AN Account of a Voyage IN SEARCH OF LA PEROUSE, UNDERTAKEN BY ORDER OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF FRANCE, AND PERFORMED In the Years 1791, 1792, and 1793 IN THE Recherche and Efperance, Ships of ]Vai\ UNDER THE COAIMAND OF Rear-Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF M LABILLARDIERE, Correfpondent of the ci-devant Academy of Sciences, Mcmtcr of the Society of Natural Hiftory of Paris, and one of the Naturalifts attached ta /iV tlie Expedition rWO VOLUMES EMBELLISHED WITH FORTY-THREE ENGRAVINGS, And u Chart exhibiting the Track of the Ships t^F.CONi) VO Z PRINTED FOR B O A^ EDinON L D O II iV BRYDGES STREET, COVENT GARDEN UPHILL, No 1802 30, J^nnif.ribv iJarker ;tn.\i rain, fine 1.0 E S E ; li^hrairs, fair; fmall N : wind faint then clear, ; N E.; wind; faint cloudv 36 16 23 28 az 22,0 24 0.0 28 E.: S E lio^ht airs and cloudy E light brccz ; cloudy with P] S rain 22.0 22.5 2() 22 42 az b '8 28 22.0 28 17 E frcfh hrce:'.;- ; cloudy & rainy 0.5 E S E frcQi breezes and cloudy 0.2 E frefn gales; cloudy 0.2 E.: E S E freib breeze; cloudy, w'th fqualls and rain 30 49 3fJ'22.5 2S az az 54 36 22.2 28 0.5 E moderate breeze; then calm W light air W, unfertled weather; 0.8 cloudy; rjualis and fog 22.0 28 • yttne ! 3- -J 14H •;;> M 5J ; I ;u\ / ! ; ; 30 147 !2 36 14 ^0 MS 52 15 148 28 10 !48 43 iO 1- () to 4-: i u .„i 4' 37 36j • } A ( 1! 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TABLES OF THE ROUTE m obferved South i7-'3- y ///v -T 36' IC Su 32 18 17 Id 36 54 39 10 15 5.S Longitu de by accoui It oblirved Eaft (/ A // / Longitude Latitude by account South Latitude 7hne i.riatr.n of th t Compafs Ealt o // / Ealt // , 18 145 52 49 14 48 144 43 s 144 35 40 144 26 38 33 14 144 2(j 15 143 54 12 143 -w; 24 18 s r 142 4C s, s 54 37 20 142 46 s r 18 19 38 19 17 143 23 !j II 42 30 145 54 48 12 20 3S 54 22 26 21 42 18 27 44 143 30 s s 26 30 142 53 30 142 20 16 s.r 13 25 142 25 35 142 12, s s 18 32 54 oo 4.3 34 23 14 18 21 North 34 14.3 North 43 141 12 142 39 13 46 s r 54 J>- 140 36 20 140 28 38 s s 18 47 139 12 139 54 32 s r 18 00 130 138 59 s.r 17 18 22 45 141 Soutii, 25 3(i 38 South 12 i.ti C 28 Norfh 54 22 14 2-' c i7 l6 ^y.-r ,? ' u , •: s 3''; >9 14 51 36 - South Sonth .'J.-; 4.- North ;•! ', ^ s •: S ; ) b\ li 4'.' l.;8 43 23 (i - „: l.> U i i.;4 -1 i -1 :i'-' 137 19 5" 135 14 134 3f; s s 22 57 38 K"' 2,S 00 dn 10 12 d s r 48 44 133 4 s s 38 k; l.j.3 ^ s.r 3-1- 34 00 134 '>('; 138 J- 13 5(i i I., 2.3 3-: 3h 132 133 2 12 Kort'': ];-; -j!j 2" 32 OF THE ESPERANCE Variation of the Conipafs Time Eall 39 Winds and Biiiom IVccf.hcr ?^ i 179342 00 '23 ? 28 S () E unfcttled cloudy ; light breezes and 0.() E very gentle breeze N If.) N, W : cloudy S.S.E light breeze : ; ; cloudy, with rain D'ltto 2.S az 00 23 28 1.0 E.: N.: unfetticd weather rainv 0.7 S E E N.: N.W.: un;ettlid ; : : ; rain \V 20 ; S : cloudy : E very faint wind S ; cloudy 21 az 3S S.E very light air S.: 00 very ; fine v/oather 22|az 5.0 14 ijs r, 00 00 23 D'.ito (i 28 1.1 '2\ S' 00 i'() 24.1 28 and very E S E light breezes fine weather () , /;;// E.N.E E.: E.: S.E faint brco.'.e 1.3 light brcc7.c ; ; clouJv ftormv E.: S, unfettk'd weatlier; ftormyW.X.W unfeakd fqually; S.: ; rain S.W light breeze; cloudy E faint wind; moJerare ar.d' W.- S.: clcudv 33 00 S.: E.: ! 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