We found variation east 4 degrees.
The 15th, in the morning, between twelve and two o'clock, it blew a very brisk gale at north-west, and looked very black in the south-west.

At two it flew about at once to the south-south-west, and rained very hard.
The wind settled some time at west-south-west, and we steered east-north- east till three in the morning; then the wind and rain abating, we steered east-half-north for fear of coming near the land.

Presently after, it being a little clear, the man at the bowsprit end called out, "Land on our starboard bow." We looked out and saw it plain: I presently sounded, and had but ten fathom, soft ground.

The master, being somewhat scared, came running in haste with this news, and said it was best to anchor.

I told him no, but sound again; then we had twelve fathom; the next cast, thirteen and a half; the fourth, seventeen fathom; and then no ground with fifty fathom line.