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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel.
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Wednesday June 19. 1726.

Latitude φ
Observation 19.° 12.' S.
Ditto φ account
S. 19.° 4.'
Longitude
112. 31. E.
Meridian distance
E. 5520miles
Variation
φ evening azimuth & amplitude
8. 24 northwesterly
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NNE.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: E.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: S. by E.
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157 miles
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The first part fresh
gales with fair weather.
The latter part moderate
gales & a swell from southeast.
Find the ship 8' to the
southward of account.

Course N. 14° E. 156.
northing 151'
easting 38.
Difference of longitude 41.

The Peace in company.
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Thursday the 20.

Latitude
φ account S. 16.° 26.'
Meridian distance
E. 5552 miles
Longitude
E. 113. 5.
Variation φ
Medium evening azimuth
& amplitude
6. 53.
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Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Ditto
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: ..
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N. by E.; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds:
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169 miles
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Fresh gales with fair
weather the latter part
attended with black flying
clouds, & squalls with small
drisling rain, a swell
from the southeast.

Course N. 11.° E. 168.'
northing 166
easting 32.
Difference of longitude 34.
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Friday June 21. 1726

Latitude
φ account
S. 13. 4.
Meridian distance
E. 5574 miles
Longitude
E. 113.° 28.'
Variation allow'd
⦵ 5. northwest

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Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: SE. by E..
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Hour: 2; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsails
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Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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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: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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204 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather attended with
black flying clouds, squalls
& small drisling rain, a swell
from southeast.

Course N. 6° E. 204
northing 202.
easting 22.
Difference of longitude 23.
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Saturday the 22.

Latitude
φ observation S. 10.° 41'
Ditto φ account
S. 10. 8.
Meridian distance
E. 5589 miles
Longitude
E. 113.° 44'
Variation
φ morning azimuth
4.° 44' northwest
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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ...; Winds: Squalls. Rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S. Ditto
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 1; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; 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: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed foresaile
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed main-topsaile
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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177 miles
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Fresh gales with cloudy
weather attended with black
flying clouds squalls &
small drisling rain & smooth
water.

Find the ship 33' to the southward
of account which impute to the log.

Course N. 5° E. 177
northing 176.
easting 15.
Difference of longitude 16.