At noon the Ifland bore South 67 deg. Weft,, three miles distant,
and a ftnall rock to the Weftward, South 85 deg. Weft.
Our latitude was 10 deg. 4 min. North ; and the longitude 250
deg. 36 min. Weft. From the i4th, in, latitude ry deg; 33 min.
we had fteered nearly South. Weft.
On the 2 xft, being in latitude 8'deg. 44 min. North, we-found
a ftrong current fetting.to the South Weft. In the afternoon.cf
the 23d, being in 5 deg. 3 1- min. North latitude, and 254 deg.
56 min. longitude, we hauled our wind to the. South South Eaft.
At fix in the morning of the. 25th, we faw a.range of iflands,
called the jinambas in the charts, extending from Eaft North Eaft to
South Eaft by Eaft, diftant four leagues; and foon afterwards, a
fmall rocky ifland,, called Eulo Domar, bearing South, At.naon,
the rocky ifland bore North '37 deg. Eaft, .diftant. four or five
leagues. Our latitude was 2 deg. 36 min. North; and the longitude
255. deg. 3 min.- Weft; the weather extremely hot and fultry.
We. found a,current ftill fettmg ftrongly to.the South Weft.
A t eleven.in the forenoon of. the 26th, the land bore South 401
deg. Weft, about feven leagues, diftant; the latitude at. noon 1
deg. 11 min. North, At fix o’clock in the afternoon, , the Ifland
Panfang bore North Weft by Weft five leagues diftant. During.
the night we had very heavy lightn ing all round the compafs.
In the morning of the 27th, we faw the Ifland Dominis, beating
South Weft. Our latitude atnooirwas 8 min. South, we
had light winds'and fine, weather. At fix o’clock, we faw .Pulor
Pay a, which bore South 49 degrees Weft, the. Peak of Linging
North 64 degrees Weft.. Our founding was fourteen fathom..
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At feven o’clock we fhortened fail, and at ten brought to under m 88,
our topfails. We had foundings from eight to fixteen fathom, ^
over a fandy bottom.
During the night we. wore occafionally; and at five in the
morning of the 28th, made fail, Handing to the Southward, with
a moderate Eafterly breeze. At eight o’clock, Pula Taya bore
North 50 degrees Weft. • w • ’
At eleven o’clock, Mr.. William Eauder, our Surgeon, departed
this life; he was taken ill fome time before we left Wampo. For
a confiderable time we had great hopes of his recovery, being
young, and of a found conftitution, unhurt by debauchery or
excefs. Indeed he himfelf entertained the fame hopes till very
near the laft; but his diforder baffled the power of medicine, and
he refigned himfelf to the Divine will, with the greateft compofure,
being, perfeftly fenfible to the laft moment.. .
At noon we faw a range of iflands, which extended from South
by Eaft to Eaft North Eaft, the neareft about three miles diftant;
Pula.Taya,bore North 30 degrees^ Weft, diftant feven leagues:
our latitude was 1 deg.. 13 min. South. At four in the afternoon
the body of Manopin-hill, on the Banca fhore, bore South 50 deg.
Eaft. At fix o’clock we had foundings from eleven'to fixteen fathom,
over a muddy bottom, and foon afterwards we faw a
ftrange fail to the North Weft.
At feven o’clock we fhortened'fail and hauled by the wind,
wearing occafionally during the night: we had foundings from
fixteen to .'twenty-three fathom water. At five in the morning of
the