21 December 1769
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21 December 1769
Thursday 21
st
Fresh breeze at
SW,
and clear weather with a heavy swell fi
^
r
st from the West than from the
SW
. At 8
AM
loose'd the 2
nd
reefs out of the topsails. At noon clear weather, no land in sight —
The North Cape bore S 25° East distant 24 Leagues. Lat
de
observed 33°..17' S
o
—
Voyaging Accounts
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