9 May 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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9 May 1770 Wednesday 9th Winds Northerly most part a fresh breeze with which we stood off ^shore untill 12 at night, at the distance of 5 Leagues from the land had 70 fathom, at the distance of 6 Leagues 80 fathom which is the extent of the Soundings for at the distance of 10 Leagues off we had no ground with 150 fathom - Stood in shore untill 8 oClock AM and hardly fetched the C. Three Points - Having little wind at NWBN we tack'd and stood off untill Noon at which time we tackd with the wind at NNE, being than in the Latde of 33°..37' So Cape Three Points bearing NWBW distant four Leagues — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 234, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700509.html