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Without the Reef

felt the Effect of the blows they gave to our crazy ship  increasing her leaks considerably so that she made now 9 inches water every hour  this however was lookd upon as a light Evil in comparison to those we had so lately made our escape from

15. Fine weather & moderate trade  the Captn fearfull of going too far from the Land  least he should miss an opportunity of examining whether or not the passage which is layd down in some charts between New Holland & New Guinea realy existed or not  steerd the ship west right in for the land  about 12 O'Clock it was seen from the Mast head & about one the Reef laying without it in just the same manner as when we left it   he stood on however resolving to stand off at night after having taken a nearer view, but just at night fall found himself in a manner embayd in the reef so that it was a moot Point whether or not he could weather it on either tack  we stood however to the Northward & at dark it was concluded that she would go clear of every thing we could see  The night however was not the most agreable
 

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