So A V O Y A G E
On -the 16th, we faw the appearance of feveral high peaks of land, which
deceived us all: we bore away for them, but, the iky clearing up, we found our
miftake, and fo refumed our courfe to the fouth. Thermometer 72, and a
cold air.
On the 17th, we were becalmed molt part of the day, and had a great fwell
from the weft in latitude 26' 2 j ' S. Thermometer 70.
On the 20th, we had light breezes, and were often becalmed •, but, toward
night, we had a briik breeze from the north, which increafing, we brought the
ihip to, under the two topfails, and remained fo all night, and had a continual
fwell, which made the ihip roll very much.
On the 2lit,, we had a ftiff gale all day, with hazy weather, and feme thunder
and lightening from the welts we fcudded before the wind, having the forefail
and two topfails dofe-reefed fet. The fwell,was fo great that the ihip rolled pro-
digionfly, and every thing was thrown down. We faw feveral Pintado birds, and
Shear-waters.
On the 22d, we had fine cleat weather, and the wind much abated. We faw
fome Albatrofles, and feveral Pintado birds. This bird is barred on the wing
with black and white, from whence the name in Spaniih, a Cheque-board. We
alfo faw feveral parcels of fea-weed.' Latitude 31“ 3' S. Wind-S. W. and by W.
On the 23d, we had light breezes, and it was calm moil part of the day. Toward
night, it rainetj very hard, with the wind to the north. We faw a grampus,
or young whale, and an alhatrofs. Lat. 32* 5'.
On the 24th, we had heavy fqualls, with rain, from the fouth, and faw a
water-fpout. The wind Hill continuing to blow very hard, we lay-to under our
main-feil; and, in the night, the wind was excefiive cold.
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T O T H E S O U T H S E A S. 81
On the 25th, we had fair weather, but the air was Jill fharp, though the
wind was moderate, and came about to the S. W. Lat.’ 32" j'v Thermometer 62.
On the 26th, we had variable weather, with a wefterly wind, and faw a grampus.
and an alhatrofs. • Latitude 32" 15',
On the 27th, we had ciear' weather, with the wind at north, but, toward the
evening, it was fijuaily. We faw feveral aibatroffi*, pintados, .and (hear-waters.
Latitude 33? 3J' . -On the fame day we killed a dog, and dreffed him, which
we brought .from Yoolee-Etea:; he was exceiftvely fat, although he had eaten
nothing while he had been on- board.
On the 28th, we had hazy weather, and a drizzling rain all day, with a
faint breeze from the north, and faw a great many birds called Shear-coots. ' This
morning, John Raden, the boatfwain’s mate, died. His death was occafioned
by drinking- too freely of rum the night before. In the evening the wind' came
about to the weft, and, the next morning, the 29th, the weather being clear at
about four o'clock we faw a. comet, about 60 degrees' above the horizon. -Lati-
tude 37V
On the 30th, we had a briik breeze, and a great fwell from the weft, with
fair clear weather, hut very cold. The Thermometer, in open air, was at 52.
One of Mr. Banks’s fervants faw a bird of a fine green colour, arid likewife fome
fea-weed. In the night, we had heavy Ihowers of hail, and fudden gufts of wind
which were very piercing, and fo violent, that we were obliged to lay the ihip to
under the forefail. The feme weather continued all the next day, the 31ft, accompanied
with a high fwell from the weft, which made the (hip run gunnel-to
under water. A vaft’number of birds’,' o f different 'kinds, followed us all day
fporting on the furface of the water- Thefe were Pintados, (a bird of V fiber
colour, fuch as we few in the Atlantic ocean,) Albatrofles, and various forts of Pro-
cellana. Several parcels of roek-'weed were alio feen by fome of our people. Latitude
39" 23' S. Thermometer, in open air, 48.
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