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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel.
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Sunday June 23. 1726

Latitude φ
Observation S. 8. 36.'
Ditto φ account
S. 8.° 33.'
Meridian distance
E. 5599 miles
Longitude
E. 113. 55.
Variation
φ medium 2 evening
azimuths northwest
4.° 29.
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall & rain
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Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsailes. Ditto
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N.; Winds: ENE. Ditto
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: E. by N.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S..
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed both topsailes
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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129 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather & black flying
clouds, attended with squalls
and rain, smooth water.
Last night being near
the latitude of the
island Apularia made
an easie saile & kept a
good lookout, in the day
see a pretty many birds,
as boobies etc.

Course N. 4° E. 128.
northing 128.
easting 10.
Difference of longitude 11.

The Peace in company.
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Monday the 24.

Latitude φ
Observation 7.° 12'
Ditto φ account
S. 7. 12.
Meridian distance
E. 5581 miles
Longitude
E. 113. 37
Variation allow'd
3. northwesterly
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls & rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N.; Winds: E. Ditto
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: E. by N. Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N. by E.; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Reefed both topsailes; Winds: E. Ditto
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Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N.; Winds: E. by N. Squall. Rain
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: NE. by E. Squall. Ditto
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Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNW. 1/2 W.; Winds: NE. Ditto
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Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Double reefed both topsailes; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Ditto
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Out 2.d reef both topsailes; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NW. by N.; Winds: NE. by N.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed both topsailes
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Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNW.; Winds: NE.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NW.; Winds: NNE. Squall. Rain
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Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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91 miles
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Dark cloudy weather
attended with hard squalls
& rain, the squalls very
uncertain. Towards the
latter end calm & a large
swell from south-southwest. Filled
9 leaguers of salt water.
In the morning the Peace
tryed the current found
it set south 4 fathoms.

Course N. 12° W. 86
northing 84
westing 18.
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Tuesday June 25. 1726

Latitude φ
Observation S. 6.° 28.'
Ditto φ account
S. 6. 15.
Meridian distance
E. 5581 miles
Longitude
E. 113.° 37
Variation allow'd
⦵ 3. northwest
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Hour: 1; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: Rain
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Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: Rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NNW.; Winds: NE.
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Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: W. by N. Ditto
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Reefed both topsailes; Winds: NW. Squall. Rain
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: W. by N. Ditto
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N.; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed both topsailes
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Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: SW.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: S.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: SE.
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Distance 58 miles
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The first part light aires of
wind with dark cloudy
weather, & squalls with rain.
The wind vearable, the
latter part the wind &
weather more constant &
clear, a large swell from
ths south-southwest. Came on bord
an azimuth compass from
the Peace.

Find the ship 13' to the
southward of account, which believe
may proceed from the current.

Course north 57.'
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Wednesday the 26.

Latitude φ
Observation S. 5. 25.
Ditto φ account
S. 5.° 34'
Meridian distance
E. 5587 miles
Longitude
E. 113. 43.
Variation
φ medium 2 evening azimuths
3. 9. northwesterly
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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NW. by N.; Winds: NE.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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55 miles
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Light gales with
fair weather and a swell
from the south-southwest. Begann
to paint our ship.

Course N. 7° E. 55
northing 51
easting 6

Find the ship 9' to
the northward of account
which impute to a current.