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July 1771.   Passage homeward

4. My Bitch Lady was found dead in my Cabbin laying upon a stool on which she generaly slept  She had been remarkably well for some days  in the night she shreikd out very loud so that we who slept in the great Cabbin heard her  but becoming quiet immediately no one regarded it  whatever disease was the cause of her death it was the most sudden that ever came under my Observation. Many Shearwaters were seen about the ship

5. in the night the ship passd through a shoal of Macarels & in the Morning many Crabs & some seaweed was observd with many Shearwaters

6. Several shearwaters & one Gannet were seen  much sea weed like tape flattish & narrow

7. Several shearwaters & much Tapeweed  the water a little discolourd  Caught Lepas Cygnifera floating upon the water in round conjeries's  some of which were large enough to fill a mans hat.

 

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