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the candid reader willpxteuse me, happy, would I have been. A©
have. recorded otherwise ;*
c > On^Jfche, 3qthifwe had variable-leather from calm to blowing
strong, with squalls.and rain. Although, t-he -swell wasilong.arld
heavy,j ygf the vessel want through tfee water^eagp and; dry.
Numbers of bird’s were; seen , by us, particularly the’fhaglet,
rhanygqf which the men caught by baiting hooks with pork;
and . as. the skin is covered with a , very .thicks down, they made
warm caps of them, which they wore instead ?bf| funpnes. Their
flesh, if made into a pie, or broiled, we found not'unpalatable*
SCe now completed the stopping of thgleaks in the bread-room.
The mercury for, some time past had mot-..exceeded.; §6°, and
sometimes was not higher than-81V n
. On the 31st, our observation, a t. noon was lat.
long, by sun, and moon, 30° 3' W. the weafher h e a ^ ta n d
gloomy with*squalls and^/variable' winds. Thermometer- 8 1 ,
which generally^%,its fallings indicated a c h a n g e ^ weather.!
The same weather, with much sea,from the,S. W. was./experienced
mn.vthelst of Ju n e : the wind ^ffe;&rfrequently
W. N.W. toS .S .W .
On .the 2d, the thermometer at noo%stoo‘d ^at 3@|.fhAt’Ef@ur
P. M. the wind ,set in from the S. shifting, a t timgs, to -th©
Mi s. W. At seven, it freshenedjnto Wbriskigalg^withirain apd
squalls. The mercury, fell to 75° i During the night much
lightning and rain, pnd a heavy gale.
At noon on the 3d it- cleared upland .moderated, .which was
indicated by the thermojneter rising to 78° i We now t experienced,.
a, very he^yy v lohg, sea, whicH^ as we advanced to the :>§-
seepied to,increase in bulk. This sea takes longer time in rising
* I hope these hints wiH.be serviceable ,to those who hji\p sirpHar voyages to perform, and
that d ‘|y :vp p n o't rely too ■ mucffcnl those‘who are employed in cdulking.dnd fitting t^eir vessels,
Captain Cook eomplaihs-'cjf a similar circulfistance,'' I J i
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and Tallin if than that we-generally Jh’aye in the Western Ocean;
neVeRfehelesSjVitds not' morecfcrbnblesbme,, unless agitated from
long=blowing or. currents, wheptshe tops of-thqse seas will break
much and heavily.1 t > * %- ,/J ,■ > j Jj < 1 | H | sorfj 4
, On the;3th, the mercury-fluctuated much from^%to 7 L 5 and
bafck-again to varying more <or.less almost .every, hour. At |
noon* weifb.uni.fpur la'titudeftcifbe;J|°rJJc'S. long.« per account,
and the variation'; per sun s amplitude at'.setting,
H j g H H
Much sea and blowing hard from ^S .'E . to-^. E. with heavy
squalls. Caught a number of'haglets this day. MothenQary s
cMoWpsi^a’s commhhly ^called by the sailors-, or tempest .birds,
j^k^fBva^elfaria Pelagica of Linnaeus,) were- seen, in-, great .num-
'ifefs. Although >thfey ■ are said to indicate, stormy weather, I
have toeb with.them in these seas in the,calmest.
’ On the 8th;, Heavy, sea with .gales from the $,.§W. towards
nootoithetwind died away, leaving a disagreeable swpll,,which
'higd'bibUb little-.vJpl roll and I labour much.l "T h g ^ ercu ry
vjfedutrom ..Jpr to,t 70°< during the. gale: ;cand..when h became
calm it J f o d at 70°,.;. Our>observation .this day was lat. 26° 38'
S|Amg^|t)° 4 'W, ' • «1
Mlihcdcajo^ wasrno&hf long-duration, for at s<3ven A. M. of the
hauled* back to- blow from the, S.W. which,'at noon fre.shelled
into av.gale atfS.-S W.rwith heayy rain an<H squalls, occasionally
shifting from.SiW. to-j^bS-W: arid S.
! This weather: Continued rathep increasing ,all-, the^Oth. The
mercury. fell to The sea had’ by this, time go,t to, such an
•height,"that it .was. -very* ^pleasing to *lsee,^ufc little* vessel go
through it so., easy*,
h : 0n4he 11th, the^squall? became more freqp^nt,. and increased
with great'viblenhe. attended by .'hail. ‘ At1 three p .,M-it blew a
perfecUhorm, which Obliged toe to. heave the vessel *tor. Tjjp
wind