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E doubled Cape Horn on the 11th of April, the day three months on which we departed from England, after having topped at Rio Janeiro, during the pace of ten days; and proceeding from thence, four hundred leagues to the Eatward, in earch of the Iland of Grand. On making Diego Ramieres Iles, we tretched well into the Wetward of them, with the wind at South, South Wet; and, at midnight, tacked to the Southward and Eatward. During the following five days, we had the wind from Wet, and South Wet, and motly with an heavy gale, and a tremendous ea, and as bad weather as could be produced by hail, rain, frot and now, which drove us as far to the Southward as 59°, and back to the Eat as 69°. We nevertheles trove well againt it, and the crew being in good