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539. March 1771. To the Cape of Good hope.
of the Terra de Natal Laying between the rivers Sangue & Fourmis about 20 Leagues to the southward of the Bay of Natal the shore seemd every where steep & rocky but the hills inland rose in gradual slopes spotted here & there with woods & where it was not lookd Green & pleasant.
5. For this day or two we have thought it rather colder than we should chuse at noon today the Thermometer in the shade was at 70. Land today in sight & no more
6. Foul wind & cloudy weather all day
7. Fair wind accompanied with clear weather over the land however at least in that direction hung clouds & appearances of rain as indeed was generaly the case for these some days past the seamen have found the ship to be Drove hither & thither by currents in a manner totaly unacountable to them
8. Calmish. Many Birds were observd such as Albatrosses black & grey Shearwaters cheifly setting upon the water the surface was
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