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cargoes, to make the coalt of Ireland , where we might get further intelligence; andwhere, in cafe a war Ihould break out, we might lie for a convoy, or further ordersfrom our mailers. Accordingly, on the 24th day we faw Cape Clear, and fleeredalong the Ihore for Kinfale. There arofe fuddenly a violent llorm at fouth-weft, andfouth-well by well, that increafed fo as to force us to bear away before the wind, ourrigging and fails being very bad and rotten ; and at four in the afternoon we got fafeinto Kinfale harbour: the Hanover being a large ftiip, and much better fitted with failsand rigging, kept the fea, and did not put in with us. On the 29th of Octoberfollowing, we arrived fafe in the Downs j having been two> years and fifteen days iamy voyage.