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

Saturday Aprill 20. 1726.

Latitude φ
Observation S. 18.° 53.'
Ditto φ account
S. 18. 40.'
Meridian distance
W. 377 miles
Longitude
W. 6. 18.
Variation
φ evening azimuth & amplitude
4.° 36' northeasterly
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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSE.; Winds: E.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 110 miles
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Moderate gales with
fair weather & pretty smooth
water.
Find the ship 5' to the
southward of account which impute
to the logg.

Course S. 2° E. 110.'
southing 110.'
easting 4.

The Peace in company.

Sunday the 21st.

Latitude φ
Account
S. 19.° 41.'
Meridian distance
W. 369 miles
Longitude
W. 6.° 10.'
Variation allow'd
5.° northeasterly

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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SSE.; Winds: East
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Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: Calm; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NE.
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Distance 50 miles
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Light gales, cloudy
weather, & small rain with
a swell from the southwest.

Course S. 9° E. 50'
southing 49.
easting 8.

Monday Aprill 22. 1726

Latitude φ
Account S. 20.° 40.'
Meridian distance
W. 344 miles
Longitude
W. 5.° 43.'
Variation allow'd
1/2 point NE.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: South; Winds: North
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Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NNW.
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Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSE.; Winds: SW.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE
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Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NW. by W.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: Calm; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: NW.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: Calm; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE.; Winds: SSW. Rain
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Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Calm; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NW.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: S. by E. Reefed both topsails
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Rain
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Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 47 miles
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Very uncertain weather
& the wind vearable, attend'd
with rain & calm, a large
swell from the southwest rigged
in our lower outliggers.

Course S. 43° E. 39'
southing 28.
easting 25.

Difference of longitude 27.

Tuesday Aprill 23.

Latitude φ
Observation S. 19.° 57.'
Ditto φ account
S. 19.° 57.'
Meridian distance
E. 105 miles
Longitude
E. 1.° 50'
Ditto from St. Iago
to Trinidado
W. 4. 58.
Ditto from London
to ditto Trinidado
27. 14.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: E.; Winds: S. by E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: E. by N.; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: Saw Trinidado; Winds: SE. by S. 7 leagues
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Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by S.; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by N. Saw ditto; Winds: S. 7 leagues
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Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: E. by N. 1/2 N.; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: E. by N.; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: E. 1/2 N.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: E. by N. Out reefed both topsails; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: SSE.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: E. by N. 1/2 N.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: Variation allow'd 1/2 point; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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153 miles
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Fresh gales & cloudy
weather & a large southwest swell.
At 4 a clock saw the island of
Trinidado bearing southeast by south 7 leagues.
At 6 it bore south 7 leagues from whence
I take my departure allowing
it to lye in the lattitude of
20°. 29' south & meridional distance
west from St. Iago & 302 miles.
Find the ship is to the southward
of account.

Course N. 68° E. 114.'
northing 42.
easting 105.

Difference of longitude 110.