1773* ROUND THE WORLD. 65 



By Mr. Wales, (mean of two sets) 50 59' east 

 Lieutenant Clerke - - ol 11 



Mr. Gilbert - - - - 50 14 

 Mr. Smith - - - - 50 50 



Mr. Kendall's watch - - 50 50 



At six o'clock in the evening, being in latitude 

 56 9' S., I now made signal to the Adventure to 

 come under my stern ; and at eight o'clock the next 

 morning, sent her to look out on my starboard beam, 

 having at this time a fresh gale at west, and pretty 

 clear weather. But this was not of long duration, 

 for at two in the afternoon, the sky became cloudy 

 and hazy ; the wind increased to a fresh gale ; blew 

 in squalls attended with snow, sleet, and drizzling 

 rain. I now made signal to the Adventure to come 

 under my stern, and took another reef in each top- 

 sail. At eight o'clock I hauled up the main-sail, and 

 run all night under the fore-sail, and two top-sails ; 

 our course being N. N. E. and N. E. by N. with a 

 strong gale at N. W. 



The 29th, at noon, we observed in latitude 52 29' 

 south, the weather being fair and tolerably clear. 

 But in the afternoon, it again became very thick 

 and hazy, with rain ; and the gale increased in such 

 a manner as to oblige us to strike top-gallant yards, 

 close reef and hand the top-sails. We spent part of 

 the night, which was very dark and stormy, in 

 making a tack to the S. W., and in the morning of the 

 30th, stood again to the N. E., wind at N. W. and 

 north, a very fresh gale ; which split several of our 

 small sails. This day no ice was seen ; probably 

 owing to the thick hazy weather. At eight o'clock 

 in the evening we tacked and stood to the westward, 

 under our courses ; but' as the sea ran high we made 

 our course no better than S. S. W. 



At four o'clock the next morning, the gale had 

 a little abated ; and the wind had backed to 

 W. by S. We again stood to the northward, under 

 courses and double-reefed top-sails, having a very 



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