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Journall in the ship Esperance, Capt. Nicolas Carpentier, from Ostend to Bengale and from thence back to Ostend in the service of the General Imperial Company, established in the Austrian Netherlands
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Journall.
In the ship Esperance Capt. Nicolas Carpentier from Ostend To Bengale & from thence back To Ostend in the Service of the General Imperial Company Established in the Austrian Netherlands. Kept by John Hume Secound Capt. beginning December the 30. N.S. 1725 and Ending
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Ship Esperance at an anchor in the road of Ostend bound to Bengale
Wednesday February 6. 1726 Got all our people abord & made clear to saile, received on bord a small case mark't MDC. but found there was not water enough, to goe out.
Thursday the 7. Thick close weather with a south-southwest wind, made the ship fast untill another opportunity.
Friday the 8. Thick cloudy weather, received on bord two cases mark't AD. 2.2.
Friday the 15. This morning the wind bring fair, the Commodore made the signal to saile, at 1/2 past 11. Cast of from the piles with a fine gale at south-southwest & got out, saluted the towne with 13 gunns, in company with the Peace Commodore & bound with us to Bengal, the Lyon Eagle & Tyger bound to China.
Saturday the 16. About 1. a clock came to an anchor in 10 fathoms with our best bower, the Stadthouse bore southeast 1/2 south distance about 2 leagues. Moderate gales with some rain in the night. The wind vearable from the south-southwest a northwest the same ships in company, all the gentlemen came on bord.
Sunday the 17. Moderate gales, with fair weather, the wind between the south & west. The morning the Commodore made a signal for all Captaines presently after hoisted in our longboat & got all clear for sailing.
Monday the 18. Moderate gales, fair weather, the wind between the southwest & northwest. This morning lifted our anchor, to see if it was clear, found it so, then lay & drove till 10, then came too in 7 fathoms. The Stadthouse south-southeast 1/2 east. Began expending our small beer & seer beef. Got downe topgallant yards.
Tuesday February 19. 1726 The first part hard gales with close weather, attended with some squalls. At 11. a clock at night struck yards and topmasts, & veared out one cable & halfe. The wind blowing hard, between the southwest & west by north. Towards the latter end more moderate, & the wind vearable, hove in our cable & lifted our anchor, found it clear & let it goe again.
Wednesday the 20. The first part moderate gales attended with some small rain, the wind between the west & north in the afternoon got up, yards & topmasts, the latter end hard gales with thick close weather, the wind between the south & west. In the forenoon struck our yards & topmasts, & veared one cable & 2/3 of another, the wind blowing very hard at south-southwest.
Thursday the 21. Strong gales, with close weather, the wind between the south & west. But about 9 a clock the wind veared to the westward & fearing it would come to the northwest let goe our small bower anchor. About 12. the wind blew hard at northwest veared out the best bower, we had a strong storm of wind, ride very hard, about 3 in the morning in a dipp broke our spritsaile yard in the slings & brought home our best bower anchor, so that we had both a head, cutt away the spritsaile yard & saile, set up our main rigging & made all snug for riding, shipt a great deal of water about 3 in the morning the Eagle drove by us, & then brought up again.