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Received January 25, 1770. 
XIII. Journal of a V oyage , made by Order of 
the Royal Society, to Churchill River, on 
the North-wefl Coafi of Hudfon’s Bay ; of 
Thirteen Months Ref dene e in that Coun- 
try 1 a?id of the V oyage back to England ; 
in the Tears 1768 a?td 1769: By William 
Wales. 
Read March S and 15, 1770. 
* 2 * It muft be obferved, that the Aftronomieal, and not the 
Nautical Day, is every where to be underilood in the fol- 
lowing Journal. 
1768. 
O May 29th. H A V IN G fettled all my affairs 
in London ; about 22 hours I fet off for Greenwich, 
where I received my inftrudlions from the Rev. Mr. 
Mafkelyne, his Majefty’s Royal Aftronomer. 
j the 30th. About 2 hours went on board a 
Gravefend boat ; got to that place about 7, and went 
dire&ly on board the fhip. A. M. delivered my in- 
ftrudtions to Mr. Dymond, for him to copy, accord- 
ing to Mr. Mafkelyne’s directions. 
d' the 
