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Leads* likewife appeared; all of which circumftances mewed 

 that we were not far diftant from the coaft. 



The fame day both wind and fea increafed fo much that our 

 deck was thoroughly wetted, and our - ciftern of water alfb was 

 much damaged, on which account it became neceflary to fteer 

 S. W. from five in the evening till day-break, when the lea 

 became more calm, and wind more fair ; fo that we failed N. and 

 -a point to the E. hoping to difcover the land. 



At fun-fet the horizon was more clear, and the figns of ap- 

 •proaching the coaft greatly increafed ; as we could not diftinguifh 

 it however we kept in the wake of the frigate, by very clea/ 

 moonlight. 



On the i ith at day break" the fky was very bright, there was 

 an appearance of foundings, much fea-weed, many birds, and the 

 .greateft figns of being near land. In efFect at n the fun fhone, 

 and we diftinguimed the coaft to the N. W. when we were about 

 1 2 leagues fromit. 



In the evening both' wind and fea rofe fo much that the frigate 

 thought it right to keep us in fight, and we were much fatigued 

 by the violence of the weather. 



On the ruth we had got five or fix leagues to the N. of the 

 frigate, c whilft we were but three leagues from the land, with a 

 more favourable wind and calmer fea, fb that we joined her by 

 eleven. At fix in the evening the coaft was not more diftant 

 "than 'a league, when we diftinguiftied various headlands, many fmall 

 iflands, as alfo mountains covered with fnow. 



We likewife found a barren ifland about half a league in .cir- 

 cumference, which we called de Dolores. 



u A fea-plant before defcribed. 



We 



