On the 26th we saw two grampuses; on the 28th we saw another, and the next day several birds, among which was one about the size of a swallow, which some of us thought was a land bird.

Our men now began to look very pale and sickly, and to fall down very fast in the scurvy, notwithstanding all our care and attention to prevent it. They had vinegar and mustard without limitation, wine instead of spirits, sweet wort and salop. Portable soup was still constantly boiled in their peas and oatmeal; their birth and cloaths were kept perfectly clean; the hammocks were constantly brought upon the deck at eight o’clock in the morning, and carried down at four in the afternoon. Some of the beds and hammocks were washed every day; the water was rendered wholesome by ventilation, and every part between decks frequently washed with vinegar.

On Sunday the 31st of May, our longitude, by observation, was 127° 45’W. our latitude 29° 38’S. and the variation, by azimuth and amplitude, 5° 9’E.

The next day, at three in the afternoon, our longitude, by observation, was 129° 15’W. and our latitude 19° 34’S. We had squally weather, with much lightning and rain, and saw several men of war birds.

On the 3d, we saw several gannets, which, with the uncertainty of the weather, inclined us to hope that land was not

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