[With India Fleet,
Homeward Bound]
15th. Ditto Weather at Daylight. In the Morning saw a Sloop to Windward
standing to the Eastward, which we run out of sight by Noon. Wind
South-East; course North-East 1/2 East; distance 119 miles; latitude 37
degrees 2 minutes North, longitude 41 degrees 54 minutes West.
16th. A Steady breeze and pleasant weather, with some rain in the Night.
At daylight in the Morning saw a Sail a head, which we came up and spoke
with a little after 10 o'clock. She proved a Portoguee Ship from Rio
de Janeiro, bound to Lisbon. Wind Ditto; course North-East 1/2 East; distance
119 miles; latitude 38 degrees 18 minutes North, longitude 40 degrees
38 minutes West.
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