30625990000224_011
Facsimile
Transcription
Thursday the 11th June
Began with calm weather Gain with the
[Minerva?] middle and latter part light airs
from the W ward Ship under all Sail Steering E
the minerva in Company at 10 AM took
a lunar by measuring the Fist of the Moon
from the Sun Longitude deduced from this
Observation was 34:40 Lat Obs 38:19
Friday the 12th light winds weather
think Ship under all Sail Steering [later?] per
Compass the Minerva in Sight to the W
ward at 8 A M Spoke with the barque
James Wallis from Sicualeoun [Szechuan?] bound to
London Saw 1 other vessel to the S W ward
Steering E N E So Ends all well Lat obs
39:00 Long 32:50
Saturday the 13 th Began with
light airs Steered E by N by Compass Ship under all
Sail at 6 PM Mad {Mer?] Flores bearing E N E
distance 30 Miles middle and latter part
wind & weather the Same Steered ESE
People Employed in Ships duty So Ends.
Sunday the 14 th
Began with light airs from the N E ward
Steering SE by E by Compass. Saw 2 Ships
Standing tot eh S E ward at 4 PM made
[Fyal?] bearing E distance 40 miles at 7 A M
lored a boar and at the town latter part
Calm and pleasant the Ship a bout 10
miles from the Harbor So Ends all well.
Notes and Questions
Nobody has written a note for this page yet
Please sign in to write a note for this page