Ch.XI. south AMERICA. 28^ 



Afia, bearing E. N. E. fix leagues diftantj and on the 

 6th as bffore-mentioned, the iquadion came to an anchor 

 at half an hour after one in the afternoon, in Callao 

 harbour. 



Hence it appears, that till we were in the latitude 

 of 28° 3/, the wind was at S. W. which agrees 

 with my obfervations, mentioned Chap. Ill, relating 

 to this lea; and if no other circunriftance concurred 

 to verify them, it muft be imputed to the feafon of 

 the year, it btfing the beginning of winter when we 

 returned to Callao. But as during the firfl: three days, 

 the ftrength of the wind had driven us near the coaft; 

 fo from the latitude we fouud it farther to the fouth ; 

 between 25 and 21, began to incline towards the 

 S. E. and from the latitude of 20°, when we found 

 ourfelves near the land, till our arrival at Callao, we 

 had the wind S. S. E. and E. S. E. It was the fame 

 with regard to the fca coming from the S.W. for it 

 gradually diir.inifhed as we aoproarhcd the coaft : fo 

 that from 25° it was not at all troublefome, and after 

 we were paiTed 21° became iinperceptible. But it 

 was very different with regard to the current, which 

 from the parallel of 20 or 21°, we perceived to Cct to- 

 wards the N. W. parallel to the direftion of ths coaff, 

 and became much more fenfible after we had fight 

 of the land, ics velocity increaiing, as latitude 

 decrcafed. 



I WOULD recommend two precautions to be iifed in 

 the voyage from Chili to Callao. The rirft is not to 

 make the land in the bay of AriCa, the many eddies 

 of the current there rendering it very diíFicult to get 

 again clear of the coaft ; v/hich inuft be done by keep- 

 ing along more ; aa by ftanding out to fea, you will be 

 in danger of not reaching the harbour: for the cur- 

 rent fetcing N. W. on ftanding in for the land, you 

 will probably find yourieif to leeward of the harbour; 

 in which cafe it will be far from cafy to woik up 

 againft the wind and ftrong current. The fecond flows 



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