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

Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel. _________________________ 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 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NNE.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: E. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: S. by E. ----------------157 miles -----------------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. _________________________ 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. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNE.; Winds: .. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------169 miles -----------------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. _________________________ Friday June 21. 1726

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

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: SE. by E.. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsails ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------204 miles -----------------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. _________________________ 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 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ...; Winds: Squalls. Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 1; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed foresaile ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed main-topsaile ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------177 miles -----------------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.

Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel. _________________________ 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. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall & rain ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsailes. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N.; Winds: ENE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: E. by N. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S.. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed both topsailes ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------129 miles -----------------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. _________________________ 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 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls & rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N.; Winds: E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: E. by N. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Reefed both topsailes; Winds: E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N.; Winds: E. by N. Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: NE. by E. Squall. Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNW. 1/2 W.; Winds: NE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Double reefed both topsailes; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squall. Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Out 2.d reef both topsailes; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NW. by N.; Winds: NE. by N. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed both topsailes ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNW.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NW.; Winds: NNE. Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------91 miles -----------------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. _________________________ 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 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NNW.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: W. by N. Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Reefed both topsailes; Winds: NW. Squall. Rain ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: W. by N. Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed both topsailes ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. 1/2 E.; Winds: S. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: SE. ----------------Distance 58 miles -----------------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.' _________________________ 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 ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NW. by N.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------55 miles -----------------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.

Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel.

Thursday June 27. 1726

Small aires of wind with fair weather & smooth water, in the morning stay'd our topmasts & sett up the rigging.

Course North 21.

The Peace in company.

Friday the 28.

Small gales with dark cloudy weather & black flying clouds, attend'd with rain, a swell from the southward. Got up the 14 casks of treasure out of the mainhold & putt them downe abaft, & filled up 4 leaguers of saltwater. Thinking the ship too much by the head, saw severall sea fowles.

Course N. 3° E. 59' northing 59 easting 3.

Saturday June 29. 1726

Light gales with dark cloudy weather, attended with abundance of rain. The wind being vearable. Towards the latter end fair weather

Find the ship 8' to the northward of account which impute to the logg.

Course N. 4° E. 76 northing 75. easting 5.

The 30.

Light gales with cloudy weather & black flying clouds with rain, the latter part a small swell from the westward. Saw some white birds like a pidgeon.

Find the ship 7' to the northward of account which impute to the logg.

Course N. 4° W. 79' northing 79 westing 5.

Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel.

Monday July 1. 1726

Light gales with fair weather & smooth water. In the night abundance of lightning allround. In the forenoon began to stock our anchors.

Course N. 7° W. 76.' northing 75. westing 9.

The Peace in company.

Tuesday the 2.

The first part light gales freshning towards the latter end, in the night lightning, stock't our anchors & got them in their places.

Course N. 7° W. 87. northing 86. westing 8.

Wednesday July 3. 1726

Dark cloudy weather attended with black flying clouds, squalls & rain, a swell from the northward.

Course north 85.'

Thursday the 4.th

For the most part dark cloudy weather, with black flying clouds attended with squalls & very hard rain, a large swell from the northward. Past by a red crabb.

Find the ship to the southward of acount 10' which impute to a current.

Course N. 4° E. 91.' northing 90 easting 6

Ship Esperance from the Island of Trinidado to the Coast of Corromandel. _______________________________________________________ Friday July 5. 1726 Latitude Latitude observation. N. 5" 32. Ditto latitude account North 5" 41" N. Distance East 5589 miles Longitude East 113° 45" Variation Latitude [medium?] 2 morning Azimuths. 2" 32" northwesterly -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N 1/2 E; Winds: WNW. -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: .......; Winds: O:-RM-S.. -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: NW by W -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N.; Winds: WNW. -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: N 1/2 W; Winds: W by N. -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. by W 1/2 W.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: Squalls & Rain -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: N. 1/2 Westerly; Winds: Hard Squalls & Rain -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ditto -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------101 Miles -------------------Fresh Gales with Cloudy Weather, Toward the Latter end attended with hard Squalls, & Rain, a Large Swell from the NNW. Find the Ship 9' to the Southward of Account.

Course N. 6° E. 100'. Northing 99'. Easting 10.

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_______________________________________________________ Saturday the 6. Latitude latitude account N. 7° N. Distance East 5584 miles Longitude East 113.40 Variation Latitude [medium?]. of 3 evening Azimuths 2"17 northwesterly -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: N.; Winds: WNW. -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NNW.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms:3 ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: W. by N. [knots?] -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------102 Miles -------------------Moderate Gales with Fair Weather a Swell from Northwest. Saw abundance of Red Crabbs this morning loke't out for the Island Zealoan butt it being hazey Could not See it; though I am apt to believe we are to the Eastward of it, at 10 knots. To the southward the wind hanging between the west & north. Filled 8 leaguers with saltwater. Course. N. 4° W. 89'. northing 88 westing 5. _________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________ Sunday July 7. 1726 Latitude Latitude Observation N. 7° 20' Ditto latitude account N. 7° 37' N. Distance East 5569 miles Longitude East 113 25 Variation : allowed 1/4 point. -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: [knots?] -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: NNW.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: [knots?] -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SSW.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses ; Winds: squalls & rain -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: squalls -------------------76 miles -------------------Light Gales with hasey weather, about one P.M. the Peace made the Signal for Seeing Land, which we answer'd butt could not See it plain. At 2. tackt butt could not see it plain being very hasey over it, a Swell from the Northwest by an Indifferent Observation find the Ship 17' to the southward of account which believe proceeds from a Southerly Current. Course. N. 22° West40'. Northing 37. Westing 15. _________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________ Monday the 8.th Latitude latitude Observation N. 6. 44 Ditto latitude account N. 7 5 N. Distance East 5559 miles Longitude East 113 15. Find a strong southerly current -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSW.; Winds: West -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: S by W.; Winds: W. by S. -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: [knots?] -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: NNW.; Winds: West -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NW by N.; Winds: W. by S. -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: NNW.; Winds: W. squalls -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Lost sight of the Peace; Winds: Squalls -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NW. by N.; Winds: W. by S. Ditto -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: [knots?] -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSW.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: [RBTS'u?] Rain -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW. by S; Winds: W. by N. Ditto -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: W. by S. -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: SSW.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: W. by S. -------------------83 miles -------------------Dark Cloudy Weather attended with black flying Clouds & Squalls at 11. lost sight of the Peace, she baring NW. by W. 1/2 W. the last time I saw her, but far ahead. a 2 AM, the people going up to reef the maintopsaile cryed out breakers just to the Leeward when I came upon Deck, Saw them close under our Lee, & the topsailes downe, immediately hoisted them & tack't, when filled the other way, were not her owne breadth from them immediately fired Severall guns both to windward & Leeward, but had no answer, this Shoal lay NW. & SE. as near as I can judge but don't Know where it can be unless in Tatoocoren bay, at day Light I proposed to tack & stand in, the Captain did not care to Venture. Course S. 34° E. 18" Put down 6 of the [warde?] guns in the Holde. _________________________________________________________________