topted by area c, which connected the islets on ?ither side of us; being thus erahayed, we were obliged to anchor, but as the wind was light, no danger was anticipated. Mr. Roe was sent in boat to sound ebout our anchorage:on his r? turn, he reported the water to be of tolerably even depth,, excepting to the southward, where them was a spit, on which the least water was four and .three quarters fi?thoms. beyond which it d?poned As the nigh? ?clvan?l, the wind freshe.ned from the S.E. and ?ndered our situation ?remely uns?'e. ?n?u the tide m?le the wind, the swell rose and ?u?l our only re- m?ining anchor to drag; more ?ble was instantl? �?er?; but a? the v?sel did not bring up, and we were drifdng toward? the reef, no ?l?ernative i? bu? to weigh and k?ep under ?ii? whi?, du?ug a long and d?k night, and nea? so e?n- ?ive a re?f, w? nmning gr?at risk. Our lo?s of anchors was now much f?lt, �or no sooner were we unde? sail than the wind died ?wa?; and, from the heavy swell, ?e cutter wa? so ungovernable, thai the vessel twice missed sta?s in endeavour- ing ?o ?ek in ?ho?l water; for?una?y the water deepened ? on ?nding on, or no?in? ?ould l?e pre?en?,?d our going on ?hore. After Digitized by Goog[�
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