Fresh Gales at South-West, West-South-West, and South-South-West.

In the P.M.had some heavy Squalls, attended with rain and hail, which obliged us to close reef our Topsails.

Between 2 and 4 we had some small rocky Islands* (* The Solitary Islands.) between us and the land; the Southermost lies in the Latitude of 30 degrees 10 minutes, the Northermost in 29 degrees 58 minutes, and about 2 Leagues or more from the land; we sounded, and had 33 fathoms about 12 Miles without this last island.

At 8 we brought too until 10, at which time we made sail under our Topsails.

Having the Advantage of the Moon we steer'd along shore North and North by East, keeping at the distance of about 3 Leagues from the land having from 30 to 25 fathoms.