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74 EARLY RECOEDS OF PORT PHILLIP. Thursday, 16. a.m. — Moderate breezes, p.m. — do. wr. ; employ d variously, Ocean iii company. Friday, 17. "Wind S.E. a.m. — Fresh breezes and cloudy, p.m. — do. wr. ; employd variously and rounding the cables ; at 10, squally with rain ; a large ball of fire seen from the clouds. Saturday, 18. Wind S.E. a.m. — At 2, heavy squalls, with rain and lightning, and swell from the soutlivv^ard. p.m. — At 4 more moderate. It is dark so early that we are obliged to beat to quarters of an eve at half-past 5. Sunday, 19. Wind S.E. a.m. — Moderate breezes and cloudy ; at 10 musterd the ship's company ; half-past, performd divine service to all the convicts and ship's co. p.m. — do. wr. and clear ; at 4 observd 7 whales about the ship. Monday, 20. Wind S. b. E. a.m. — Moderate breezes and clear wr. P.M. — 30 past 4, saw a ship in the S.W. standing to the windward ; 30 past 7, the strange sail passed us to leeward. Tuesday, 21. Wind S.E. b. S. a.m. — At daylight saw a brig to windward ; at 9 observd a ship to the S.W. standing to the S. ward. P.M. — Light winds ; shew our colours to the strange ship. In England the sun rises 58 minutes before 3, here not till a quarter after 6 in the mor. Wednesday, 22. Wind S.E. b. E. a.m. — At 8, light breezes, with fine wr. ; p.m. at 2, calm and clear ; at 11, moderate breeze, with rain ; half-past, squally ; in top gl'nt. sails, down jib. Thursday, 23. Wind E. b. N. a.m. — Moderate breezes and cloudy. P.M. — do. wr., the Ocean in company. Friday, 24. Wind N. E. a.m. — Squally, with frequent showers. P.M.— Moderate breezes and cloudy. Saturday, 25. a.m. — Fresh breezes, with frequent flashes of lightning at 2 ; at 5, rain and lightning, violent ; 30 past 7 sounded, no ground, 90 fthm. P.M. — Squally, with rain. Sunday, 26. a.m. — Fresh breezes and cloudy, with a high sea that we could not perform duty to-day. p.m. — Fresh breezes and cloudy with rain. At 10 pas 10 we observed the clearest night rainbow ever seen to the south ; at 10 it was squally with rain. Lat. obsd. 22 — 16 S., long. 38-33 W. Monday, 27. a.m. — At 4 fresh breezes and squally, p.m. — Moderate wr. ; at 2 sounded in 35 fthm., fine sand, bent the best bower cable. At 5, Cape Trio W.S.W. S. about 6 leags. Tuesday, 28. Wind S.E. b. E. a.m.— At daylight. Cape Ti-io W. b S. the neermost pt. ; at 8 moderate and cloudy. At noon light breezes, necrmost Eat of the land (a round hill) W. | N. Cape Trio W. b. K i N. 4 Igs. neermost isle ; off do. N. b. W. Lat. obs. 23° 04' S. p.m. — Light airs with pleasant wr. At 12 F.S.M. sails ; Cape Trio N.E b. E. 4 Igs. . TFer/. 29. Wind E. by N. a.m.— At 4 light airs and cloudy. At 8 down jib ; Cape Trio W. b. N. | N. about 6 or 7 Igs. At noon Ca]-)e Trio E. b. N. f N. just in sight from the poop ; entcrance of Rio Janeiro Harbour W.N.W. distant off 4 Igs.