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Ship Esperance from Ostend towards St. Iago bound to Bengale.

Saturday March 23. 1726

Latitude φ
Account 27. 51. N.
Meridian distance
W. 795 miles
Longitude
18.° 42.' W.
Variation
Allowed 1/2 point

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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: E.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 156 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather attended with
some squalls. Small rain
& pretty smooth water.

Course is S. 7° W. 156.
southing 154.
westing 19.
Difference of longitude 22.

Sunday March 24.

Latitude φ
Observation 24. 51. N.
Ditto φ account
N. 24.° 49'
Meridian distance
W. 767 miles
Longitude
W. 18.° 11.'
Variation
Allowed 1/2 point

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Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by E.; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: E. by N.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: E.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. 1/2 E.; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 185 miles
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Fresh gales of wind &
cloudy weather, with a
small swell from the eastward.

Course is S. 9° E. 184.'
southing 182.
easting 28.
Difference of longitude 31.

Monday March 25. 1726

Latitude φ
Account 21.° 50'
Meridian distance
W. 739 miles
Longitude
W. 17.° 40.'
Variation
Allowed 1/2 point

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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: E. by N.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Reefed foresail
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Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 184 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather and a swell from
the eastward.

Course is S. 9° E. 184.
southing 181.
easting 28.
Difference of longitude 31.

Tuesday March 26.

Latitude φ
Observation 18. 48 N.
Ditto φ account
18. 35 N.
Meridian distance
W. 667 miles
Longitude
W. 16.° 23.'
Variation φ morning azimuth
3. 59. northwesterly

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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by N. Out reefed foresail
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Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ENE.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSE.; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 209 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather & a swell from
the eastward. Got up
some of our small beer
casks to wash, in order
to fill them at St. Iago
find the ship 13' to the
northward of account since
last observation.

Course is S. 21° E. 208'
southing 195.
easting 72.
Difference of longitude 77.