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23 October 1769 Monday 23rd PM fresh gales ^at North and Clowdy Weather At 1 Tacked and stood in shore, at 6 sounded and had 56 fath. a fine sandy bottom, the Bay of Tegadoo bore SW1/2W distance 4 Leagues - At 8 Tacked in 36 fathom being then about two Leagues from land. Stood off and on all night having gentle breezes. At 8 AM being right before the Bay of Tegad^oo and about a League from it, some of the Natives came off to us,
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