We had the winds at our first coming out at north and the land
lying north-easterly. We plied off and on, getting forward but little
till the next day: when the wind coming at south-south-west and south we
began to coast it along the shore to the northward, keeping at 6 or 7
leagues off shore; and sounding often, we had between 40 and 46 fathom
water, brown sand with some white shells. This 15th of August we were in
latitude 24 degrees 41 minutes. On the 16th day at noon we were in 23
degrees 22 minutes. The wind coming at east by north we could not keep
the shore aboard, but were forced to go farther off, and lost sight of
the land. Then sounding we had no ground with 80 fathom line; however the
wind shortly after came about again to the southward, and then we jogged
on again to the northward and saw many small dolphins and whales, and
abundance of scuttle-shells swimming on the sea; and some water-snakes
every day. The 17th we saw the land again, and took a sight of it.
The 18th in the afternoon, being 3 or 4 leagues offshore, I saw a shoal
point, stretching from the land into the sea a league or more.
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