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Septr.  1770.  Savu

& out of this passd rays of a brighter colourd light tending directly upwards  these appeard &vanishd nearly in the same time as those of the Aurora Borealis  but were entirely without that trembling or vibratory motion observd in that Phænomenon  the body of it bore from the ship SSE: it lasted as bright as ever till near 12. when I went down to sleep but how much longer I cannot tell.

17. In the morn an Island in sight very imperfectly if at all laid down in the Charts: by 10 we were very near the East end of it; it was not high, but composd of gently sloping hills & vales almost intirely cleard & coverd with innumerable Palm trees; near the the Beach were many Houses, but no people were seen stirring. Soon after we passd the NE point, & saw on the beach a large flock of sheep, but still no people: the North side of the Isle appeard scarce at all cultivated, but like that of Rotte coverd with thick brush wood almost or quite destitute of Leaves, among these as we pass'd along we saw numerous

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