THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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South fide of Atooi, we generally found a current fetting to 
the Weftward, or North Weftward. But when we were at 
anchor off Oneeheow, the current fet nearly North Weft 
and South Eaft, fix hours one way, and fix the other, and fo 
ftrong as to make the fhips tend, though the wind blew 
frefh. This was certainly a regular tide; and, as far as I 
could judge, the flood came from the North Weft. 
I now return to the progrefs of our voyage. On the 7th, 
being in the latitude of 29 0 North, and in the longitude of 
200° Eaft, the wind veered to South Eaft. This enabled us 
to fleer North Eaft and Eaft; which courfe we continued 
till the 12th, when the wind had veered round by the South 
and Weft, to North Eaft and Eaft North Eaft. I then 
tacked, and flood to the Northward, our latitude being 
30° North, and our longitude 206° 15" Eaft. Notwithftand- 
ing our advanced latitude, and its being the winter feafon, 
we had only begun, for a few days paft, to feel a fenfation 
of cold in the mornings and evenings. This is a fign of 
the equal and lafting influence of the fun’s heat, at all fea- 
fons, to 30° on each fide the line. The difproportion is 
known to become very great after that. This muft be at¬ 
tributed, almoft entirely, to the direilion of the rays of the 
fun, independent of the bare diftance, which is, by no 
means, equal to the effedl. 
On the 19th, being now in the latitude of 37 0 North, and 
in the longitude of 206° Eaft, the wind veered to South Eaft ; 
and I was enabled again to freer to the Eaft, inclining to the 
North. We had, on the 25th, reached the latitude of 42 0 30', 
and the longitude of 219 0 ; and then we began to meet with 
the rock-weed, mentioned by the writer of Lord Anfon’s 
voyage, under the name of fea-leek, which the Manilla 
fhips generally fall in with. Now and then, a piece of wood 
alfa 
1778. 
February. 
Saturday 7., 
Thurfday 12, 
Thurfday 19,, 
