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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 2
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First and Latter parts, fresh Gales and Squally, with flying Showers of rain and Hail; the Middle, strong Gales with heavy Squalls and showers of rain.

At 8 p.m.took 2nd Reef Topsails, at 6 a.m.
Close reefd the Foretopsails and took in the Mizen Topsl, and at 10 set it again and let the reef out of the Fore top-sails.

Wind, West Northerly; course South-West; distance, 79 miles; latitude 59 degrees 0 minutes South, longitude 72 degrees 48 minutes West.
Monday, 30th.

Fore part, fresh Gales and Squally with Hail and rain, remainder moderate and Cloudy.

At 6 a.m.loosed the 2nd reef out of the Topsails and set Top-gallant Sails.


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