12* VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



which were heaps of fhell-fiih that had been 

 broile'd by the nativ 



It was too late to reach this anchorage before 

 dark. As the weather was fine, it was decided, 

 about five o'clock, to let go the anchor in Storm 

 i p ten fathoms water, over a bottom of gray 

 land. It was iixty-four days fince we had left the 

 Cape. Moft of the navigators who have preceded 

 us, have not taken more than from fifty to fifty- 

 five days to make the fame run. It is however to 

 be remarked, that they got to the fouthward as 

 quickly as poffible, in order to catch the westerly 

 winds. The route is a little longer ; but at fca 

 it is nut always in following the fhorteft track 

 that a lliip makes the quickeft paffage. A navi- 

 gator mould make himfelf well acquainted with 

 the moil ufual direction of the winds, in order 

 k thofe which are favourable The 

 night continued to be very fine, although the air 

 urged with great humidity. We were 

 iheltercd from the wind that blew from the 

 ;t and weii-north-weft, ibmc light fqualls 

 of which we ncvcrthelefs experienced. 



W( I with hook and line a great many 



fifties, ami of very diversified {pedes j among 

 i the inoli numerous of all was a fpecies of 

 gatlus. 



The variation of the magnetic needle at the 

 time of our paffing under the meridian of the 



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