were agreed to and fighed, and - f e the cuffonahoufe.
T ie î^î s t o^;i^e D v F ^ C r ew .
J am es W il so -Hi Commander.
1 WilliamWilfon, Chief officer*
'2 • Thomas Godfélîj k - Settoiftl ditto*- te
< 3 James • Faléôner,' fi| ; Third dittoi-^-
4 Thomas Robfon, ! Gunner.', f !
■5 — — Stanton;’ f •’''Carpenter, m
6 John Micklewright, < Steward.
7 Johri'Orange, •'••• •Sailmaker. h
8 Benjamin Bond, Cook. !
9 Robert Lawfon,’ - Jfeataan, ■
io William Wells, ; Ditto.
11 -Mark Yates, 7 Ditto.
12 Francis^ Dadfen, Ditto. 4
13 James Wilfon, : Ordinary feaman.
14 James Lucas, Ditto.
15' John Wells, I Ditto.
16 Robert Gré®, fà Ditto. <
17 John Stephens, D itto s-
18 Benjamin Bar, - Ditto.
19 William Tucker, Ditto.
26 Samuel Templeman, Ditto.
2 t William Brbwn, Apprentice.
22 Samuel Hurft, Boy.
i’itli. A freflr gale fpringing up from the Si E . we juftly apprehended
the Eaft-India fleet would fail * b u tts 'th e y -a re often by
various caiifes detained, we' ftill refolved to pufh on with all poffible
expedition, and after a day o f great- adrivity in fettling all matters, as
eonvenieritly as the time Would afford, for our proceeding to lea, at
feven in the evening we weighed anchor, and turned down into the
lower ■ Hope. Mr. Henry* Cox now took an aflettionate leave, and
left us to purfu6lfour voyagev, To this gentleman’s ability and unwearied
diligence we niufkbver ackteowledgeourfeResrindebtedi both
in sforwarding our departure, by freihovin|j$ many^ grtetdiffieulties,
•and by-'fhis' care to provide'all things comfortable for thofe w ho had
to'perform fo long, aivdyage.j' a
' 12th. At-fei-ght'A. M'..we weighedfifrom the-Hope -Point with a
frefh (.gffefcaf EdS/E.Wi In fly in g ; dbwn'we .wereiffiet; by/forrie kind
»fiaOndsi f e m Sheernefs/1 bringing with them three fheep, iQne’hog',
and fomfedohsM fbrfifea»fl:6ck. < At two P. M . ‘anchoredon? Leigh flap;
knd'-at'midnight .came-toia little1 beloW the
tfNore. Th-iS day the diEd&brs .oniiboatijy;.ffied Revi'Dr. HawffiGi
M h Wilks,"andjfMr.f Brbo'kfbankiwaffembled'i' the naadEoteari.esand
Tdarslllil .chemt'txffelgft by ballot four perfons, to conffitute a committee,
agreeabljLter'rhe'pfinteH'in^auSfidns'of the body -hSidhddtcirsl. - They
’-returned*! asj-fihe -refult of theiiinproceddings*' thb fhll&wing -n^mes,
Rev. CovfeF, JphnsEyre, John Jefferfon, and Thomas
Rdw'fe, whdxcwete cbhfequetetiy admitted to f that! .office, 'byP*[ the
riiiedlorss. Ss
“ ;heingf€dnfidered> as prefident in* thfc
abience: ’o f'Captkiri WiMbii^f Mh® < w^ ifo 'jeifl ius f at’Poftfmouth, m the
committee proceeded’toteflablifli thb following Tcgulatiohs,
lllfRhffikSdj That the R^djohri. Jefierfoti A buld be yonfidered as the
ffiaffioiferies’ Secretary, andWilliam Smith -his! affiffant. ■ J-;
*§». Refolved, That the.KdvliThdmas Lewis Ihoulditafed-iUpon him the
office of; librarian, and William Sittith.be his affiftant.
yl®dfoIved, That John A . j0 illham ,s;£urg0^ijfl|qt|ttibfi#eIponfible for
the medical books/arid inflruments; but every miffionary may equally
claim to ’read* them »under thedibrary regulations .•>•;
; Refolyed^rThatoJohn r Harris, fhauld take uponjhim the-offie^ o f
miffibnariesf Reward, and diftribute the prowfiofis^s/delhtered to hint
by the {hip’s fteward-, to the different meffes.
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