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

CHAPTER 5
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They have pretty large plantations of these, but at present they are scarce, it being too Early in the Season.

At Noon the Bay of Tegadoo bore West 1/2 South, distant 8 Leagues, and a very high double peak'd Mountain some distance in land bore North-West by West.

Latitude observed 38 degrees 13 minutes South; Wind at North, a fresh Gale.
Monday, 23rd.

P.M.fresh Gales at North, and Cloudy weather.

At 1 Tack'd and stood in shore; at 6 Sounded, and had 56 fathoms fine sandy bottom; the Bay of Tegadoo bore South-West 1/2 West, distance 4 Leagues.


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