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 86 EARLY EECOBDS OF PORT PHILLIP. Monday, 19. Wind N.N.E. a.m. — Steady fresh breezes, p.m. do. wr. ; the armorer employed makmg stentions for the launch. Tuesday, 20. Wind N.b.E. a.m. — Fresh breezes and squally at past 1 ; at 3 in top gint. sails at | past 5 steady breezes ; at 11 steady fresh breezes. Lat. obsd., 37 55 south, p.m. — Fresh breezes and cloudy wr., and squally at intervals ; hands up all night * for land. The islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam. At 11 strong breezes and cloudy ; this night we passed between the two islands of St. Pauls and Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean. It lies in lat. 37 deg. 56 mins. S., and long. 77 deg. 22 min. east. Amsterdam Island, in the Indian Ocean, to the N. of St. Pauls Island, is in lat. 36° 40 min. S., and long. 77 6 min. E. ; 75 deg. 15 min. E. per book. Wednesday, 21. Wind N.N.E., westerly, S.b.W. ; at 5 south ; do. 11 do. A.M. — At 1 strong breezes and hazy wr., with rain ; at 8 observd the tiller rope to be much chaf'd and worn, rove a new one ; at 11 passd a quantity of rock and sea weed ; thick hazy wr. p.m. — Fresh breezes and hazy wr. ; at 3 a calm ; at 4 fresh breezes ; at 5 in top gallnt. sails and 3d reef of the T. sails ; 30 past 5 stowed the jib ; at 9 fresh breezes, with rain and squally wr. 37 55 lat. obsd. Thursday, 22. Wind south, S.S.W., W.b.S. a.m.— At 1 fresh breezes and squally, with constant rain ; at 3 furld the top sails ; at 4 strong- gales and squally ; at 7 more moderate ; at noon fresh breezes, p.m. — Moderate breezes and cloudy wr. ; at 10 do. wr. H.M. Ship Calcutta, from St. Pauls towards New South Wales, 1803. Friday, 23. Wind N.W.b.N., N.W. a.m. — At 1 fresh breezes and squally wr. ; 30 past 1 in lower studing sails ; 30 past 6 handed the M. sail ; 30 past 7 took in the fore top gallant ; at 8 furld the mizn T. sail ; 30 past 10 in 3d reef of the fore top sail ; at noon fresh gales and hazy wr. Lat. obsd., 38 22 S. p.m. — Strong breezes and squally wr.; at 15 past 2 in M. T. gall, sail, took in 3d reef of the M. topsail ; at 6 fresh gales and heavy wr., with rain ; at 30 past 9 out 3d reef of the M. T. sail, and out M.r'top gallt. sail ; at 1 1 strong gales, and very high sea from the N.W.b.W. The equinoctial gales as the sun pass the equator. Saturday, 24. Wind N.W., west. a.m. — At 2 fresh gales and clear wr. ; at 6 out 2d reef of M. T. sail ; 20 past 9 took in M. top gallt. sail, and lowered the M. T. sail on the cap, out all reefs of do. to dry ; at 30 past 10 in 1st reef of the M. top sail and set it. Employ d working junk. The sun this morn at 8 a.m. crossd the equinoctial line. Lat. obsd., 38 28 S. ; the difference of time between us and Greenwich is 6h. 12m. 20s. later than we are. p.m. — Strong breezes and squally wr,, with rain and a large following sea ; at 2 do. wr. ; at 5 in second reef main top sail, and set the jib and stay sail ; at 9 shipd a great quantity of water at the 3d port from aft on the larboard side, and filled the gun room and cockpit ; at 1 1 squally, with hard rain ; at ^ past observd a very clear rainbow ; 12 more moderate. 215 miles last 24 hours.
 * An indistinct word here, probably the equivalent of looking or seeing. [C]