29th. Fresh Gales and Hazey. Wind Ditto; course North 31 1/2 degrees
West; distance 128 miles; latitude 15 degrees 19 minutes North, longitude
33 degrees 2 minutes West.
30th. Ditto Gales and Cloudy. Fix'd a new maintopmast Backstay, the
old one having broke several times. Wind Ditto; course North 31 degrees
15 minutes West; distance 124 miles; latitude 17 degrees 5 minutes
North, longitude 34 degrees 9 minutes West.
31st. Strong Gales and Cloudy in the Evening. Got down Top Gallant
Yards, and in the Morning found the Variation 5 degrees 9 minutes West.
Wind North-East and North-East by East; course North 39 1/2 degrees West;
distance 136 miles; latitude 18 degrees 50 minutes North, longitude 35
degrees 40 minutes West.
Joseph Banks Journal
29th. Fresh
trade which quickly releivd every body from the depression of spirits etc.
which is the constant companions of the Damp Calms we have now passd through.
30th. Trade very fresh indeed with a
heavy sea, so that the Ship pitchd and tumbled very disagreably to us whoom a
continuance of fine weather has made almost unfit for a Gale.
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