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 o hazy, and we were at uch a ditance, that I am not qualified to give a further account of it.

Though our hips were excellent ailors, we were fifteen days in getting into James's Bay; they alternately had the advantage of each other; but the Rattler was entirely out of trim, the fore-hold being filled with oil. The Butterworth had o far got the advantage to windward, as, at one time, to be within a few miles of the anchoring ground; and we could only ee her top-gallant ails; he bore up to join us again, with only three butts of water on board. At this time we were cloe under Abington Ile, which is very mall, and was well known to the Buccaneers; and, according to my obervation, is in Latitude 0° 33′ North, and Longitude 90° 45′. It is high towards the South end, which has a very pleaant appearance, and where is the only bay or anchoring place in the iland. The North end is low, barren, and one entire clinker, with breakers tretching out to a coniderable ditance. I ent a party in the boat to round it, where they caught plenty of mall fih with their hook and line. They alo landed on the iland and found both tortoies and turtles. This day we alo aw Bindloes Ile, which is a mall, rugged pot, laying to the Southward and Eatward of Abington Ile, and about ix miles mid-way between it and James's Ile.