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Wednesday 20th PM Fresh breeze at W.BN. and clear weather. At 6 Tack'd and stood off. North Cape bore South distant 3 or 4 Miles. At 4 AM tackd and stood in Wind at WNW a fresh breeze. but at 9 it increased to a Strong gale with heavy squalls attended with Thunder and rain which brought us under our Courses. At a 11 it cleared up and ^the wind came to WSW, we set the topsails double reef'd and tackd and stood to the North-west —
At Noon a Stiff gale and clear weather. Latd Obd 34°..14, North Cape SSW distant 3 Leagues —
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