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Ship Esperance between the islands of St. Iago & Trinidado to Bengale.

Friday Aprill 12. 1726

Latitude
φ observation S. 2. 47.
Ditto φ account
S. 2. 23.
Meridian distance
W. 67 miles
Longitude
W. 1. 6.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW. ; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 128 miles
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For the most part fresh
gales with flying clouds
attended with some squalls
& rain, this day got out
our outliggers & made
an end of rummadging
in the hold.
Find myself 24' to the south-
ward of account which impute
partly to course & distance

Course is S. 40° W. 126.
southing 96.
westing 81.
Ditto in company.

Saturday the 13.

Latitude
φ account S. 4. 16.
Meridian distance
W. 558 miles
Longitude
W. 2.° 37.'

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Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Rain
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain
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Distance 129 miles
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The wind and weather
very uncertain attended
with abundance of squalls
and rain butt smooth
water.

Course is S. 46° W. 128'
southing 89.
westing 91.

Sunday Aprill 14.th 1726

Latitude
φ observation S. 4.° 59'
Ditto φ account
S. 4.° 52.'
Meridian distance
W. 191 miles
Longitude
W. 3.° 10.'

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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. Rain
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Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Unbent both topsails; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: [Kt?]
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Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: S. by E. Squalls rain
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Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE.; Winds: SSW. [Kt?]
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Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: S. by W. Rain
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Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. Rain
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. Squalls ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. Ditto ditto
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. Ditto
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. Ditto
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. Squalls ditto
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Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. Ditto ditto
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 76 miles
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The winds and weather
very uncertain being at-
tended with abundance of
squalls & rain. The wind
very vearable & far southerly in
the afternoon tackt & stode
to the eastward at 9. tackt
again in the afternoon
unbent our old topsailes &
bent our secound best.
Find myself 7' to the southward of
account.

Course is S. 42° W. 49.'
southing 36.
westing 33.

The Peace in company.

Monday the 15.

Latitude
φ account S. 6. 55.
Meridian distance
W. 215 miles
Longitude
W. 3.° 34.'
Allow'd 1/4 northeasternly

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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W. ; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 120 miles
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The first part moderate
gales freshning towards
the latter end with cloudy
weather & a large swell
from the southward.

Course S. 12° W. 120.'
southing 116.
westing 24.