o4f cook's SFXOND VOYAGE JAN. 



the eye could reach. As we were not above two or 

 three miles from this, and surrounded by loose ice, 

 there was no time to deliberate. We presently wore, 

 got our tacks on board, hauled to the south, and soon 

 got clear, but not before we had received several 

 hard knocks from the loose pieces, which were of 

 the largest sort, aud among which we saw a seal. 

 In the afternoon, the wind increased in such a man- 

 ner, as to oblige us to hand the top-sails, and strike 

 top-gallant-yards. At eight o'clock we tacked, and 

 stood to the east till mid-night, when, being in the 

 latitude of 60 21' south, longitude 13 32' east, we 

 stood again to the west. 



Next day towards noon, the gale abated ; so that 

 we could carry close-reefed top-sails. But the weather 

 continued thick and hazy, with sleet and snow, which 

 froze on the rigging as it fell, and ornamented the 

 whole with icicles ; the mercury in the thermometer 

 being generally below the freezing point. This 

 weather continued till near noon the next day ; at 

 which time we were in the latitude of 59 12' south, 

 longitude 9 45' east, and here we saw some pen- 

 guins. 



The wind had now veered to the west, and was so 

 moderate, that we could bear two reefs out of the top- 

 sails. In the afternoon, we were favoured with a 

 sight of the moon, whose face we had seen but once 

 since we left the Cape of Good Hope. By this 

 a judgment may be formed of the sort of weather we 

 had had since we left that place. We did not fail to 

 seize the opportunity to make several observations of 

 the sun and moon. The longitude deduced from 

 them was 9 34/ 30" east. Mr. Kendal's watch, at 

 the same time, giving 10 6' east, and the latitude 

 was 58 53' 30" south. 



This longitude is nearly the same that is assigned 

 to Cape Circumcision, and at the going down of the 

 sun, we were about ninety-five leagues to the south of 

 the latitude it is said to lie in. At this time the 

 weather was so clear, that we might have seen land 



