27 December 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 27 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...

27 December 1769 Wednesday 27th Winds at East PM a fresh gale with which we stood to the Southward untill 12 at night then tack'd and Stood to the Northward. At 4 AM the wind began to freshen, and increased in such a manner that at 9 we was ^were obliged to bring the Ship too under her main sail; it blowing at this time excessive hard with heavy squalls attended with rain and at the same time thick hazey weather. Course made good sence yesterday at Noon SSW1/2W distance 11 Miles, Latd in 35°..19' So Longd in 188°..29' West. The Island of the Three Kings, N. 27° Et distt 77 Miles — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 167, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17691227.html