1 20 Arrhal at Sharks^Bay in N. H. 
^« i699-ed feveral times, but had no Ground till 
8 a Clock Aug. the 4th. in the Evening ; 
and then had 60 Fathom-water, Coral- 
ground. At Ten we had 56 Fathom fine 
Sand. At Twelve we had 55 Fathom, 
fine Sand , of a pale, bluilh Colour. It 
was now pretty moderate Weather ; yet 
I made no Sail till Morning : but then, 
the Wind veering' about to the S. W. I 
made Sail and flood to the North : And 
at II a Clock the next day, Jug. 5. we 
law Land again, at about 10 Leagues di- 
ftance. This Noon we were in Lat. 25 
deg. min. and in the Afternoon our 
Cook died, an Old Man , who had been 
fick a great while, being infirm before w'e 
came out of England. 
lie 6th of JuguH in the Morning we 
faw an Opening in the Land, and we ran 
in to it and anchored in feven and a half 
Fathom-water , 2 miles from the Shore, 
clean Sand. It was fomewhat difficult 
getting in here, by reafon of many Shoals 
M'e met with : But I fent my Boat found- 
ing before me. The Mouth of this Sound, 
w hich I call’d Shark’^s Bay., lies ui about 
25 deg. S. Lat. and our Reckoning made 
its Longitude from the C. of Good Hope 
to be about 87 Degrees ; which is lels by 
195 Leagues than is ulually laid do'wn in 
. our common Draughts, it our Reckoning 
was right, and our Glaffes did not deceive 
