4 January 1771

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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4 January 1771 Friday 4th Most part of these 24 hours Squally rainy weather, Winds variable between the NNW and SSW - At 5 pm Anchord in 28 fathom water Cracatoa West distant 3 miles.    some time after the wind Veerd to NW, with which we got under sail, but the wind dying away we advanced but little to the SW before noon at which time Princes Island bore SW distant 8 or 9 Leagues Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 341, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17710104.html