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A VOYAGE TO THE 



^ xiv^ ^' North, about four leagues, the coaft in fight from North 



' —' Eaft by North to Weft South Weft, diftant from the neareft 



No7embfr. poiut four or five leagues. During the night moderate and 

 Monday 19. y^j-ja^j^ie ^in^jg ; at fix in the morning a moderate breeze at 

 North Eaft by North, with which we weighed, and came to 

 fail; up topgallant yards, and fet the fails, and fteered to the 

 South Weft by Weft about three knots per hour. At eight 

 a light breeze at North Eaft, with hazy weather, the 

 Wefternmoft part of the Grand Lema bearing South Weft by 

 Weft, diftant fix or feven leagues, the Eafternmoft part of the 

 coaft or iflands North Eaft half North, about the fame dif- 

 tance. And the fmall iftand before mentioned. North Eaft 

 half Eaft, nine or ten leagues diftant, and our diftance 

 from the neareft fhore four or five leagues. During the 

 forenoon a brifk breeze at North Eaft, with which we 

 fteered in Weft South Weft, at the rate of four or five 

 knots per hour, for the paflage to the Northward of the 

 .Grand Lema, regular founding from fifteen and a half to nine- 

 teen and a hall fathom over a bottom of muddy fand ; and 

 at eleven fqually, hauled in the fleering- fails. At noon a 

 frefii breeze at North North Eaft, with fqualls, and with 

 which we fteered Weft South Weft, in the paffage to the 

 Northward of the Grand Lema fix knots per hour, the 

 Eaft part of the Grand Lema bearing South Eaft by South 

 thirteen or fourteen miles, and the Northernmoft land in 

 fight North Eaft by Eaft, our diftance from an iftand to the 

 North North Weft about one mile. No obfervation. 



Tuefdayzo. A FRESH brcezc at North North Eaft, with hazy wea- 

 ther, with which we fteered Weft North Weft four knots 

 per hour, founded frequently as we run in, and found 

 depth of water from thirteen to fifteen fathoms over a 

 6 muddy 



