Oct 17-Nov 1, 1789 Home Vlydt Nov 21-Dec 5, 1789
Revised 2012-12-11
| Week Day | Mo. Day | Winds | Courses | Dist. in Miles | Latitude South | Longd. Et. | Longd. Obsd. | Remarks at Noon | Remarks on board the Fly Packet from Batavia to Cape of Good Hope. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov'r 1789 Mond'y | 2nd | SSE So. SSE | SWbW¾W | 138 | 19°..14′ | 80°58′ | Alt'd  Center 85°..42′Varia'n pr Azth 4..41W. | Fresh Breezes and Sea from the Southward and the Wind fixed there. Carrying generally Single Reefed Top Sails and Top Gallant Sails and sometimes the Fore Top Mast Steering Sail. | |
| Tuesd'y | 3rd | SSE SE ESE | SWbW½W | 122 | 20..11 | 79..03 | Alt'd Center 85..04 Varia'n PM 5..18W Do. AM 5..13W | Modt. & open Cloudy Wr. towards Night Swell more from the East'd & Wind also.
An Eclipse of the ☽ happened to day at Greenwich
at 11h..27¾′ but it became no Eclipse here. The 
time 11..27 [+] 5..22 [=] 16..40
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| Wednesd'y | 4 | ESE SE SSE | S69°W | 99 | 20..50 | 77..24 | Alt'd Center Varia per Azh. PM 6..30W Do. AM 6..20 | Moderate and Fair Wr. with some Squalls in the latter part. | |
| Thursd'y | 5th | SE to SbE | S59°W | 125 | 21..54 | 75..27 | Varia PM 8..13W AM 8..22 | Open Cloudy with Squalls & Rain in the middle part and a Southerly Sea all the morning. | |
| Friday | 6 | SSE SE ESE | SWbW½W | 159 | 23.. 9 | 72..56 | Transit of Mercury not observable at this place at 6h..6′ | Fresh Gales and Squally Modt. and fair in the latter part. Under Single Reefs. Sea from the Southward. | |
| Saturd'y | 7 | ESE NE | WSW | 131 | 23..59 | 70..44 | Alt'd Center 82°..29′ Varia'n PM 72..41W | PM Fair Wr. AM Cloudy and hazy as soon as the Wind came from the N.E. Tropic Birds and Flying Fish. Cleaned Ship but filthy and in bad order after all. | |
| Sunday | 8 | NE NNW W So SE | WSW½W | 56 | 24..15 | 60..45 | Merid Alt'd Center 82°..30′
| First and middle parts fresh Gales and Squally with Rain and Wind flying round the Compass AM Cloudy Wr. and Calms. My Head Ach again encreased to a great degree & at no time perfectly free of it. | |
| Monday | 9 | SSE SE SSE ESE | WbS | 122 | 24..40 | 67..31 | Varia'n 15°..50′ EW.[?] Alt'd Center 82°..22′
| Squally Wr. with Rain at times untill the morning then fair Wr and Cloudy. Under Single Reefs and Top Gall't Sails at Noon when Royals and and T Gt. Steering Sails should be set. | |
| Tuesday | 10 | So to East | WSW | 105 | 25..20 | 65..44 | Varia'n pr Azth 15°..45′W Alt'd Center 81..59
| Modt. and Cloudy Wr. Tropic Birds about. | |
| Wednesd'y | 11 | Et ENE NE | WSW¼S | 108 | 26.. 6 | 63..55 | Merid Alt'd Center 81°..30′
| First and middle part fresh Breezes and Cloudy with Rain, the latter modt. and fair. Jogging on in a Slovenly way. The Captains and mates latitude differs from mine frequently 6 Miles. They are now come however to allow for the variation of the Suns Declination. | |
| Thursday | 12 | N NNW | WSW | 103 | 26..49 | 62..00 | Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Wr. with some Rain. No Observation. | ||
| Friday | 13 | No Wt So | W3°N | 58 | 26..46 | 60..54 | Dark Cloudy Wr. with Rain and Squalls, No Observation. | ||
| Saturday | 14 | So SSW | N85W | 95 | 26..38 | 59..00 | Alt'd Center 81°..45′ Varia PM 21..00W AM 19..45 | Moderate and Cloudy Wr. Much Sea from the Southward. A few Sheerwaters about. | |
| Sunday | 15 | SbW So SE ENE | N74°W | 80 | 26..16 | 57..31 | Varia'n PM 22°..30′W AM 22..45W Alt'd Center 82°..23′
| Moderate and fine Wr. Under Single Reefs when we should have Royals and all Sails set. Between Europe and the Cape every day that the Comm'r of a Ship makes his passage in less that 3 Months he is allowed 20 Shillings Sterling pr Day the 1st. Lieut. 10/. Between the Cape and Java for every day less than 8 Weeks the same allowance and yet these People will not exert themselves. | |
| Mond'y | 16 | ENE ESE NNE | WSW | 88 | 26..50 | 56..00 | Varia. PM 23°..00W AM 22..58W Alt'd Center 82..04 | Do. Wr. Jogging on. | |
| Tuesday | 17 | NE NNW SW | SWbW¾W | 104 | 27..33 | 54..14 | Varia'n PM 23°.. 0W Do. AM 23.. 0W. | Do. Wr. Do. Employed. | |
| Wednesd'y | 18 | SSW SE SSE | N76°W | 38 | 27..24 | 53..32 | Varia'n AM 23°..00′W Alt'd Center 81..59
| Very serene & fine Wr. Every Star could be seen through the whole night to set as clear as the Sun. | |
| Thursday | 19 | So to ESE | S58°W | 129 | 28..32 | 51..28 | Varia'n AM 24..40W PM 24..30W Alt'd Center 81..04
| Do. Wr. the first part, the middle and latter fresh Gales & fair. Under Single Reefs. | |
| Friday | 20 | ENE NEbE | S65°W | 138 | 29°..36′ | 48..48 | Varia'n PM 25..30W AM 26..45W Alt'd Center 80..14
| Fresh Gales and fair Wr. the first and middle part, the latter part Gales & exceedingly Hazy
At 20h..44′, Latd 29°..27′S Longd Obsd. & ☽
42°..2′ Et. reduced to Noon is 41°..47′ Et.
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