by Sept. 13.the thirteenth, the Governor having made up his packet, we ſailed for England in perfect health.
On 23.the twenty-third of September, being in Latitude 4° 38′ 9″ North and Longitude 23° 22′ Weſt, the wind varied to the Weſtward; and 28.on the twenty-eighth, in Latitude 24° 22′ North and Longitude 24° 3′ Weſt, it got to the Northward of Weſt, and continued to be variable between the North Eaſt and North, North Weſt to South Weſt. From this time we had very changeable, ſqually and thick weather till we made land. On October 11.the eleventh of October, the head of our mizzen-maſt was gone; and on 15.the fifteenth, in a ſquall, the head of the main-maſt ſprung. On approaching the Weſtern Iſles we houſed the boats, knocked down the try works, and freſh painted the ſhip, in order to aſſume as much as poſſible the appearance of a man of war. We ſaw ſeveral ſail, between this arrangement and our making land, but did our utmoſt to avoid them.
On Nov. 1.the firſt of November, we made the Eddyſtone Light-houſe, and after reaching as high as we could, we hove to Dartmouth and ſent the letters on ſhore. In the courſe of the night, we reached Portland; and ſtood off and