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Oct.] likewie neceary that we hould put out to ea before the flood-tide, which was expected to et in about half an hour after five.

We held by a cable to the Englih corvette. I cannot omit this opportunity of commending the polite behaviour of the Englih captain, who gave us, in the mot obliging manner, every aitance that we tood in need of to enable us to get under way. Our Commander on his part had likewie done him every ervice in his power, when he came to anchor in the roads a few days after our arrival. One of the anchors of the Englih loop helped us to heave down, and having pread our ails, we teered off from the coat under a light breeze, which did not continue long enough for the Eperance to take advantage of it, although he had unfurled her ails a few minutes after our veel. Carried away by the flood, the force of which had not at firt been perceived, he was obliged to cat a mall anchor, by which he hauled, in order to keep off from the coat while he endeavoured to tand clear of the veels about her.

At half after nine o'clock he tood towards us. We then directed our coure S.S.E.

At noon we were in 28° 5′ 40″ N, lat. 18° 36′ 10″ E. long. At this pot we et the peak of Teneriffe