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We proceeded on our voyage without any remarkable event till we anchored off Cape Virgin Mary, where we saw the Patagonians, of which I have given some account in a letter to Dr. Matty, which was published in the sixtieth volume of the Transactions of the Royal Society, and which it is not necessary here to repeat, as it is in general the same as those which have been given by Commodore Byron and Captain Wallis.
When we entered the Streight, I was ordered to keep ahead of the Dolphin and the storeship, to pilot them through the shoals; but my ship worked so ill, that we could but very seldom make her tack without the help of a boat to tow her round: however, with much labour, and at no inconsiderable risk, we anchored in Port Famine on Friday the 26th of December. At this place we unhung our rudder, and added a piece of wood to it, in hopes that by making it broader, we should obtain some advantage in working the ship; in which however we were altogether disappointed.
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© Derived from Volume I of the London 1773 Edition: National Library of Australia call no. FERG 7243, page 529, 2004
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