An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries to the South and North
Description:... This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1694 edition. Excerpt: ... chap. If. Of our home Voyage from Spitzbergen to the Elbe. on the 22th day of July in the morning, when the Sun was North-east, we waied our Anchors, and failed out of the South-Haven: we had a fogg all day long, p ad Sun-stiine at nightj in the night we saw abundance of Fin-fijhes. On the 24th it was ib warm with Sun-shine, that the Tarr wherewith the Ship was daubed over melted; we drove, it being calm, before che Haven or Bay of Magdalen. On the 25 th it was cloudy, and Sun-Jhine, but cold withal; at night we came to the Forelands; the night was foggy, the wind Southwest, On the 26th we had the very fame weather all day the Sun was very low in the night. On the 28th we turned from the fide of the North-Foreland towards the west, when the Sun was South-east; and we did fail Soufhwest and by west towards the Sea j then we changed our Course southwards, and stood South-east. On the 29th, 30th; and 31th we failed South-east and by south all along by the Land, the south side of the Foreland was 8 Leagues from us, bearing North-east, then we failed South-west and by.south, it was very cold with a North-west wind. We saw daily abundance of Fin-fishes, but no more Whales, On the 9th of August it was windy all day, with a gloomy Sun-shine in the forenoon; it cleared up towards noon j the wind was Southeast, when we took the Meridian heighthof the Sun, and were at 66 degrees 47 minutes j we sailed South-westward all along the Northern (hoar of the Country. On the 13th, being Sunday in the morning, the wind was North-west, stormy, with rain and west winds. In the night we had very clear Moon and Star-light. In the morning we saw the northern part of Hitland, we failed southward; after the rain we saw Fair-lste, and sailed in betwixt Hitland and...
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