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On the fourth of December 1742, we got under 

 fail intending to fleer firft to the ifland of Juan Fer- 

 nandes. Our courfe was from W. one quarter 

 , wefterly, to S. one quarter wefterly^ according as 

 the winds permitted, which were continually between 

 the E. S. E. and S., S. E. but not always of the 

 fame ftrength; fometimes lliort calms intervened, 

 and at others fudden fqualls, but did us no great 

 damage. This courfe was continued till the 27th 

 of the fame month, when being in the latitude of 

 30^ and a little more than 15*^ W. of Callao har- 

 bour, and the wind at N. W. we altered our courfe, 

 fleering E. S. E. and E. till we made the ifland . 

 without that of Juan Fernandes. This happened on 

 the 7th of January 1743, at three in the evening; 

 the S. point of the ifland bearing N. E» one quar- 

 ter eaflerly, and the N. W. point, N. E. We now 

 continued fleering E. one quarter northerly, and the 

 next day at eleven in the morning we had fight of the 

 other ifland called de Tierra, bearing E. N. E. 

 And in the following night having weathered the 

 north point, we the next day came to an anchor in the 

 bay. ; > . - . 



During our pafTage from Callao to the tropic 

 we had light winds, often interrupted with fhort 

 calms; but after we had crofTed the tropic, they 

 were more fettled, ftronger, and fqually, but not 

 dangerous ; being of fhort continuance. But as I 

 have already noticed in another part, tliey always 

 blow from the S. E. and never from the S. W. till 

 you are fifteen or twenty degrees \V, of the meridian 

 of Callao. When we concluded ourfelves in the pro- 

 per latitude for flanding towards the iflands, and found 

 the v/ind at N. W. we fteered E. in order to reach the 

 meridian of Juan Fernandes. The wind then fliifted ' 

 round from W. N. W. to W. S. W. and S. and after- 

 wards returned to its ufual rumbs of S. E. S. S. E. and 

 S. E. one quarter eafterly. On the 27th of December, 



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