This evening the wind came up at E.S.E. with which we stood to the southwards; and having sprung our main topmast only a little before, we could only bear a course and bonnet, and therefore made our way no better than S.W.  From noon of the 2d, till eight p.m. our way was S. four leagues.  Till noon of the 3d, we sailed N.N.W. 1/4 W. seven leagues.  We here saw land twelve leagues off, from N. to N.E. rising in certain hummocks, which land I estimated to be nearly in 22 deg. 45’ N. On the 8th, I had an observation of the Scorpion’s Heart, by which I made our latitude 22 deg. 35’ N. Next day, at noon, on observation of the sun gave the latitude 23 deg. 6’ N. At this time we had sight of the high land of Logosse, eleven leagues off, N.W. by N.[283] This morning we saw eight or more fishing boats, and came within hail of one, but could not persuade the people to come on board.

[Footnote 283:  The latitude of the text points to the coast of China in about the longitude of 117 deg.E. but no such name as Logosse occurs in these parts.—­E.]

On the 10th we had sight of some small islands, one of which, rising in form of a sugar-loaf, bore from us W.N.N. about eight leagues off.[284] We this day hoisted out a small boat, built by our carpenters upon the forecastle, by which we made trial of the current, and found it to set E.N.E.  At eight this evening, we anchored in 28 f. having made no way at all this afternoon but with the current, which went at the rate of about a mile an hour N.E.  The 11th we weighed, and drove away with the current to the N.E. having no wind.  This day at noon we had sight of the high land of Formosa above the clouds, the highest part bearing S.E. by E. about eighteen leagues off, the nearest island on the coast of China bearing seven leagues from us N.W.  We here saw great numbers of fishing boats all round about us, which sent little boats to us with fish, for which we gave them double the value to encourage them to come back.  At six this evening, the wind sprung up at N.N.E. by which, and some help of the current setting N.E. by E. we made our way nine leagues E. to the 12th at noon.  Our latitude was then 25 deg. 20’ N. The high land of Formosa being S.E. and the nearest port eight leagues off; the northern point ten leagues E. by N. and the depth 46 fathoms on ooze.  The 13th the northern point of Formosa bore E.S.E. ten leagues off, being then in lat. 25 deg. 40’ N.

[Footnote 284:  These appear to have been the Poughoy, or Pescadores islands, off the western coast of Tai-ouan, or Formosa.—­E.]

The 22d of July at noon, we were in lat. 32 deg. 40’ N. the great sound of Langasaque, [Nangasaki,] being E. nine leagues off, and the S.E. of the Gotto isles W. by N. ten leagues off.  The 23d, we arrived in a port of the island of Firando named Cochee, [Coetch,] which is about 4 1/2 English miles to the southwards of Firando haven.[285] On the 25th, Captain Cox sent a great number of funnies, or toe boats, to