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off Cape Campbell

as they were so timourous that they hardly dard venture within call of the ship. they stayd but a little while & then went away  not time enough to get ashore before it was dark  for at sunset we saw them not more than half way between us & the shore  I had two or three oppertunities this even of seeing Albatrosses raise from the Water which they did with great ease  maybe when they are not able to do so (which I have seen) is when they are Gorgd with food

15. Calm again  at Noon I went out & shot in less than an hour 6 Albatrosses  had the calm continued I beleive I might have shot 60. but a fair breeze of wind came which made me not much regret the Loss of our the rest.

16. Land this morn lookd fertile enough  we had now enterd upon a new Island on which few signs of inhabitants were seen  a fire however made us certain that howsoever thin they might be it was not totaly destitute of them  All day the Weather was very clear  in the morn early Mr Gore imagind that he saw land to the S. Eastward

17. This morn we were close onboard of the land 

 

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