WESTWARD ON THE LAST STRETCH 309 



September 28, 17 41 



Latitude 51° 17'; from Vaua, longitude 0° 50' 37" E, rhumb Si7°52'E, 

 distance 10 1 knots. 



September 2Q, 1741 

 Latitude 52° 11'; from Vaua, longitude 0° 21' 53" W, rhumb Si7°i8'W, 

 distance 44 knots. 



September 30, 17 41 



Latitude 51° 55'; from Vaua, longitude 1° 02' 53" W, rhumb S33°i9'W, 

 distance 69.4 knots. 



At the ninth hour in the morning we had a heavy storm with squalls, 

 hail, and snow. We furled the mainsail, lowered the main yards and 

 fore yards, and hove to under the mizzen. The waves threw up on deck 

 a small fish called stickleback (khakhalcha) , which is not more than 2)4 

 inches long. 



October i, 1741 



Latitude 51° 28'; from Vaua, longitude 0° 32' 33" (?) W, rhumb 

 Si3°22'W, distance 87.4 knots. 



Heavy sea running; rain, snow, and cold. 



October 2, 17 41 



Latitude 51° 46'; from Vaua, longitude 2° 19' 6" W, rhumb S5i°5o'W, 

 distance 108.4 knots. 



October 3, 1741 



Latitude 51° 58'; from Vaua, longitude 3° 48' W, rhumb S68°34'W, 

 distance 150.5 knots. 



October 4, 1741 



Latitude by observation 52° 56'; from Vaua, longitude 5° 31' 4" W 

 rhumb N89°o8'W, distance 199.9 knots. 



At the second hour in the afternoon we had a heavy rain, and the 

 crew had a chance to satisfy their thirst and to catch seven buckets of 

 water in addition. 



October 5, I7f^i 



Latitude 52° 33'; from Vaua, longitude 6° 48' 4" W, rhumb S85°23'W, 

 distance 248.4 knots. 



At the ninth hour in the morning topsail wind, heavy snow, and very 

 cold. The men were so weak that they suffered much at their work. 



October 6, 1741 

 Latitude 52° 29'; from Vaua, longitude 6° 41' 7° W, rhumb S84°22'W, 

 distance 244.5 knots. 



