Aug 6, 1792 Home Flinders's Log Aug 8, 1792
Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Pleasant Breezes and fine clear Weather Smokes upon the Island C which appears to be larger than the others – A sailing Canoe after us
4 pm: Island L from S40 to S52°W M North to N8°E – C North 64° to N72°E – Spoke the Assistant
5 pm: At Sunset – M from N15° to 25°E 6 or 7 Leagues – C N72 to N79°E 8 or 9 Leagues – L S5° to S12°W 4 or 5 Leagues N N21°W – In Studding sails and 1st reefs
8 pm: Hove too Main topsail to the Mast
12 mid: Wore Ship – L SE½E M NE½N
2 am: Gunner in the Magazine
4 am: M and L in Sight
5 am: Out 1st Reefs and set Studding sails
6 am: At 6 Island L S42°E 5 Leagues M N58 to 65°E 5 Leagues N N5° to N13°E 6 Leagues O N16°W P seen from the Mast head SW½S
8 am: Island O N12°W – N N23° to N34°E 5 Leagues – M N76° to N80°E 7 Leagues Washed below fore and aft – People making Spun yarn
9 am: ½ past 9 Saw land from N34°W to North called Q & R.
11 am: ½ past 11 Saw two Islands from Mast heads NW & SW, two others NNE & NEbN
12 noon: At Noon – Ditto Weather – R N22° to N32°W Q
N14°E O N26°E [blank] Leagues N N88°E [blank] Leagues A Cask of Spruce
broached
Assistant in Company
L at Sunset August 7th PM 4 or 5 Leagues distant
This appears to be a fine Island but we were not near enough to distinguish it particularly, not did we see any Signs of Inhabitants. it is about [blank] Miles in Circumference and is in Latitude [blank] and Longitude [blank] by the Lunar Observation brought forward by Time Keepers
M at the same Time distant 6 or 7 Leagues
This Island as well as L we could not tell much off, on account of its Distance. it is about [blank] Miles in Circumference and in Latitude [blank] and Longitude [blank] by the Lunar East of Greenwich
P from the Mast head ¾ past 6 AM August 7th distant [blank] or [blank] Leagues
This Island was a greater Distance from us than the other two, when we were nearest it. I cannot pretend to say of what Size it is, but I think it could not be bigger than L or M it will be nearly in Latitude [blank] and Longitude [blank] East of Greenwich
N at Noon August 7th distant [blank] or [blank] Leagues
This Island is about [blank] Miles in Circumference but whether inhabited or no we could not tell, it will be
in Latitude [blank] and Longitude [blank] East of Greenwich according to the Lunar taken off the Island A
brought forward by the Time Keepers
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