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Signals to be observ'd in company with the Peace, Lyon, etc.

In case of loosing company: to know one another by day: The ship to windward to hoist her maintopmast stay sail with the sheet flying & a blew flag or jack at her maintopmast head she to leeward to have her maintop gallant sail loose with the sheets clew'd up & the blew flag or jack at her foretopmast head.

Ditto for night: The Esperance to hoist 3 lights of equall height one on the shrouds of each mast, the Peace to show one on her ensign staff one at her bowspritt end, & one in her maintop lanthorne & if so near in the night to speak, the ship that first hales to say whence your ship the other to answer [antwerpe?] then the first to say well met with... naming her name & to keep company till morning.

In case of thick weather the Esperance to carry a sight at her bowspritt end.

If overprest with sail hang 2 lights at the bowspritt end.

Finis.

Ship Esperance in Ostend harbour.

Sunday. December 30. 1725. I enter'd on bord the Esperance Capt. Nicolas Carpentier commander, my self secound Capitaine.

Thursday. January 3. 1726. Received on bord 19 casks of beef A. n°. 11 a 16., B. n°. 8 a 14. & C. n°. 14 a 19. A. to be expended first.

Friday the 4. Received 8 barrels of pitch, 20. ditto of tarr. 6 1/2 hhds of vinager & 30 pieces of tuthenague. Likewise 3 large anchors one weighing 1460 lb. 2nd. 2325 lb. the largest no weight.

Saturday the 5. Received on bord 9047 lb. of bisket & 10 casks of pork containing 725 pieces.

Monday the 7. Received on bord 3081 lb. of bisket.

Tuesday the 8. Received 6 casks of butter, 9 ditto with oyle, put out 4 pigs of lead.

Wednesday the 9. Received on bord 43. casks markt. S.B.W. 12. WE. 12. GE. 6 AB. 10. SW. 1. G. sout 2. a large case from Mr. Vanderheyde 4 1/2 hhds of wine. I.B.D. two small bales.

Thursday the 10. Received on bord our boatswaine's stores, & 12 bundles of stockfish, said to containe 5500 lb.

Friday the 11. Received on bord, 36 casks of small beer, gt. about 12 or 13 tunns. Small cask of pruents. 6 cases markt [trade symbol?] n°. 1. a 6.

Saturday the 12. Received on bord 4 hhds of wine belonging to the Capt. & our coulers, a gunn from the shore in the roome of one that fell through the bridge.

Ship Esperance in the harbour of Ostend bound to Bengale.

Monday January 14 1726. Received on bord two small casks with browne sugar & one of rossine.

Tuesday the 15. Received on bord 2 casks of biskets said to gt. 847 lb & twienty cask of rusk, said to gt 6500 lb. One small cask with white sugar, one of rice, & one of sulphur. 2 casks markt N.C. & a stream anchor no weight on it.

Wednesday the 16. Received on bord the stock of the stream anchor.

Thursday the 17. Received on bord 11 hhds of whole grout, & 5 of broken ditto. Sent ashore a small anchor.

Friday the 18. Received on bord one cask of mustard seed, 3 cases markt N.C.RW. n°. 1. a 3. & a mast about 64 feet long & 17 inches through.

Saturday the 19. Put downe one of our sheet cables in the hold, came in here a new Dutch ship for the company.

Monday the 21. Received on bord our new sheet cable, splic'd it & put it down in the hold, putt ashore one piece of brandy 4. cases of wine mark't P. n°. 13. 14. 14. 9. & 6 pigs of lead by Mr. Bernaert's order.

Tuesday the 22. Put ashore one piece of brandy & stowed our hold in order.

Wednesday the 23. Received on bord 4 cases mark't [trade symbol?] n°.7 a 10. 2 ditto mark't F. n° 12 bent our two bower cables.

Thursday the 24. Received on bord 3 casks of white biskets said to containe 975 lb. 10 jars of olives, two small casks of ditto & 3 potts of butter.

Friday January 25. 1726 Received on bord 12 bolts of canvass & 6 ditto of vittery, 100 lb of twine, a small case of wax candles & two graplings.

Saturday the 26. Received on board 4 cases mark't CD. n°. 6 a 9. bent our sailes.

Monday the 28. Received 4 small cases with candles, 4 small casks with butter, 1000 lb of iron, & 3 casks of flower.

Tuesday the 29. Received on bord, our small armes, & some of our carpenter's stores, & a case of the doctors.

Wednesday the 30. Received on bord, 6 barrels of raisons, one ditto of figgs, one ditto of syrup, one ditto suet, some plank, a large case mark't M.H.W. n°. 2. got up a case P. n°. 9. for the ship.

Thursday the 31. Received one cask of suet, one case markt P. n°. 1. One small box with specerie, one chest of lemons.

Friday February 1. Received on bord two casks, said to gt. beef, likewise received some live provision; dryed our sailes.

Sunday the 3. Musterd all our people & gave them notes for 3 months absence mony.

Monday the 4. Received on bord, 3 hhds of greens, three cases of the Company mark. [trade symbol?] n°. 3. 6. 7. a large basket n°. 2. 3. 1/2 hhds of lamp oyle & 6 baggs of charcole, four cases markt CW. n°. 1 a 4. Could not get our men abord.

Tuesday the 5. Received on bord 25 cask of treasure & 3 cases said to be ditto, 2 drumms, & our soldiers, gott all clear to saile but it proved little wind & vearable, could not.

Ship Esperance sailing downe the Channel bound to Bengale.

Thursday February 28. 1726 Moderate gales with some rain, the wind veared to the southward & then to the southwest. In the evening came in our two fishing boats with our anchors & cables rubb'd very much, our small bower cable thought not proper to goe in the ship again, also the anchor stock broke, the best bower cable was rubbed very much, was obliged to cutt it & splice them to gather for a small bower & the 2 sheet cables for our best bowers, gott two 17. inches cables from the Company's storehouse for our sheet cables butt the worst that ever I saw; came in a fishing boat that left the ships at Dungeness all week.

Friday March 1. Hard gales with some rain the wind between the southwest & west. Got on bord a new small bower anchor & bent our cables, now have all our anchors & cables.

Sunday the 3. Moderate gales & fair weather, the wind between the west & north. This day returned the Company's sloop, who left the ships off of the Isle of Whight last fryday, with the wind at west-southwest. Butt the wind veared to the northwest. We are of opinion they are got downe Channel.

Monday the 4. Moderate gales with fair weather the wind between the northwest & northeast in the afternoon received out of the company's sloop, 4 chests markt P. n° 9 gt. 128 bottles - 13. 124 - 14. 128 - 14. 128 two pipes of bread, one hhd of brandy, with some other thinges, at 5 a clock in the morning fired a gunn the wind at northeast for our people to come abord about 10, begann to warpe the ship downe to the [Sills?], in order to saile out.

Tuesday March the 5th 1726.

------------------Hour: 1; Knots: made sail; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 4; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 5; Knots: Ostend; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE. 4 leagues; Winds: ------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: W. by N.; Winds: NE. ------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ENE. ------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: W.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: E. by S. ------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 5; Knots: calm; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NW.; Winds: WSW. ------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: [K:t?] ------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: W. [K:t?] ------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NNW.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: [K:t?] ------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: WNW. ------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: South Foreland; Winds: W. 1/2 S. 7 leagues ------------------Distance 30 miles ------------------At one a clock set saile & came out of the harbour, then hoisted in our longboat the wind at east-northeast. Small breezes, cleared our decks, toke out of a fishing boat 16 chests of wine markt MDC. n°. 1. a 16. in the night small aires of wind & vearable, at noon the South Foreland bore west 1/2 south distance 7 leagues got clear over small bower in order to stop the tide of flood if calm.

Wednesday March the 6.

------------------Hour: 1; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 2; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 4; Knots: ..; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 5; Knots: calm; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 6; Knots: [Callice lifts?]; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: Distance 5 leagues ------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NW.; Winds: WSW. ------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: North Foreland; Winds: W. by N. 3 leagues [K:t?] ------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: SW. by W. ditto ------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: W. by SE. ditto ------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: N.; Winds: WNW. ditto ------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: NNE. ------------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: W.; Winds: ------------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: [O: BTS.?] ------------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: snow ------------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: E. ------------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW. Ditto both topsails; Winds: ESE. ------------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ------------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: [O:2 BTS?] ------------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: [O:1 RTS?] ------------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Beachy Head; Winds: NE. 6 leagues ------------------Distance 93 miles ------------------The first part small breezes of wind & vearable, the lattter part fresh gales vearable attended with snow. At one a clock in the morning the South Foreland lights bore west 6. south 4 leagues. At 8 brought too & sent away the fishing boat that accompanied us thro the banks, then Beachy Head bore northwest 1/2 west distance 3 leagues at noon ditto bore northeast distance 6 leagues. Saw severall ships in the Channel.

Ship Esperance from Ostend towards St. Iago bound to Bengale.

Thursday March 7. 1726

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: W.; Winds: E. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ENE. -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 9; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: St. Katherine Point N. 7 leagues; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 10; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: Reefed main-topsail -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 9; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: W.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Out reefed main-topsail -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: [start?] NE. by N. 7 leagues; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: [Out first reefed foresail?] -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: NE. -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: Deadman; Winds: N. 1/2 E. 7 leagues -----------------Distance 198 miles ------------------

Fresh gales with fair weather and smooth water. At 6. in the evening St. Katherine Point bore N. 7 leagues in the forenoon unbent our cables & stowed our anchors also quartered our men. At noon the Deadman bore N. 1/2 E. distance 7 leagues.

Saw severall ships, some bound up, some downe.

Friday the 8.

Latitude φ account N. 49°. 11'. Meridian distance W. 151 miles Longitude W. 3°. 46' Variation allowed 1 point

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: W. by N.; Winds: ENE. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Lizarde Point; Winds: NE. 9 leagues -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: W.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: NE. -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: E. -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: W.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: Saw a sail bearing W.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: W. by S. Saw a sail W. by N.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Saw a sail south; Winds: -----------------Distance 152 miles

Fresh gales, fair weather & a small swell from the eastward, att 4. in the afternoon the Lizard Point bore northeast distance 9 leagues from whence I shall take my departure, allowing it to lye in the lattitude of 50°. 7. N.

Course is S. 69° W. 160.' southing 58. westing 151. Difference of longitude 226.

Saturday March the 9. 1726

Latitude φ Observ't N. 47.° 22.' Ditto φ account N. 47. 51. Meridian distance W. 301 miles Longitude W. 7°. 30' Variation allow'd 1 point

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: E. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: W.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: NE. by E. -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Distance 170 miles ------------------

Fresh gales with fair weather and a large swell after us. At noon I had a good observation find myself 29' to the southward of account which error I impute to the steerige Course is S. 62' W. 170'. southing 80'. westing 150. Difference of longitude 224.

Sunday March 10.

Latitude φ account 46.° 14.' N. Longitude W. 11°. 2. Meridian distance W. 447 miles Variation allow'd 1 point

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: ENE. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Distance 162 miles ------------------

Fresh gales, fair weather and a large swell following us, towards the latter end cloudy.

Course is S. 65° W. 162. southing 68. westing 146. Difference of longitude 212.

Ship Esperance from Ostend towards St. Iago bound to Bengale.

Monday March the 11. 1726

Latitude φ observation N. 44.° 34' Ditto φ account North 44.° 49.' Meridian distance W. 555 miles Longitude W. 13.° 34.'

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: ENE. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: Saw a sail; Winds: W. 1/2 N. -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: WSW.; Winds: E. by S. -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: SE. -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SE. by S. -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Distance 140 miles ------------------

Moderate gales with fair weather, and a swell from the eastward, at 2. in the afternoon saw a saile standing to the Northward. At noon had a good observation find myself to the southward of account 15 miles, which impute to the steerige. Course is S. 52° W. 138.' southing 85. westing 108. Difference of longitude 152.

Tuesday March 12.

Latitude φ observation N. 42.° 13' Ditto φ account N. 42.° 22.' Meridian distance W. 583 miles Longitude W. 14.° 16.' Variation Allowed 1 point

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. by E. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Distance 135 miles ------------------

Moderate gales with fair weather & pretty smooth water.

Find myself 9' to the southward of account. Course is S. 12° W. 135.' southing 132' westing 28.' Difference of longitude 42.

Wednesday March 13 1726

Latitude φ Observation 39.° 51.' N. Ditto φ account 40.° 1.' N. Meridian distance W. 612 miles Longitude W. 14.° 54.' Variation Allowed 3/4 a point

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. by E. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ESE. -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Saw a sail W. by S.; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: E. by S. -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: SE. by E. -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: -----------------Distance 136 miles ------------------

The first part fresh gales with fair weather, the latter part, less wind at 12 at night, saw a saile baring west by south standing to the northward. At noon I had a good observation find myself to the southward of account 9' which believe is owing to our compasses.

Course is S. 12° W. 136.' southing 133. westing 29. Difference of longitude W. 38.

Thursday March 14.

Latitude φ observation 38.' 30. N. Ditto φ account 38. 34. N. Meridian distance W. 689 miles Longitude 16.° 33.' W. Variation Allowed 3/4 point

-----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. 1/2 S.; Winds: SE. by S. -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: E. by S. -----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: -----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Rain -----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto -----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Reefed both topsails -----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. -----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: W.; Winds: SSW. Out reefed both topsails -----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: WNW.; Winds: SW. -----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: [Kt?] -----------------Distance 115 miles ------------------

The first part small gales with fair weather the latter part moderate gales with some rain & close weather. Course is S. 45° W. 108 southing 77 westing 77. Difference of longitude 99.

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

Thursday Aprill 4. 1726

Latitude φ account 6. 14. Meridian distance E. 229 miles Longitude E. 3. 52.

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 139 miles ------------------

Fresh gales with cloudy weather & some rain. The morning the Commodore hoisted a blew ensigne, a signal to leave the other three ships. At 10. in the forenoon toke our leave of them, saluting each other with colours flying.

Course is S. 23° E. 139' southing 128. easting 54.

The Peace has halled downe his broad pennant.

Friday the 5th.

Latitude φ account 4.° 54. Meridian distance E. 261 miles Longitude E. 4.° 22.'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Lightning [symbol?] ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: South; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 86 miles ------------------

The first part moderate gales with cloudy weather the latter part small gales with rain & lightning. The three China ships in sight.

Course is S. 22° E. 86 southing 80. easting 32.

Saturday Aprill 6. 1726

Latitude φ account N. 3. 49. Meridian distance E. 261 miles Longitude E. 4.° 22.'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: South; Winds: North ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE. Rain ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: ENE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSW.; Winds: ESE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: NE. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: Lightning in the NE.; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 65 miles ------------------

The first part moderate gales, the middle attended with rain & lightning, small aires of wind, towards the latter end, sprung up a small breeze again. The China ships bearing east-northeast.

Course is south 65.

The Peace in company.

Sunday the 7.

Latitude φ account N. 3. 1. Meridian distance E. 258 miles Longitude E. 4.° 19.'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: South; Winds: North ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SSW.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S.; Winds: NE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ENE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: Lightning in the NW.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: W. by N. ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Lightning with rain; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: N. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 49 miles ------------------

Light gales with cloudy weather & lightning attended with squalls & rain & a swell from the southward. Last night lost sight of the China Ships.

Course is S. 4° W. 49.' southing 48. westing 3.

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.

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW. ; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 128 miles ------------------

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 southward 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.'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Distance 129 miles ------------------

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.'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. Rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Unbent both topsails; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by S.; Winds: S. by E. Squalls rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE.; Winds: SSW. [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: W. by S.; Winds: S. by W. Rain ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. Rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. Squalls ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. Ditto ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. Squalls ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. Ditto ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 76 miles ------------------

The winds and weather very uncertain being attended 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

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W. ; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 120 miles ------------------

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.

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

Tuesday Aprill 16. 1726

Latitude φ Observation 9.° 7.' Ditto φ account S. 9. 8. Meridian distance W. 261 miles Longitude W. 1. 20. Variation Allow'd 3.° northeasterly

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 141 miles ------------------

The first moderate gales, freshning towards the latter end, a swell from the southward.

Course S. 19° W. 140.' southing 133' westing 46.

The Peace in company.

Wednesday the 17.

Latitude φ Account S. 11. 40. Meridian distance W. 308 miles Longitude W. 5.° 7.' Variation φ Morning azimuth 4.° 8'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls & rain ----------------Distance 160 miles ------------------

Fresh gales, fair weather untill allmost noon then we had a squall with small rain in the afternoon. Unbent our old courses. Shifted the mony out of a cask markt [trade symbol?] n° 1. into a beer cask, being 9 bags.

Course is S. 17° W. 160' southing 153. westing 47.

Thursday Aprill 18. 1726

Latitude φ Observation S. 14.° 34.' Ditto φ account S. 14. 17. Meridian distance W. 353 miles Longitude W. 5.° 53.'

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: South; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: S.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: Squall & rain ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: Variation allow'd 5.° NE.; Winds: ----------------Distance 163 miles ------------------

Fresh gales with cloudy weather & a swell from the southward attended with some squalls & rain, at 3 in the morning caryed away our flying jibb boome. Find myself 17' to the southward of account.

Course S. 16° W. 163. southing 157. westing 45. Difference of longitude 46.

Friday the 19.

Latitude φ Observation S. 16.° 53.' Meridian distance W. 381 miles Longitude W. 6.° 22.

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. Rain ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Ditto ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. by S. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E. 1/2 E.; Winds: E. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: Variation allow'd 1/2 point northeasterly; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 143 miles ------------------

Very uncertain weather attended with abundance of squalls & rain, in the afternoon having splic'd our flying jibb boome, got it out again, & at 9 a clock, caryed him away again. Find the ship 5' to the southward of account.

Course S. 12° W. 140.' southing 139' westing 28.' Difference of longitude 29.

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

Wednesday Aprill 24. 1726

Latitude φ observation S. 20.° 12.' Ditto φ account S. 20.° 13.' Meridian distance E. 129 miles Longitude E. 2.° 16.' Variation allow'd 1/2 point

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S. [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ESE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: S. by W. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsails ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ..; Winds: [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SW.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed topsails ----------------Distance 102 miles ------------------

Fresh gales with fair weather and a large swell from the southwest. The wind very vearable.

Course S. 56° E. 29.' southing 16. easting 24. Difference of longitude 26.

The Peace in company.

Thursday Aprill 25.

Latitude φ Observation S. 20. 27. Ditto φ account S. 20.° 28.' Meridian distance E. 120 miles Longitude E. 2. 6. Variation φ evening amplitude 5.° 0' northeasterly

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: WSW.; Winds: South ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. 1/2 N.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Out reefed fore-topsail ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SW. by W.; Winds: S. by E. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Distance 79 miles ------------------

Light gales with fair weather & pretty smooth water, the wind vearable. Rigged out a new flying jibb boome.

Course S. 29° W. 19.' southing 16. westing 9. Difference of longitude 10.

Friday Aprill 26. 1726.

Latitude φ Observation S. 21. 23. Ditto φ account S. 21.° 39.' Meridian distance E. 72 miles Longitude E. 1.° 15.' Variation φ Evening amplitude 5.° 32.' northeasterly

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW.; Winds: SSE. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW. 1/2 W.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------90 miles ------------------

Light gales with fair weather & a swell from south-southeast.

Find the ship 16.' to the northward of account which impute to some unknown impediment.

Course S. 34° W. 87.' southing 72. westing 48. Difference of longitude 51.

Saturday Aprill 27.

Latitude φ Account S. 23.° 5.' Meridian distance E. 76 miles Longitude E. 1.° 19.' Variation φ morning azimuth 5.° 54' northeasterly

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: South; Winds: East ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ENE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: N. by E. ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: SSE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: E. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE.; Winds: E. by N. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 104 miles ------------------

The first light gales with fair weather, towards the latter part a fine freshning gale with cloudy weather & a large swell from south-southeast. Got 14. casks of treasure into the forehold thinking our ship too much by the stern.

Course S. 3° E. 102' southing 102. easting 4.

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.

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Reefed both topsails ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: [Kt?] Rain ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S. ; Winds: SE. by S. Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: WSW.; Winds: S. [Kt?] Rain ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ENE.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Lightning to eastward ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: NE. 1/2 E.; Winds: SE. by E. Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. by E.; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: NE.; Winds: ESE. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE. 1/2 E.; Winds: SE. by E. Wore ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSW.; Winds: SE. ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 2; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SW. by S.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Distance 109 miles ------------------

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.

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 1; Fathoms: 3; Courses: E. by N.; Winds: SE. by S. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 2; Courses: E. Out 2 reefed both topsails; Winds: SSE. Wore ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: ..; Fathoms: 4; Courses: WSW.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 1; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Wore ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: NE.; Winds: ESE. [Kt?] ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: S. by W. 1/2 W.; Winds: SE. by E. ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: S. by W.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. 1/2 W.; Winds: ESE. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: S. by E.; Winds: ENE. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SE.; Winds: NE. by E. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: NNE. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. by N. ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: SE. by S.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SSE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 84 miles ------------------

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.

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SSE.; Winds: NNW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: NW. ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Small rain ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 4; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: NNW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 8; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 8; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ..; Winds: Ditto ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 7; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: W. ----------------Distance 131 miles ------------------

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

----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SW.; Winds: SW. ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 3; Courses: SE. by S.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: SE.; Winds: ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ..; Winds: W. ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4 Courses: Lightning to NE.; Winds: WNW. ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: West ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 1; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 2; Knots: 6; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ..; Winds: Squalls with rain ----------------Hour: 3; Knots: 4; Fathoms: 3; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 4; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ..; Winds: SW. Ditto ----------------Hour: 5; Knots: 6; Fathoms: ..; Courses: SE. by E.; Winds: WSW. ----------------Hour: 6; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 7; Knots: 5; Fathoms: 5; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 8; Knots: 5; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 9; Knots: 3; Fathoms: 2; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 10; Knots: 2; Fathoms: 4; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 11; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Hour: 12; Knots: 3; Fathoms: ..; Courses: ; Winds: ----------------Distance 127 miles ------------------

Moderate gales with cloudy weather attended with some rain & lightning the wind vearable a large swell from west-northwest. See several alcatrasses.

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