Gentle breezes and settled weather. At 2 PM saw land from the mast head bearing WBN, which we stood directly for, and could but just see it of the deck at sun set. Variation p^r Az. and Amp^d 15°..41/2' East.  By observations of the Sun and Moon made this afternoon the Longitude of the Ship is 180°..55' W: by the mean of these and subsequent observations the error of the Ships accou[n]t in Long^d from Georges Island is 3°..16', that is the Ship is so much to the westward of the Long^de resulting from the Log which is what is insert'd [in] the columns. At Midnight brought too, and sounded but had no ground with 170 fath: At day light made sail in for the land. At Noon it bore from SW to NWBN distant 8 Leagues. Latitude Observed 38°..57' S^t

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