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THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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CHAP. XIII. 
Qbfervations made at the Sandwich IJlands , on the Longitude , 
Variation of the Compafs , and Tides.—Profecution of the 
Voyage.—Remarks on the Mildnefs of the Weather , as far 
as the Latitude 44 0 North.—Paucity of Sea Birds , in the 
Northern Hemifphere .— Small Sea Animals deferibed .— 
Arrival on the Coafl of America.—Appearance of the Coun¬ 
try.—Unfavourable Winds , and boijlerous Weather. — Re¬ 
marks on Martin de Aguilafs River , and Juan de Fucd’s 
pretended Strait.—An Inlet difcovered^ where the Ships an¬ 
chor.—Behaviour of the Natives. 
A FTER the Difcovery had joined ns, we ftood away to 1778. 
the Northward, clofe hauled, with a gentle gale from , Febr | iary ~, 
the Eaft ; and nothing occurring, in this lituation, worthy Monday 2. 
of a place in my narrative, the reader will permit me to 
infert here the nautical obfervations which I had opportu¬ 
nities of making, relative to the iflands we had left; and 
which we had been fortunate enough to add to the geogra¬ 
phy of this part of the Pacific Ocean. 
The longitude of the Sandwich Iflands, was determined 
by feventy-two fets of lunar obfervations ; fome of which 
were made while we were at anchor, in the road of 
Wymoa; others, before we arrived, and after we left it, 
and reduced to it, by the watch, or time-keeper. By the 
mean 
