South Weft, and Weft by South: we found a heavy fwell from
the Southward.
From the 9th to the 16th we had a conftant frefti Eafterly
breeze, the weather rather wet and fqually at times, though in
general it Was fine and pleafant. Our latitude at noon on the
i6th was 20 deg. 48 min. South; and the longitude 284 deg. 33
mini Weft.
In the evening we had a good deal of lightning from thé Southward,
and in the night a very^heavy fquall attended with rain, the
Wind at South : towards morning the weather moderated, but the
wind ftill blew from the Southward. Our latitude at noon on the
17th was 21 deg. 14 min. South; and the longitude 286 deg. 41
min. Weft.
’Till the 21 ft We had very little variety, but at two o’clock in
the afternoon We had a fquall with very heavy rain, which fhifted
the wind to the Northwaad, fornetimes blowing a frefh breeze,
and frequently light, inclining to calm: in the forenoon of the
2 2d the wind again fhifted to the Southward, the weather moderate
and cloudy. Our latitude at noon was 23 deg. 9 min. South;
and the longitude 298 deg. 20 min. Weft.
At five o’clock in the afternoon of the 23d, being then fleering
Weft, with the wind at South and by Weft, we faw two Arrange
fail in the South Eaft quarter, Handing North Eaft.
On the 24th the fhip’s company were put to an allowance of
two quarts of water a man per day, exclufive of what was ufed for
peafe. Our latitude at noon was 23 deg. 27 min. South; and the
longitude
longitude 300 deg. 22 min. Weft 3 a heavy fwell fetting in from
the Southward. c-—
From this to the goth «.«» particular occurrence happened ; <we
were ftill favoured with a pretty fteady Eafterly breeze, and the
weather in general fine and pleafant. Our latitude at noon on the
30th was 28 deg. 9 mi®, Ssatths a®d the longitude 310 deg. 30
min. Weft. The •variation of theeompaft is here 21 deg. Weft-
erly.
On the ift of May the wind fhifted to the Northward and Weft-
ward; indeed being now in 28 deg. 55 min. South latitude, wo
had reafon to expeft the.trade-winds would leave us, ^fpecially at
this feafon of the .year.
In the morning of the 4th of May we had vaft quantities of
bonetta about the our hooks and lines were presently put
overboard, and we had tolerable fucoefs £ -thefe bonetta proved an
excellent difti for .us, and were a moft agreeable variety at this
time, as our fait provifions began to grow old, and confequently
unwholefome, though as yet we had not (-thank God) any appearance
of the fourvy amongft us, which perhaps might in fome
meafure be owing to the bark before-mentioned, the ufe .pf which
was not entirely difcontinued.
We had alfo a vaft number of gulls, egg-birds, fheer-waters,
&c. about the -veffel: 1 judge thefe birds and fifh are drawn hither
by a fpeoies -of the jCarMne, great numbers o f which we faw in the
water, and generally found fome in the fifties wecaught. ’Trs very
probable they are on their paffage to fome particular fpot. Our
1 U u 2 latitude