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Septr 1769.  In search of the Southern continent

underneath except his head chin and neck which were black - a seal seen -

[Margin note] a Seal

8. Little wind in the morn   at noon calm with rain  few birds seen all of the common sorts +Great swell from SW+

9. Fair wind  light breeze and very pleasant weather  a small peice of sea weed was seen  few birds only the Pintado and small shearwater.

10. This morn a fog bank was seen upon our quarter which much resembled land   we bore after it but were soon convincd of our mistake  more birds than yesterday   Pintado birds   both the albatrosses  the small grey backd bird like a dove (Mother Careys dove)  the grey backd shearwater of the 31st. and a small kind of Mother Careys chicken black above and white underneath

11. fine weather and few birds

12. Moderate  saw another of the small bird of the 20th which are the only two that have yet been observd  /swell from SSW/

13. Almost calm all last night  weather today very uncertain, breezes succeeding calms /swell from SSW/  few birds are about the ship  two were however seen swimming in the water that were perfectly white and appeard larger than Albatrosses

14. Weather much as yesterday /swell from SSW/

15. fresh breeze of wind but fair abundance of birds are again about the ship  both the Albatrosses  Pintados grey backd shearwater   black backd dº of the 7th.   Dove. In the even it blew hard   myself far from well  complaints much like sea sickness.

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