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nued working out of soundings, making very litde way to the southward, until 

 the 17th, when we were by obseiwation, 3" 12' S, long. 9" 59' 30' E, from wliich 

 time to 3 P. M. we ran Ej S (true) 1 2 miles, and sounded in 66 fathoms, coarse 

 brown sand with red specks. On the same course to G P. M. ran 1 miles, and 

 had 56 fathoms, fine oazy gray sand. By a lunar observadon taken this day, 

 the longitude reduced to noon was S miles to the eastward of that given by the 

 chronometer from the midnight above, to 2 A. M. on the ISth. We now ran 

 S E b. E. S miles, and had 3/ fathoms, fine gray sand. From 2 to 1 on the same 

 course, S miles; had 33 fathoms, fine white sand. From -1 to / the same 

 course, 1 2 miles ; had 25 fathoms, same bottom as last. We then observed in 

 lat 3°24' S. long. 10° 44' SO"E. about 6 leagues offshore; found by the chrono- 

 meter we had experienced since the preceding noon a current running N. 56 

 W. 34 miles. From noon to 4 P. M. we ran E S Ei S. IS miles, and sounded 

 in 17 fathoms ; from 4 to 6, E S E f E, 6 miles, 16 fathoms ; then 3 miles far- 

 ther on the same course, and tacked at 7 : from which time to 10, we ran W 

 b. S 4 S 9 miles, and had 25 fathoms ; then tacked again, and stood in east about 

 2 miles, wlien it failing nearly calm, came to with the stream anchor in 25 fa- 

 thoms, red clay. Found a current rimning due north by compass 1 1 mile an 

 hour. 



May 19. At 4 A. M., a light breeze came off the land with drizzUntr rain, 

 ■when we weighed, standing to the southward till 1 1, when it fell calm, and we 

 came to with the kedge in 38 fathoms, slate-coloured sandy clay. Found a 

 current running N W b. N. (compass) j mile an hour : weighed again and made 

 sail on the western tack with the \vind at south. We were this day disappointed 

 in our liopes of the sea breeze ; and about 10..30 P. M. it fell calm, when we 

 came to with the stream in 37 fathoms, current setting N W b. N (compass) li 

 knot an hour. 



May 21st. During this forenoon it was either calm or the vnad so very light 

 from the southward that had we weighed we should have lost ground considera- 

 bly ; but at 3. .30 it became pretty brisk from south, which we immediately 

 took advantage of, standing to the eastward ; just before weighing, we saw the 

 landplainly, from N E |E to E b. N ; at 5. .30 thewindcame round to the SS W 

 and at 6 sounded in 25 fathoms, ousy ground ; we had run since weighing 

 S E b. E (compass) 8 miles ; at 7 had 23 fathoms, having run S E 2 miles 

 again at 8 had 23 fathoms, all the same bottom ; having run 2 miles S E b. E ; 



