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 ten thouand tons of oil from the ame animals, if he had poeed a ufficient number of caks to have contained it.

I recommended him to proceed to James's Ile, and offered him a copy of a chart, which I had received from Mr. Stephens, which would direct him to the watering place, decribed by the Buccaneers, whoe information I had no reaon to doubt: but if he had no faith in it, he might go to Ile Cocas or Quibo, where I had procured plenty; but no peruaion of mine, however, had any weight, as his principal object appeared to be that I hould accompany him. In addition to my other inclinations to render him every ervice in my power, the everal acts of civility I had received from Mr. Perry of Blackwall, one of his owners, had the greatet weight with me; and undertanding his intention was alo to continue in company to our arrival in England, I undertook to hew him the way into port.

In conequence of light winds, thick weather and trong Northerly currents, we were driven as far North as 1° 5′, and aw Culpepper's Ile, which is to a coniderable height, though it is of mall extent, but the weather was