being Hazey with rain. Our run since Yesterday at Noon is N.E. by E., 55 Miles; Long. from Cape West 3° 12′ E.
Sunday, 18th.—In the P.M. had a fresh breeze at S.W. by W, attended with drizzling rain. At 8, being about 3 Leagues from the land, shortned sail, and brought too, having run 10 Leagues N.E. by E. since noon; at this time had 44 fathoms, and 2 hours before had 17 fathoms, fine sandy bottom, being then about 1 League from the land. Had it Calm the most part of the Night, and until 10 a.m., when a light breeze sprung up at S.W. by W. We Made sail along shore N.E. by N., having a large swell from the W.S.W., which had risen in the Night. At Noon Lat. in per Observation 43° 4′ S; Course and distance sail'd since Yesterday is N. 54° E., 54 Miles; Long. made from Cape West 4° 12′ E. The Mountains and some of the Vallies we observed this morning were wholy cover'd with Snow, part of which we suppos'd to have fallen in the P.M. and fore part of the Night, at the time that we had rain—and yet the weather is not Cold.[1]
Monday, 19th.—In the P.M. had a fresh breeze at S.W. by W. and W.S.W., which we made the most of until 6, when we shortned sail, and at 10 brought too, and sounded 115 fathoms, judging ourselves to be about 5 Leagues from the land. At midnight it fell little wind, on which account we made sail. At 8 a.m. the wind veer'd to the N.W. by N., with which we stood to the N.E. close upon a wind until noon, at which time we Tack'd, being about 3 Leagues from the land, and by Observation in the Lat. of 42° 8′ and Long. from Cape West 5° 5′ E.[2] Course and distance run since Yesterday at Noon N. 35° E., 68 Miles; Depth of Water 65 fathoms, the land extending from N.E. by N. to S.S.W.
Tuesday, 20th.—Fresh Gales at N.W. by N. and N. by W. P.M. fair weather; the remainder hazey, with rain, and Squall, which brought us under close Reeft Topsails. Stood to the Westward until 2 a.m., when we made a Trip to the Eastward, and afterwards stood to the Westward until Noon, when, by our reckoning, we were in the Lat. of 42° 23′ S. Course and distance sail'd S. 74° W., 54 Miles; Long. made from C. West 5° 55′ E. Tack'd and stood to the Eastward.
Wednesday, 21st.—In the P.M. had a fresh Gale at N. by W., attended with rain until 6, when the Wind shifted to S. and S.S.W., and continued to blow a fresh Gale, with which we steer'd N.E. by N. until 6 A.M., at which time we haul'd in E. by N. in order to make the land which we saw soon after. At Noon our Lat. per
