Ch. i. south AMERICA. ^s 



BOOK II. 



Voyage from Carthagena to Porto Bello, 



CHAP. I. 



General Winds and Currents between Carthagena 

 and Porto Bello, 



WHEN tlie French frigate had watered, and was 

 ready for failing, we embarked on board her, 

 on the 24th of November 1735 ; the next day we put 

 to fea, and on the 29th of the fame month, at half an 

 hour after five in the evening, came to an anchor at 

 the mouth of Porto Bello harbour, in fourteen fathom 

 water ; Cafi:le Todo Fierro, or the iron callle, bearmg 

 N. E. four degrees northerly ; and the fouth point of 

 the liarbüureaít one quarter northerly. The difference 

 of longitude between Carthagena and Punta de Nave, 

 we found to be 4° 24'. 



We had fteered W*. N. W. and W. one quarter 

 northerly, till the fhip vi'as oblerved to be in the ele- 

 venth degree of latitude, when we flood to the weft. 

 But when our difference of longitude from Cartha£!;ena 

 was 3° 10', we altered our courfe to S. \V . and S. a 

 quarter wefterly, which, as already obfervf^d, on the 

 29th of November, at 5 in the evening, brought us in 

 fight of Punta de Nave, which being fouth of us, we 

 were obliged to makefeveral tacks before we could get 

 into the harbour. 



In this paffage we met with frefli gales. The two 

 firft days at north quarter eafterly, and the other days 

 till we made the land at N. E. ; a high fea running ihe 



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