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27 September 1769
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James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
Joseph Banks's Journal
Sydney Parkinson's Journal
The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth
1769
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| Week Days &Ca | Winds | Course's | Dist Saild | Latd in South | Longd in West [of Greenwich] | Bearings &Ca at Noon |
| Miles | ° .. ' | ° .. ' | ||||
| Wed. 27 | NBE Westerly | S 28° Wt | 95 | 37..33 | 168..10 |
Very strong gales and hazey with rain the fore and middle part. the remainder Moderate and clear wear. In the evening took in the Topsails and Main sail and lay too ^with her head to the westward under the Fore sail during the night. At 4 AM made sail- saw several peices of sea weed at different times this 24 hours —
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