Wednesday, May the 20th. Fresh breezes E N E with constant rain; at times a deluge. Always baling. [Sidenote: 1789. May 20.] At dawn of day, some of my people seemed half dead: our appearances were horrible; and I could look no way, but I caught the eye of some one in distress. Extreme hunger was now too evident, but no one suffered from thirst, nor had we much inclination to drink, that desire, perhaps, being satisfied through the skin. The little sleep we got was in the midst of water, and we constantly awoke with severe cramps and pains in our bones. This morning I served about two tea-spoonfuls of rum to each person, and the allowance of bread and water, as usual. At noon the sun broke out, and revived every one. I found we were in latitude 14 deg. 49' S; longitude made 25 deg. 46' W; course S 88 deg. W; distance 75 miles. [Sidenote: Thursday 21.] Thursday, May the 21st. Fresh gales, and heavy showers of rain. Wind E N E. Our distresses were now very great, and we were so covered with rain and salt water, that we could scarcely see. Sleep, though we longed for it, afforded no comfort: for my own part, I almost lived without it: we suffered extreme cold, and every one dreaded the approach of night. About two o'clock in the morning we were overwhelmed with a deluge of rain. It fell so heavy that we were afraid it would fill the boat, and were obliged to bale with all our might. At dawn of day, I served a large allowance of rum. Towards noon the rain abated and the sun shone, but we were miserably cold and wet, the sea breaking so constantly over us, that, notwithstanding the heavy rain, we had not been able to add to our stock of fresh water. The usual allowance of one 25th of a pound of bread and water was served at evening, morning, and noon. Latitude, by observation, 14 deg. 29' S, and longitude made, by account, from Tofoa, 27 deg. 25' W; course, since yesterday noon, N 78 deg. W, 99 miles. I now considered myself on a meridian with the east part of New Guinea, and about 65 leagues distant from the coast of New Holland. [Sidenote: Friday 22.] Friday, May the 22nd. Strong gales from E S E to S S E, a high sea, and dark dismal night. Our situation this day was extremely calamitous. We were obliged to take the course of the sea, running right before it, and watching with the utmost care, as the least error in the helm would in a moment have been our destruction. The sea was continually breaking all over us; but, as we suffered not such cold as when wet with the rain, I only served the common allowance of bread and water. [Sidenote: 1789. MAY 22.] At noon it blew very hard, and the foam of the sea kept running over our stern and quarters; I however got propped up, and made an observation of the latitude, in 14 deg. 17' S; course N 85 deg. W; distance 130 miles; longitude made 29 deg. 38' west. [Sidenote: Saturday 23.] Saturday, May the 23d. Strong gales with very hard squalls, and rain; wind S E, and S S E.