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14 May 1770 Monday 14th At 1 PM it fell calm and continued so about an hour when a breeze sprung up at NE with which we stood in shore untill 6 oClock when being in 30 fathom water and 3 or 4 Miles from the land we tackd having the wind at NNW. at this time Smooky Cape bore So 3/4W distant about 5 Leags and the northermost land in sight N1/4E. At 8 oClock we made a trip in ^shore for an hour after this the wind came cross off shore with which we stood ^along shore to the northward having from 30 to 21 fm water at the distance of 4 or 5 Miles from the land, At 5 AM the wind veer'd to north and blow'd a fresh breeze attended with squals and dark clowdy weather At 8 oClock it began to Thunder and rain which lasted about an hour and then fell calm which gave us an oppertunity to sound and found 86 fm water being about 4 or 5 Leagues from the Land
After this we got the wind southerly a fresh breeze and fair weather and we steerd NBW for the northermost land we had in sight. At Noon we were about 4 Leagues from the land and by observation in the Latitude of 30°..22' So which was 9 Miles to the southward of that given by the Log. Longitude in 206°..39' Wt and course and distance made good sence yesterday noon No 16° East 22 Miles - Some tolerable high land near the shore bore west - As I have not mentiond the aspect of the Country sence we left
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