ABSTRACT

Onthe25th,thewindasbefore.Aboutmid-day, southerly,withbrightandtolerableweather:sothatwe thoughtwecouldstillseesometwilight.Sincewehad notseenanylightnowforsomedays,andthesun,being inthesignofCapricorn,wasinitsmostsoutherlylatitude, whilstthemoonwastwentydaysoldand23°inLeo,we hadnodoubtthatthesaidlightwasthatofthemoon ortheNorthlight.Earlyinthenightweheardthe aforesaidcroakingamongsttheAmsterdamcasks,whither threeorfourofuswentinordertoascertainwhatit couldbe,and,ifpossible,tocapturethesamebyfiring orchasingitwiththedog;but,oncomingnear,itkept quiet:whereforewereturnedwithouthavingaccomplished anything.