1788. the 29th, we made fail. At eight o’clock Monopin-hill bore Eaft,
l cbruary. flx leagues.
This afternoon we committed the body of Mr. Lauder to the
■ deep. He was the firft perfon we had loft during the voyage.
At noon Monopin-hill bore North 10 degrees Weft, about
‘five leagues diftant: our latitude was 2 degrees 14 minutes Souths.
At one o’clock we faw feveral rocks bearing Eaft South Eaft, four
miles diftant, on which we fhortened fail, and hauled our wind
to the Eaftward ; the ftrange fail in fight to the North North
Weft. We had foundings from eight to fourteen fathom water,
over a muddy bottom. At three o’clock we few the Sumatra
ihore, bearing South 40 degrees Eaft; the weather was moderate
and hazy, with frequent fhowers of rain. At feven o’clock we
let go an anchor in eleven fathom water, over a muddy bottom.
During the night we had very fierce lightning all round the
■ compafs. We here found the tide fetting Eaft South Eaft, at
the rate of three knots per hour.
At five in the morning of the ift of March, We weighed and
made fail. During the forenoon we had fqualiy weather, with
thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. At noon the ftrange fail
bore North by Weft, about fix miles diftant, fome high land on
the Banca Ihore Eaft North Eaft, and part of the Sumatra Ihore
South by Weft, about three miles diftant: we had foundings in
twelve fathom water. The afternoon was very fqually, accompanied
with a violent ftorm of thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
At three o’ clock we fhortened fail, and palled by a Dutch man
■ of war lying at anchor, At five o’clock, the ftrange fail which
we
we had feen for feveral days paft, joined us, and proved to be the xyfs.
Lanfdowne Indiaman, Captain Storey. At half paft fix o’clock ,Mar^ch'_f
we anchored in nine fathom and a half water, over a muddy bottom,
the Sumatra Ihore bearing South South Weft, four miles
diftant. During the night we had conftant fierce lightning, the- I 1
weather exceeding clofe and fultry.
At five in the morning of the 2d, we weighed and made fail in '
company with the Lanldowne. The foundings here vary from ■
eight or ten fathom, to lefs than three fathom water, the bottom
fend and mud. The wind being light and variable, we hauled to ■
the Northward, and flood well over to the Sumatra fhore, by
which means we got clear of the Ihoal water. At fix o’clock the
Lanfdowne made a fignal of diftrefs, on which we let go an anchor
in fix fathom and a half water, and hoifted out our whaleboat
in order to go to the affiftance of Captain Storey; but our
boat was fcarcely in the water before Ihe filled. On this we-;
hoifted her in again, and the carpenters gave her a temporary repair.
At feven o’clock Captain Dixon went in the boat to affift
the Lanfdowne,
At three in the morning of the 3d, Captain Dixon returned on
board. The Lanfdowne, it feems, had grounded on the fmall
fhoals off Lufepara, but was foon hove off without any damage.
At five o’clock we hove fhort, in order to be ready whenever
Captain Portlock fliould make the fignal for weighing; but during
the forenoon we had only light airs and intervening calms.
Our latitude at noon was 3 degrees 9 minutes South, the firfl
p in t North 20 deg. Weft, diftant three leagues. Soon after twelve
o’clock we weighed and made fail; the foundings were from four
and