P.M.
Little Wind, And Hazy Weather; At Midnight Calm, That Continued Till Noon
The Next Day, When A Breeze Sprung Up At East, With Which We Stretched To
The Northward.
At this time we were in the latitude 55 deg.
32' S., longitude
128 deg. 45' W.; some albatrosses and peterels seen. At eight, p.m., the wind
veering to N.E., we tacked and stood to E.S.E.
On the 1st of December, thick hazy weather, with drizzling rain, and a
moderate breeze of wind, which, at three o'clock p.m. fell to a calm; at
this time in latitude 55 deg. 41' S., longitude 127 deg. 5' W. After four hours
calm, the fog cleared away, and we got a wind at S.E. with which we stood
N.E.
Next day, a fresh breeze at S.E. and hazy foggy weather, except a few hours
in the morning, when we found the variation to be 1 deg. 28' E. Latitude 55 deg.
17', longitude 125 deg. 41' W. The variation after this was supposed to
increase; for on the 4th, in the morning, being in latitude 53 deg. 31',
longitude 121 deg. 31' W., it was 3 deg. 16' E.; in the evening, in latitude 53 deg.
13', longitude 119 deg. 46' W., it was 3 deg. 28' E.; and on the 5th, at six
o'clock in the evening, in latitude 53 deg. 8', longitude 115 deg. 58' W., it was
4 deg. 1' E.
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