James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770

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Remarkable Occurrences onboard His Maj.'s Bark Endeavour Plymo. [Plymouth]  Sound

First part moderate & Hazey. Middle hard Squally with rain. the latter modte. & fair. Received onboard a supply of Bread, Beer, & Water. A Serjeant.Corpl. Drummer & 9 Private Marines as part of the Complemt

Little wind & Hazey wear. [weather] sent some Cordage to the Yard in order to be Exchanged for Smaller Severall Shipwrights & Joiners from the Yard Employ'd onboard refitting the Gentlemens Cabins & making a Platform over the Tiller &ca.

Little wind & Cloudy struck down 4 Guns into the Hold received onboard 4 More with 12 Barrels of Powder, & several other Stores, Shipwrights & Joiners Employ'd onboard –

Formospart little wind with rain remainder fair wear. AM Read to the Ships Company the Articles of War & the Act of Parliamt. they likewise were paid two Months Wages in advance I also told them that they were to Expect no additional pay for the performance of our intended Voyage, they were well satisfied & Expressed great Chearfulness and readyness to prosecute the Voyage. received onboard another Supply of Provisions. Rum &ca.

First part little wind with rain remainder fresh Gales & thick rainy wear. Employ'd making ready for Sea

Fresh Gales & Do. Wear. the Shipwrights having finished their Work intended to have sail'd instead of which was obliged to let go another Anchor –

Fresh Gales with heavy squalls of Wind & Rain all this 24 Hours –

Do. weather struck Yards & Topmasts, Anchor'd Between the Island & the Main His Maj.'s Ship Gibraltar --                                                        

Fresh Gales & Hazey wear. AM hove up the Small Bower Anchor & got Topmasts & Yards –

Modte. & Cloudy wear. AM received onboard a Supply of Beer & Water. & return'd all our Empty Casks. Loosed the Topsails as a Signal for Sailing –

First part fresh Breezes & Cloudy remainder little wind & Clear at 2 PM got under Sail & put to Sea having on board 94 Persons including Officers, Seamen, Gentlemen & their Servants, near 18 Months Provisions 10 Carriage Guns 12 Swivels with good Store of Ammunition & Stores of all kinds at 8 the Dodman Point WNW distant 4 or 5 Lg's. at 6 AM the Lizard bore WNW½ Wd. 5 or 6 Lg's distant. At Noon Sounded & had 50 fathm. Grey sand with small Stones & broken Shells.

Firstpart Light Airs & Clear wear. remainder fresh breezes & Cloudy Birthed the Ships Compy. – Muster'd the Chests & Stove all that were unnecessary –

Formerpart fresh Gales & Hazey with rain. remainder a Moderate breeze & Cloudy –

Light Airs & Hazey the Most part of these 24 Hours with some Rain

Fresh Gales all these 24 Hours at ½ Past 1 PM Spoke with His Maj.'s Ship Guardaloupe at 6 AM  Close Reeft the Topsails & got down TopGallant Yards 

Page 28 WeekDays Mo. Longde.in & Days Winds Courses Dist Lat.de.in West from Bearings&.a.at Noon  Year Greenwich August 1768- West Wednesday 31 to So.36Et 82M 45o.3m 8o.43mWt. Lizard NNEt SW dist105 Lg's

September Thursday 1 Westerly So.70W 20M 44o.56m 9o.9mW DoNo.28.15W.109 Lg's

NbN West Friday 2 SW SbW 64M 43o.53m 9o.26mW DoNNE. 130 WSW Lg's

SW Saturday 3 & So.68.45W. 44 44.9 10.20W Do.N291/2 Et Wt 138Lg.s

Westerly Island of Sunday 4 - - - - - - - - GeorgaESE Calm Dist.3 Leagues

Do Monday 5 NW - - - - - - 43.4 Cape Finister Calm SbE.4Lg's

Tuesday 6 NW S42Wt. 70 42o.1m 9o.50mWt. DoN42 Et.70 Miles

Wednesday 7

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Remarkable Occurances onboard His Majesty's Bark Endeavour

First & Middlept. Modte. breezes & Clear. Latter fresh Gales & Cloudy at 6PM loosed the 2d. Reef out of the Topsails & at 8AM took them in again at Noon Tack'd & stood to the NWt. having stood before to the Southward.

Very hard gales with some heavy showers of Rain the most part of these 24 Hours which brought us under our two Courses, broke one of our Main Topmast Puttock Plates washed overboard a small Boat belonging to the Boatswain. & drown'd between 3 & 4 Dozen of our Poultry which was worst of all  towards Noon it moderated so that we could bear our Main Topsail close Reefd at Midnight wore & stood to the Southward –

Fresh Gales & Cloudy the most part of these 24 Hours PM got up the spare Mainsail to dry it being Wet by the Water getting into the Sail room occasioned by the Ship being very Leakey in her upper works at 5AM loosed 2 Reefs out of each Topsail, & saw the Land which we judged to be between Cape Finister And Cape Ortugal. at 10 Tackd being about 4 Miles Off shore & stood to the NW At Noon Cape Ortugal bore EbS. distt. abt.  8 Lg's

First part little wind & Hazey with rain remainder strong Gales with hard squalls which brought us under our close Reeft Topsails & obliged us to strike Top gallant yards at 8AM wore ship & stood to the Southward

Fore part fresh Gales & Clear. remainder light Airs & Calm at 6AM Cape Finister bore SbW½W distt. 10 or 11 Leagues. loosed all the Reefs out of the Topsails & got Topgallant Yards across.

Light breezes & Calm all these 24 Hours at 2PM had an Observation of the Sun & Moon which gave the Longitde. 8.º 42' Wt. from Greenwich at 6 Cape Finister bore SbW½Wt. 6 Lg's Variation of the Compass P Azmth. [Azimuth] 18.42 Wt. at Noon Cape Finister SbE dist 4 Lg's Latde. observ'd 43º.4' therefore Cape Finister must lay in Latde. 42º.53' North

Modte. breezes & Clear wear. these 24 Hours. AM found the Variatn. by the Mean of 5 Azmth. to be 21.º 40' Wt. 3 Degrees more than what it was found Yesterday, which I cannot account for as both Observations appeard to me to be equally well made at 10.h 28' had an Observation of the Sun & Moon which gave the Longde. 9º.40' Wt. from Greenwich by this Observation Cape Finisterre must lay in 8º.52'. & by that made Yesterday as 8.40 the Mean of the two is 8.46Wt. of Greenwich the Longde. of the Cape its Latde. being 42.53 North –

Modte. breezes & Clear wear. found the Variation to be 21.4W.

Fresh Gales & Cloudy wear. AM past by 2 Sail which were standing to the NEt.

First part fresh Gs. remainder modte. breezes & fine Clear wear. set up the Topmst. rigging & found the Varon. [Variation] to be 19º.50' West

A Steady fresh breeze & fine Clear wear. found the Varn. of the Compass by the Evening & Morning Amplitde. & by 2 Azmth. to be 20º.59 West.

The same Wind & wear. Continue found the Variatn. to be this Evening 18º.54' & in the Morning 17º.58'W. they both being the mean result of Several good Observations –

Modte. breezes & fine Clear wear. at 6AM the Island of Porto Sancto bore NWbW dist. 9 or 10 Lg's. Should the Wind to the Westward at Noon The Desarteas extending from WSW to SWbS, the Body of Madiera [Madeira] W/2 S & Porto Sancto NNW½W

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Week Days & Year

No Days

Winds

Courses

Dist

Latitudes in from Greenwich

Bearings & L. at Noon

Sept.r 1768

Tuesday 13th No.

No Westerly    Wednesday 14 Easterly    Thursday 15 NE to SE    Moor'd in  Funchall Road Madeira

Friday 16 Easterly    Saturday 17 Westerly    Sunday 18 Southerly ESE SWest    Monday 19 ESE - - 31°43' -  High land over Funchal No.7°E dist. 49 Miles

Tuesday 20 Varibles S°21.300W 28 31.17 17.9W Funchal Island of Madiera No.13E Dist 76 miles

Wednesday 21 SSW to  SWbW So.60E 60 30°.46 16.8 Do.No.10W 113 miles

Thursday 22 SWerly So.35.30E 73 29.40 15.31 Do.No.21W 62 Leagues

Friday 23 SW NE So.26°W 54 28.51 15°.50' Do.No.12.45W 77 Leagues