James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 243

                                   Passage from New Zealand to New Holland

April 1770
13 degrees 56 minutes E. At noon Latitude in per Observation 38 degrees 0 minutes S. Longitude made from Cape Farewell 13 degrees 2 minutes W. Course & distance sail'd since yesterday noon S 70 degrees 15 minutes W  74 Miles  ___________________
Monday 9th    Gentle breezes at NW. Pleasant weather & a Smooth Sea in the am saw a Tropical Bird which I believe is uncommon in such high Latitude. at noon Latitude observed 38 degrees:29 minutes S. Longitude made from Cape Farewell 14 degrees 45 minutes W.  Course & distance sail'd since yesterday noon S 70 degrees 15 minutes W, 86 Miles ______________
Tuesday 10th      Gentle breezes at NW by N & clear settled weather. In the am found the Variation by the Amplitude to be 11 degrees 25 minutes E & by Azimuth 11 degrees 20 minutes; at Noon the observed      Latitude was 38 degrees 51 minutes S & Longitude made from Cape Farewell 16 degrees 45 minutes; Longitude in 202 degrees 42 minutes W. Course & distance sail'd since yesterday noon S 76 degrees 45 minutes W 96 miles.________________
Wednesday 11th     Gentle breezes from the NW & pleasant weather with some few showers of rain. In the am found the Variation to be 19 degrees 48 minutes E which is 21/2 degrees more than it was yesterday altho' I should have expected to have found it less for the observations were equally good. At Noon Latitude in 39 degrees 7 minutes S. Longitude made from Cape Farewell 17 degrees 23 minutes & Course & distance sail'd since yesterday noon S 62 degrees W 34 Miles. ______________ 
Thursday 12th       Calm with now & then light Airs from the NE & NW. cloudy weather but remarkably warm       & so it hath been for some days past at Noon we were in the Latitude of 39 degrees 11 minutes Longitude from Cape Farewell 17 degrees 35 minutes W. Course & distance sail'd since yesterday noon S 66 degrees W 10 Miles. ________
Friday 13th            Light Airs next to a Calm with Clear pleasant weather. What little wind we had was from the NW quarter. In the Course of this day found the Variation to be 12 degrees 27 minutes E being at Noon by observation in  the Latitude of 39 degrees 23 minutes S & Longitude 204 degrees 2 minutes W. Course & distance since yesterday noon S 62 degrees W 26 miles & Longitude made from Cape Farewell 18 degrees 4 minutes W. _____________
Saturday 14th     Calm serene weather, with formations light Airs from the Northwd, at sunset found the Varn. to be 11;28 e & in the morning to be 11:30 E.The Spiritsail Topsail being wore to rags it was condemn'd as not fit for its proper use  & Converted to repair the 2 TopGally. Sails they being of themselves so bad as not to be worth the Expense of new Canvas but with the help of this Sail may be made to last some time longer. At noon Latde in 39:25 S Longd made from Cape Farewell 18 degrees: 21W. Course & distance since yesterday noon 81W 13 Miles _______________
Sunday 15th        In the pm had light Airs at No which in the am increased to a fresh Gale with which we made the best of our way to the Westward & by noon had run since yesterday upon a So 86:15 Wt Course 79 Miles Latde in by Observn 39 degrees: 30 So & Longde made from Cape Farewell 20 degrees:2 Wt some flying fish seen this day _______________________