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As accidents however will happen in all voyages, which may 

 drive the fhip upon the coaft in a lower latitude, I would then 

 by all means advife to gain a Wefting, as far as 200 leagues 

 from the land. But it muft be remembered that at perhaps 150 

 leagues W. the wind may be variable, though I am confident it 

 cannot be depended upon, as favourable for any time, and would 

 foon veer to the N. W. For thefe reafons I hold it to be abfo- 

 lutely neceffary, that a wefting of at leaft 200 leagues mould be 

 procured, till N. Lat. 50 is reached. 



•If the fhip is blown upon the coaft in lower latitudes, 

 the crew not only fuffers commonly from fatigue and ficknefs, 

 but fo much time is loft, that winter comes on before the 

 great object of fuch a voyage can be compleated. I would 

 therefore advife failing from S. Bias at the end of January, 

 or at lateft the beginning of February ; and for this additional 

 reafon, that the crew would not fufFer fo much from change of 

 temperature in the different climates, if without flopping in any 

 lower latitude, they at once come upon the coaft of America in 

 55. Here they might reft a little from their fatigues, procure 

 water, recover by that fine air d if indifpofed ; befides, that in this 

 latitude there would be no occafion to lofe time in procuring a 

 further Wefting, as here the winds are very variable. 



It need be fcarcely faid, that the knowing the weather, which 

 commonly prevails in thefe feas, is of much importance to navi- 

 gators ; and it is ftill lefs neceffary to advife, that particular at- 

 tention fhould be paid to the appearances in the horizon which 



i The port of Ids Remedies is here alluded to, which is in 57. 18. and 

 where the crew recovered very fail from the warmth of the air, at- 

 tributed to Vulcanoes in the neighbourhood. S. Bias, being in N. Lat. 

 22. is confequently more cool in January than perhaps any month of 

 the year, whilft they would be in 55 perhaps at Midfummer. 



threaten 



