}

Feb. 2, P.M. 6 45 14 42 9 34 }
3, P.M. 5 04 15 45 9 04 }
4, A.M. 3 26 16 49 9 10 }
5, P.M. 2 01 17 34 8 58 }
6, P.M. 0 20 18 27 8 32 }
North. }
7, P.M. 0 58 19 24 8 37 }
8, A.M. 1 56 20 16 8 25 }
10, P.M. 2 39 28 58 7 21 }
15, P.M. 6 38 32 40 4 35 }From the island of
16, P M. 8 03 24 18 6 09 }Ascension to England.
19, P.M. 12 06 24 34 6 48 }
21, P.M. 14 39 27 15 6 12 }
26, A.M. 23 54 28 15 6 00 }
March 3,P.M. 32 33 23 35 13 26 }
4,A.M. 34 02 22 32 13 43 }
5,P.M. 35.30 21 56 14 53 }
6,A.M. 36 46 21 23 15 15 }
P.M. - - - - 14 58 }
etween the islands of Tercera } 13 36 }
and Saint Michael.
1769. North. West. West.

Mar. 28. P.M. 39 deg.09' 19 deg. 02' 16 deg. 46' From this day till my arrival
in England, the weather was
so bad that we had no
opportunity of making any
observation of the variation.

N.B. The ill sailing of the Swallow prevented me from getting a sufficient
number of soundings to make a separate Table.

CHAPTER IV.

AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN THE YEARS 1768, 1769, 1770,
AND 1771, BY LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK, COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTY'S BARK THE
ENDEAVOUR.

[In addition to Cook's papers, Dr Hawkesworth had the use of a journal
kept by Sir Joseph Banks, in drawing up the account of this voyage; a
favour which he has not neglected to specify in his introduction. That
introduction, however, and several references to plates, with some other
matters deemed of little or no import, or elsewhere given, are now
omitted.]

SECTION I.

_The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with tome Account of that
Island._

Having received my commission, which was dated the 25th of May 1768, I
went on board on the 27th, hoisted the pennant, and took charge, of the
ship, which then lay in the bason in Deptford yard. She was fitted