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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandell. _________________________ Thursday May 30. 1726.
Latitude φ account S. 38.° 55.' Meridian distance E. 3386 miles Longitude E. 68.° 51.' Variation allowed 2 points northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: E. by S. 1/2 S.; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: Out reef foresaile; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: N. by E. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: Lightning ['all around' symbol?]; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: N. Ditto ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: WNW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: Out reef main-topsaile; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: S. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Double reefed main-topsaile & reefed foresaile; Winds: S. by E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: SE. by S. Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Out 2.d reef main-topsaile ----------------Distance 154 miles -----------------The first part freshe gales with cloudy weather. In the night abundance of lightning all round the latter part attended with some rain, & dark cloudy weather, a swell from northeast.
Course N. 79° E. 152.' northing 29. easting 148. Difference of longitude 190.
The Peace in company. _________________________ Friday May 31.
Latitude φ Account S. 38.° 55.' Meridian distance E. 3439 miles Longitude E. 69.° 59.' Variation allow'd ⦵ 23 northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S. Rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: NNE.; Winds: E. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N.; Winds: ENE. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: Calm; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Lightning all round ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SSE. Hoisted both topsailes; Winds: Squalls. Thunder. Lightning. Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: [?]; Fathoms: [?]; Courses: ESE. off SE. by E.; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: N. by E. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by S. [Tacked?] reefed main-topsails; Winds: Reefed foresaile & set both topsailes ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SE. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: Out 3.th reef main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ESE. Out 2.d reef foresaile; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 60 miles -----------------The first part light gales with dark cloudy weather & a thick fogg. Was forced to fire a gunn to keep company. The latter part attended with hard squalls, thunder & lightning, rain, the sea running in heaps. Gott downe our topgallant yards.
Course is east 53'
Difference of longitude 68. _________________________ Saturday June 1. 1726
Latitude φ Observation S. 38.° 42.' Ditto φ account S. 38.° 42.' Meridian distance E. 3622 miles Longitude E. 73°.° 53.' Variation allowed ⦵ 25. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ESE.; Winds: N. by W. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. Rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: Lightning to NNW.; Winds: Squalls. Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Ditto; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Ditto; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: Ditto; Winds: .. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S. 1/2 S. Out 2 reef main-topsaile; Winds: W. by S. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: WSW. Lightning ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reef foresaile ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reef main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ESE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 184 miles -----------------Fresh gales with cloudy weather attended with lightning, squalls & rain, the first part a swell running in heaps, now a swell from the westward.
Course N. 86° E. 184. northing 13. easting 183. Difference of longitude 234. _________________________ Sunday June 2.
Latitude φ observation S. 38°. 4.' Ditto φ account S. 38. 7. Meridian distance E. 3810 miles Longitude E. 77.° 53.' Variation φ evening azimuth 24. 37. Ditto φ morning amplitude 25. 28 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S. 1/2 S.; Winds: SW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. by W. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Lightning to S. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SE. Rain. Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: W. by N. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: WNW. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: W. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 193 miles -----------------Fresh gales with cloudy weather. In the night black flying clouds with some rain, a swell from the westward. Gott up our topgallant yards.
Course N. 79° E. 192. northing 35. easting 188. Difference of longitude 240.
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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel. _________________________ 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 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by S. 1/2 S.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NNW. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 10; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 220 miles -----------------Fresh gales with fair weather & a large swell from the north.
Find the ship 13' to the northward of account which I judge is occasioned 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. _________________________ Tuesday June 4.
Latitude φ account S. 37.° 10.' Meridian distance E. 4215 miles Longitude E. 86.° 17' Variation allow'd ⦵ 27 northwesterly
----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: N. by W. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NNW. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 188 miles -----------------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. _________________________ Wednesday June 5. 1726
Latitude φ account S. 37.° 10.' Meridian distance E. 4342 miles Longitude E. 88. 57. Variation allow'd ⦵ 26. __ ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms:5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. by N. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: NE. by E. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: NE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NNE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 128 miles -----------------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. _________________________ Thursday the 6.
Latitude φ account S. 37.° 24.' Meridian distance E. 4501 miles Longitude E. 92.° 17.' Variation allow'd ⦵ 25 northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed fore-topsaile ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ESE. 1/2 S.; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 160 miles -----------------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.
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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corremandel. _________________________ Friday June 7. 1726.
Latitude φ observation S. 37. 4. Ditto φ account S. 37.° 1.' Meridian distance E. 4585 miles Longitude E. 96.° 9.' Variation Allow'd ⦵ 23. northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Double reefed main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: N. by E. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: N. by W. Rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: E.; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reef foresaile & double reefed main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 10; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto Ditto ----------------Distance 188 miles -----------------The first part fresh gales with cloudy weather attended with some rain, the latter part attended with black flying clouds & very hard squalls of wind & rain. A large swell from the north-northwest. In the morning broke our tiller rope.
Course N. 33° E. 186.' northing 23. easting 184. Difference of longitude 232.
The Peace in company. _________________________ Saturday the 8.
Latitude φ account S. 35.° 29.' Meridian distance E. 4836 miles Longitude E. 99.° 13.' Variation allow'd ⦵ 22. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S. ; Winds: [Tacked reef main-topsaile?] & double reefed foresaile. NNW. Squalls. Rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E.; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed mainsaile. Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: Reefed [mizzen?]Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: Hoisted fore-topsaile. Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Set fore-topsaile. Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: WNW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ENE.; Winds: W. by S. Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out 2 reef main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 181 miles -----------------Hard gales with cloudy weather attended with black flying clouds & very hard squalls of wind and rain with a large sea from the westward, running very long & hollow which caused our ship to stear very wilde.
Course N. 58° E. 178 northing 95. easting 151. Diff. of longitude 184. _________________________ Sunday June 9.th 1726
Latitude φ account S. 33.° 22' Meridian distance E. 4966 miles Longitude E. 101.° 51.' Variation allow'd ⦵ 21. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ENE.; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out 2.d reef foresaile ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: Out reef main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reef mainsaile ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reef [mizzen?] ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reef foresaile ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 183 miles -----------------Fresh gales with cloudy weather & some showers of rain. A swell from the westward.
Course N. 49° E. 183' northing 127. easting 130. Difference of longitude 158. _________________________ Monday the 10.th
Latitude φ Observation S. 31.° 52.' Ditto φ account S. 31.° 52.' Meridian distance E. 5051 miles Longitude E. 103.° 32.' Variation φ [meridian?] amplitude 17. 30 Northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ENE.; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 124 miles ----------------Pleasant gales & fair weather.
Course N. 43° E. 124. northing 90 easting 85. Difference of longitude 101.
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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel. _________________________ Tuesday June 11. 1726
Latitude φ Account S. 31.° 9.' Meridian distance E. 5084 miles Longitude E. 104.° 10' Variation φ Morning azimuth 17.° 52.' northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: SSW. ----------------Distance 51 miles -----------------Light gales with fair weather & smooth water, saw abundance of pummice stones toke up severall.
Course N. 39° E. 51' northing 39. easting 33. Difference of longitude 38.
The Peace in company. _________________________ Wednesday the 12.th
Latitude φ Observation S. 30.° 4.' Ditto φ account S. 31.° 9.' Meridian distance E. 5106 miles Longitude E. 104.° 36' Variation φ [Medium?] of evening & morning Azimuth 16.' 44 northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: NE. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 24 miles -----------------The first part calm the rest small aires of wind & smooth water with clear weather.
Find the ship 14' to the northward of account which I impute to her laying with her head commonly to the northward when calm.
Course east distance 22' Difference of longitude 26. _________________________ Thursday June 13.
Latitude φ observation S. 31.° 6.' Ditto φ account S. 31.° 6.' Meridian distance E. 5230 miles Longitude E. 107.° 2.' Variation φ [Medium?] of evening & morning Amplitude 16. 24 northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: NE. by E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by S. 1/2 S.; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ESE.; Winds: NE. Reefed both topsailes ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 125 miles -----------------The first part moderate gales with fair clear weather. The latter part fresh gales with a swell from south-southwest.
Course S. 85° E. 126' southing 11. easting 124. Difference of longitude 146. _________________________ Friday the 14.th
Latitude φ Observation S. 30.° 8.' Ditto φ account S. 30. 6. Meridian distance E. 5324 miles Longitude E. 108.° 52.' Variation φ Morning amplitude 15. 23. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. 1/2 S.; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Double reefed main-topsaile. Squalls. Rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: N. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: E.; Winds: Double reefed foresaile. Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ENE.; Winds: N. by W. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls & rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: N. by W. Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: Hoisted both topsailes; Winds: N. by W. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Set foresaile; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NE.; Winds: NNW. Set main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by N.; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NE.; Winds: Squalls. Rain ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: WNW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NE.; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Hoisted main-topsaile ----------------Distance 82 miles -----------------Hard gales with clear weather attended with very hard squalls & black flying clouds with small rain the sea running in heaps, the latter part a sea from northwest shipt pretty much water.
Course N. 57° E. 112' northing 60 easting 94 Difference of longitude 110.
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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel. _________________________ Saturday June 15. 1726
Latitude φ Observation S. 27. 50. Latitude φ account S. 27.° 44.' Meridian distance E. 5388 miles Longitude E. 110. 6. Variation allow'd ⦵ 13. northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: West ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NE.; Winds: Set main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Out 2 reef main-topsaile & 2 reef foresaile; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed foresaile ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: SW. by S. Small rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. by W. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 163 miles -----------------The first part fresh gales with fair weather a large swell from west-northwest. Shipt pretty much water. The latter part moderate gales & the sea pretty much fallen.
Course N. 24° E. 158.' northing 144. easting 64. Difference of longitude 74.
The Peace in company. _________________________ Sunday the 16.
Latitude φ Observation S. 26.° 17.' Ditto φ account S. 26. 26. Meridian distance E. 5401 miles Longitude E. 110.° 21.' Variation φ evening azimuth & amplitude 11. 3. Ditto in the morning 10. 53. northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NNE.; Winds: W. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: W. by N. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: WNW. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NE.; Winds: NNW. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by N.; Winds: NW. by N. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: NW. by W. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NNE. 1/2 E.; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 86 miles -----------------Moderate gales with fair plaisant weather, a small swell from the southward. Find the ship 9' to the westward of account which impute to want of distance.
Course N. 9° E. 85 northing 84 easting 13. Difference of longitude 15. _________________________ Monday June 17. 1726
Latitude φ Observation 24.° 5.' Ditto φ account 34. 6. Meridian distance E. 5440 miles Longitude E. 111. 4. Variation φ Evening amplitude & azimuth 10. 44 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. by W. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: WNW. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. by W. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. by S. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: SSW. ----------------Distance 137 miles -----------------Moderate gales with fair weather & smooth water. Unbent maintop saile & brought too another.
Course N. 17° E. 136' northing 131 easting 139 Difference of longitude 43. _________________________ Tuesday the 18.th
Latitude φ Account S. 21.° 35.' Meridian distance E. 5482 miles Longitude E. 111.° 50' Variation φ Medium evening azimuth & amplite 9.° 16' northwesterly ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: NNE.; Winds: S. by W. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots:6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NNE. 1/2 E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NNE.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls & rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E.; Winds: E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: SE. by E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: E. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Rain ----------------Distance 157 miles -----------------Moderate gales with cloudy weather, attended with black flying clouds, squalls & small rain. A large swell from the southwest in hopes have got hold of the southeast trade. This day lost sight of all Pintado birds, filled 7 leaguers with salt water.
Course N. 16° E. 156° northing 150. easting 42. Difference of longitude 46.