1794. I {hall now conclude the accpunt of our tranfaftions at this place by
■ the infection of fuch aftronomical and nautical obfervations as were made
during the time we paffed at this Ration.
. On thé 2d of auguft in port Conclufion the chronometers fhew the
following longitudes, viz. Arnold’s No. 14, 225*37''; Arnold’s No. 176,
225" 38'; and Kendall’s, 225° 34' 30''; the true longitude being 225° 37'
30", it appealed that Arnold’s No. 14 was 30' to the weftward, Arnold’s
No. 176 30' tö the eaftward, and Kendall’s 2'30" to the weftward of
the true longitude. : - ’ 1 - .,
By eighteen fets of obfervations taken between the 2d and 18th of
auguft on ftiore with the artificial horizon, Arnold’s No. 14 was found to
be faft of mean time at Greenwich at noon on the 18th of
auguft, . - - — - 4\ 3* 13" 3°"'
And to be gaining on mean time per day at the rate of, 24 °o
Arnold’s No. 176, faftof mean timeat Greenwich on ditto 10 13 33 00
And gaining per day at the rate of, - ■ 49 37
Kendall’s faft of mean time at Greenwich on ditto 9 8 39 00
And gaining per day at the rate of, - - - 26 11
The mean variation by two com paffes and eighteen fets
of obfervations, differing from 24° 9' to 27° 10', was 25° 30 -
The latitude of the place o f obfervation by; four meridional
altitudes, taken on (here with the artificial horizon, 56 14 55
BOOK
BOOK THE SIXTH.
P a s sa g e to th e s o u t h w a r d a l o n g th e w e s t e r n coa s t
of A m e r i c a ; d o u b l e c a p e H o r n ; t o u ch a t St .
H e l e n a ; a r r i v e in E n g l a n d .
C H A P T E R I.
Depart from port Conclufion— Arrival at Nootka— TranfaRions there—
Vifit Maquinna at Tahfheis— Afirontmical obfervations fo r correcting the
furvey between cape Douglas and cape Dedfion.
X H E preparations that had been made for our departing immediately A^gnft.
on the return of the boats, proved o f little importance, as the s. E. gale
which commenced on the day of their arrival, continued with little variation
to blow very violently from the direftion in which I purpofed to
fteer, attended with very heavy rain, and thick foggy weather until friday Friday aa.
evening, when the atmofphere became fomewhat clearer, and the wind
more moderate. Although it continued to be contrary to our purfuit, .
yet being completely tired of remaining in this inaftive folitary fituatiorv
I determined to put to fea, and with the Chatham departed from port
Conclufion. We plied towards the ocean, but made little progrefs, as
we were ftill attended by adverfe winds and thick foggy weather.
It was not until the morning of the 24th that we reached the open Sunday 2+.
ocean, in accomplithing of which, we were in imminent danger of lofing
the veffels about twelve o’clock the preceding night, by being driven on
cape Ommaney. The faint variable winds, and the great irregularity of
the tides, fat us fo near to that promontory, and the rock that lies near it,
that it required our utmoft efforts in towing to keep the veffels off from
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