. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. WliP''*'* â -1,4. 498 A Voyage ro ; y?«^«/rt, lO be .arried fo far away to '^â r^i^j 41 joutb uefor<" f ncy can get the trade-winds " totervethem for thole ; The twenty fifth, tlie wind changed on a fudden from north-weft, and north by well, to fouth-wcft by weft â
. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. WliP''*'* â -1,4. 498 A Voyage ro ; y?«^«/rt, lO be .arried fo far away to '^â r^i^j 41 joutb uefor<" f ncy can get the trade-winds " totervethem for thole ; The twenty fifth, tlie wind changed on a fudden from north-weft, and north by well, to fouth-wcft by weft â¢, and fome time after ibuth fouth-weft, variable to north-weft, a frefh gale, rough fea, hazy, and then heavy rains for two days together â¢, fteered eaft north-eaft. The twenty feventh, in thirty degrees fix minutes (ouch, wind weft north-well, vary- ing to welt Ibuth-well, hail and rain, with lightnings, but cold weather. From the twenty eighth/////c, tothenintii of ylngiill, variable wind from Ibuth to north-eaft and north-well, hazy, dri/ling rain. We had a great multitude of birds about us on the ninth of Auqujt, being wiilte under the bi-llv,the wingslong,niarp-pointed, about as big as pigeons, dark brown on the back, either Hying about or Iwimniing on the lea, Hiip, as almoft to touch It, and then took their flight again. Ob- fervation twenty three degrees twenty leven minutes fouth la:itude, longitude of/w«, thirty one degrees fifty four mintues. We palled tin; tropick of Cafriiom, wind call by north variable to Ibuth fouth-eaft, and frelh gale, by judgment not above fifteen leaeall. The thirteenth,with the fime north-eaft by north, fomewhat call. Ob- fervation fixteen degrees five minutes; we law al)undance of certain binls, call'd by the Frnich Gonms^ who keep iilways near land, which wegueftcdnot â¢â far off". The fourteenth, ithan .; ; ^ â fterone got figlu ol die land of .'/i; ,â â .{tending from lout!) by eaft
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