The Squall Passed Over The Land And Thundered A Good
Deal With Much Lightning, At Half-Past 7 It Took A North-West Turn And At
8 P.M. Passed Over Our Heads, Though With No Great Deal Of Wind...In The
Morning Made Sail...Latitude 38 Degrees 32 Minutes South.
"Thursday, 19th November.
Moderate and hazy. At 6 A.M. saw Kent's Group
bearing south-west distances 8 or 9 leagues - their appearance was like a
great number of small islands being nearly south-east and north-west; at
8 A.M. the easternmost island of Kent's Group and the largest bore
south-south-west distance 7 or 8 leagues. At 9 A.M. the whole chain of
islands, 13 in number, bore from south by west to west the large island
as above.
"Friday, 20th November. Light variable winds and fine weather. Kept
working up to the land but were surprised to find that instead of being a
small group of islands, ye body of the land was very large and whatever
appeared as islands began to connect itself into one island, the latitude
not agreeing with Lieutenant Flinders, concluded it could not be Kent's
Group. Kept working up to it and by daylight was within 5 miles of ye
northernmost island, passed close to it and seeing an immense number of
birds on it sent the boat on shore to procure some; in a short time after
this I saw a smoke arise from the small island just passed, sent ye boat
and ye first mate there where they found two men, one woman and a child,
of Henry Kable's employ; assisted them as well as we could - by noon
worked into a good harbour and moored between Storehouse and Cat
Island - got the Latitude by going on shore 39 degrees 57 minutes 46
seconds south.
Enter page number
PreviousNext
Page 94 of 324
Words from 25690 to 25998
of 88304
