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Off Cape Horn
Janry 1769
little westing possibly today we were to the westward of the cape at least a great swell from the NWt makes it probable certain that we were to the Southward of it many large albatrosses d. exulans were about the ship whose backs were very white at noon a shag Pelecanus antarcticus came on board the ship & was taken Soon after dinner saw an Island to the northward possibly Diego Ramires [also spelt Diego Ramirez]
28. Pleasant breezes but a heavy swell from NNW continued & made it likely that we were past the Cape tho we had made but little westing
29. Wind still Foul & swell continued; today at noon lat. 59:00
30. At noon today Lat 60.04: near calm almost all navigators have met with Easterly winds in this Lat. so we were in hopes to do the same towards Even wind got to the Southward
31. Wind SE stood to the westward with very fine weather
Febry 1. Calm this morn go went out in the boat & Killd Diomedea antarctica Procellaria antarctica & Turtur. Diomedaea antarctica the Lesser Black billd albatross is much like the common
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