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South of Brafil we were forced to turn caft. 

 We had here, for fome days together, a fea 

 which would have frightened any one who was 

 not ufed to it. I fhould not exaggerate more 

 than fome poets, if I fay, that in one moment 

 We were afraid of pulling down the Magel- 

 lan clouds from the Ikies with our top-fails, 

 and in another of cradling Neptune and the 

 Tritons with the keel of our fhip. It will 

 eafily be conceived by thofe who have been 

 at fea, or know how the failors mcafure the 

 wind, with what force it blew, when I fay 

 that we ran eight knots with a reefed fore and 

 main-fail, though the fhip was deeply laden, 

 and none of the befl failors. 



Cape Pigeons are a fpecies of birds which 

 are frequently feen in great numbers in thefe 

 latitudes. Perhaps they get their name from 

 flying in a circle, and the refemblance they 

 bear to pigeons in regard to the fize and wings. 

 I could not examine them near enough, but 

 took them to be Proccllaria Capenfis. Their 

 Colour is like damafk, white and black ; for 

 which reafon the Englijl) call them Pintado- 

 birds, from the Spani/h. When the wind was 

 high, we fometimes c w the lefs dark-brown' 

 Storm-Jincbt which is c&fied Malcjit by the Por- 



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