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Ship Esperance from the island of Trinidado to the coast of Corromandel.

Thursday May 2. 1726

Latitude φ
Observation S. 28.° 31.'
Ditto φ account
S. 28. 33.
Meridian distance
E. 466 miles
Longitude
E. 8.° 43.'
Variation allow'd
φ 5 NE.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsails
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Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: [Kt?] Rain
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Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S. ; Winds: SE. by S. Ditto
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Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. [Kt?] Rain
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Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Lightning to eastward
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: NE. 1/2 E.; Winds: SE. by E. Ditto
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NE.; Winds: ESE. Ditto
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Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. 1/2 E.; Winds: SE. by E. Wore
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Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE.
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Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Distance 109 miles
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Very uncertain weather
the wind very vearable with
black flying clouds attended
with some small rain, the
swell running in heaps.

Course N. 54° E. 88.'
northing 52.'
easting 71.'
Difference of longitude 82.

The Peace in company.

Friday May 3.

Latitude φ
Observation S. 29. 28
Ditto φ account
S. 29. 32
Meridian distance
E. 494 miles
Longitude
E. 9.° 15.'
Variation allow'd
⦵ 5. NE.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E. Out 2 reefed both topsails; Winds: SSE. Wore
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Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 4; Courses: WSW.; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Wore
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Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE.; Winds: ESE. [Kt?]
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Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: SE. by E.
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Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: ENE.
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Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SE.; Winds: NE. by E.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. by N.
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Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: NW.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SE. by S.; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSE.; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 84 miles
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The first part light gales
with black flying clouds, &
some small rain, the latter
part fair weather with some
what more wind. In the
afternoon sett up our
main rigging; a large swell
from the eastward.
The Peace this morning hoisted
her colours & fired 11. guns, then did
the same & fired 9 gunns,
being St. Alexander's day.

Course S. 25° E. 67.'
southing 61.
easting 28.
Difference of longitude 32.

Saturday May 4. 1726

Latitude φ
Account S. 31.° 10.'
Meridian distance
E. 574 miles
Longitude
E. 10.° 48.'
Variation allow'd
⦵ 3. NE.

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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NNW.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE.; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: NW.
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Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain
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Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: NNW. Ditto
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Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto
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Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: W.
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Distance 131 miles
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Moderate gales with dark
cloudy weather, attended with
small rain, the wind vearable
the first part a swell from northeast.

Course S. 38° E. 130.'
southing 102.
easting 80.
Difference of longitude 93.

Sunday May 5.th

Latitude
φ account S. 32.° 40'
Meridian distance
E. 662 miles
Longitude
E. 12.° 31.'
Variation allow'd
1/4 point

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Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SW.; Winds: SW.
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Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SE. by S.; Winds:
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SE.; Winds:
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Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: WSW.
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: W.
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Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4 Courses: Lightning to NE.; Winds: WNW.
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Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: West
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Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain
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Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. Ditto
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Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: WSW.
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Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds:
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Distance 127 miles
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Moderate gales with
cloudy weather attended with
some rain & lightning the
wind vearable a large swell
from west-northwest. See several alca-
trasses.

Course S. 44° E. 126.'
southing 90.
easting 80.
Difference of longitude 103.