An account of several late voyages and discoveries

to the Stre~~hts of Magellan: t 'l7 ft~r11ary 15. F.lir Wcathcr, and a frcíh Ga le nf\\'ind Eafiedy. This Day thc Long-boatwcnt i:.to Port Defire for frcfü \Vatcr, but could not f.!llbovc fivc or íix Punchcons; for thcrc w.1s no nwrc to be h~,d thcrc,and ali thcy brought :t-board \íiS hrlckiJh: R1ir \Vcathcr, ,v ind \'~lriahlc. Sunday, February z6. Etir \Vc.1thcr, :md :1 frclli \\'i11d at S. S. W. This Morning wc frt S:t il from Port Dcfire, to go for Englfmd; and at rwclvc 3Clock, I WJs in thc Latirndc of 4 7 d. 1 o m. S• • ~nt\ thcn Ctipe Blancbo bon: N. W: of me, bue r.orby thc C \lm¡x1f,; ; for hcrc is a Point and half \'3ri:.1tion Eafrcrly; and at four a Clock, Cape Bfr1ncbo horc u.r. N. W. o.f me, by the Compais, d:fi.tncc nin e Miles, and thcn we h:td z o Fathom \\'at,r ; bm whcn it bcars W: N. W. from you, J rou ~1rc 8 Miks off, you will h:ivc hut ten :1chÓm ,v-atcr. Hcrc is vcry good Sounding lltlH: Coafi along, from this Cape to Cape Vir– i11-lvfary, which lics in 5 2 d. 15 111. S. Within re Lcagucs otf thc Main, you will havc z 5 Jnd o F.'tthom \V.1ter; and I o Lcagues off, you ·ill luvc 5 o, and 55 F~nhom ,v atcr, ic is bfack llie Sand. lflednefdizy, May 17. Thc ,veather fair. This \'cnmg, at (ix a Clock, wr:. faw the Iíland of t. 1vfary, onc of thc ltlcs of Azorc.r; it bore. . N. E. of me, difbnt about 1 6 Lcagucs, by fümation: f:lir \Vcathcr, \Vind at S. E. May t 9. :Elir \Vcathcr, \V ind EaHcrly. This !orning, at fcvcn a Clock, tite Town of Puntele– ,tda, upon thc lfLmd of St. 1vl.icJ.,adr, om: of thc b of / ÍZDrcr, borc North of me, d iít.i.nt "bout two