C H A F. 

 II. 



1785. 

 November, 



Tuefday zg. 



December. 

 Saturday 3. 



Tuefday 6. 



Monday 12. 



A VOYAGE TO THE 



about to the Northward of us, and it is poflible that there 

 may be land not far from this fltuation. 



In the morning of the 29th we pafTed a large quantity 

 of rock-weed, which I fuppofed had been driven from 

 the ifland of Trinidada and the fmall iflands adjacent to 

 it J a land bird, about the {ize of a wild duck, and very 

 much like one, was feen flying about ; we at that time 

 were in 21° 14' South latitude, and 35° 5'' Weft longitude. 



The fame precautions that I have already taken notice 

 of were ftill ftricflly obferved in regard to the prefervation 

 of health amongft our fhips companies, and were attended 

 with the happieft efFeds, as we had not at this time one 

 fick perfon on board. 



The trade wind left us on the 3d December, about 24.' 

 South latitude, and was fucceeded by a frefh gale at 

 South Weft ; on this we ftretched to the Eaflward, but the 

 wind gradually fhifting to the Southward, we were again 

 enabled to fteer South Weft by South. 



In the evening of the 6th, being in 26° 24' South lati- 

 tude, and 39° 26' Weft longitude, we fteered South Weft 

 during the night, as there is a rock laid down in Moore's 

 . chart nearly in that lituation. Fortunately, however, we 

 faw nothing of it ; and next morning we again fteered our 

 proper courfe with a frefti Eafterly breeze. 



On the 1 2th v/e pafled through a prodigious quantity of 

 fpawn, fome of v/hich was taken up, and on examination 

 it was found to be the fpawn of fhrimps j each feparate 



particle 



