11th November 1778

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[11th november 1778]
den 11

brete

miswysen 23 n:w:
barometer 27 ­ 9.

met den morgen om 4 uren 59 gr term: sons op 62. t 82 d t 70.
iets z o schoon weer op den middag nu en dan een westelyke ruk
was gansch niet wel.
schoon weer nademiddag Styve w: wind. helder moest weder na twe myner hottent: wagten, die met osse dryven niet meer voortkonden. in den nagt arriveerden zy.

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[11th November 1778]
The 11th

latitude

Barometer 27inches ­an 9 tenths. Error 23 north-west.
Thermometer in the morning at four o’clock 59 degrees; at sunrise 62 to 82 degrees degrees fell to 70 degrees. Light south-east wind. Fine weather. A gust from the west now and then.
Was not at all well.
Fine weather in the afternoon. Brisk west wind. Once more had to wait for two of my Hottentots who could not keep up while driving the oxen. They arrived in the night.