144 cook's SECOND VOYAGE JUNE, 



crossed the meridian of 180, and got into the west 

 longitude, according to my way of reckoning. 



On the 16th, at seven in the morning, the wind 

 having veered round to S. E. we tacked and stretched 

 to N. E. being, at this time, in the latitude of 

 47 7' longitude 173 west. In this situation we had 

 a great swell from N. E. 



The wind continued at S. E., and S. S. E. blew fresh 

 at intervals ; and was attended with sometimes fair, 

 and at other times rainy weather, till the 20th ; on 

 which day, being in the latitude of 44 30', longitude 

 165 45' west, the wind shifted to the west, blew a 

 gentle gale, and was attended with fair weather. 

 With this we steered E. by N., E. by S., and E. till 

 the 23d at noon, when, being in the latitude of 

 44 38" south, longitude 161 27' west, we had a few 

 hours' calm. The calm was succeeded by a wind at 

 east, with which we stood to the north. The wind 

 increased and blew in squalls, attended with rain, 

 which at last brought us under our courses ; and at 

 two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, we 

 were obliged to lie to, under the foresail ; having a 

 very hard gale from E. N. E. and a great sea from the 

 same direction. 



At seven o'clock in the morning of the 25th, the 

 gale being more moderate, we made sail under the 

 courses, and in the afternoon set the top-sails close- 

 reefed. At midnight, the wind having veered more 

 to the north, we tacked and stretched to the S. E., 

 being at this time in the latitude of 42 53' south, 

 longitude 163 20' west. 



We continued to stretch to the S. E. with a fresh 

 gale and fair weather, till four o'clock in the after- 

 noon the next day, when we stood again to the 

 N. E. till midnight between the 27th and 28th. 

 Then we had a few hours' calm ; which was suc- 

 ceeded by faint breezes from the west. At this time 

 we were in the latitude of 42 32', longitude lo'l 15' 

 west. The wind remained not long at west, before 



