became "very fine.*.: The variation per sun’s amplitude a t setting
was'31°' 47' W. As usual I ordered the bedding and: clothes ,
upon deck, cleaned thoroughly below by washing the cabins
and berths; with vinegar, and sprinkling oil ot tar in all places
where the air had not a free circulation. From this day till the*
22d the weather was uncommonly fine, the wind generally front
S. W. to N. W-v-M.-lST. W.. and W.S.W. On the last mentioned
day the weather became dark and cloudy; with fresh gales and
heavy showers of rain at times. A number of Piritaddes, Pet-
terels and Albatrosses, of a large size'were about tfsi." We had
no observation at noon. A t midnight we. were under dose--
reefed main-top-sail and fore-sail; but at day-light ito s a -1
derated.
Oh th e 23d, we observed at noon our latitudedbJae.-S^0 44 S.-
These; repetitions of latitudes, longitudes and weather, ‘ wilh be*
tedious and unsatisfactory to .those who are not seamen'or navigators;
but to dhe latter who may pursue a similar track,-.and
perhaps in a small vessel, it may be useful to know that in these'
parallels of latitude no land has been met with.;, andwhicfeias
w egot on to the.FI. was; determined by our. runnings down oUr'
easting in a parallel of. latitude that no^ressel worhaveany^ad;
counfof ever pursued ; th a tis to say,, in the parallel of. and
39° S.ufrom Amsterdam Island: until, we made the^Sv'and W.
sides o f New Holland.
On thei 24th,, we; had; variable «and squally weather 'with
showers of hail and sleet; however, it did notprevent-qur having
an observation at.noon, when we: found our latitude tod>e
39° 13' S. The following day at. noon we were, in latitude
38f'49- S. The weather, cold and raw with sleet and snow, and
an heavy cross, sea running. However, the vessel got through
ityer-y, well.
On the-26th, we- fbund.the variation to beeper azimuth at
sun-risings^ 9 67' W* -latitude by observation a t noon 59° S '
longitude'from lunar observation, -sun and moon taken, forty-
thTeé minutest past $©ohy 00n4# E ^ ô f Greenwich.
The weather1 umtihthe^9th ,'!was;cvaridus,‘' generally .'.squall^
with raiq andsleet. - On tlfifSSfch a t noonMbylûbsèmtion, we
were in lafr. S8f:A4' S.|æsTbe -following diayithe wind hauled to
fh’e^M.-.E.' anddM ^.’-E.s: had mo oibservatipnsrthis^day, bub,by I
aéçoûrit i t ’wasïW : Toward^eveningihe wind from NvEj
freshened into a heavy gale^^o-thatwe^wore'obligedjto heave
the vessel-to, as M ble w Witte-grcaf r^olen eg* ih guSts with, heavy
showers -of deètr ànd-hail.'»The "sëa watisdpowiérfuLthatfif ©ftqn;-
froni striking^the,bbw?oÈthe*^ssél,^threw-hèûîoff so ferûsktQ^wj
pose,her beam very'myu'dr when in trough. of the hollqw seaÿ
which'feeoafened, nearly? the small aftër-saib'f © had sefondier ;
I therefore tried the effect o£a drag-saik,'* giving it algopd;«ÇQpe^
It<answeted^remarkably w d k -an d , time.grqvent:ed
heRfrom making ..much drift ; so that she- never>fel|6ffmoreAhan
tlÈjeèîÇoint^, and prësently*rMux^te^Kà&pwhëri‘-we fiadr&b
wind at^N-W/by W . t o 'w h i c f r p m n ^ ^ ^ W ^ ^ ^ ^ v s h ë
cameAp to M. by W.-and-fell off We|alsp>g0t the
fore-topsailiyard on deck!,: whidWiease<i:hex;wondWqilyj.‘ and
• madë her much drier,- though worshipped bût veiydifetle'wateEi
Owing todier little draught and .flat ib û tfpm 'sh q ro ^ b te ^ k é c e
of;cork' on the top, o f »every w à v e ^ ^ ^ I ’
At seven o’clock' in • the' morhirigiefr thpfSQifh^Iwe had much
less'wind,-but a v e ry ’heavy-sea,- W eg û liu p the'.fdje^topsail-
ÿàr'd and'boreûp.' B ƒ double, altittide off tih^u®-wp/fpund tbST
■ latitude to be 39?fâ0' S; .. n 'J q p y ; _
On the;31st the variation^ pe^andp,litdd.eiW:as|^;t|^. 4$.|itûdè
by observation at-noon *39^-28' Sûlorigyhy account 74?:2 W
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