May 15, 1789 Home Logbook May 17, 1789
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| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | Rems. Saturday 16th May 1789. In the Bountys Launch | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | WSW | SE | Fresh Gale and much Sea with Squalls of Rain | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | WBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | WSW | " | Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water. Sea constantly breaking on us | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | " | " | Dark dismal night not stars to see to steer by only the Wind to direct us | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | WBN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | WSW | SEBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 5 | " | " | Dark Cloudy Wr. with squalls of Rain but not so much wind. High breaking Sea. Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water for breakfast. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | " | " | Fair Wr. & Cloudy. Got our cloaths to dry. Got a good observation. Saw
a Booby, Noddies and a Mother Carey's Chicken. Served 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water & I advanced today about 1 oz of Pork to each person. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 105 | Meridn. Altd. Center | 57°..17′ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1083 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresh Gales and Rainy Wr. The Night was dark and dismal. Not a Star to be seen to Steer by and the Sea breaking constantly over us. I find it necessary to act as much as possible against these Southerly Winds lest I be drove too near New Guinea, for in general we are drove so much before the Sea, unless at moderate intervals I was to keep my course up more to the southward to prevent my falling in with that Coast, we should inevitably from a continuance of the Gales be thrown in sight of it, in which case most probably an End to our Voyage would soon be the consequence.
In addition to our miserable allowance of 1/24 lb of Bread and and [sic] a Jill of water I issued to day for dinner about an oz of Pork to each person. I am often sollicited for this Pork, but I consider it better to give it in ever so small quantities than use all at once or twice, which would be the case if I would allow it.
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