S. 48° W.; distance 130 m.; lat. 47° 16′ N., long. 9° 7′ W.; at noon Lizard N. 40° 5′ E.; 69 leagues.
Monday, 29th.—Light Airs and Hazey the Most part of these 24 hours with some Rain. Wind N.Wrly; course S. 21° W.; distance 41 m.; lat. 46° 38′ N., long. 9° 29′ W.; at noon, Lizard N. 37° 45′ E., 86 leagues.
Tuesday, 30th.—Fresh Gales all these 24 Hours. At ½-past 1 p.m. Spoke with His Majesty's Ship Guardaloupe; at 6 Close Reeft the Topsails, and got down the Top Gallant Yards. Wind Westerly; course S. 27° W.; distance 33 m.; lat. 46° 9′ N., long. 9° 52′ W.; at noon, Lizard N. 36° E., 96 leagues.
Wednesday, 31st.—First and Middle parts, Moderate breezes and Clear; Latter, fresh Gales and Cloudy. At 6 p.m. loosed the 2nd Reef out of the Topsails, and at 8 a.m. took them in again; at Noon Tacked and stood to the N.W., having stood before to the Southward. Wind West to S.W.; course S. 36° E.; distance 82 m.; lat. 45° 3′ N., long. 8° 43′ W.; at noon, Lizard N.N.E., 105 leagues.
Thursday, September 1st.—Very hard gales, with some heavy showers of Rain, the most part of these 24 Hours, which brought us under our two Courses, Broke one of our Main Topmast phuttock Plates, washed overboard a small Boat belonging to the Boatswain, and drowned between 3 and 4 Dozen of our Poultry, which was worst of all. Towards Noon it moderated, so that we could bear our Maintopsail close Reefd. At Midnight wore and stood to the Southward. Wind Westerly; course S. 70° W.; distance 20 m.; lat. 44° 56′ N., long. 9° 9′ W.; at noon, Lizard N. 28° 15′ W., 109 leagues.
Friday, 2nd.—Fresh Gales and Cloudy the most part of these 24 hours. P.M. got up the spare Mainsail to dry, it being Wet by the Water getting into the Sail room, occasioned by the Ship being very Leakey in her upper works. At 5 a.m. loosed 2 Reefs out of each Topsail, and saw the Land, which we judged to be Cape Finister and Cape Ortugal. At 10 Tackt, being about 4 miles off Shore, and stood to the N.W.; at Noon, Cape Ortugal bore E. by S., distance about 8 Leagues. Wind N. by W., W., S.W., W.S.W.; course S. by W.; distance 64 m.; lat. 43° 53′ N., long. 9° 26′ W.; at noon, Lizard N.N.E., 130 leagues.
Saturday, 3rd.—First part little wind and Hazey, with rain; remainder strong Gales with hard squalls, which brought us under our close Reeft Topsails, and obliged us to strike Topgallant Yards. At 8 a.m. wore ship and stood to the Southward. Wind S.W. and W.; course S. 68° 45′ W.; distance 44 m.; lat. 44° 9′ N., long. 10° 20′ W.; at noon, Lizard N. 29½° E., 138 leagues.
Sunday, 4th.—Fore part fresh Gales and Clear; remainder
