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11 January 1769
A Steady gentle breeze and clear weather PM after standing 13 Leagues SSW Sounded and had 64 fathom, gravel and small Stones, standing SWBS a 11 Leagues farther had 46 fathom, the same sort of bottom At 8 AM saw the land of Terra del Fuego extending from the West to the SEBS, distance off shore between 3 and 4 Leagues, sounded and had 35 fathom small soft slate stones, Variation 23°..30' Et
In rainging a long the shore ^to the SE at the distance of 2 or 3 Leagues had 27 and 26 fm a muddy bottom, saw some of the Natives who made a smook in several places, which must have been done as a signal to us as they did not continue it after we pass'd [1] By our Longitude we ought not to have been so far to the westward as Staten Land as it is laid down in
Parties in South Seas Companion: Selk'nam Places in South Seas Companion: Cape Horn | Staten Island | Strait le Maire | Tierra del Fuego
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