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On the ioth there was a full moon, and the wind blew frefli 

 from the S. W. 



On the 13th we conceived ourfelves to be in foundings from 

 the colour of the fea ; at the fame time appeared Orange heads , 

 many flags, many birds, with red feet, breaft, and beak, as alfo 

 many whales j all which were certain figns of our nearer ap- 

 proach to land. 



During the 14th and 15th thefe figns increafed, when we 

 found ourfelves in N. Lat. 56, 8. & 154. leagues W. of the con- 

 tinent, and 69 leagues from an ifland to be found in our chart % 

 which likewife pointed out an archipelago in the fame parallel. 

 This learch however was attended with great difficulty, as the 

 wind blew with great violence, whitft the mifts did not permit us 

 to diftinguim any diftant object.. 



At noon on the 1 6th we faw land to the N. W. at the diftance 

 of fix leagues, and it foon afterwards opened to the N. E. pre- 

 fenting considerable headlands and mountains, one of which was 

 of an immenfe height, being (ituated upon a projecting cape, and 

 of the moft regular and beautiful form I had ever feen. It was 

 alfo quite detached from the great ridge of mountains. Its top 

 was covered with fnow, under which appeared fome wide gullies, 

 which continue till about the middle of the mountain, and from 

 thence to the bottom are trees of the fame kind as thofe at 

 Trinity f . 



We named this moutain St. Jacinthus s and the cape del E?igan- 

 no h , both of which are fituated in N. Lat. 57. 2. and by two 



e 1 ihould rather fuppofe that this was the chart of D. Juan Perez, 

 who was on board, and had been on a former voyage of difcovery. 

 i Before defcribed to be pines. 



s There is a monaftery of St. Jacintbus, at a fmall diftance from 

 Mexico Gage's Survey of the W. Indies. 

 h Or of deceit.) 



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