îtfüy! . 1 01311 lay down the Pen at prefent, but, i f Providence per-
—__ I tnit, thou fhalt have a continuation from
Thine, &c.
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'May 31ft. J
L E T T E R XLIX.
HAVING reafon to think that there was a current letting
ftrongly to the Weftward, in the afternoon Of the 31ft o f
May, we hauled by the wind, fleering North and North by Eaft.
On the ift of June, we had a fine breeze at Eafl, with dear
fettled weather,, our latitude at noon was 32 deg, 4 min. South,
The pump-well having for feme time been pretty clear of fand>.
tlie. ftarboard piirtip was got into its place, but fo fixed that it
could be got up with eafe from time to time, as occafion required..
The weather, during the time we were doubling this Southern
promontory,, had not been fo feverel.y cold as we were taught td>
expect, the mean of the thermometer being about 5.4 deg. though,
this mildnefs. probably has been occafioned by the wind feldom
blowing from the Southward for any length of time..
From
From the ift, to the 3d of June, we were favoured with afrefh
breeze from the Eaftward and Southward. Our latitude at noon
on the 3d, was 29 deg. 54 min. South ; in the afternoon the
wind fhifted to North North Weft, blowing frefh with frequent
fqualls; as we yet depended on a Wefterly current, we fleered
North Eaft, and Eaft North Eaft, as the wind permitted. In the
morning of the 6th, the wind gradually fhifted to the Weftward
and Southward, which proved very fortunate, for the mean of
feveral fets of lunar obfervations taken on the ,6th: our latitude
(being then 27 deg.-17 min. South) gave only 346 deg. 24 min.
Weft longitude. This plainly fhewed that our depending on a
current fetting to the Weftward was extremely fallacious, and that
in fa£t, we had met with nothing of the kind.
The weather now grew moderate and fettled, with a fine fteady
breeze at South South Eaft.
Though the veffel had now very little motion, yet we frequently
got UP the ftarboard pump, and always found a quantity of
fand In the welh.
On the gth, our allowance of water was inereàfêd to five pints
per day, and-the people were .again put into three watches. Our
latitude at noon was 23'deg. 44 min. South}, and the longitude
3,52 deg. 5 min. Weft.
From this to the <4th, nothing particular occurred. Our latitude
at noon was 17' deg. 6 min. South, and the kmgitude upwards
of 360 deg. Weft, fo that we had completely circumnavigated
the Globe ; Ion which: account,^ Laving loft a day in our reckoning,
We borrowed a day; calling this (inftead of the 14th) Sunday the
i ^th of June. * Nothing.