22 cook's first voyage nov. 



exaniinatJon of these animals Mr. Banks had the satis- 

 faction to find that they were all entirely new. 



On Wednesday, the 2d of November, about noon, 

 being in the latitude of 10° 38' S., and longitude 

 32° 13' 43" W., we passed the line in which the needle 

 at this time would have pointed due north and south, 

 without any variation : for in the morning, having 

 decreased gradually in its deviation for some days, 

 it was no more than 18' W., and in the afternoon it 

 was 34' East. 



On the 6th, being in latitude 19° 3' South, longi- 

 tude 35° 50' West, the colour of the water was ob- 

 served to change, upon which we sounded, and found 

 ground at the depth of 32 fathoms: the lead was 

 cast three times within about four hours, without a 

 foot difference in the depth or quality of the bottom, 

 which was coral roclk, fine sand, and shells ; we there- 

 fore supposed that we had passed over the tail of the 

 great shoal which is laid down in all our charts by 

 the name of Ahi^othos, on v/hich Lord Anson struck 

 soundings in his passage outwards : at four the next 

 morning we had no ground with 100 fathom. 



As several articles of our stock and provisions now 

 began to fall short, I determined to put into Rio de 

 Janeiro, rather than at any port in Brazil or Falk- 

 land's Islands, knowing that it could better supply 

 us with what we wanted, and making no doubt but 

 that we should be well received. 



On the 8th, at day-break, we saw the coast of 

 Brazil, and about ten o'clock we brought to, and 

 spoke with a fishing boat : the people on board told 

 us that the land which we saw lay to the southward 

 of Saiicto EspiritOi but belonging to the captainship 

 of that place. 



Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander went on board this 

 Vessel, in which they found eleven men, nine of whom 

 were blacks : they all fished with lines ; and their 

 fresh cargo, the chief part of which Mr. Banks 

 bought, consisted of dolphins, large pelagic scombers 



