16/66 At 6 o'clock James Fort, St.Helena, bore East 1/2 South, distant 3 Leagues. In the A.M.found the Variation to be 13 degrees 10 minutes West. Wind East by South; course North 50 degrees 30 minutes West; distance 71 miles; latitude 15 degrees 5 minutes South, longitude 6 degrees 46 minutes West. Moderate breezes and Cloudy weather. Sailing in Company with the Fleet. |