November.
Monday 2.
Friday 6.
Saturday 7.
tween Oonalaihka, and Oonella, the harbour o f Samga-
noodha bearing South South Eaft, one league diftant. At
three in the afternoon, being throu gh the ftrait, and clear
o f the iiles, Cape Providence bearing Weft South Weft, two
or three leagues diftant, we fleered to the Southward, under
double reefed top-fails and courfes, with the wind at Weft
North Weft, a ftrong gale, and fair weather.
O n M o n d a y , the 2d o f November, the wind veered to the
Southward ; and, before night, blew a violent ftorm, w h ich
obliged us to brin g to. T h e Difcovery fired feveral guns,
w h ich we anfwered ; but without kn ow in g on what occa-
fion they were fired. At eight o’clock, we-loft fight o f her,
and did not fee her again till eight the next morning. At
ten, ihe joined u s ; and, as the height o f the gale was
now over, and the w ind had veered back to Weft North
Weft, we made fail, and refumed our courfe to the Southward.
T h e 6th, in the evening, being in the latitude o f 42° 12',
and in the longitude o f 201* 26', the variation was 170 15'
Eaft. T he next morning, our latitude being 41° 20', and our
longitude 202°, a ih a g , -or cormorant, flew feveral times
round the ihip. As thefe birds are feldom, i f ever, known
to fly far out o f fight o f land, I judged that fome was not far
diftant. However, w e could fee none. In the afternoon,
there being but little wind, Captain Clerke came on board,
and informed me o f a melancholy accident that happened
on board his ihip, the fecond night after we left Samga-
noodha. T he main tack gave way, killed one man, and
wounded the boatfwain, and two or three more. In addition
to this misfortune, I now learned, that, on the evening
o f the 3d, his fails and rig g in g received confiderable da-
s m a g e ;
m a g e ; and that the guns which he fired were the fignal to
. November.
bring to. v— v-----
On the 8th, the wind was at North ; a gentle breeze, with Sunday s.
clear weather. On the 9th, in the latitude o f 391°, we had Monday 9.
eight hours calm. This was fucceeded by the wind from
the South, attended with fair weather. A va ilin g ourfelves
o f this, as many o f our people as could handle a needle,
were fet to work to repair the fails ; and the carpenters were
employed to put the boats in order.
On the 1 2th at noon, b e in g then in the latitude o f 38“ 14C. Thurfday 12.
and in the longitude o f 206" 17', the wind returned back to
the Northward; and, on the 13th, in the latitude o f 330 30’, Sunday 15.
it veered to the Eaft. At this time, w e faw a tropic bird, and
a dolphin ; the firft that w e had obferved during the paflage.
On the 17th, the wind veered to the Southward, where it Tucfday i7,
continued till the afternoon o f the 19th, when a fquall o f
wind and rain brought it at once round by the Weft to the
North. T his was in the latitude o f 32° 26', and in the longitude
o f 207° 30'.
T he wind prefently increafed to a very ftrong gale, attended
with rain, fo as to bring us under double-reefed top-
fails. In lowering down the main top-fail to re e f it, the
wind tore it quite out o f the foot rope ; and it was fplit in fe veral
other parts. This fail had only been brought to the
yard the day before, after having had a repair. T he next
morning, we got another top-fail to the yard. This gale Wednef. 18.
proved to be the forerunner o f the trade-wind, which in latitude
25“ veered to Eaft, and Eaft South Eaft.
I continued to fleer to the Southward, till day-light in the
morning o f the 25th, at which time we were in the latitude wednef. 25.
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