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to the Cape of Good Hope

pretty thickly strewd with the substance that I have before often mentiond under the name of Sea Saw dust  the sea water likewise emitted a strong smell like that of Seaweeds rotting on the shore

9. Struck soundings today on the Cape Bank  the Water on it appeard thick & muddy  many Birds especialy Gannetts were seen about the ship  in the Night especialy the fore part of it a very heavy dew fell.

10. In the morn the Water was clear & blue very unlike the muddy complexion it had yesterday  at 10 the Land was seen which provd to be to the Eastward of Cape Das Aguillas  it appeard low & sandy near the shore with high land rising behind it inland resembling very some parts of New Holland  in the Evening Cape das Aguilas was not more than 6 Leagues off so that we doubted not at all of being round it before morn  at night fall however the wind came right ahead & threatned a gale

 

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