188 Farther observations on the current that often 
“ first twenty-four hours at noon, he observed the latitude 
“ again, with clear weather; and found by the same that he 
“ had drove to the northward twenty miles ; which made him 
“ distrust his former observation, though his mate agreed 
“ with him ; because the ship had not gone, to his knowledge, 
“ one mile : and upon review, he found that he was not mis- 
“ taken. The next twenty-four hours, being still calm, he 
“ had again another good observation : and then found him- 
“ self about twenty-six miles to the northward of his last 
‘‘observation; which confirmed him that he was right, the 
“ day before ; and that this must be imputed to a strong 
“ northern indraught, or current, there. For when you come 
“ near the soundings, and till you bring Ushant south of you, 
“ on the E.S.E. course,* you will hardly hold your latitude ; and 
“ the general course is E. N. E. or E. b. N ; if but a small 
“ matter to the southward of latitude 49 0 . And he says, 
“ that would have been my course, if we had not met this 
“ opportunity of discovering this strong indraught : and 
“ for want of observation Qi. e. if he had not known the lati- 
“ tilde]] must have run up St. George’s channel, or the north 
“ channel, as many have, and still do, for want of the same 
“ ^information.]) 
“ After his last observation, the wind sprang up ; and 
“ making allowance for the said indraught [fi. e. in his future 
“ course]), the next day he was brought into soundings; and 
“ the following day, he was brought in sight of the Lizard, 
“ by steering to the southward of the east.'f” 
* These are compass bearings. The magnetic variation, at that time, being about 
a point and a half, westerly, these will be respectively E \ $ ; NE \ E ; and ENE £ N ; 
true. 
f Meaning, no doubt, the ESE course, by compass, as above, or true E£S. 
