lo8 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



tors had there deceived us, refpecting the quality 

 of the wine; it had been charged double the 

 ordinary price paid for the belt, and for fuch as 

 would have kept a long time ; whereas a part 

 of it was already pricked, on our arrival at the 

 Cape : it would have alfo been the more import- 

 ant to have changed it, as it was impofiible for 

 us to procure any afterwards. We might have 

 had our choice between the country wine and 

 claret, as there was a velTel lying in the bay 

 laden with the latter. I cannot conceive why 

 this flep was not taken: our bad wine turned 

 worfe and worfe, and we were obliged to fub- 

 ftitute brandy to it in the courfe of the expe- 

 dition. This negligence deprived us of one of 

 the moft powerful means of preferring the 

 health of the crew, in a voyage where they were 

 befides expofed to all forts of privations. 



By the obfervations- made on board of the 

 Recherche, the berth in which fhe lay at the Cape 

 was in the latitude of 33 54' 24" fouth, and 

 longitude of 1 6 4' 25" eaiT. 



The variation of the magnetic needle was 24 

 30' weft. 



The aftronomer Bertrand determined the 

 place which he made his obfervatory, fituatcd in 

 the town, at 33 55' 22" fouth latitude, and 

 1 6 3' 45" caft longitude. 



He 



