Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0184

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[Page 184]

To Cape Horn

unconcernd at the badness of the weather or the hight of the sea but continued often flapping near the surface of the water as if fishing

28. Less wind the sea soon falls the water both yesterday & today has been a good deal discolourd Sound & find 48 fathom.

29. Fair wind water very white sounded 46 fathom about 4 in the Even 44 We observd now some feathers & peices of reed to float by the ship which made us get up the hoave net to see what they were soon after some drowned Carabi & Phalaenae came past which we took & employd the hoave till dark night taking many specimens Lat. 41:48 This morn a large sphinx came off probably from the land & was taken

 

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