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LOG OF THE COLUMBIA 269

13. S. Latt. 27 11'; W. Long. 39 18'; Azi. 5 15' E. In the course of this day got ship to rights again. Winds some- times hauls to the southward of East. Crew all in health.

14. S. Latt. 27 50'; W. Long. 40 5'; Amp'd 8 5' E. Wind at SE., moderate breeze, large swell from SW.

16. S. Latt. 30 26'; W. Long. 42 59*; Azi. and Amp'd 8 28' E. Wind at NE. and weather pleasant.

18. S. Latt. 32 52*; W. Long. 45 39'; Azi. 9 ff E. O. This day the NE. winds left us, and come at NW., fresh breeze and cloudy hazy weather.

21. S. Latt. 33 56'; W. Long. 48 34'; Azi. 11 32* E. Saw an Albatross, many other kinds flying about the ship. Large sea from SE.

22. S. Latt. 34 33'; W. Long. 48 15'; Azi. 11 38' E. Saw a turtle. A high sea.
 * <T. This day a heavy gale of wind from the SE. Lay too.

25. S. Latt. 36 57'; W. Long. 46 23'; Azi. 11 36' E. Cool weather. Since the NE. winds left they have generally prevailed from the Southward, and blow'd fresh.

26. S. Latt. 37 37'; W. Long. 47 20'. Sounded, no bottom, 150 fm. line out the water discolour'd.

27. S. Latt. 39 7' ; W. Long. 49 58'. Discolor'd water. Sounded no bottom at 150 fm.

29. S. Latt. 41 6'; W. Long. 53 28'; Azi. 17 25' E. Discolor'd water, no bottom at 120 fm. lowr'd a whale boat, and struck a black fish but lost him. The iron drew.

30. S. Latt. 41 53'; W. Long. 54 4'; Azi. 17 54' E. Cold weather. Winds from SW.

31. S. Latt. 42 46'; W. Long. 53 45'; Azi. 17 54' E. Fresh gales. Caught 16 Albatross's, with a hook and line from the stern, hook'd them in the bill. Ships crew are all in health.

So ends the year 1790.

MADE THE BRAZIL COAST OR PATIGONIA.

1791. January 6. S. Latt. 48 0'; W. Long. 54 O r ; Amp'd 21 2* E. Generally fresh gales, and winds mostly from the Southward. Have caught many albatrosses within