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19 April 1770
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Thursday 19th In the PM had fresh gales at SSW and Clowdy Squaly weather with a large Southerly Sea - At 6 took in the Topsails and at 1 AM brought too and sounded but had no ground with 130 fathoms of line - At 5 Set the Topsails Close reef'd and 6 saw land extending from NE to West at the distance of 5 or 6 Leagues having 80 fathom water a fine sandy bottom We continued Standing to the westward ^with the wind at SSW untill 8 oClock at which time we got topgt yards aCross made all sail, and bore away along shore NE for the Eastermost land we had in sight, being at this time in the Latitude of 37°..58' So and Longd of 210°..39' West. the Southermost Point of land we had in sight which bore from us W1/4S I judged to lay in the Latitude of 38°..0' So and in the Longitude of 211°..07' Wt from the Meridion of Greenwich. I have named it Point Hicks, because Leuitt Hicks was the first who discover'd this land —
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