Cfi. I. SOUTH AMERICA, S$ 



, B O O K II. 



oyage from Carthagena /^?Pokto 



Bello. 



C FI A P. I. 



General Winds and Currents between Carthagena 



and Porto Belio. 



HEN the French frigate had watered, and 

 was ready for failing, we embarked on board 

 her, on the 24th of November 1735; the 

 next day we put to fea, and on the 29th of th^ fame 

 month, at half an hour after five in the evening, came 

 to an anchor at the mouth of Porto Bello harbour, in 

 fourteen fathom v/ater-, Caftle TodoFierro, or the iron 

 caflle, bearing N. E. four degrees northerly \ and the 

 fouth point of the harbour eaft one quarter northerly. 

 The difference of longitude between Carthagena and 

 Punta de Nave, we found to be 4° 24. 



Vv'e had fteered W. N. W. and W. one quarter 

 northerly, till the fhip was obferved to be in the ele- 

 venth degsee of latitude, when we fcood to the vv^efc. 

 But when our difference of longitude from Carthagena 

 was g° lo', we altered our coail to S* VV^. and S. a 

 quarter wefterly, which, as already obferved, on the 

 29th of November, at 5 in the evening, brought us in 

 fight of Punta de Nave, which being fouth of us, we 

 were obliged to make feveral tacks, before vv'e could 

 get into the harbour. 



In this paffage we met with frefh gales. The two 

 firft days at north quarter eafterly, and the other days 

 till we made the land at N. E. a high fea running the 



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