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nued working out of soundings, making very little way to the southward, until 
the 17th, when we were by observation, 3° 12/S, long. 9° 59’ 30" E, from which 
time to 3 P. M. we ran 1S (true) 12 miles, and sounded in 66 fathoms, coarse 
brown sand with red specks. On the same course to 6 P.M. ran 10 miles, and 
had 56 fathoms, fine oazy gray sand. By a lunar observation taken this day, 
the longitude reduced to noon was 8 miles to the eastward of that given by the 
chronometer from the midnight above, to 2 A. M. on the 18th. We now ran 
S Eb. E. 8 miles, and had 37 fathoms, fine gray sand. From 2to4 on the same 
course, 8 miles; had 33 fathoms, fine white sand. From 4 to 7 the same 
course, 12 miles; had 25 fathoms, same: bottom as last. We then observed in 
lat 3° 24'S. long. 10° 44' 30" E. about 5 leagues off shore; found by the chrono- 
meter we had experienced since the preceding noon a current running N. 56 
W. 34 miles. From noon to 4 P. M. we ran ES E}S. 18 miles, and sounded 
in 17 fathoms; from 4 to 6, ES EE, 6 miles, 16 fathoms; then 3 miles far- 
ther on the same course, and tacked at 7: from which time to 10, we ‘ran W 
b. SiS 9 miles, and had 25 fathoms; then tacked again, and stood in east about 
2 miles, when it falling nearly calm, came to with the stream anchor in 25 fa- 
thoms, red clay. Found a current running due north by compass 14 mile an 
hour. 
May 19. At4 A.M., a light breeze came off the land with drizzling rain, 
when we weighed, standing to the southward till 11, when it fell calm, and we 
came to with the kedge in 38 fathoms, slate-coloured sandy clay. Found a 
current running N W b. N. (compass) mile an hour: weighed again and made 
sail on the western tack with the wind at south. We were this day disappointed 
in our hopes of the sea breeze; and about 10..30 P. M. it fell calm, when we 
came to with the stream in 37 fathoms, current setting N W b. N (compass) 14 
knot an hour. 
May 21st. During this forenoon it was either calm or the wind so very light 
from the southward that had we weighed we should have lost ground considera- 
bly ; but at 3..30 it became pretty brisk from south, which we immediately 
took advantage of, standing te the eastward ; just before weighing, we saw the 
land plainly, from N EzE to Eb. N; at 5..30 the windcame round to the SSW, 
and at 6 sounded in 25 fathoms, ousy ground; we had run since weighing 
S Eb. E (compass) 8 miles ; at 7 had 23 fathoms, having run S E 2 miles, 
again at 8 had 23 fathoms, all the same bottom ; havingrun 2 miles SEb. E; 
