A south-southwest course.

He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful […] phenomena.

[A]]ll the fiddles within six miles […] with the addition of a drum, bag-pipe, and Welch-harp, regaled the guests with a most melodious concert.

I guess He wanted to spare me of the scarysome details or maybe God was not in the mood to repeat what has already been known and documented over the ages.