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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 4, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Sunday 4th May 1788 Observations
18"ENESBW"Fresh Gales & Squally with Hail & Snow with some intervals of Sun Shine but could make no Observations with any certainty. Saw some Rock Weed.
276
374 At 3h..47′ Latd. 42°..[58?]′ So
Longd. T K = 34..38 Wt.
47SSW43½°
573
67""""Shortened Sail to Single Reefs. A sudden opposition of different Winds took place and caused a kind of Whirlwind, it laid us aback for a Minute when the former Wind prevailed & we met with no accident.
766SWBS
866SW43½°
966
1062NEBESBE
to
"Variable Winds with Hard Squalls & Hail. Lightning to the Northwd. Obliged frequently to keep before the Squalls.
117ENESW"
127443¼°
17""""Corpo Sant.[*] some electrical Vapour seen about the Iron at the Yard Arms about the Size of the Blaze of a Candle.
274
36
45NEBE41°Topsails on the Cap. In 2nd & 3d Reefs.
584NESo"A Hard Gale with repeated severe Squalls of Hail & Sleet. Obliged to keep before it frequently the reason of the Course being Altered.
684
784
88443½°Do. Wr. Aired below with Fires. Mustered the Ships Company, saw them Clean.
984ENE
1086Served a Pint of Sweet Wort to all hands and performed Divine Service.
118
1286NEBE44°Do Gales. Under Close Reef Mn. Topsail & Foresail, the Sea high & breaking frequently over us. The sun appeared about Noon & got a good Observation.
Allowed
1 Point Et. Variation
1¼ Point to leeward for the Southly Sea and bearing up.
178
12175
12353
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
No69Et17841°..35′So41°..40′So30°..58′W  

[* corposant: St. Elmo's fire.]


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