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June 1770.   off Cape Tribulation

Cargo might be got out & in again in a very short time; in this same place she might be hove down with all ease but the beach gave signs of the tides rising in the springs 6 or 7 feet which was more than enough to do our business without that trouble. the meeting with so many natural advantages in a harbour so near us at the very time of our misfortune appeard almost providential  we had not in the voyage before seen a place so well suited for our purpose as this was & certainly had no right to expect the tides to rise so high here that did not rise half so much at the place where we struck only 8 Leagues from this place  we therefore returnd on board in high spirits & raisd the spirits of our freinds on board as much as our own by bringing them the welcome news of aproaching security  it blew however too fresh to night for us to attempt to weigh the anchor  I even think as fresh as it has ever done since we have been upon the Coast

15. Blew all day as fresh as it did yesterday   we thought much of our good fortune in having fair weather upon the rocks when upon the Brink

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