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light Airs and Calm. At 6 a.m. Cape Finister bore S. by W. ½ W., distance 10 or 11 leagues. Loosed all the Reefs out of the Topsails, and got Topgallant Yards across. Wind Westerly, Calm; at noon, Island of Cyserga,^[1] E.S.E. 3 leagues.

Monday, 5th.—Light breezes and Calm all these 24 hours. At 2 p.m. had an Observation of the Sun and Moon, which gave the Longitude 8° 42′ W. from Greenwich. At 6 Cape Finister bore South by W. ½ W., 6 Leagues. Variation of the Compass per Azimuth 18° 42′ W. At Noon, Cape Finister S. by E., distant 4 leagues; lat. observed 43° 4′, therefore Cape Finister must lay in lat. 42° 53′ N.^[2] Wind Westerly, N.W., Calm.

Tuesday, 6th.—Moderate breezes and Clear weather these 24 Hours. A.M. found the Variation by the Mean of 5 Azimuth to be 21° 40′ W., 3 Degrees more than what it was found Yesterday, which I cannot account for,^[3] as both Observations appeared to me to be equally well made. At 10.28 had an Observation of the sun and moon, which gave the Longitude 9° 40′ W. from Greenwich. By this Observation Cape Finister must lay in 8° 52′, and by that made yesterday in 8° 40′. The Mean of the two is 8° 46′ W. of Greenwich the Long. of the Cape,^[4] its latitude being 42° 53′ N. Wind N.W.; course S. 42° W.; distance 70 m.; lat. 42° 1′ N., long. 9° 50′ W.; at noon, Cape Finister N. 42° E., 70 miles.

Wednesday, 7th.—Moderate breezes and Clear weather; found the Variation to be 21° 4′ W. Wind W.N.W.; course S. by W.; distance 92 m.; lat. 40° 29′ North, long. 10° 11′ W.; at noon, Cape Finister N. 13° E., 49 leagues.

Thursday, 8th.—Fresh Gales and Cloudy weather. A.M. Past by 2 Sail, which were standing to the N.E. Wind W.N.W. to W. by S.; course S. 4° E.; distance 111 m.; lat. 38° 33′ N., long. 10° W.; at noon, Cape Finister N. 12° E., 88 leagues.

Friday, 9th.—First part fresh Gales; remainder moderate breezes and fine, Clear weather. Set up the Topmast rigging, and found the Variation to be 19° 50′ W. Wind W. by N. to N.E.; course S. 40° W.; distance 116 m.; lat. 37° 4′ N., long. 11° 33′ W.; at noon, Cape Finister N. 20° E., 124 leagues.

Saturday, 10th.—A steady, fresh breeze and fine Clear weather. Found the Variation of the Compys by the Evening and Morning Amplitude and by 2 Azimuth to be 20° 59′ W. Wind N.E. by E.; course S. 36′ W.; distance 130 m.; lat. 35° 20′ N., long. 13° 28′ W.; at noon, Cape Finister N. 24° E., 166 leagues.

1. Sisarga, near Coruña.
2. This is correct.
3. Cook, as all other navigators of his time, was unaware of the deviation of the compass caused by the iron of the ship.
4. The correct longitude is 9° 15′ W.