1789. The little rum we had was of great fervice: when our
t M-*-Y' _f nights were particularly diftreffing, Igbnerally ferved- a tea-'
fpobriful or two to each ptrfefe: and ft'Was always joyful
tidings when they heard of my intentions. "
, At noon, a water-fpout was very near on hoard of- us. - I
- ifiued an oh rice hf yiorfc, ih addition to the -allowance o f
bread and water; but before we began to eat, every- per-
fon ftript, and having.wrung their clothes through the-fba-'
Water, found rriuch warmth and reffhfhment. Courfe fince
f eltfefilty ribon W’S W* dftance 10b miles 5 latitude, byac-
count, 140 iT 'S , and longitude made 4,1°-3' W.
The night was dark and difrnal; the -fea eonhantiy
breaking dyer us* and nothing but the wind alid Waves • to
direct our fteeragfe. Itwas m y infeiitieri, if pdfiible, to make
■ New Holland, to the fouthward of Endeavour ffcraits, being-
fenfible that i f was neoeflary to preferve fuch a fituation as
would make a foutherly wind a fair one; that we might
range' along the reefs till an opening fhould be found into
fmooth water, and we the fooner ‘be able to pick-.-up fome
fefrelh merits.
Monday 18. Monday, May the i8t:h. In the morning, the rain abated,
when we dripped, and wrung our clothes through the-fea-
w'ater, as ufual, wlSfeh reffelhed us gredtlfi u Every pef|te
complained of violeht pain in their bones ; I was only fttr-
prifed that no one Was yet laid up. The' cuftomary §$k>W-
dn<& b f biie ’25th ; o f k pound of bread* tod a'qUaffer o f
a pint of water* was Served at "bfeakfaft, dinner, and
filpper.
* At rfodn, I deduced rny- fibuMou, b y account* for we bad
ho glinipfe of the fun, to be in latitude 140i;zi S ; coiirfe
flnce yefterday noon, WS W 106 miles; longitude -made
from
from,Tofoa.22,0 45' W. : Saw-many boobies and. noddies,, a J7?9-
fign of being in the neighbourhood of'land. In the. night, 1 - -
we had very levere lightning, with heavy rain ; and were
obliged "to keep baling without inter million. .
Tticfday the 1.9th.. Very had weather and confiant rain. Taefday
At noon, }atitude,:by account;, 140; howfe fince ye Her ^
day N 8jt° W, dift^acé,' ioornittes,* longitude made 24° 30'
W. With.the allowance of bread and water, ferved half
an ounce of pork to each pcrfoii, for dip“t?rei> 1 r
Wednefday, May-the -20th. Frefh breezes- E N E With ^ednefdajr
confiant rainy/ at tirnys -a deluge. Always haling.
■ . At dawn of day, feme .of my people feemed half dead :
our appearances were horrible; and à nonld look noway,
but I caught .the .eye o f feme .one in diftrefse Extreme
hunger was.oow to.o evident, but no one fufieradfrom thirft,
nofhad- we much inclination th arink, that-delire, perhaps,,
being i^i^ed-through the Akin. '.The little Seep we got
was- in the-midft of' water, apd we constantly awoke, with
pieacnp^ and pains in .our bones.- ' Tbiinaornarig I
ferved about two tea-fpoonfuls of rum ,td èaéh perfon, and
the allôwancè 'o f bread and. water, Ms ufual. ^IjLt moan the
fun broke out, and revived every onb. JE-found we were
in latitude 14° 49' ^longitude made as0.^ ' W; c'ourfe S
88° Wj diÉanee 75 miles. .
' All the afternoon, we were fb covered with rain and fait
water, that we ; could. fcarcely fee. W e . fullered extreme.
cold, and every one dreaded the approach of night. Sleeps
though we longed for it* afforded no,comfort:; for my own
part, I almoft lived without it. About two o’clock in the Ttonflaya*}.
morning we were overwhelmed with a dfehxgeof rain. It
fell fo heavy that we were afraid it would fill the boat, and
Were obliged to bale with all our might. At dawn o f day, E
ferved