likewiſe neceſſary that we ſhould put out to ſea before the flood-tide, which was expected to ſet in about half an hour after five.
We held by a cable to the Engliſh corvette. I cannot omit this opportunity of commending the polite behaviour of the Engliſh captain, who gave us, in the moſt obliging manner, every aſſiſtance that we ſtood in need of to enable us to get under way. Our Commander on his part had likewiſe done him every ſervice in his power, when he came to anchor in the roads a few days after our arrival. One of the anchors of the Engliſh ſloop helped us to heave down, and having ſpread our ſails, we ſteered off from the coaſt under a ſlight breeze, which did not continue long enough for the Eſperance to take advantage of it, although ſhe had unfurled her ſails a few minutes after our veſſel. Carried away by the flood, the force of which had not at firſt been perceived, ſhe was obliged to caſt a ſmall anchor, by which ſhe hauled, in order to keep off from the coaſt while ſhe endeavoured to ſtand clear of the veſſels about her.
At half after nine o'clock ſhe ſtood towards us. We then directed our courſe S.S.E.
At noon we were in 28° 5′ 40″ N, lat. 18° 36′ 10″ E. long. At this ſpot we ſet the peak of
