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117.
Janry. 1770.   Albatross point

of Birds or hopes of new ones I could outrow the ship in much more  Land just in sight

9. Much as yesterday  Land in sight but so faintly seen that a Landsman would scarce distinguish it from Clouds

10. In the morn a breeze of fair wind put us all into high spirits  the countrey we passd by appeard fertile  more so I think than any part of this countrey I have seen  rising in gentle Slopes not over wooded but what trees there were well grown  few signs of inhabitants were seen  a fire & a very few houses

about noon we passd between the main & a small Island or rock which seemd almost totaly coverd with birds probably of the  Gannets  towards evening a very high hill was in sight but very distant

11. Calm this morn  some fish were caught  in the even foul wind  our high hill has been alt  alternately sometimes seen & sometimes wrapped up in clouds. some of our people think it is as high as the Pike of Teneriffe  tho I cannot be of half that opinion yet it is certainly in appearance very like it

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