An account of several late voyages and discoveries

.'" tbe Streighu of Magcllan. 41 ~uth ; on theSouth.eaft Coafl: ot' .Amtrfor, whcre ¡ faw this Eclipfe 70 \,~grres in Longitud.! to the Weftward .pf thc Mcridian of U#do11, by t.his Ob– fervation: J coulrl not fee the "holc Fclipfe the ffcavens bcing cloudcd; l find Cape B.:11.,0, by my account of Sailing,to lic in the Longitudc of 69 J. 16 m. to the WeUward of the Merldian of. Lo11do11: lf the Moon had not been clouded, I . might have been exad in the Longitude, but I prefüme my Account is not much o_ut. Cape BlaHco líes in the Lacitude of 47 d. 2.0 m. South, and in Longitude from che Lizard, Weft, 6l J. 56 m. and in Meridian dtt:Jnce from thc Liz.arti, Wcft, 1014 Leagu,s, 1 Mile, !•. · · Port Def,er in America, lies in the Latitucli: of 47 J. 48 m. South, and io Longitude from the Li– ' :ard,Wefi, 61 J. 57 m. Meridian diftance from the LitarJ, Weíl:, 101; Leagues, 2. Miles,{•. Pt11gui11 lf/.a11J, or the plentiful Ifles, Latitude r 47 J. 5 S' m. South, and in Longitude from the Li• rtl. Weíl:, 6 r J. 5¡ m. Merid ian difiance from heLi~ard, Weft, 1014 Leagucs, 1. Miles. Variation of the Compafs here is Eafierly lt 17 J. 30 "'· April 1. The Swupllalces offof Sea! s Bay in che atitude of 48 d. 1 o "'· South, on the CoaQ: of atago11il1. Saturday, April 2.. Fair Weather this Morning, ind at North·north.wefi, a fine galc. I filled Day-light, and fte~red away Souch fouth-weft, ta nd South and by Weft by my C.ompafs, as thc afi: lies; 1 failed along in twenty Fathom wa– r : black Sand ditlant trom the iliore near three Leagues ; r