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South Sea

April 1769

compass. after this fill up the cask with more cabbage as before directed & Head it up  N.B. the Cabbage should be gatherd in dry weather some time after sun rise that the dew may not be upon it halves of cabbages are better for keeping than single leaves.

10. Last night a halo was observ'd round the moon which was followd by a very disagreable night the wind being all round the compass & sometimes blowing very fresh with severe thunder & lightning & very heavy rain

This morning the wind from N. to NW. the weather very hazey & thick about 9 it cleard up a little & showd us Osnabrug Island discoverd by the Dolphin in her last voyage it was distant about 6 leagues & appeard like a very short cone very light winds NW. about one land was seen ahead in the direction of Georges Land it was however so faint that very few could see it. Soon after it was seen off the deck in the same faint manner but appearing high. our distance when it was first seen was 25 leagues at sun set the ship was nearly abreast Osnabrug Island 2 or 3 leagues from it it appeard to have many trees upon it but in some parts the rocks were quite bare.

At this time it remaind in dispute

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