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La Perouse Siebel 1 Aug. 1785 La Perouse Sailed from Brest August 1, 1785 Anchored at the Island of Madrimin [[guess]] " [[ditto for August]] 13 Sailed from " " [[dittos for island of Madrimin]] ' [[ditto for August]] 16 Anchored Teneriffe " [[ditto for August]] 19 Sailed from : [[ditto for Teneriffe]] 30 Croped [[guess]] Equitorial [[insert]] Line [[/insert]] 18ยบ West of Puriss [[guess]] Sept 29 Anchored Bert Island St. Catherin and Court [[guess]] Brazil Nov 6 Sailed from St. Catherin and " " [[dittos for Court Braxil]] " [[ditto for Nov.]] 19 Doubled Cape Horn [[guess]] January 25, 1786 Sailed from Conception Bay in Chili Mar 17 " " [[dittos for Sailed from]] Easter Island where spent 1 day Apr 8 Sighted Owhyhee Sandhurst Isl [[guess]] where then [[?]] cook mens killed May 28 Saild from Owhyhee June 1 Visible from the decks Mt. St. Sline [[guess]], Behring's [[guess]], " [[ditto for June]] 23 Anchored Port des Francais July 4 2.1 [[squiggly bracket]] Came near bring but here by strong flood tide Two boats crew of 21 men lost line sounding The propage [guess] into the bay - the officers having discarded from instructions - upset in the surf - July 13 [[/squiggly bracket]] Sailed from this port des F_____ July 30 Survey coast of Americas to [[underline]] Monterey [[/underscore]] Cal where Sep 2/5
