CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. '237 



their health, if suffering from an obstruction 

 similar to that just described. 



We lost the south-east trade in south latitude 

 29°, and east longitude 39° 40' east. 



On the 4th of February, in the afternoon, the 

 high land about Cape Delgado was seen, bearing 

 north-north-east by compass about forty miles 

 distant. We sounded on the bank in seventy- 

 three fathoms, with a bottom of sand and broken 

 shells : the latitude, at noon, being 34° 57' 

 south, and longitude 22° 42' east. On the 6th, 

 at six p. M., Cape L'Agulhas was seen bearing 

 north-north-west by compass, distant about ten 

 miles ; and at noon, of the 7th, the Cape of 

 Good Hope was seen, bearing north-east, about 

 forty miles distant. We passed the Cape, with 

 a fine south-east wind, having experienced re- 

 markably fine weather during the whole of this 

 portion of our homeward voyage. 



We had a continuation of fine weather and 

 strong south-east winds, which led us to hope 

 that it would carry us at once into the trade- 

 wind, and, by that means, expedite the passage ; 

 but in this we were disappointed : for although 

 it carried us until the 14th, on that day in lati- 

 tude 24° 56' south, and longitude 4° 00' east, we 

 had light and variable winds and calms ; wind 

 varying from south-east to north-west, very light. 



