THE GRASS-SEA. 1752. 109 



The 10th of May, 22 . N. L. 



Clear weather. Weak trade wind* 



The Grafs-fea is that part of the ocean in 

 which the Eajl India failors meet with fea- 

 weed {Fucus nutans) fwimming in greater or 

 lefs quantities ; though all forts of Fucus are 

 called fea-weeds. We entered the Grafs-fea 

 in our return on the 7th of May, in feventeen 

 degrees and a half north latitude, and twenty- 

 two degrees and a half of weft longitude, from 

 Afcenfion If land, and 37 . 21'. weft longitude 

 from London. The weed in the firft days came 

 but ever now and then, in fmall quantities ; 

 but in 2 6°. latitude in great heaps, fometimes 

 feveral fathoms long. This appearance con- 

 tinued to the 25th of this month; when a 

 frefh foutherly wind at twenty-four degrees 

 and a half latitude, twenty-four degrees and 

 a half weft from Afcenfion JfJand, and 39 . 9'. 

 weft from London, brought us out of the 

 Grafs-fea, on which we had fufficient time to 

 make obfervations, by the calms and very gen- 

 tle winds which then prevailed. 



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