15 December 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 15 December 1769 Endeavour Voyage Maps 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 References Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

15 December 1769 Friday 15th Fresh gales at S.W. and for the most part clear weather, with a large swell from the westward. At 8 PM tacked and stood to the S.E. until 8 AM then tack'd and stood to the westward with as much sail as the Ship could bear. At Noon was ^we were in the Latitude of 34°.10' St and Longd 185°..45' west and by estimation about 11 Leagues from the Land notwithstanding we use'd our utmost endeavours to keep in with it — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 165, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17691215.html