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c H ^A P. ^]^g maintopfail was fplit ; another was immediately bent 

 «- -• •* and clofe-reefed. At three in the afternoon the wind 

 oaober. hauled to South by Weft, 'and the weather grew more 

 moderate. 



Friday lo. DuRiNG the loth the Wind varied from South South Eaft 



to South by Weft, blowing frefh and in fqualls, the weather 

 dark and cloudy, with frequent heavy rains. Next 



Saturday ii. momiug the wind gradually fhifted to the Weftward, and 

 at eight o'clock we had a moderate breeze from the North 

 Weft, the weather ftill thick and rainy; this continued till 

 four in the afternoon, when we had a light breeze at 

 North, with clear pleafant weather. 



.Sunday iz. \r^ noon On the 12th the latitude was 21*26' and 

 152° 51' longitude. 



With a moderate breeze at North I fteered South by 

 Weft and South South Weft, in order to get to the Eaft\vard 

 of Owhyhee, fo that if the wind inclined to the Southward 

 we could ealily run down the longitude* 



Tu3rdi>7i4. On the 14th at noon, being in 20** 4' latitude and 

 153° 47' longitude, we fteered Weft by South ; and at five 

 o'clock in the afternoon faw the land, which we prefently ' 

 found to be a high mountain on the ifland of Owhyhee, 

 with fome patches of fnow on its fummit, bearing Weft 

 South Weft half Weft, near thirty leagues diftant. Having 



Wednef. ij. light winds, we did not fee the land till next day at noon, 

 when Owhyhee again made its appearance, bearing South 

 Weft half Weft, twelve or fourteen leagues diftant. In 



Thurfdayie. thc moming of the i6th, with a frefti breeze at South 



Eaft, 



