24 April 1770
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24 April 1770
Tuesday 24
th
In the
PM
had variable Light airs and calms untill 6 oClock at which time
a
breeze sprung up at
NBW
. at this time we had 70 fathom water being about 4 or 5 Leagues from the land the Pigeon house bearing N. 40° West.
and
Mount Dromedary S
o
30° West and the northermost land in sight N
o
19° East - Stood to the
NE
untill noon haveing a gentle breeze at
NW
. at which time we tack'd and stood to the westward being than by obser
n
in the Lat
de
of 35° 10' S
o
and Long
de
208° 51' [48 in pencil] W
t
A point of land which I named Cape St George we having discover'd it on that Saints day, bore West distant 19 Miles and the Pigeon house S
o
75° West, the Latitude
^
and Longitude
of which I fo
^
u
nd to be 35°..19' S and 209° 42' West. In the morning we found the Variation to be by the Amp
de
7°..50 East by several Azimuths 7°..54' East
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