50"; Arnold’s No. 176, 47' 21" to the eaft; and that No. 14, was 18'
20" to the weft of the truth. Thefe obfervations, with thofe made when
off Scots’ iflands, completely manifefted the increafe of error m that
lap ft'o f time, by which means a new rate of going was pretty well af-
certained; and which having been adopted in calculating and correfting
the longitude afligned to the feveral ftations between port Stewart and
Nootka as before mentioned, I truft will be found liable to little objection.
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The error and rate of the chronometers as refulting from the before
mentioned obfervations, (hewed Kendall’s at noon on the 7th, to be fall; o f
mean time at Greenwich, - - - ^ 5 1 4
And to be gaining per day at the rate of, - 22 23
Arnold’s No. 176, ditto, ditto - 6 11 14
And to be gaining per day at the rate of, » 4° 45
Arnold’s No. 14, ditto, ditto - 2 38 59
And to be gaining per day at the rate of, - 21 37
Thefe rates will regulate our further obfervations, until we may have
an opportunity o f afcertaining the errors more correftly.
CH A P T E R
C H A P T E R VIII.
Pajfage to the fouthward— The Chathamfent to port Bodega—Arrival o f the
Difc&oery at port Francifco— Chatham arrives there—Account o f her proceedings—
Proceed to Monterrey—Joined by the Dxdalus— Conduct o f the
governor—Proceed to thefouthward-^ Anchor at S " Barbara— Vijit Bueno
Ventura— Proceed along the coajt to the fouthward—Arrive at St. Diego
and' the adjacent ijlands—Agronomical and nautical obfervations.
O N leaving the port o f Nootka, our progrefs was fo much impe- oaober.
ded by the want of wind, and by the influence o f thofe very extraordinary 1---- -----
counter tides or currents already noticed, that by fix in the evening of
the 8th we were not more than 2 leagues to the fouthward o f point Tuefday 8.
Breakers, about which time a Arrange veflel was feen from the maft head
to windward ; but as the night was approaching,: and as I wilhed to
avoid any delay,, we took no Other notice of her, but .continued our cour-fe
to the s. E.,. agreeably to my former determination o f recommencing our
refearches on the fouthern parts of New Albion, and of procuring, fuch-
of the neceffary refrelhments as thofe countries afford, and which we
now very perceptibly began to require.
As I had little doubt that the (lore fhip would join us before we (houk-l
have quitted thofe fliores, and as St. Diego appeared to me to be the
moil likely harbour to anfwer feveral purpofes, I intended to unload
her there, and to give our veliels fucli neceffary repair and re-equipment
as each might demand.
With variable winds from the n .w . and s .-e . we made the belt of our
way. Thefe winds, particularly the former, though blowing a moderate
2 breeze,