society-,
hnd oitr ,Ghri;fM4h 'brethren in connexion with them, w.ere -fo deeply
interefted; Their prayers have' been heard .for us, and eminently
anfjyef-ed hpyjig^^uf «ipfi;-feng^itje^^edlatioris has crowned
,par7'endeavours in every, pjape (w,h<srj§-;thei miffi^s,- -have been fettleR.
W e have -n6t loft-i a 'fing^#ndjyidual in* all pur extended* voyage ;
j^^feavfotharidJ^.ejserijhadf a*;^cjy lift ryq, landed- 'eVery najfficaiaiy
,iu-ge}tfe<3;. health jetufri^eUf0 • England as well
jth § jfa y ,.hfe*.-etnMrked lait^^^^way.«.,,We feel, our gr^-tf*
-tude, 'rifing high to-> the Author-oft all oitff r ig ,§ r c ie § ,,d caim'lt
h i t .believe that-» every man who’ feall Candidly I perufe* thfe fbi^goiflg
feeets will/ join gs in acknowledging .the>j^jasi'otis; providence th^t
-hatfe' fu|t|of^E^®5.hi%ef^.r-Whilfe khd humane - epp-
;4ii|<S|^s thrVtbej^volent-unddrtaking w ill behuiipat-ed by? t-hS-fuccefs
Wtech hath'- attemdedutlteir tfirft'atternjlifT '.th'pswfSie1. with increafi^g
energp am objedh w h id i appears fo fraught wid^bleilfigs to roailkinij.
The-Vyay into the fouthern.«©c&4n is-'ToW open,' and' the facilities for
»cnlarging.'.thl miffibnary labours -greatly* itiferea-fed. ” T he 'fettlettlents'
formed^vilEevery’ dayrdontihue’ t6 WickhTheiPciMl; o f Mnttfenhe and
ufefid^g^j and new and'vdff' countries arourtd titel^,a:%^|jSjly aedef-
fihle? afford air* iRexhaUftible field 'fob the*raeft vigorous exertions' o f
Chriftian zeal. T he more’all circumfisfices are -weighed, th&mora, it
muff appear that .this^hath God done j and'cati-We* perceive that it is
his work, and-nbt at- leaf! confefs ou-r obligatioft thjmrthefetheiU' efforts
to fh&utmoff of*,our power? I t is to.' be hopedkbahevery^bjedtion
to this bldSed underfaking will be rtoW removed; that'the cautidus
w ill confefs? themfel^es-1 fatisfied;j and ' demoriffiratte thdif’.'approbation
by; a more liberal? affifiance*1 becaufe o f •pkff,' delay y that'the pre-
judiced will nobly lay afide their oppofition, and redeem; unfavourable
fuggeftions b y immediate arid generous acknowledgments, that they
knew us -not; and that a» miffionto the heathen, planned’with mudh ’
Reiteration,- ■ inveftigatioh,- and- zeal, arid.1 exfeihted'with eminent (kill,
perfeverance, andfuccefs, bears a ftamp o f divine benedi(Sioh upon it,