On February 14th we were in the latitude of 16
degrees 30 minutes south, and in the longitude of 193 degrees 35 minutes. We had
hitherto had much rain and bad weather, but this day the wind sinking, we hailed
our consort the Zee-Haan, and found to our great satisfaction that our
reckonings agreed. On the 20th, in the latitude of 13 degrees 45 minutes, and in
the longitude of 193 degrees 35 minutes, we had dark, cloudy weather, much rain,
thick fogs, and a rolling sea, on all sides the wind variable. On the 26th, in
the latitude of 9 degrees 48 minutes south, and in the longitude of 193 degrees
43 minutes, we had a north-west wind, having every day, for the space of
twenty-one days, rained more or less. On March 2nd, in the latitude of 9 degrees
11 minutes south, and in the longitude of 192 degrees 46 minutes, the variation
was 10 degrees to the east, the wind and weather still varying. On March 8th, in
the latitude of 7 degrees 46 minutes south, and in the longitude of 190 degrees
47 minutes, the wind was still variable.
Early Australian Voyages, 1886, John Pinkerton |
