Cook's Journal: Daily Entries, 22 May 1770

22 May 1770
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22 May 1770

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22 May 1770

Tuesday 22^d In the ^PM had a gentle breeze at ^SE with which we stood in for the land ^SW untill 4 oClock when being _^^{in the Lat^de of 24°. 36' S^o} ^and about 2 Leagues from land in 9 fathom water we bore away along shore ^NWBW At the same time we could see the land extending to the South South East about 8 Leagues. Near the Sea the land is _^^very low but in land are some moderatly high hills and the whole appear'd to be thickly cloathed with wood In runing along shore we shoald in our water from 9 to 7 fathom and at one time had but 6 fath^m which determined me to anchor for the night and accordingly at 8 oClock we came too in 8 fathom water a fine gravely bottom about 5 Miles from the land. this evening we saw a water snake and 2 or 3 evenings ago one lay under the Ships stern some time this was about a yard and a half in length and was the first we had seen —

At 6 oClock in the ^AM we wieg'd with a gentle breeze southerly and steerd ^NW1/4W edgeing in for the land untill w[e] got within 2 Miles of it having from 7 to 11 fathom water, we then steer'd N^NW as the land laid, At Noon we were by observation in the Latitude of 24°.19' S^o Longitude made from Sandy Cape 1°..14' West —

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