FromAfcenfionJJIandtotheGrafs-fea, 1752. 105 



The 28th of April, 6°. 2'. N. L. 



The N. E. wind now began to blow, and 

 in the fpace of a fortnight helped us over the 

 tropic of Cancer, 



This wind is conftant here all the year 

 long, though it varies fometimes to one and 

 fomeumes to the other fide. The fhips, both 

 on their going and return, are obliged to avail 

 themfelves of the fame trade wind. They are 

 therefore obliged to get on againft the wind, 

 and fail with a confiderable bend till they at 

 Jail gain the right courfe with weftern winds, 

 and are enabled to get out of this calm fea. 



Bonets and tunnies were caught, and in 

 their bellies we found Cuttle-fijb and little 

 crabs. 



We faw a fliip to the leeward, which we 

 thought was an Eajl lndiaman on her voyage 

 to India, 



In the next twenty-four hours we caught 

 fixty-eight tunnies and bonets. 



The 



