May 25, 1789 Home Logbook May 27, 1789
Revised Jun 30 2021
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | Rems: Tuesday 26th May 1789 : In the Bountys Launch. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 5 | WBS | SSE | Fair Wr. with a Fresh Gale and Squally with Rain at times. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | " | " | Caught a Booby by hand, several flying about us almost lighting on our heads. I directed it to be killed for Supper when the blood was given to three of the most distressed for food. The body entrails beak & legs I divided into 18 peices and with a Small allowance of bread we made a chearfull supper. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Moon changed this morning. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Very fine Wr. which has encreased my peoples Spirits. Caught another Booby. Served 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water for breakfast. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | " | SE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Tropic Gulls, Boobies Noddies and many peices of Trees passing some covered with Barnacles. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | 4 | " | " | Fine Wr. Served 1/24 lb Bread and divided the Bird as in the Evening into 18 parcels. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 112 | Meridn. Altd. Center | 55°..8′ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2262 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the Evening we saw several Boobies, and flying so near to us that we caught one of them by hand. This Bird is as large as a good duck it has got its name from Seamen for Suffering itself to be caught on the masts and yards of Ships. They are generally in the neighbourhood of Land. I directed it to be killed for Supper and the blood was given to three of the most distressed for want of food. The body Entrails Beak and feet I divided into 18 shares and with an allowance of Bread which I made a merit of granting we made a good Supper.
In the morning we caught another Booby so that Providence seems to be releiving our wants in a very extraordinary manner. Towards noon we passed a great many peices of the branches of Trees, some of which appeared to have been a long time in the water. I got a good observation for the Latitude. Every person being overjoyed at the addition to our Dinner which I distributed as I had done in the Evening, giving the Blood to those who were the most in want of food. To make our Bread a little Savory we frequently dip it in Salt water, but for my part I always break it into Small peices and eat it in my allowance of water in a Cocoa nutt Shell with a Spoon taking care never to take but a peice at a time so that I am as long at dinner as at a more plentifull meal.
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