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Sunday 8. On the 8th, the wind was at North ; a gentle breeze, with 
Monday 9. clear weather. On the 9th, in the latitude of 39 f °, we had 
eight hours calm. This was fucceeded by the wind from 
the South, attended with fair weather. Availing ourfelves 
of this, as many of our people as could handle a needle, 
were fet to work to repair the fails ; and the carpenters were 
employed to put the boats in order. 
Thurfday 12. On the 12th at noon, being then in the latitude of 38° 14k 
and in the longitude of 206° 17', the wind returned back to 
Sunday 15. the Northward; and, on the 15th, in the latitude of 33 0 30', 
it veered to the Eaft. At this time, we faw a tropic bird, 
and a dolphin; the firft that we had obferved during the 
Tuefday 17. paffage. On the 17th, the wind veered to the Southward, 
Tiiurfday 19. where it continued till the afternoon of the 19th, when a 
fquall of wind and rain brought it at once round by the 
Weft to the North. This was in the latitude of 32 0 26', and 
in the longitude of 207° 30'. 
The wind prefently increafed to a very ftrong gale, at¬ 
tended with rain, lo as to bring us under double-reefed, 
top-fails. In lowering down the main top-fail to reef it, 
the wind tore it quite out of the foot rope; and it was 
fplit in feveral other parts. This fail had only been 
brought to the yard the day before, after having had a 
Friday 20. repair. The next morning, we got another top-fail to 
the yard. This gale proved to be the forerunner of the 
trade-wind, which in latitude 25 0 veered to Eaft, and Eaft 
South Eaft. 
I continued to fteer to the Southward, till day-light in 
Wednef. 25. the morning of the 25th, at which time we were in the 
latitude of 20° 55'. I now fpread the Ihips, and fteered 
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