177^. ROUND THE WORLD. Tj5 



Wales, Gierke, Gilbert, and Smith. The mean result 

 of all was 94 19' SO" W. ; Mr. Kendal's watch, at 

 the same time, gave 94 46' W. ; our latitude was 

 43 53' S. The wind continued not long at south- 

 west, before it veered back to west and west-north- 

 west. 



As we advanced to the north, we felt a most sen- 

 sible change in the weather. The 20th, at noon, we 

 were in the latitude of 39 58' S., longitude 94 37 

 W. The day was clear and pleasant; and, I may say, 

 the only summer's day we had had since we left 

 New Zealand. The mercury in the thermometer 

 rose to 66. 



We still continued to steer to the north, as the 

 wind remained in the old quarter ; and the next day, 

 at noon, we were in the latitude 37 54' S., which 

 was the same that Juan Fernandez's discovery is said 

 to lie in. We, however, had not the least signs of 

 any land lying in our neighbourhood. 



The next day, at noon, we were in latitude 36 

 10' $., longitude 94 56' W. Soon after, the wind 

 veered to south-south-east, and enabled us to steer 

 west-south-west, which I thought the most probable 

 direction to find the land of which we were in search ; 

 and yet I had no hopes of succeeding, as we had a 

 large hollow swell from the same point. We, how- 

 ever, continued this course till the 25th, when, the 

 wind having veered again round to the westward, I 

 gave it up, and stood away to the north, in order to 

 get into the latitude of Easter Island ; our latitude 

 at this time was 37 5W i longitude 101 10' W. 



I was now well assured that the discovery of Juan 

 Fernandez, if any such was ever made, can be no- 

 thing but a small island ; there being hardly room 

 for a large land, as will fully appear by the tracks 

 of Captain Wallis, Bougainville, of the Endeavour, 

 and this of the Resolution. Whoever wants to see 

 an account of the discovery in question, will meet 

 with it in Mr. Dalrymple's Collection of Voyages to 



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