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April 1771.    from the Cape of Good Hope to St Helena

18. Moderate weather but a great rolling sea from the Southward

19. Got the Wind at NW right in our teeth  not strong however

20. Wind & weather continuing just as yesteday

21. Got the Wind again astern with pleasant weather which already alterd much for the warmer

23. foul wind again very veerable

25. Crossd the tropick this day with a fresh breeze of Wind at SW  so far we are unlucky  not having as yet met with the trade wind which ships in general meet about Lat. 30 at this time of the year as we have been told

26. Saw two Sternas  probably blown off from the Coast of Africa tho they seem little to regard the ship but flew towards the Sea  in the Even Dr Solander & several more heard a noise rumbling like distant thunder which was in general supposd to be a gun from some ship not in sight  the Dr however thought that its duration was considerably

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