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To Brazil

Octr. 1768

in the latitude of the Island of Fernand de Norhona so that I am not without hopes of making it if rightly laid down night however put an end to our hopes for the present at least & left us in no very agreable situation as shoals & foul ground is laid down all round the Island

28. Fine breeze today our hopes of seeing the Island were again renewd but without success so at night we judge ourselves to be past it & that the longitude is wrong laid down

29. Wind East very pleasant we have now gave up all thoughts of the Island. This Evening the sea appeard uncommonly beatifull flashes of light coming from it perfectly resembling small flashes of lightning & these so frequent that sometimes 8 or ten were visible at the same moment the seamen were divided in their acconts

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