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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel.
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Monday June 3. 1726

Latitude
φ observation S. 37. 26.
Ditto account S. 37. 29.
Meridian distance
E. 4028 miles
Longitude
E. 82. 25.
Variation
φ [medium?] 3 evening azimuth
26. 22. northwesterly
Ditto φ morning amplitude
27. 3. northwesterly
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Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: NW.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by S. 1/2 S.; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NNW.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 10; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 220 miles
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Fresh gales with fair weather
& a large swell from the north.

Find the ship 13' to the northward
of account which I judge is occasi-
oned by setting downe our
course 1/2 a point too far to
the southward.

Course N. 83° E. 220'
northing 25.
easting 218.
Difference of longitude 272.

The Peace in company.
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Tuesday June 4.

Latitude
φ account S. 37.° 10.'
Meridian distance
E. 4215 miles
Longitude
E. 86.° 17'
Variation allow'd
⦵ 27 northwesterly

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Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: N. by W.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NNW.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NW.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: N.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 188 miles
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The first part fresh gales
with fair weather, the latter
part the gale decreasing with
cloudy weather & a swell from
west-northwest

Course N. 85° E. 188.'
northing 16.
easting 187.
Difference of longitude 232.
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Wednesday June 5. 1726

Latitude
φ account S. 37.° 10.'
Meridian distance
E. 4342 miles
Longitude
E. 88. 57.
Variation allow'd
⦵ 26. __
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: N.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms:5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. by N.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: N.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. by N.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: NE. by E.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: NE. Ditto
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NNE. Ditto
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. by N.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 128 miles
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Moderate gales with
cloudy weather in the morning
attended with drisling rain. The
wind vearable a swell from west-southwest.

Course east 127.'
easting 127.
Difference of longitude 160.
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Thursday the 6.

Latitude
φ account S. 37.° 24.'
Meridian distance
E. 4501 miles
Longitude
E. 92.° 17.'
Variation allow'd
⦵ 25 northwesterly
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. by N.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed main-topsaile
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE.
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Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. by N.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed fore-topsaile
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ESE. 1/2 S.; Winds: NNE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 160 miles
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Moderate gales the first
part with thick cloudy weather
with a swell from west-southwest. The
latter part fresh gales attended
with some small rain, & a
swell from the eastward.

Course S. 85° E. 160.
southing 14.
easting 159.
Difference of longitude 200.