jun* North and Weft. The late S. E. winds having caufed a fwell
—>— -> from the fame quarter, which did not ho down for fome
TucHay 8. 1 ° days, we had little hopes of meeting with land in that direction.
We, however, continued to fteer to the S. E., and on
Friday n. the I ith, croffed the meridian of i8o°, and got into the Weft
longitude, according to my way of reckoning.
Weduef. 16. On the 16th, at feven in the morning, the wind having
veered round to S. E., we tacked and ftretched to N. E. ; being,
at this time, in the latitude of 470 7', longitude 1730
Weft. In this lituation we had a great fwell from N. E.
The wind continued at S. E. and S. S. E., blew frefh at
intervals ; and was attended with fometimes fair, and at
Sunday20. other times rainy weather, till the 20th; on which day, being
in the latitude of 44° 30', longitude 165° 45' Weft, the
wind fhifted to the Weft, blew a gentle gale, and was attended
with fair weather. With this we fleered E. by N., E.
Wednef. 23. by S., and E., till the 23d at noon, when, being in the latitude
of 440 38' South, longitude 1610 27' Weft, we had a few
hours calm. The calm was fucceeded by a wind at Eaft,
with which we flood to the North. The wind increafed and
blew in fqualls, attended with rain, which at laft brought
Tburfday 24. us under our courfes ; and at two o’clock in the afternoon
of the next day, we were obliged to lie to, under the forefail
; having a very hard gale from E. N. E., and a great
fea from the fame direction.
Friday 25. At feven o’clock in the morning of the 23 th, the gale being
more moderate, we made fail under the courfes, and
in the afternoon fet the top-fails clofe-reefed. At midnight,
the wind having veered more to the North, we tacked and
ftretched to the S. E.,; being, at this time, in the latitude of
420 53' South, longitude 163° 20' Weft.
We
We continued to ftretch to the S. E., with a frefh gale and
fair weather, till four o’clock in the afternoon the next day,
when we flood again to the N. E., till midnight between the
27th and 28th. Then we had a few hours calm; which
was fucceeded by faint breezes from the Weft. At this time
we were in the latitude of. 42^ 32' longitude 161° 15' Weft.
The wind remained not long at Weft, before it veered back
to the Eaft by the North, and kept between the S. E. and N.
E.; but never blew ftrong.
Saturday 26.
On July 2d, being in the latitude of 43° 3', longitude July.
156° 17' Weft, we had again a calm, which' brought the Fnday ft
wind back to the Weft; but it was of no longer continuance
than before. For, the next day, it returned to the E. and Saturday 3.
S. £., blew frefh at times, and by fqualls, with rain.
On the 7th, being in the latitude of 41° 22', longitude Wednef. 7.
150° 12' Weft, we had two hours calm; in which time Mr.
Wales went on board the Adventure to compare the watches;
and they were found to agree, allowing for the difference
of their rates of going: a probable, if not a certain proof,
that they had gone well Cnee we had been in this fea.
The calm was fucceeded by a wind from the South; between
which point and the N. W., it continued for the fix fucceeding
days, but never blew ftrong. It was, however, attended
with a great hollow fwell from S. W. and Weft; a fure indication
that no large land was near in thofe direiftions. We
now fleered Eaft inclining to the South, and on the 10th, in Saturday 10.
the latitude of 43° 39', longitude .144° 43' Weft, the variation
was found, by feveral azimuths, to be no more-than 3° E.;
but the next morning, it was found to be 40 s' 30" ; and, in Sunday n.
the afternoon, $° 56' E. The fame day, at noon, we were
in the latitude of 43° 44', longitude 141° 36' Weft.
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