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

CHAPTER 5
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P.M., had a Gentle Breeze at West.

In the evening came to North-West by West and Continued so all night and blow'd a fresh breeze; we steer'd along shore East-South-East and South-East by East, keeping between 2 and 3 Leagues off.

At 1/2 past 7 p.m.Saw for a few Minutes Mount Egmont which bore from us North 17 West, distant 10 Leagues.

At 5 a.m.

Steer'd South-East by South the land inclining more Southerly, but half an hour after we saw land bearing South-West by South which we hauld up for.* (* The north end of the South Island, New Zealand.) At this time the weather was squally attended with showers of rain.


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