Supplementary intercardinal direction.
1 Alter course to west by south . He glanced at Bolitho's impassive features.
2 From this point to Kassala the general direction is west by south .
3 At noon, Point Venus bore south- west by south about three miles distant.
4 The highest summits there were Periguaguey, bearing west by south , and Waroga.
5 At 9 made one mile and a half south- west by south .
6 Steer west by south . ' He wiped his face with his sleeve, and smiled.
7 At six miles crossed large creek from south- west by south .
8 We sailed west by south this day and the next.
9 We coasted this land about eight hundred leagues, in a direction west by south .
10 At this time saw an island bearing south- west by south .
11 We therefore returned to the river, and followed it downwards to the south- west by south .
12 Here we found the flood setting east by north, and the ebb west by south .
13 The sea being smooth I steered west by south .
14 The course is south by west , three-quarters west , when the lighthouse bears west by south .
15 After running west by south one mile, got no bottom with 40 fathoms of line.
16 Squire called hoarsely, Sou' west by south , sir!
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