. A voyage round the world. Performed by order of His most Christian Majesty, in the years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769. when we loft fight of theafter leaving land, I failed weftward with a very frefh. eaft, or the Cyclades. fouth eaft wind. The Etoile coniiderably retarded our failing. We founded every four and twenty hours, finding no bottom with a line of two hundred and forty fathom. In day time we made all the fail we could, at night we ran under reefed top-fails, and hauling upon a wind when the weather was too dark. The June. night between the, 4th and 5th of June, we were ftand- ing to
. A voyage round the world. Performed by order of His most Christian Majesty, in the years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769. when we loft fight of theafter leaving land, I failed weftward with a very frefh. eaft, or the Cyclades. fouth eaft wind. The Etoile coniiderably retarded our failing. We founded every four and twenty hours, finding no bottom with a line of two hundred and forty fathom. In day time we made all the fail we could, at night we ran under reefed top-fails, and hauling upon a wind when the weather was too dark. The June. night between the, 4th and 5th of June, we were ftand- ing to the weftward under our top-fails by moon-fliine, Meeangwhh wheu at elcveu oclock we perceived fome breakers, and breakers. ^ ^^^^ j^^ {^ bank, to the fouthward, half a league from us. We immediately got the other tacks on board, at the fame time making a fignal of danger to the Etoile. Thus we ran till near five in the itforning, and then we refumed our former courfe to W. S. W. in order to view this land. We faw it again at eiglit oclock, at about a league and a half distance. It is a little fandy ifle, which. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. 303 which hardly rifes above the water; and which, on thataccount, is a dangerous (hoal for fliips failing at night,or in hazy weather. It is fo flat, that at two leaguesdiftance, with a very clear horizon, it can only be feenfrom the maft head ; it is covered with birds; I calledit the Shoal of Diana {la Bature de Diane). On the j:th, at four oclock in the afternoon, fome ofour people thought they faw the land and breakers tothe weftward ; they were miftaken, and we continuedour courfe that way till ten in the evening. The re-maining part of the night we lay-to, or made fhortboards, and at day-break we refumed our courfe, allfails For twenty-four hours pafl, feveral pieces ofwood, and fome fruits which we did not know, came by g; ns of (hip floating: the fea too was entirely fallen, not-withftanding the very frefli S. E. wind
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