An account of several late voyages and discoveries

to the Strei¡,ht.r of Magellan~ r 1 ~ LcJªucs off the Shorc, and could not get ground ac s~ i:athom. I was to thc Soüthward of Bal– da-vía H~1rbour. December 3 t. This Afternoon it blew hard at N, W. :md rained ; I ficcrcd S. 1V. and by S. by my Compafs, this Afrcl'noon and to Night. Hcrc are fcvcral Sores of Porpus-Filhcs in thefe s~:1s unlikc ours in Europe: Somc pied white nd bl:tc:k, and fome grey and large ones. Rain y Wcathcl' to Night, and no Obfervation to be Jdc ofthc Shorc• .1auua,y., Anno Dom. 1670-1 ~ Srmday, ,1anuary 1. Raw, cold, cloudy w·ca.: her; Rain and fome Hail, thc \V ind at N. W. ftout Gale, and a g1·eat Sea: I was much afraid lt l íhould lofc my Main-1naíl, it f:.:tchcd füch ~'ay, and b~·okc thc Spikcs th_at faílncd the ecchcs with working. I ficered S. S. TY. to eafe e Ship from ro~ling whar I could. After foveral ourfcs madc from Saturday Noon till to Day '0011, I mak~ d.c true Courf e to be South 3 9 d. o 111. ,vcfi:erly, and difiance, failcd 105 Miles, d dcparturc \V cfi: 66 Miles, and differencc of ongimde 1 o I d. 37 111. 4 tcnths ; difference of titudc 1 d. ;. 2 m. 3 tcnths; Latitud.:, by Ac- unt, 47 d. 41 m. South. . Wedn~{day, _'ianuary 4. Inditfcrent fair \Vea– er, the \V ind at North-weH, and fomctimcs 3t .N. W. ;1 fine Galc: I kept on my Courfe Somh. me Porpus Fi!hes f cen to dav, and fome \Vhalcs d Sea-fowl; nuny littk P~rerds. This Morn-· ,g l took thc Sun"s Amplirndc, :: 1.nd I find th::: ompafs to havc 10 d. 28 m. V:irfation EaHerly. 1 r"1y