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up j and, after fele&ing fuch as he thought proper, the reft were thrown overboard .;
and he gave tne mien fome bottles of ruin fo'r their irbuble.
'On the 31ft, we had much thunder, lightening, and rain, and faw feverai whales-
we faw alfo fome birds about the fize of a pigeon, with white b'reafts and grey
beaks.
'On the 4th of January, 1769, we faw a cloud which we took for Pepy’s Ifland^
and made toward it till we were cdhvirtced of our ihiftake. The air at this time
was cold and dry, and we had frequent fqualls of wind.
On the 6th, we faw feverai penguins, with many other-Tea birds j and, on the
7th, had an exceeding hard gale of wind from S. W. in latitude 510 25' S. and longitude
62° 44' W. We fuppofed ourfelves not fair from Falkland’s lAa'ficfs1,' bur, ridi
knowing their longitude, we could riot fo readily find them.
From feverai circumftances which occurred on the 8th, it was concluded that
we had failed between Falkland’s Iftands and the main land; and were in hopes of
touching at the former place, from which we defigned tb have forwarded Cohit
letters to Europe.
On .the n th , we difcovered Terra del Euegoj but, having .contrary winds'* arid
being apprehenfive of danger from thefoulnefs of the ground, which we difcovered
by 'founding., we kept out at fea.
On the i&th, the wind changing in our favour, we approached the land; and
at length anchored in Port Maurice’s Bay, fituated in latitude 54° S. and longitude
66° 15' W. Some of our principal people went aihore, and found feverai
pieces of brown European broad doth, in a hut that had been defeirted by the
natives. Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander collected a great number of plants, iho.t
¡feverai birds, .and returned.to the fhip much pleafed with their adventure.
. On the 17th we left Port M'anriee’s Bay; and, at about one o’dock in the afternoon,
anchored in the bay o f Good Success.
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