4 April 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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4 April 1770 Wednesday 4th Had a stead brisk gale at SSW with some flying showers of rain and a la^rge hollow sea from the Southward   In the PM unbent the Main Topsail to repair, brought another to the yard and set it close reef'd - At Noon our Latitude by observation was 37°..56' So Course and distance saild sence yesterday at Noon N 60° West 122 Miles. Longitude made from Cape Fare-well 6°..54 West — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 221, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700404.html