... On the 17th July, 1791, we sailed from Ports- mouth. After passing the Lands-End, we bade adieu to our native country, and for a while to every sight of terra firma, not seeing any shore until the 27th; when, at a distance, we saw Cape Ortigal (the Spanish shore) which appeared very mountainous.— August 6th, saw the Deferters, three fmall islands near Madeira. —16th, made Port Praya Bay, ...