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Revised Sep 3 2021

Bond's Providence Logbook Jun 15, 1793

Remarks &c From Bluefields Bay, Jamaica, to
England – Saturday 15 June 1793

 2 pm: At 2 Hour·20 Minutes weighed with a light breeze in company with the Antelope Packet, the Thomas, and Clemmentson, two light Guinea men going home by the [?].

 4 pm: At 4 Negril by South bore N64°W St. Johns point N56°W. Ships in Savanna la Mar NbE 5 or 6 miles. Mount Edgecombe House E½N, Eastermost extreme of Land in sight ENE – At 5 set steering sails – Mustered the ships company at their Quarters – At 7 Negril by South, bore N5°W distant 6 or 7 miles. Eastermost Land bearing East; and the centre of Bluefields Mountain EbN – In steering sails

12 mid: Light breezes and cloudy weather wore ship – At ½ past 12 wore ship lightning in the NW.

 2 am: Light airs inclinable to calm

 5 am: At 5 a strange sail in sight to the westward. Day light, Negril by North, North Extremes N65°E, Negril by South, East, Southermost Extremes S80°E distance off shore 8 or 9 miles

 8 am: At 8 bore up to speak the strange sail. Extremes of the Land from EbN½N to EbS – distance off shore 11 or 12 miles – Moderate breezes andf fair weather with haze

10 am: At 10 Hour.30 Minutes hove to and sent a boat for the Master of the Rose of London to get information about the Assistant who had not returned since leaving Port Royal. Washed between Decks – Packet and two Guineamen in company.

12 noon: At Noon light breezes and fair weather with haze. Extremes of the Land from E½N to D¾S distance off shore 7 leagues
   Latitude Observed [blank]


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