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observed that the Porpoise sailed very bad that almost the whole of the Convoy were under their Topsails, whilst the Porpoise was carrying every sail that could be set.
In the evening the wind veered to the northward, in the night it fell little wind and in the morning a breeze sprung up from E.S.E. from that to S.E. and before Day light, it came on to blow so very hard and extremely thick that I did not think it prudent to attempt running for Spithead with a large Convoy. I therefore hauled to the southward and brought the Ship too, in hopes the weather would clear that I might see the Land. On Friday evening the weather moderating a little I endeavoured to make the land, and stood in to 19 or 20 fathoms at the close of the evening not being able to make the land I hauled to
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