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Afia, bearing E. N.E. fix leagues did ant and on 

 ttie 6th as betore-mentioncd, the fquadron came to an 

 anchor at half an hour after one in the afternoon, in 

 Callao harbour. 



Hencs it appears, that till we were in the latitude 

 of 28^, 30^ the wind was at S. W. which agrees 

 with my obfervations, mentioned Chap. III. relating 

 to this fea and if no other circumftance concurred 

 to verify them^ it mull be imputed to the feafon of 

 the year, it being the beginning of winter when we 

 i*eturned to Caliao. But as during the firft three days, 

 the ftrength of the wind had driven us near the coait ^ 

 fo from the latitude we found it farther to the fouth ; 

 between 25 and 21, began to incline towards the 

 S. E. and from the latitude of 20^, when we found 

 ourfelves near the land, till our arrival at Caliao, we 

 had the wind S. S. E. and E. S. E. It was the fame 

 with regard to the fea coming from the S, W. for it 

 gradually diminiflied as we approached the coaft : fo 

 that from 25° it was not at all troublefome^ and after 

 we were palTed 21'' became imperceptible. But it 

 was very different with regard to the current^ which 

 from the parallel of 20 or 21^, we perceived to fet to* 

 wards the N. W. parallel to the dired:ion of the coaft, 

 and became much more fenfible after we had fishr. 

 of the land, its velocity increafing, as latitude de- 

 creafed. 



I would recommend two precautions to be ufed in 

 the voyage from Chili to Caliao. The firft is npt to 

 make the land in the bay of Arica, the many eddies 

 of the current there rendering it very difEcult to get 

 again clear of the coaft which muft be done by keep- 

 ing along fhore-, as by ftanding out to fea, you will be 

 in danger of not reaching the harbour : for the cur- 

 rent fetting N. W. on ftanding in for the land, you 

 will probably find yourfelf to leeward of the harbour ; 

 in which cafe it will be far from eafy to work up 

 againft the wind and ftrong current, The fscond fiowa 



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