Quotation from: The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

Written by: J.E. Heeres


On the 9th do. in the morning we shaped our course to the land again; at
noon we were in Lat. 29 deg. and for the rest of the day we kept tacking off
and on; towards the evening there blew a storm from the N.W., so that we
could hardly keep our main-sails set.


On the 10th do. we made sail again in the morning; at noon we were in 29 deg.
30' S. Lat., with a westerly wind and a top-gallant gale.


On the 11th do. it was calm in the morning, but with a very hollow sea,
while the wind blew from the W.N.W., so that we could not get to the
north, if we did not wish to come upon or near the rocks. At noon we were
in 28 deg. 48' S. Lat. The wind continued variable, so that in the night we
had to drift with our foresail set until daybreak.

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