Time by the Watch			Appart time computed from observations		Observed distce &nearest limbs				Observed Altd s Lower Limb					Observed Altd s uper Limb -				Correct Altd s Center				Correct Altd Center			The Longd resulting from each set of Obsern
	H.	'	"			°		'	"		°	'	"		°	'	"		°	'	"		°	'	"
	8	27'	15			71		26	0		15	36	0		24	13	0
		30	30			71		28	0		15	11	0		24	8	-
		32	15			71		29	0		14	56	0		23	57	0
	25	30	00					83	0		45	43	0		72	18	0
1st Set	8	30	0	6..12.53			71	27	40		15	14	20		24	6	0		15	22	39		23 43 0			66 7 45
	8	33	50				71	30	0		14	43	0		23	38	0
		35	39				71	31	0		14	25	0		23	42	0
		37	46				71	30	30		14	10	0		23	32	0
		107	15					91	30			78	0			112	0
2nd Set	8	35	45				71	30	30		14	26	0		23	37	20		14	34	0		23 14			66 19 45
	8	39	10				71	31	30		13	56	0		23	26	0
		41	20				71	32	0		13	40	0		23	20
		43	49				71	33	0		13	18	0		23	6
		124	19					95	30			114	0			52
3rd Set		41	26				71	32	10		13	38	0		23	17	20		13	46	0		22 55			66 0 45

N.B. The mean of the three sets is 66°..9'..25". And the mean of M^r Greens Computations from the same Observations was 66°.14' .0" and the mean of his computations and mine will be 66°.. 11'..32"; and therefore the Longitude of Cape S^t Diego or the NW entrance of Strat Le Maire will be 66°.. 0'..0" West from Greenwich and its Lat^d is 54°.. 39' South- Note, the distance of the Sun and Moon were taken by Mr Green alone, my Quadrant being out of order —

First part Strong gales and very heavy Squalles with Hails and rain — the remainder more moderate, but unsettled sometimes a fresh breeze _^^{and Squally} and some times little wind; Kept Plying in the Straits untill 1/2 past 4 PM at which time the Tide had made Strong againest us and the wind not abating bore away intending to have hauled under Cape S^t Diego, but was prevented by the force of the tide which carried us past that Cape with surprising rapidity — at at the same time caused a very great sea. at 6 the Weather being clear took Nine _^^{or three sets of} observations of the Sun and Moon in order to find the Longitude of the place.    and as they perhaps are the first observations of this kind that were ever made so near to the extremity of South America I have inserted them below just as they were taken that every boddy may judge for themselves, Cape S^t Diego bore at this time SBE distant about 4 Leagues — at 1/2 past 7 Tacked and stood to the SE Cape S^t Diego bearing SBE Dist^ce 5 Leagues — At 1 AM Squally, wore Ship Staten land extending from from North to East. at 4 Moderate Weather, loose'd a reef out of each topsail, the Cape of Good Success WBS and Cape S^t Diego NNW being now in the Strait, but the tide turning against us, soon carried us out    The Violence of the Tide of Ebb rais'd such a Sea off Cape S^t Diego that it looked as if it was breaking Voilently on a lidge of rocks and would be taken for such by any who knew not the true cause; when the Ship was in this torrent she frequently Pitched her bowsprit in the Water —  by noon we got under the land between Cape S^t Diego and Cape S^t Vincent where I thought to have Anchor'd, but found the bottom every where hard and rocky   the depth of water from 30 to 12 fathom —  Set the Master to examine a small Cove which appeared to our View a little to the Eastward of Cape S^t Vincent

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