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To Cape Horn

Janry, 1769

Among the things taken today observd ulva intestinalis & corrallina officin the wind has been very vereable all day at nine this even the three brothers & sugar loaf were in sight & we stood gently along shore in hopes to be at the streights mouth by the Morning.

About 6 this even the gentlemen upon deck observd the sugar loaf coverd with a cloud for a short time which left it intirely white they judgd it to have been a fall of snow upon the hill but as I did not myself see it I cannot give my opinion.

13. This morn at day break we were at the streights mouth & stood in a little way but the tide turning against us soon set us out again at ½ past 8 tide again turnd in our favour but soon after wind came foul so were forcd to turn to windward the wind soon freshning made us pitch most violently so much that our Gib netting was quite under water at 12 today Lat: 54:42 Staten land is much more craggy than Terra del Fuego tho the view of it in Ld Ansons Voyage is exaggerated about 4 it blew very hard & the tide turning against us quickly drove us out of the streights the second time at night less wind tho still South West, stood into the Streights the third time & had another violent pitching bout the tide turnd

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