On the 13th, at eight in the morning, the straps of the fore-jeer blocks broke; reev’d the top ropes, and lower’d the yard; went to strapping the blocks.  At nine, the carpenter going forward to inspect the chain-plates, saw the land from the fore-castle, on which he ask’d the boatswain’s mate, who was by him, if he saw the land? he answer’d, No; the carpenter shew’d it him and he saw it plain.  The carpenter then shew’d it to the lieutenant, but he would not believe it to be land, because it bore N.N.W., and said it was impossible; therefore he never inform’d the captain of the sight of land, as the Honourable Mr B——­n hath heard the captain say.  At two in the afternoon lower’d the fore-yard, and hawl’d the fore-sail up; notwithstanding I was officer of the watch, I was oblig’d to go upon the fore-yard, where was Mr Campbell, midshipman, one boatswain’s mate, four seamen, and the master’s servant, which were all the hands we could get out of the ship’s company to assist.  Whilst on the yard I saw the land very plain, on the lardboard beam, bearing N.W. half N., nearest high land, with hillocks, and one remarkable hommocoe like a sugar loaf, very high.  At the sight of land I came off the fore-yard and acquainted the captain.  He immediately gave orders to sway the fore-yard up, and set the fore-sail; then we wore ship with her head to the southward.  The captain coming forward unhappily received a fall, which dislocated his shoulder, so that he was obliged to be put into the surgeon’s cabin.  Some time after he sent for the lieutenant and myself, acquainting us of the necessity there was for making sail, as being on a lee shore, therefore desired we would use our utmost endeavours to crowd the ship off.  You see, gentlemen, said he, my misfortune will not permit me to continue on the deck; as for the master, he is not worthy of the charge of a watch, therefore I must desire you, Mr Bulkeley, to be in the watch with him, and to make but two watches; keep a good look-out, and if possible, set the main-top sail.  Mr B——­s, I must desire Mr Cummins to be with you, and beg you will take all the care you can.  I having the first watch, set the main fore and mizen stay sail, it blew so hard I found it impossible to set the maintop sail, of which, I acquainted the captain:  All the hands we cou’d muster in both watches, officers included, were but twelve, the rest of the ship’s company were all sick below; I very often could get no more than three seamen in my watch.  The ship for these three weeks hath been no better than a wreck, the mizen-mast gone, the standing rigging and chain-plates, afore and abaft, mostly broke and ruin’d.  The top sails now at the yards are so bad, that if we attempt to loose’em for making sail, we are in danger of splitting’em, and we have not a spare sail in the ship that can be brought to the yard without being repair’d.  This is the present deplorable situation of the ship.  All the first and middle watch it blow’d and rain’d, and withal so very dark, that we could not see the length of the ship:  For the greatest part of the night she came up no nearer than S. by W., and S.S.W.  At four in the morning she came up with her head west, so that her head was then off the shore.