Wednesday 11th Gentle breezes from the NW and pleasent weather with some few showers of rain. In the AM found the Variation to be 13°..48' Et, which is 21/2 degrees more than it was yesterday altho I should expected to have found it less for the observations were equaly good - At Noon Latitude in 39°..7' So Longde made from Cape Farewell 17°..23 and Course and distance saild sence yesterday noon So 62° Wt 34 Miles —