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

CHAPTER 2
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Wind North-West by North, to West by North; course North-East 1/2 North; distance 95 miles; latitude 22 degrees 11 minutes South, longitude 127 degrees 55 minutes West.
Sunday, 26th.

Squally weather, with rain.

At 5 p.m.saw some sea Weed pass the Ship, and at 7 William Greenslade, Marine, either by Accident or design, went overboard and was Drowned.

The following circumstances makes it appear as tho' it was done design'dly.

He had been Centinel at the Steerage door between 12 and 4 o'clock, where he had taken part of a Seal Skin put under his charge, and which was found upon him.


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