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prefents, and reminded them of the glory they would obtain on . 

 their return, if they reached the proper latitude b . He added alio, 

 that the rifque was nearly equal c to both veflels, and that as each 

 lhip's company valued their lives, they might be fure that if 

 would not be attempted to proceed further than was confident 

 with their mutual fafety. This interpofition of the commander- 

 had at length the proper effect, and we agreed to live and dye 

 together. 



On the nth of May the wind began to veer about, and on. 

 every point to the Eaftward, but ended to the E. & S. E. with 

 many fqualls d and mifts. The ftrong currents which we had 

 before experienced to the S. were now fcarcely to be per- 

 ceived. 



On the 2 1 ft our commander held a council, in which it was 

 to be determined whether we mould continue our voyage, or put 

 into the efhblifhment at Monterey, and that the refokitions we 

 mould come to might be the more deliberate, our opinions, with 

 the reafons on which they were founded, were reduced to writ- 

 ing. As the wind however was very violent, there could be no 

 perfonal communication between the officers of the two mips, and 

 our opinions were therefore tranfmitted by means of a calk. 



[Thefe opinions follow, in the journal at length, but as they 

 would not be very interesting even to the navigator, I mall only 

 ftate that they all agree in advifing that they mould proceed as 

 far N. as 43. rather than put into Monterey. The principal 



b It appears afterwards that they were inftructed to proceed as far N. 

 as 65 if practicable. 



c It muft be recollected that at this time the frigate towed the 

 fchooner. 



d Chuvafcos, which is fuppofed to be a term ufed in the Mexican 

 Seas. 



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