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Gbfervations of the Journalift D. An tonio Ma u re l l E-4 

 arifing from what happened during the courfe of the voyage, 

 with regard to the befl method of making Difcoveries on the 

 W. coaft of America, to the Northward of California. 



I T may be objected, at the outfet of thefe Obfervations, that 

 the experience ariling from a fingle voyage in thofe feas is not 

 fufficient to form any folid advice on this head, which may be 

 thoroughly depended upon. To this I anfwer, that our conti- 

 nuance on this coaft was for more than eight months, and there- 

 fore muft have afforded us fufficient grounds on which to build 

 reafonable preemptions, though I cannot prefume to offer them 

 to future navigators in any ftronger light. 



There is no occalion to give any directions about the paffage 

 from S. Bias to Monterey, fince this courfe hath been fo fre- 

 quently failed after. the eftablifhment at the latter, and the belt 

 method of making this navigation is therefore fo well known. 



Suffice it then to fay, that the fhort paffage to windward, as 

 far as the iflands of Maria, is neceffary, on account of the cur- 

 rents, which would otherwife foon carry a mip in light of Cape 

 St. Lucas, where probably the voyage would be retarded by 

 calms. 



Some are of opinion, that you mould not fail Northward till 

 you are considerably to the Windward of thefe jflands ; but I do 

 not fee the ufe of this lofs of time, and think that it is fufficient 

 juft to get to the W. of them, and then fleer Northerly on the 

 very .day you reach the parallel of the Marias. 



In order to effect fuch voyage of difcovery, it is neceflary to 

 gain as much W. Longitude as the winds will permit, which 



blow 



