3' W. The Wind Being Then
At N.W. A Strong Gale With A Thick Fog And Rain, Which Made It Unsafe To
Steer Large, I Hauled Up S.W., And Continued This Course Till Noon The Next
Day, When Our Latitude Was 56 Deg.
4' S., longitude 122 deg.
1' W. The wind having
veered to the north, and the fog continuing, I hauled to the east, under
courses and close-reefed top-sails. But this sail we could not carry long;
for before eight o'clock in the evening, the wind increased to a perfect
storm, and obliged us to lie-to, under the mizen-stay-sail, till the
morning of the 16th, when the wind having a good deal abated, and veered to
west, we set the courses, reefed top-sails, and stood to the south. Soon
after, the weather cleared up, and, in the evening, we found the latitude
to be 56 deg. 48' S., longitude 119 deg. 8' W.[11] We continued to steer to the
south, inclining to the east, till the 18th, when we stood to the S.W.,
with the wind at S.E., being at this time in the latitude of 61 deg. 9' S.,
longitude 116 deg. 7' W. At ten o'clock in the evening, it fell calm, which
continued till two the next morning, when a breeze sprung up at north,
which soon after increased to a fresh gale, and fixed at N.E. With this we
steered south till noon on the 20th, when, being now in the latitude of 62 deg.
34' S., longitude 116 deg.
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