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April 1770.   Towards New S. Wales

as now except between the tropicks   all these uncommon appearances I myself can find no other method of accounting for than the uncommon lengh of time that the wind had remaind in the Eastern quarter before this  which Possibly had all that time blown home from the trade wind  & at the same time as it kept the Sea in a quiet & still state had brought with it all the Produce of the Climates from whence it came

14. A great dew this morn & Weather as calm as ever  in the afternoon however a small breeze sprang up & increasd gradualy till towards night when a large quantity of Porpoises were seen about the ship.

15. Little or no Dew this morn  the Breeze freshned & came to WNW. which soon raisd a sea  Several flying fish were seen today  tho I was not fortunate enough to see any of them yet they were seen by people who I am sure could not be mistaken  after dinner a small Bird of the Sterna kind came about the ship much like the Sterna of New Zealand but browner upon the back  it stayd a long time about the ship & seemd to me as if it had lost its way  at night the wind moderated but with it came a kind of invisible spray or mist which thouroughly wetted my hair as I walkd the deck

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