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South Sea

The tropick birds this Evening made a noise as they flew over the ship not unlike some gulls

15. All but calm all this day many tropick birds were about the ship the sea today was remarkably quiet so that the ship had little or no motion

This night happend an occultation of Saturn by the moon which Mr Green observ'd but was unlucky in having the weather so cloudy that the observation was good for little or nothing

16. Calm almost but the ship stole through this remarkably smooth water so that I do not think it worth while to have a boat hoisted out by observation to day they find that she has gone these two days much faster than the log which they tell me is very often the case in light winds when the ship goes before them

Our water which was taken aboard at Terra del Fuego has remaind till this time perfectly good without the least change an instance which I am told is very rare especialy as in our case when water is brought from a cold climate into a hot one this however has stood it without any damage & now drinks as brisk & pleasant as when first taken on board or better for the red colour it had at first is subsided & it is now as clear as
 

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