ï0£ . w H I T E ’ s JOUR N A L OF A
*788, made the fignal far the longitude by lunar obforvation,
which was > found to héj 13 5 ® ”30? Eafh In the eveningTome
birds, called Mother Cary’ s Chickens, were round the Ibip.
5th. ' The weather eóld and clear, thé wind N . W . Pafled
fobie Tea weed. In the morning the third mate thought hé
law Tome divers j but as they were not feen ’by any other
perfon, not much attention was paid to. the report. At
night we had fome fqualis, with light fhowers o f rain.
yth. Early in the morning the Lady Penrhyn made the
fignal for feeing land; but i t only proved tbf b fe d fo g -
bank ; a ciréumilance that often dece&es the7 artóttis
mariner. About two o’cfoek in the afternoon the" Pitece
<jf Wales, being the headmoft fliip, made the lame fignal.
The Charlotte being next in fucceffion, the fignal was
fcareely difplayed, before w e alfo- difcovered it Very plainly
through the haze ; and repeated the fignal, which was an-
fweted fey the Sivims. By our laft lunar okforvatio® this
land sweats to. be well laid down in Maflcelyne s Tables,
and in the jour hah; of the celebrated Cbok : but to th e
furprifo of every one on board, we found a final! chart, pub-
. liflied by Steele, and which wan Héld in litólé eftimation; to
he hot only accurate as to the fituatioa, but alfo t-o-give- a to-
• lerable
Ifr^hJe appearance and deferipticm o f Yap. jDieman’s Land : 1788»
iijcjeçd fuck as may-prove extremely ufeful to. Jhips coming ^ January. ^
thjs way* fullyTufficimt to* enable them to avoid all
danger i f the wtftthtr hé clear. For my own part, T fee
np hazard that attends making this land by day ffoch an
attempt by night would be Very incautious., and abfurd), as
nature h ^ bcehTcryi particular in pointing out where it lies,
by- : whjch j$ t t putiof the fe|sj \like fo many beacons-; "
I keljlW; $k édhyoy y n | -mévér ccotjduf&ed with mote csjirej or<
mgd? m, l%hd. with greater accuracy and certainty,, than
this* Indeed» ability and .experienced nautical knowledge
w-erc ; ne$gr more, fully i evinced ; on all occafions- than
by Captain Hunter ; wh©-, I may ventmet© : pronounce-,
ydtb@ut much rkk of having my veracity called in queftion,
eg© of thf' njpft a^OEtdwous. and. accurate ©bfewers, and able
s^j|ig^.tQtt>« the pfefoite day fianttiihes* His. ap^jointirent to
this expedition fey .Lord Howe is fixongly marked with that
prtidchÇg and wifdom which ace known to:govern, his- Lord-
foip’$,eùi>duéh Captain Hunter has a pretty turn for drawing,
which will enable him;, no. doubt, to give fuch a?
dfTcf'iptfonrüf this coaft as wilhdo credit tp- himfolf^ and be
o f : lingular advanlagej: to thofe- wliofc lot it may
He S a be