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was 62 25'. The fame needle had given 

 71 30' dip at Breft, and 72 56' at Paris. 



The place in which we anchored in the road 

 of Teneriffe was in the latitude of 2 8 29' 35'' 

 north, and in the longitude of 18 36' weft. 



The thermometer and barometer, obferved on 

 board, towards noon, varied a little during our 

 ftay at this anchorage ; the former did not ex- 

 ceed 20T5, and the latter 28 inches 2 lines. 



Water, which is very good at Santa Cruz, is 

 eafily procured there when the fwell is not too 

 heavy. 



This is an excellent refrefhing-place on ac- 

 count of the facility with which are procured in 

 abundance, all the vegetables of Europe, with 

 the exception of cabbages, which, although 

 very (mail, are very dear. Here are generally 

 found all the fruits of Europe, and the fame do- 

 mestic animals as in our ports of France. 



Experience taught us that their fheep do not 

 bear the confinement of a fhip fo well as ours ; 

 the pure air which they breathe on the moun- 

 tains, renders them very unfit for fupporting the 

 noxious vapours of the between-decks. 



At Teneriffe may be procured fifh preferved by 

 deficcation ; in particular, a great trade is carried 

 on there of the fpecies known by the name of 

 ionito. 



The parts of the ifland which it has been pof- 



vol. 1, d lible 



