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36 We now only waited for a favourable wind to et ail. A pretty freh breeze pringing up from the eat, enabled us to get under way about one o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th of September. Soon after we had left the roads, we dicovered two ailors and a cabin-boy, who being very deirous of going on this expedition, and having been diappointed in their wih to be included in our crew, had concealed themelves in the hip. As we had carcely room ufficient for the men already on board, our Commander gave orders to tack about and make for the roads of Bertheaume, where our three unbidden guets were et on hore.

The Eperance, having met with no uch interruption, had got coniderably a-head of us, but we came up with her before night, as our veel was a much better ailer.

At taking our departure at ix in the evening, we found our place to be 48° 13′ N. lat. 7° 16′ E. long.

We et the oueant at N. 2° W. of the compas.

The bec de la chevre at S.E. 4° E.

The bec du raz at S. 2° E.

Point Mathieu was then at the ditance of 2,505 toies.

We now teered our coure E.N.E. till towards midnight, when we directed it right eat. On