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6.    In search of the Southern continent

her  in the evening the weather moderates & the sea falls fast.  at night the comet was seen brighter than when last observd but the tail was something shorter  which when last seen measurd 42: degrees in lengh. + great sea from WSW  at 4 lat. 40º 22' +

3. Sea quite down  a pleasant breeze  few birds today about the ship  cheifly  Pintado birds and black beakd Albatrosses

4. Almost calm  few birds as yesterday  in the Evening a light breeze springs up and the sun sets among many dark black clouds edg'd with fiery red  which is lookd upon by some seamen as a sure sign of a gale of wind

5. In the morn a pleasant breeze which increasd gradualy till about 4 when it blew fresh  about 6 hard rain came on which made both sea and wind fall in a very short time  many birds were seen today, all of the 2nd and two that had not been seen before  probably varieties of the common albatross  one at a distance appeard snow white but nearer was easily seen to be thickly powderd over with small grey spotts, the other milk white except the tipps of the wings which were black as in Gannetts.- saw a peice of rock weed

6. Moderate all day   few individuals of Birds but all the sorts of yesterday

7. Blows fresh   many birds  all the sorts of yesterday and one added to the number  a shearwater of the common size (of a sea gull) black above and white

 

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