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the latitude by obfcrvation, was 8°, 7^ and the ifland 

 of Deicchco bore N. one quarter wefterly, diixant five 

 leagues. The two privateers, for fuch it is believed 

 they were, lay becalmed ; and this enabled the Lys to 

 keep at the fame diftance as when ilie firft difcovered 

 them ; and the wind freiliening to the N. about fun-fet, 

 ihe ftood E. N. E. in order to get clofe to the iliore, 

 and thus avoid the two foppofcd privateers ; deter- 

 mined however to make a ftout refiftance, if they 

 ihould be obliged to come to that extremity. After- 

 wards the wind fnifced to E. N. E. and the privateers 

 continuing 8. W. the Lys iteered northward and wea- 

 therrd the ifland of Defccheo about two leagues. The 

 wind afterwards frelhened, and at eleven at night the 

 Lys fpread all the canvas poliible, ftcrering N. W. and 

 by the 6th in the morning, had neither fight of the land 

 nor the privateers. 



On the 7th at fix in the morning they made old 

 cape Frcr.C' is five- leagues diftance: they kept in with 

 the coart, and at noon by obfcrvation found the latitude 

 19°, 55' from which they concluded that of the cape 

 to be about 19°, 40', and though the land which pro- 

 je¿ts into the tea be low, the inland parts appear very 

 mountainous. 



On the Sth at fix in the morning, cape la Grange 

 bore S dillant five leagues; and by noon the frigate 

 being within three leagues of cape Francois harbour, 

 lay to with a fignal for a pilot, who being come aboard, 

 carried the I ys into the harbour, where ilie anchored 

 at two in the afternoon, in eight fluhom v^ater and a 

 muddy bottom j about a quarter oí a league diilant 

 from the town. 



Variations of the needle obferved during the whole 

 courfe of the voyage, the longitude being taken from 

 the Meridian of Valparaifo. 



Latitude, 



