ü t h. Inclining to calms.
18fh. Gentle breezes.;igj
Ourfituation nearly the; faméas yefterday.5
A peaked mount Sis 279 W .; extreme- Si-; 12? W.
Saddle Hill S. 6*T6 W. about five leagues thé» centre;’; •
Light breezes^ with dark gloomy weatbefi
A peaked hill South of the Saddle Hill bore* S. 48-° W„
fix or feven leagues.
The wind having veered to the Weft ward,^brought
with it fine clear weather. Strongdweezes and fquallfi’
The peaked hill bore of us M. -7*° W. ; and: the
-extreme S.* 12° W. fmir-leagues off ftibre.
We fteëred throughout the morning mi the dföfê&fhtï
of the eoaft, with a ftrong gale- and • fine weather,
keeping at two or three leagues diftaiice. At nOon the
land extended from S. 1£° W. to Mi 3®^ W: The
extreme fet at bh. A.M. bore from us N. 51° W.;
'and we Avere- five ox fix miles from the 'land. The
coaft afforded a moft barren profpëéi, thé hills wére
much
mueh broken! mtö< MdgeS, forfning ‘dhafriis1'in1 theifi CHAP.
Hoping tides towards the fe»l we faw no appearancé ■—-v~-»
©fany opening:' fvM * / ’* o - odbbor.
"Wë ranged fthe "eoaft 'at.•the' fanle diftanee four or’ loth,
five milcS j^Afe obfërved nothing’ to particulafïfé,. the
land affording the fame uniform appearance of modeK
rate height, and¥athfer cliffy-near; tKb!'fféa. p At funfet
the extremes feèrë 'from S. llf°5W. to N.* 38?’'W,Pand
we-hauled pur-wind for tlie night. In the evening
the^gale*'mdderatfed,and during; tKer* nigfitpwe^f
had *a gtCat fvvell, whidb in the iriörldng''had nearly
ffubfided. •
. ThC land preferred the fatne bearings as rail
evening» but the wind veering to' the W. S. W. towards
ïïOöè, preveKcd. war; approaëbteg' within t^ o ledgUes.-
I t extended-at noon from1 S. M° W. to ”14° W. Thé
f&uiik extreme making ^ lbw-potet.
, 0}Still throughout the. »afternoon pwéwdre prefenfed 1 Itll> .
Avith the fame barppp view» except the wariafinn.of.a
yellowilh . earth mixed with the heath and coarfe
graftf th a t covered.: the. hills. At S.bfc 30 m. the land
extended from S*o33°ffW, to W.,.andi thé
lew point .fet^at noon as the.. fouth . extreme .'bore
^ S . 45° W.