38 VOYACE IV S&AKCF* 



was altered to ibuth-weft by lbuth, in order to 

 run between the Cape de Verd iilands and the 

 main. We had then a pretty frefh breeze from 

 the eaftward. 



About fix in the evening the ifland of Gornera 

 bore north 3 8 weft. 



On the 26th the Efperanee let us know her 

 k>ngitude, after having afked ours. The great 

 difference that was found between that refulting 

 from the dead reckoning and that which theobfer- 

 vation had given, left us feme doubts, which de- 

 termined us to bear up two points to (larboard of 

 the fouth-weft by fouth courfe that we were 

 fleering before; but fome fubfequent obferva- 

 tions made us refume our firft direction. The 

 weather being very fine, we bad nothing to fear 

 in approaching the coaft of Africa ; befides, the 

 lead would have apprifcd us of its diftance fe- 

 veral myriamctcrs at fea. 



The next morning we were out of fight of 

 land, which now left us no doubt rcfpccling the 

 error in the longitude indicated by the time- 

 keepers on board the Efperanee. 



We crofted the tropic of Cancer about one 

 o'clock in the afternoon, in the longitude of 20 

 weft. 



The barometer was then at 28 inches 1 lines T " ff , 

 and the thermometer at 19 -fa. 



The firfl: fifh that came and bit at the hook 



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