19 March 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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19 March 1770 Monday 19th In the PM had a fresh breeze at SWBW and WSW which we made the most of untill 6 oClock when we shortend sail and at 10 brought too and sounded and had 115 fathom water judging our selves to be about 5 Leagues from the land. At midnight it fell little wind on which accout we made sail    at 8AM the wind veer'd to the NWBN with which we stood to the NE close upon a wind untill noon at which time we ^tack'd being were about 3 Leagues from the land and by observation in the Latitude of 42°..8' and Longitude from Cape West 5°..5' Et   Course and distance run sence yesterday at Noon No 35° Et 68 Ms depth of Water 65 fathoms, the land extending from NEBN to SSW. Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 202, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700319.html