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 On the twelfth at noon, Cape St. Lucas, the North Cape to the gulf of California, bore North twelve of thirteen leagues. I make this cape by the mean of a number of obervations, of Sun, Moon, and Stars, in Latitude 22° 45′, and Longitude 110°. The ea, at this time, was almot covered with turtles, and other tropical fih. At four, A. M. we aw a large permaceti whale, which we truck and got fat: but night coming on, the irons drew, and it was lot. We cruized between the Cape Corientes, the South cape of the gulf of California, and the northernmot of Maria Iles, till the eventh of November, and aw great numbers of permaceti whales, ome of them the larget we had ever een, but we may be truly aid to be unfortunate, as we only killed two of them.

Two of the crew, who complained of ome corbutic ymptoms, on the firt of November, were now growing wore; and, as everal others were apprehenive of being attacked by this terrible diorder, it became neceary for me to repair to ome port, where a proper attention might be paid to the invalid part of my people.

Our cruizing was generally at the ditance of from three to even leagues to the Wetward of the Iles Tres Marias, the larget of which has been aid to