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June 1771.   Passage Homewards.

& one black shearwater

8. Less wind Gulph-Weed  2 Tropick birds flying as before

9. Scarce any weed  the water smooth as if there had been no wind for some time in these Lat.

10. Still Light winds & no sea   very little weed

11. Rather more weed than lately  quite calm so that I went out in the boat & took up many individuals of all the species mentiond before but nothing new

12. Water as smooth as in a harbour  were we in an unknown sea we should build much on the probability of some Land in the neighbourhood   Some Porpoises & Skipjacks were seen but very little weed

14. Light winds & smooth water  two turtle were seen & a little Gulph-weed

15. Saw a small sloop which we soon outsaild & left behind  No weed at all today

16. Spoke an homeward-bound Brazil-man & soon left him

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