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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Apr 20, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Sunday 20th. April 1788 Observations
113SSW½WWNW"Strong Gale with Hail and Snow. Lying too under a Reefed Mainsail, the Sea very high.
213
314 At 3h..36′ Latd. 59°...06′ So
Longd T. Keeper 70..57 Wt
414SWBW½W"35¾°
512
611
712"""More Moderate, set the Foresail.
817SSWWest36°Set the Main Topsail.
922SBW
1023SSW""Very Squally. Clewed up and set the Main Topsail Occasionally.
1122SWBS
12236°Do. Wr.
12
22"""Very hard Squalls, up Main Sail and in Main Topsail.
314SW
42SWBW"35°Squalls less frequent, set the Mainsail & Main Topsail.
52WSW
617"""Set the Fore Topsail.
717"""Modt. Wr. with Snow, out all but 1st Reefs.
8"Calm34°
Ships head all round the Compass.
9"
106NWBW""Light Winds and dark Gloomy Wr Sky full of Snow.
1116NWFresh Gales and Squally with some intervals of Sun Shine between the Snow Squalls. Empd. Cleaning below & Mustered all hands in dry clean Cloaths.
1226NW½W"35°Under Dble Reef Main, Triple Reefed Fore Topsl and Reefed Courses. A high Sea from the Wt. Many Birds about.
39Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
18°..56′
10326
10365
 LatitudeLongitudeLongd from Cape
St John by T:K
7°..31′ W
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
So.7°W959°..09′So59°..23′So71°..27′W71°..01′W70°..50′W

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Remarks

The Moderate Wr. and Calm in the latter part of this day gave me further hopes of accomplishing my Passage round the Land. It is a Dear Point to give up and a matter I cannot easily reconcile, but it is impossible to act against the severity of this tempestuous Weather. It is with much concern I see my Sick list encreased to Six, One of which is a fractured Rib, and the five severe Rheumatick complaints which totally incapacitated them from duty.

I this Day gave all hands a good and valuable fresh Meal from a Hog I Ordered to be killed and as I have before mentioned gave them all (including Officers) a pint of Sweet Wort to drink. This drink I see issued myself and make every one take their allowance.


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