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The navigators who will land at St. Helena, 

 muft take care not to take their courfe too 

 high, elfe they cannot reach the fhore. The 

 Swedijh fhips generally flop here to take in 

 refrefhments, but we fleered flrait on to the 

 JJle of Afcenfion, 



The 3d of April, 8°. 50'. S. L. 



Clear weather, middling vsriiid". 



To-day and the day before we favs r fying 

 fjhes. 



The 4th of April, 



Generally clear weather, and middling 

 wind. 



We fleered from W. by N. to get the lon- 

 gitude of Afcenfion Ifland, near which we 

 failed in the forenoon ; and at lafl cafl anchor 

 in the Crofs-bay on the fame ifland, with twen- 

 ty-four fathoms ground. 



The 



