4 8o A VOYAGE TO 



1780. On the 22(1 at noon, being in latitude io* 28' South, and lon- 



c J^iL» gitude 104 14', wefavv great quantities of boobies, and other 

 fowls, that feldom go far from land ; from which we con- 

 jectured, that we were near fome fmall unknown ifland. 



Friday 25. In the evening of the 25th, the wind changed fuddenly to 

 the Southward, accompanied with heavy rains, and began 

 to blow with great violence. During the night, almoft every 

 fail we had bent gave way, and mod of them were fplit to 

 rags ; our rigging alfo fuffered materially, and we were, 

 the next day, obliged to bend our laft fuit of fails, and to 

 knot and fplice the rigging, our cordage being all expended. 

 This fudden ftorm we attributed to the change from the 

 monfoon to the regular trade-wind ; our latitude was about 

 1 3 10' South, and we had made by our reckoning about 

 4 7 of longitude Weft from Java head. 



Saturday 26. From the 26th of this month to the 28th of March, we 

 had a regular trade-wind from the South Eaft to Eaft by 

 South, with fine weather ; and being in an old beaten track 

 met no occurrence that deferved the fmalleft notice. 



March. In the morning of the 28th of March, being in latitude 



Tnefdayas. ^ ^ South> and longitude 35 26' Eaft, the trade-wind left 

 April. us in a violent thunder ftorm. From this time to the 3d of 

 April, when our latitude was 35° 1' South, and longitude 

 26 3' Eaft, the winds were moderate, and generally from 

 the South quarter. A frefh breeze then fprung up from 

 the Eaftward, which continued till the afternoon of the 

 Tuefday 4 . 4th ; after which we had a calm that lafted the two follow- 

 ing days. 



It had hitherto been Captain Gore's intention to proceed 



directly to St. Helena, without flopping at the Cape ; but 



4 the 



Monday 3. 



