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Page 37
... wind freshen- ing more than ever , he resolved to put out to sea , and work to the east with a northerly wind . The ship made 8 miles an hour , and from ten in the forenoon , when that course was taken , until sunset , 56 miles , which ...
... wind freshen- ing more than ever , he resolved to put out to sea , and work to the east with a northerly wind . The ship made 8 miles an hour , and from ten in the forenoon , when that course was taken , until sunset , 56 miles , which ...
Page 38
... wind fell , and , the course being east , she could not lay her course nearer than S.E. , and , owing to other mischances , he was detained until the morning . At sunrise he determined to go in search of a port , because the wind had ...
... wind fell , and , the course being east , she could not lay her course nearer than S.E. , and , owing to other mischances , he was detained until the morning . At sunrise he determined to go in search of a port , because the wind had ...
Page 40
... wind from the east , and he shaped a N.N.E. course . At sun- set the Puerto del Principe bore S.S.W. 7 leagues . the island of Babeque bearing due east about 60 miles . He steered N.E. all that night , making 60 miles , and up to ten o ...
... wind from the east , and he shaped a N.N.E. course . At sun- set the Puerto del Principe bore S.S.W. 7 leagues . the island of Babeque bearing due east about 60 miles . He steered N.E. all that night , making 60 miles , and up to ten o ...
Page 41
... wind . At three o'clock in the morning the wind changed , and a course was shaped E.N.E. , the wind being S.S.W. , and chang- ing at dawn to south and S.E. At sunset Puerto del Principe bore nearly S.W. by W. 48 miles , which are 12 ...
... wind . At three o'clock in the morning the wind changed , and a course was shaped E.N.E. , the wind being S.S.W. , and chang- ing at dawn to south and S.E. At sunset Puerto del Principe bore nearly S.W. by W. 48 miles , which are 12 ...
Page 42
... wind fair to come , if he had wished to do so . Friday , 23rd of November.- The Admiral stood towards the land all day , always steering south with little wind , but the cur- rent would never let them reach it , being as far off at ...
... wind fair to come , if he had wished to do so . Friday , 23rd of November.- The Admiral stood towards the land all day , always steering south with little wind , but the cur- rent would never let them reach it , being as far off at ...
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