E. S. E. The peaked hill or church tower bore South, 270 Weft,,
diftant about four or five miles; and from this point of view
it leans, or over-hangs, to the Eaft. This hill is nearly in the
middle of the ifland, which nowhere exceeds two leagues in
extent, and fhews a hilly unequal furface, moftly covered
with wood and herbage.
U l lo a fa y s , “ T h is iftand h a th tw o h a rb o u r s c a p a b le o f r e -
««. c e iv in g Ihip s o f th e g r e a te ft b u r d e n ; o n e is o n th e N o r th
‘ ‘ fide, an d th e o th e r o n th e N . W . T h e fo rm e r is , in e v e r y
“ r c fp e f t , th e p r in c ip a l, b o th fo r fh e lte r , an d C a p a c ity , an d
<£ th e g o o d n e fs o f its b o t t o m ; b u t b o th a re e xp o fed to th e
“ N o r th a n d W e ft, th o u g h th e fe w in d s , p a r t ic u la r ly th e •
“ N o r th , a re p e r io d ic a l, a n d o f n o lo n g c o n t in u a n c e .” H e ^
fu r th e r fa y s , th a t y o u a n c h o r in the N o r th h a r b o u r (w h ic h is
n o m o re th an w h a t I w o u ld c a ll a ro ad ) in th ir te en fa th om s
w a t e r , on e th ird o f a le a g u e f r om fh o re , b o ttom o f fin e
fa n d ; th e p e a k e d h i l l a b o v e m en t io n e d b e a r in g S. W. f
fo u th e r ly
T h i s ro ad fe em s to b e w e l l fh e lte r e d f r om th e S o u th an d
E a ft w in d s . O n e o f m y fe am e n h a d 'b e e n o n b o a rd a D u t c h
In d ia fh ip , w h o p u t in a t th is ifle in h e r w a y , o u t , in 17.70.
T h e y w e r e v e r y f i c k ly , an d in w a n t o f r e fr e fhm e n ts an d
w a t e r . T h e P o r tu g u e fe fu p p lie d th em w i th fom e b u ffa lo e s
a n d fo w ls ; an d th e y w a te r e d b e h in d o n e o f th e b e a ch e s in a
li t t le p o o l, w h i c h w a s h a r d ly b ig e n o u g h to d ip a b u c k e t
in . B y r e d u c in g th e o b fe rv e d la t itu d e a t n o o n to th e peaked-
h i l l , its la t itu d e w i l l b e 30 53' S o u th ; an d its lo n g itu d e , b y
th e w a t c h , c a r r ie d o n f r om St. H e len a , is 32° 34' W e ft ; a n d
b y o b fe rv a t io n s o f th e fu n an d m o o n , m a d e b e fo re a n d a f te r
* See Don Antonio d’Ulloa’s Book, t o !. IE Chap.- 3d, Page 9 ;, to 102,‘where there is a
very particular account of this ifland.
ts we
we- made the ifle, and reduced to it by the watch, 32® 44' 30"
Weft. This was the- mean refult of my obfervations. The
refults of thofe made by Mr, Wales, which were more nu- Fncay 9'
merous, gave 3s0 23' The mean of the two will be pretty
'near the watch, and probably neareft the truth. By knowing
the longitude of. this ifle, we are able to determine that
’of the adjacent eaft coaft of Brazil ; which, according to the-
modern charts, lies about fixty or feventy leagues more to the
Weft. We might .very fafely have trufted to thefe charts, efpe-
eiallw the Variation Chart for .1744, and Mr.. DalrympleV
of the Southern. Atlantic Ocean f.
On the ii.th, at three o’clock in the afternoon, we crofted Sunday.m,.
the equator in the longitude of 32® 14' Weft. We had frefh.
gales at E. S. E., blowing in fqualls, attended by fhowers of
rain, that continued at certain intervals, till noon the next Monday iz,
day, after which we had twenty-four hours fair weather.
At noon on the- 13th, being in the latitude of 3° 49' North, Tucfday ,3,.
longitude 31° 4 7 'Weft, the wind became variable, between
the N. E. and S o u th an d we had light airs and fqualls byturns,
attended by hard fhowers of rain, and for the; moft
part dark gloomy weather, which continued till the evening
o f the 15th, when in the latitude of 50 47/ North, longitude Thurfday 15.
31° Weft, we had three calm days, in which time we did.
not advance above ten or' twelve leagues to the North. We
had fair weather and rain by turns ; the Iky, for the molt
part, being obfeured, and' fometimes by heavy denfe clouds,
which broke in. exceffive hard, fhowers..
+ Ulloa fays* that the chart -places this* ifland fixty leagues from the coaft'of Brazil; and that
the Portuguefe pilots, who often make the voyage, judge it to be eighty leagues; but, by taking;
the mean between the two opinions, the diftance may. be fixed at.feven ty leagues,.
At