Jun 10, 1789 Home Logbook Jun 12, 1789
Revised Jun 30 2021
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | Rems: Thursday 11th. June 1789. Bountys Launch. Towards Timor | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 4 | W½S | SE | Strong Trade and fair Wr. much Sea constantly bailing. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | " | " | Many Gannets and Boobies. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | " | " | Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water for Supper. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | WBS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | SSE | Miserably wet and cold. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 4 | " | " | Saw peices of Rock Weed and Gannets. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | " | " | Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water for Breakfast and wrung and dryed our wet cloaths. Served the Surgeon and Lawce Lebogue a little wine. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | 6 | " | " | Moderate
and fine Wr. but remarkably hazy. Served 1/24 lb Bread and a
Jill of
water or two for dinner. People begin to appear very much on the decline Lawce. Lebogue and the Surgeon cannot live a week longer if I do not get releif. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Birds and Rock Weed show us we are not far from Land, but I know such signs must be here, as a long String of Islands stretch to the Eastward from Timor towards New Guinea, I however hope to fall in with Timor every hour, or else I have scarce a hope but I shall lose some of my People. An extreme weakness, Swelled Legs, hollow and Ghastly countenances, great propensity to sleep and an apparent debility of understanding, give me melancholy proofs of an approaching disolution. The Surgeon and an old hardy Seaman Lawce. Lebogue are indeed miserable objects, I issue to them a few teaspoonfulls of wine out of the little I have preserved for this dreadfull Stage, and it seems to help and may secure their existence a little longer. For my own part a great share of spirits and no doubt of being [able] to accomplish the Voyage seems to be my principal support; but the Boatswain when I was rallying him to day, very innocently told me that he realy thought I looked worse than any one in the Boat. The simplicity however with which he uttered such an opinion diverted me, and I had good humour enough to return him a better compliment.
Every one received his 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water. At Evening Morning and Noon and those who wish for an extra allowance of water get it.
At Noon allowing the East End of Timor to be 128°..00′ East my distance from it is only 33 leagues. This diffused a Universal joy and satisfaction.
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