The tfoleanh Weft, arid: Point :E%r$e, | 1$* EC M
daylight.«. By noon- it bore.Weft^two or thj£e'j©Mf4
It forms a rémarkable .round, head land, .the upper
part >b^e^ which isioöimfiioöpd ;hy the lava that h§s#un
dowh it cm thé tides; * between the drain# it^ateQyéréd
with wood, add i on. the N. W. fide we few the; ftnelf $
alconding from the crater.;
25th. Frefli breezes and* fair weather enabled «te Wretch
aèrofe the ftraits fw Kipon : a t 5:h.. t ^ n|ap k e# 11
70: fathomsV the; <N* E .1 point o^. Nipon* or. Cape
CNdmbu bearing. §. 40° E .( two; league^.. the .other
«extréme* W. • I bfj1 • The high; fend f$b ié0. ]||.o between
this land land- CapeMambn isanextenfivebajwith a
low coafi between tftfem. hjthe bay fis of npideptkf. -We
continued piyingOtothe eaftward during thp.^ght,
bntin the morning w£ found/we Ijatl, Ipfy ground.,-, At
11 h. 40 m. we had 40 fathoms,'coral and tlpilès,
At 2 h. A:M. 48 do.
At 4 h. do. ^,ifahd;aud^opes07j
- Point Efaimè,-Weft.r4wo(leaguea^Ao.grpuaid.wadi
.80 fattomsW Withall the point in■■.j^teanp
fmalbbayi, and many hotffes fcattered about it.
•BOOK
II.
*197*
Auguft.
Calm
r. Calin till 4'h.; when aiLhe breeze fpringing up, we CHAP.
ftood 'over/for?Nipbn. At 7 bwCSapc dSTathbu, S. .10° W.; ■*—■—»
and Point Efarnfe, 2s?.‘W.;; ahd Toon after; we tacked. Auguft
By the; altitudes. taken this. ^afternoon for the watch,
ftie lheWed 4hfe vlori^itudk of'Point Efarne 9' 10" to®
The tone latitude of th&Boifttas 41° 49'20" NV>
and; By appfeing the Macao
rate frodl -EfidofftiO’ harbour, it agtefes within 1' 30" of
limgi-tude.1 f:
■ ; Mbdbrfatd hhd btbudy
,J f A t“SayaM|lht : f t r o f i g Nwf e m
ftill prevented our getting to the weft-ward ; and- at
noorf Point Efarne- bore S-.' M° W. bne^hiil^';’ N?t
ibtindiiig^ at the fame, time, yfith 'W luihoms of
f -Gape N&ra'bU and Point-’Efarne? bear from Cheh
Other NdSfSP’W. and S. 2^^’E.:tiiiJb'/leagues. ’:' !
‘ We kept'-|)l3^ i^ i*E fa rn e "bay, Which afetdS'^ood ; 27^ ,
^(d^rdg©f-felbl^ ftb, !ftnd!swell- lhfeltefiSd£J- &blfis -the
-ive'ft^%]W4ndsv; We tfebnd »ffiany*jurikfc':
with c a rg o e s fe a -w e e d , waiting.for. a fair-wind to
; / ^profecute