21 March 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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21 March 1770 Wednesday 21st In the PM had a fresh gale at NBW attended with rain, untill 6 oClock when the wind shifted to South and SSW and continued to blow a fresh gale with which we steer'd NEBN untill 6 AM at which time we hauld in EBN in order to make the land, which we saw soon after    At Noon our latitude by Accot was 41°..37' and Longde from Cape West 5°..42' Et Course and distance saild sence yesterday N 60° Et 92 Miles. At this time we were not above 3 or 4 Leagues from the land but being very Foggy upon it we could see nothing distinct, and as we had not much wind and a prodigious swell rowling in upon the Shore from the WSW, I did not think it safe to go nearer —Wednesday 21st In the PM had a fresh gale at NBW attended with rain, untill 6 oClock when the wind shifted to South and SSW and continued to blow a fresh gale with which we steer'd NEBN untill 6 AM at which time we hauld in EBN in order to make the land, which we saw soon after    At Noon our latitude by Accot was 41°..37' and Longde from Cape West 5°..42' Et Course and distance saild sence yesterday N 60° Et 92 Miles. At this time we were not above 3 or 4 Leagues from the land but being very Foggy upon it we could see nothing distinct, and as we had not much wind and a prodigious swell rowling in upon the Shore from the WSW, I did not think it safe to go nearer — 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/17700321.html