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 (University Library Ghent)

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Ship Esperance in sight of the island Ceyloan bound to Bengale.

Tuesday July 9. 1726 Latitude Latitude observation. N. 5° 42'. Ditto latitude account North 6°. 8'. Meridian Distance East 5592 miles Longitude East 113° 48' -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SE. by E.;Winds: [O:t RBTS?] W. by N. -------------------- Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Squall. Rain -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: [RBTS?] W. by S. -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: W. by N. Squall. Rain -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: Small rain -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: W. by S. -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSW.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: Wore & squall & rain -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: N. by W.; Winds: W. by N. -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: squall & rain -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: shifted FS.; Winds: squall & rain -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Distance 98 miles --------------------

Dark cloudy weather, attended with squalls & rain with a large swell from the northward at noon steered southeast by east downe, thinking if that shoal had been on the island Ceylon that we should have made the land butt proved so thick that could not lee that land two leagues. Halled up desiguing to make it upon an east coast. In the morning steered east, saw bark of trees past by the ship with small pieces of reeds, likewise the water very much discouloured, not usual to the eastward of the island. Find the ship 26' to the southward. Course S. 43° E. 49. southing 36 easting 43

Wednesday the 10. Latitude Latitude observation. N. 5° 50. Ditto latitude account N. 6°. 8'. Meridian Distance East 5682 miles Longitude East 115° 18' Variation Latitutude morning azimuth 3. 12. NW. 2. 44 Distance by the Peace course 1. 39 northwesterly -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ENE.;Winds: WSW.. -------------------- Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: Squalls & rain -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: W. by S. -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: Find a strong southerly current; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses ; Winds: Squalls & rain -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: WSW. -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: O.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: Saw land; Winds: ENE. -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: W. by S. -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE. 1/2 E.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SE. 1/2 S.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: Lay [west?] ship; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: off S. by W. -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: The westernmost land in sight N. by W. 1/2 W. & the eastermost ENE. distance offshore 4 leagues -------------------93 miles -------------------Moderate gales with fair weather in the night kept a good loke out for the land, at 4 in the morning saw it, immediatly halled off, and at day light saw Point de Gal on the island Zealoan bearing E. by S., & Adam's Peak northeast by east distance off shore 2 leagues. At first seeing land sounded 38 fathoms black sand with white specks. At 8 lay by desiguing to waite here till night for our consent. Made Point de Galle to lye in the latitude of 6° 4' N. & to the eastward of the shoal we saw 120 miles. Course N. 13° E. 94.

Thursday July 11. 1726 Latitude Latitude observation. N. 6° 7'. Ditto latitude account N. 6°. 10. Meridian Distance East 5771 miles Longitude East 116° 47' Variation latitutude Severall azimuths 2°. 40: 2. 20: 2. 4: amplit. 1. 55 NW. Distance latitude meridian azimuth 2. 10: 2. 12: NW. -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: [B?]; Fathoms: up; Courses: SW. by S. off S. by W.; Winds: Wore. -------------------- Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ditto; Courses: NNW. off N.; Winds: [sound 48 f.?] -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: [fathoms?]; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: [Sound 47: grey sand]; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: eastermost land in sight; Winds: E. by N. -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: 7 leagues made sail ESE.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. ; Winds: W. by S. squalls rain -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses NNE.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by N.; Winds: -------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SW. -------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SW. by W. -------------------- Hour: 12; Knots 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: The northernmost ; Winds: NNW. 8 leagues -------------------105 miles --------------------

The first part moderate gales with fair weather, the latter part fresh gales at 2 pm sounded 18 fathoms light sand with white shells at 5 47 fathoms dark sand with black specks at 6 could see no appearance of our consort bore away & made saile, the easternmost land bore eastnorth by north distance 8 leagues at 5 this morning the morning the land between Dundray head & Matree bay bore NNW. distance of shore 5 leagues. Course N. 77° E. 92. northing 20. easting 89.

Friday the 12. Latitude Latitude account N. 7°. 50.' Meridian Distance East 5780 miles Longitude East 116. 56' ------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NE. by N.; Winds: W. -------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NNE.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: NNE. DRFS & RMTS Julii Nova W. distance off shore 60 leagues ; Winds: E. by N. ------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NE. by N.; Winds: WNW. ------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: [O:RBTS?] ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. by E.; Winds: SW. ------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N. ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: N. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses NW.; Winds: WSW. ------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: Saw a sail; Winds: WSW. ------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Fryars Hood; Winds: W. 9 leagues ------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: NW. by W.; Winds: SW. ------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -------------------Hour: 12; Knots 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Fryar's Hood; Winds: W. 1/2 N. 8 leagues ------------------Distance 117 miles -------------------Fresh gales with fair weather decreasing towards the latter end at 7. this morning saw a saile bearing WSW. Close in shore. Presently got out our longboat, cleared our decks & got up 6 gunns out of the hold. About 11. the ship made the signal of our consort which we answered then she bore downe to us began to scrape ships sides, at noon the Fryars Hood W. 1/2 N. distance 8 leagues find a strong current against us, found 2 chests of Marg. del Campo wine out. Course N. 5° E. 104. Distance from Cape [Falso?] Julius Nava 3280 miles Longitude 66. 58

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