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11月28日,“浪花号”离开里约热内卢。出港不久海上就狂风骤起,把海岸边的许多东西都刮得七零八落。不用说,许多船只都受到相当严重的损失。也许是“浪花号”这时已远离陆地,所以没有遭受多少灾难。一路上我注意到,有些船白天的时候开得比我快,能追上和超过“浪花号”,但一到夜里,她们就会慢下来,反而被我赶上。对“浪花号”来说,白天和晚上都是一个样,但对他们来说,那就不同了。 有一天,天气晴朗,一艘从我身边开过的“南威里斯号”轮船主动向我提供船的位置。船长告诉我,他算出来的最精确的位置是西经48
November 28, “Spray” left Rio de Janeiro. Shortly after leaving the harbor, the sea of wind started to surge and many things on the coast were scraped off. Needless to say, many ships suffer considerable damage. Perhaps the “spray” at this time has been far from land, so did not suffer much disaster. Along the way, I noticed that some ships opened faster than I was during the day and could catch up with and surpass the “Spray No.” But in the middle of the night they would slow down and instead catch up with me. For Spray, day and night are the same, but for them, that’s different. One day, the weather was fine, and a ship of “South Willis” steered by me took the initiative to provide me with the position of the ship. The captain told me that the most accurate position he had calculated was W 48