WESTWARD COURSE 301 



August 23, 1 7 41 

 Latitude 52°i5'; from Vaua, longitude 34° 23', rhumb S88°i6'E, dis- 

 tance 1,254 knots. 



Saw a shore duck and floating grass. 



August 24, 17 41 

 Latitude 52° 23' 6"; from Vaua, longitude 33° 42', rhumb S89°2i'E, 

 distance 1,228 knots. 



Saw floating green grass — the kind that grows near shore. 



August 25, 1 7 41 

 Latitude 52° o'; from Vaua, longitude 34° 20', rhumb S87°35'E, dis- 

 tance 1,256 knots. 



Saw plenty of floating grass near the ship. 



August 26, 1 741 

 Latitude 51° 58'; from Vaua, longitude 34'' 26', rhumb S87°3o'E, 

 distance 1,260 knots. 



August 27, 17 41 



Latitude 52° 03'; from Vaua, longitude 34° 33' 2", rhumb S87°45'E, 

 distance 1,263 knots. 



August 28, 17 41 



Latitude 51° 48'; from Vaua, longitude 34° 15', rhumb S87°02'E, dis- 

 tance 1,256 knots. 



Saw about ten white shore gulls. 



August 29, 1 7 41 

 Latitude 52° 05' 9"; from Vaua, longitude 33° 55', rhumb S87°5o'E, 

 distance 1,239 knots. 



August 30, 1741 



Latitude by observation 52° 21'; from Vaua, longitude 33° 52', rhumb 

 S88°3i'E, distance 1,233 knots. 



August 31, 1741 

 Latitude 52° 36'; from Vaua, longitude 31° 18', rhumb S89°09'E, 

 distance 1,138 knots. 



An old, somewhat dried-up tree floated past us; we saw also one red- 

 billed duck 



September i, 1741 



Latitude 52° 52'; from Vaua, longitude 26° 39', rhumb E, distance 

 965.3 knots. 



