JlS "VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



The courfe was fixed at fouth-caft by eaft, in 

 order to pafs between the Iflands of St. Paul 

 and of Amfrcrdam ; but the wind having come 

 round to the fouth-eafl, we were obliged to 

 fland fouth-fouth-weft. 



On the 7th, about nine o'clock in the even- 

 ing, the wind brought us a ftrong fmcll from 

 the fea ; our latitude was then 34 45' fouth, 

 and our longitude 4^ 5' eaft. In feas lets known, 

 we might have apprehended the vicinity of fome 

 land. It is probable that this fmell proceeded 

 from a heap of fea-weed detached from the coaft 

 of Madagafcar, and carried to a great di (lance 

 by the currents. 



On the 19th, one of our failors, being intoxi- 

 cated, jumped overboard ; fortunately it was 

 calm, and he was picked up : this immerfion did 

 but incrcafe his drunkenncf% and, in his deli- 

 rium, he would have jumped overboard a fecond 

 time, had he not been prevented. 



:h light winds, varying from fouth-fouth- 



eaft * i-north-weft k palling round by the 



we continued for twelve days fianding on 



whatever taek could bring us ncareft to the 



direct courfe for carrying us between the Iflands 



.nficrdam and of St. Paul. If this route 



relatively to the diftance to be 



run, it Was the moft tedious on account of the 



calms that we experienced, while, by getting 



direct lv 



