A Steady breeze and pleasant weather. At 6 am saw the Island of Bonavista / one of the Cape de Verd Islands / extending from SBE to SWBS, Dist^t 3 or 4 Leagues. Ranged the East side of this Island at the distance of 3 or 4 Miles from the shore, until we was were obliged to haul off to avoid a Ledge of rocks which stretched out SWBW from the body or SE Point of the Island ° leagues. Had no ground with 40 fathom a mile without this ledge. The Island of Bonavista is in extent from North to south about 5 Leagues, is of a very uneven and hilly surface, with low sandy beaches on the East side. The S.E p.^t of the Island, from which I take my departure, by an observation this day at Noon lies in the Lat.^d of 1° N and according to our run from Madeira in the Long.^d of 21° 51' west from Greenwich and S. 21° West 260 leagues from Teneriff: drawing No. 1 and 2 represent the appearence of the East side of this Island where [***] is the SE point or the hill over it, which is high, of a round figure, and the southermost on the Island.

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