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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 1
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At 6 a.m.Cape Finister bore South by West 1/2 West, distance 10 or 11 leagues.

Loosed all the Reefs out of the Topsails, and got Topgallant Yards across.

Wind Westerly, Calm; at noon, Island of Cyserga,* (* Sisarga, near Coruna.) East-South-East 3 leagues.
Monday, 5th.

Light breezes and Calm all these 24 hours.

At 2 p.m.had an Observation of the Sun and Moon, which gave the Longitude 8 degrees 42 minutes West from Greenwich.


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