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1810 Remarks on board the Nancy at Sea
Remarks Thursday May 17th Fresh winds Clear and Weather Wore Ship and Stood to the N.E.
[large flourished letters] Set the Jib &c
Lite Winds and Clear Weather hove about again and Stood to the South
Set the Reefes out the T Sail Small Showers of Rane Sent up the M.T.G. Yard and Set the Sail Saw a Brig to Leward all Sail Set Variation 3 P W.
H2 K.3 1/2 ½ Courses NE½N. Winds E.S.E. Lee Way 1 H4 K.3 1/2 ½ Lee Way 1 H6 K.3 Courses N.N.E. Winds E. Lee Way 1 H8 K.2 1/2 ½ Lee Way 1 H10 K.2 1/2 ½ Courses SbyE. Winds EbyS. Lee Way 1 H12 K.2 1/2 ½ Lee Way 1 H2 K.2 1/2 ½ Lee Way 1 H4 K.2 1/2 ½ Courses SE by S Winds E by N. Lee Way 1 H6 K.2 1/2 ½ Lee Way 1 H8 K.1 1/2 ½ Courses ES.E. Winds NE by E Lee Way 1 H10 K.1 1/2 ½ H12 K.1 1/2 ½ Courses S.E.
Course S 88° E. Dis 34 D.L. 01 Dep. 34 L by A 52° 37" M.D. 53°00 M.D. 34° 34" L M. 00° 58" L. In 25° 57"
Remarks Fryday May 18th This Day begins with Calm and Clear weather.............. Bent Both TopSails anew Hawled down all the Sailes to Prevent [Slatting?]..... Showery, Made all Sail. Sent up Foretop Gallant Yard and Spred the Sail, Set StudingSail for the 1st time these 16 Days.... Jibed Ship and Shifted StudingSails. Squalls of rane Jibed Ship the 2nd time, took in StudingSails, hard Showers of rane handed F.T.G. Sail and TrySail Jibed the 3rd time Set StudingSails and TopSails, the Same Brig in site Variation 3 P.W. all Sail Set
H2 Courses aft aft Winds Calm H4 Courses aft aft Winds W.ByS. H6 Courses aft aft W.ByS. H8 Courses aft aft W.ByS. H10 K.2 Courses aft aft W.ByS.W.ByS. H12 K.3 Coursesaft aft W.ByS. H2 K.4 Courses aft aft W.ByS. H4 K.3 Courses aft aft W.ByS. H6 K.5 Courses aft aft W.ByS. H8 K.5 1/2 ½ Courses aft aft W.ByS. H10 K.3 Courses aft aft W.ByS. H12 K.6 Courses aft aft W.ByS.
Course N 51° E. Dis 63 D.L. 40 Dep 49 L by A 53° 37" M.D. 35° 23" L. M. 1° 21" L. In 25° 36"
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1810 Remarks on Board the Nancy at Sea
Remarks Saturday May 19th These 24 Hours Moderate Winds attended with Rane Took in StudingSails and [Board?] by the Wind Fell in with the Brig Deliverance from Cape Ann bound for Gottenburg out 40 Days Supplied him with Wood for which in return he gave us a Sma[ll] [Teash?] of Warter, Supposed himSelf to be in Long. 28 W. took in topgallant Sailes and Jib Single reefed the topSails and try Sails. Clost reefed the topSails and TrySail, handed the F. Top Sail Sent Down topgallant Yards Strong gales thick and rainy with a bad Sea....... So ends the Day Clost reefed M. topSail Variation 2¾ P. W.
H2 K.2 F½ Courses E. Winds W.N.W. Lee W. ½ H4 K.3 F½ Lee W. ½ H6 K.3 F½ Courses SE.byE. Winds N.E.byE. Lee W. ½ H8 K.1 F½ Lee W. ½ H10 K.3 Courses S.E. Winds E. Lee W.1 H12 K.3 Lee W. 1 H2 K.5 F½ Courses S.EbyS. Winds EbyN. Lee W. 1 H4 K.4 F½ Lee W. 1 ½ H6 K.5 F½ Lee W.1 ½ H8 K.5 F½ Courses S.S.E. Winds E. Lee W.2 H10 K.5 Lee W.2 H12 K.4 Courses S.S.E. Winds E. Lee W.2
Courses S 57° E. Dis 96 D.L. 52 Dep 78 L by Oo 52° 45" M. D. 36° 41" L. M. 2° 10" L. In 23° 26"
Remarks Sunday May 20th This Day begins with heavy Gales of Wind, Cloudy with hard rane, ................... Handed the MaintopSail and Fore Stay Sail
[detailed drawing, starboard view of a Bark in partial sail]
Set the Fore StaySail. Shook out one reef in the TrySail also Set a Clost reefed ForetopSail and Single Reefed M. Top Sail. Shook out another. Reef out of the ForetopSail. Saw the above Ship to windward Single reefed Topsails Variation 2¾ W.
H.2 K.3 Courses SE.byS. Winds E by L.W 3 H.4 K.3 F.½ L.W3 H.6 K.2 F.½ L.W 3 H.8 K.2 F.½ Courses S.E. Winds E.N.E. L.W3 H.10 K.2 F.½ L.W3 H.12 K.2 L.W3 H.2 K.2 L.W2 H.4 K.3 F.½ Courses E.S.E. Winds N.E. L.W2 H.6 K.2 L.W2 H.8 K.3 F.½ L.W1 H.10 K.4 Courses SE. Winds NE by E. L.W1 H.12 K.4 Courses SE. L.W1
S. 62° E / 70 / 34 / 61 / 52° 36" / 52° 31" / 37° 42" / 1° 42" / 21° 44"
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1810 Remarks on board the Nancy at Sea
Remarks Monday May 21st Fresh Breezes and Clear. Bore down and Spoke the foregoing Ship, found her to be the Harmony from the W. Indies, bound for Glassgo out 91 Days, in a Starving Condition, Supplyed her with, Bread, Meat and Warter Capt Informed he had lost 4 Men on the Passage, Just Buried one about 2 hours Before, -- Judged himself to be in 20° 30" W Longitude. Shook out the reefs of TopSails, A great Swell from the N.E. Sent up the Maintopgallant Yard & Set the Sail...... Squared the Yard Set Studing Sails and M.T.T. Sail hauled down TrySail F. Stay Sail & Jib Sent up the foretopgallant Yard, two Sails ahead a Ship and Brig.
H.2 K.3 Courses S.EbyE. Lee W. 1 H.4 K.3 Winds NEbyE. Lee W. 1 H.6 K.3 1/2 ½ Lee W. 1 H.8 K.3 Lee W. 1 H.10 K.1 1/2 ½ Courses S.W. Lee W. 0 H.12 K.3 1/2 ½ Courses ESE Winds N.E. Lee W. ½ H.2 K.2 Courses E by S. Lee W. ½ H.4 K.2 1/2 ½ Lee W. 0 H.6 K.1 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds N.NW. Lee W. 0 H.8 K.2 1/2 ½ ½ Lee W. 0 H.10 Winds Calm Lee W. 0 H.12 Winds Calm Lee W. 0
Course S 87° E Dif 49 D.L. 2 Dep 49 L by O 52° 30" L by A. 52° 32" M. D. 38° 31" L M. 1° 22" L In 20° 22"
Remarks Teusday May 22nd These 24 Hours Moderate Weather for the More Part Clear Set the TrySail, Jib and S. Sails Saw a Schooner, to Windard the Harmony almost out of Site on the Lee Quarter, hawled down TrySail and Jib Clewed down TopSails and StaySails. [large flourishes across the page] Set StudingSails, one Sail in Site Bent the Main Royal Sent up the Yard and Set the Sail hawled down the Jib -- Pased a Large Stick of timber on which were 2 Birds one at each end all Sail Set Variation 2¾ P.W.
H.2 K.1 F.½ Courses E.N.E. Winds N.W. H.4 K.1 F.½ H.6 Courses Courses S.E. Winds Calm H.8 H.10 K.1 F.½ Courses E.S?.E. H.12 K.2 Courses E.S?.E. Winds N. H.2 K.1 F.½ Courses E.S?.E. H.4 K.1 F.½ Courses E.S?.E. H.6 K.2 Courses E.S?.E. Winds N.N.W. H.8 K.2 Courses E.S?.E. H.10 K.2 Courses E.S?.E. Winds W.S.W. H.12 K.4 Courses E.S?.E.
Course N 40° E. Dis 37 D.L. 28 Dep 23 L by O 53° 10" L by A 53° 00" M.D.38° 54" L. M. 10° 39" L In 19° 43"
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Remarks on board the Nancy at Sea
Remarks Wensday May 23rd Fine Breezes Good Weather
A Brig on our Weather quarter Standing to the Eastward Small Showers of Rane [?]day Concludes 2 Months on the [planasin?][-] [?age] and 12 from home
a Sail to the Southward Hawled Down StaySails Jibed Ship Shifted Studing Sails Set the M.T.M.S.S. all Sails Set [large bold script]Variation 3 P. W.
H.2 K.5 Courses E.N.E. Winds W. H.4 K.5 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W. H.6 K.4 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W. H.8 K.4 Courses E.ByN. Winds W. H.10 K.4 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W. H.12 K.4 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W. H.2 K.4 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W. H.4 K.5 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W.ByS. H.6 K.5 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W.ByS. H.8 K.6 Courses E.ByN. Winds W.ByS. H.10 K.7 Courses E.ByN. Winds W.ByS. H.12 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E.ByN. Winds W.ByS.
Course N 45°E. Dis 126 D. P. 89 Dep 89 L by [?] 54°,,30" L by O 54°,,29" M.D. 40°,,13" L.M. 2°,,32" L. In 17",,11°
Remarks Thursday May 24th Passed a little fleet of 3 little Brigs Standing to the North ward, on the Wind At. 2 P.M. Spoke a Brig from bound to [Berbess?] Thought himself to be in 19°W. Longitude
Foggy with Rane Saw a Sail Before the Wind handed F.T.G. Sail, Jibed Ship and Shifted StudingSails. Set the F.T.G. Sail, and StaySails, all Sail Set. So ends the Day Variation 3 P. W.
H2 K.7 H4 K.7 Courses E½N. Winds W.byS H6 K.7 Courses E½N. Winds W.byS H8 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds W.byS H10 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds W.byS H12 K.7 Courses E. Winds W.byS H2 K.7 Courses E. Winds W.byS H4 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds W.byN. H6 K.7 Courses E. Winds W.byN. H8 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds W.byN. H10 K.7 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds W.N.W. H12 K.7 Courses E. Winds W.N.W.
Course N 57° E. Dis 164 D.L. 91 Dep 137 L by O 56,,01 M.D. 42,,59 L.M. 3,,59 L In 13,,12,
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1810 Remarks on board the Nancy at Sea
Remarks Fryday May 25th High winds, thick Weather
Saw a [detailed drawing, starboard view of Brig in full sail] Standing N E.
at 7 Oclock Made the [Large bold letters]Land off of [Schot?] Land, Bent our Small [Bower?] Variation 3 P.W, all S. Set.
H2 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H4 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H6 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H8 K.6 Courses E. Winds WN.W H10 K.4 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H12 K.6 Courses E. Winds WN.W H2 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H4 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H6 K.6 Courses E. Winds WN.W H8 K.5 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H10 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses E. Winds WN.W H12 K.6 1/2 ½ Courses ENE Winds WN.W
Course N 56° E. Dis 147 D.L. 82 Dep 122 L by O 57° 21" L by A 57° 21" M.D. 44° 32" L M 3° 44" L In 9° 28"
[Title box is left blank] Fresh Winds and thick Weather Braced on the Wind took in Studing Sails, the above Brig hove out american Cloulars, Set ours in Answer, Passed Several Islends Rocks ledges Shoals Breakers &c, took the Wind at East. with [Rane?], handed the F T. G Sail Jib and StaySails, Sounded but found no Bottom, Set the M.S. Sail and Jib, Saw a Distant Sail on the Weather Bow, Bent the Sheet [in large flourished letters] Cable all Sails out, [large flourished letters]Variation 3 P. W.
H2 K.6 1/2 ½ Course N.N.E. Winds W.S.W. H4 K.6 1/2 ½ Course N.N.E. Winds W.S.W. H6 K.6 1/2 ½ Course N.N.E. Winds W.S.W. H8 K.7 Course N.N.E. Winds W.S.W. H10 K.6 Course N.N.E. Winds W.S.W. H12 K.4 Course N.N.E. Winds W.S.W. H2 K.4 Course NEby.E. Winds W.S.W. H4 K.4 NEby.E. Winds E. H6 K.3 1/2 ½ NEby.E. Winds E. H8 K.3 1/2 ½ NEby.E. Winds E. H10 K.3 NEby.E. Winds E. H12 K.3 NEby.E. Winds E.
Course N 20° W Dis 117 D.L. 110 Dep 39 L by C 59° 11" L by O 59° 11" M.D. 42° 53" L.M. 1° 14" L In 10° 42"