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141. Febry. 1770. Passing Cooks streights
than from all that we have yet seen.
6. Foul wind continued but we contrivd to turn out & get into the streights which are to be calld Cooks streights here we were becalmd & almost imperceptibly drawn by the tide near the land the lead was dropd & gave 70 fathom soon after saw an apearance like breakers towards which we drove fast it was now sunset & night came on apace the ship drove into this which provd to be a strong tide which set her directly upon a rock to which she aproachd very near when the anchor was dropd which brought her up about a Cables lengh from it now we were sensible of the force of the tide which roard like a mill stream & ran at 4 knotts at least when it came in its strongest pushes for it varied much it ran in this manner till 12 O'Clock, when with the slack water we got up the anchor with great dificulty which lay in 70 fathom & a light breeze from the Northward cleard very soon from our dangers.
7. Sensible again of the Violence of the tides here which past us in great ripples even in the middle of the streights tho they were Judgd to be 5 leagues over in the narrowest part a large hill was seen
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