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when, finding that I could make no progrefs on this tack, 1778. 
and feeing nothing like a harbour, I tacked, and flood off 
South Weft. At this time, Cape Foulweather bore North 
Eaft by North, about eight leagues diftant. Toward noon, 
the wind veered more to the Weftward, and the weather 
became fair and clear; fo that we were enabled to make 
lunar obfervations. Having reduced all thofe that we had 
made fince the 19th of laft month to the prefent ones, by 
the time-keeper, amounting, in the whole, to leventy-two 
fets; their mean refult determined the longitude to be 
23 5 0 I 5 / 2 6 /y Eaft, which was 14' 11" lefs than what the 
time-keeper gave. This longitude is made ufe of for fet¬ 
tling that of the coaft; and I have not a doubt of its being 
within a very few miles of the truth. 
Our difficulties now began to increafe. In the evening, 
the wind came to the North Weft, blowing in fqualls with 
hail and fleet; and the weather being thick and hazy, I 
flood out to fea till near noon the next day, when I tacked Monday 9. 
and flood in again for the land, which made its appearance 
at two in the afternoon, bearing Eaft North Eaft. The 
wind and weather continued the fame; but, in the even¬ 
ing, the former veered more to the Weft, and the latter 
grew worfe; which made it neceffary to tack and ftand 
off till four the next morning, when I ventured to ftand 
in again. 
At four in the afternoon, we faw the land, which, at Tuefdayio. 
fix, extended from North Eaft half Eaft, to South Eaft by 
South, about eight leagues diftant. In this fituation, we 
tacked and founded; but a line of a hundred and fixty 
fathoms did not reach the ground. I flood off till mid¬ 
night, then flood in again; and, at half paft fix, we were Wednef. n. 
within three leagues of the land, which extended from 
L 1 2 North 
