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Bounty Logbook Aug 19, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems: Tuesday 19th. August 1788 Observations
174EastWNW Fresh Gales and Cloudy Wr. with much haze and frequent Strong Squalls with small Rain. Many of the small kind of Albatrosses, Peterels and Sheerwaters came suddenly about us.
27
37
47""50¾°
572
672
772
874"50°Double Reefed the Topsails.
976NWBW
1076
1176
1276""49°
176E½NNW
272
372
4749°
57
666""Out 2nd. Reefs
77
87""49¼°Served Hot breakfast of Portable Soup Gruel and Krout &ca for dinner as usual.
976 At 21h:36′ Latd. 44°..03′ So
Longd. T:K 144:29 Et
108EBN"Very fresh Gales and Squally which obliged me to take in two Reefs. Saw a seal as they were Reefing. Served Sweet Wort and bent the Cables.
118NNW
128""50¾°Do. Gales and rather thick weather with much Sea from the NW, but at times the Sun appeared and I got good Observations. Under Dble Reefs. Two Pintadas and but few Sheerwaters. Carrying all possible Sail to make the Land.
178Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
33°..20′
21197
21375
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
E5°So17844°..02′So43°..53′So148°..28′Et144°:45′E145°:04′Et

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Remarks

Aug 17, 1788

Depending fully on my observations for finding the Error of the Time Keeper on the 17th. I steered accordingly to make the land near the Mewstone. I had no other sign of being near it the whole day but the Seal which was seen in the morning: At Noon I computed the Mewstone to bear from me N65°E only 12 leagues. The Gale increasing with rather thick weather and a high breaking Sea, but as the Wind was favorable to make the Coast, I carried much Sail by which means everyone got thoroughly wet with the Sea making a fair breach over us, notwithstanding I got a good Noon Obwservation and likewise very good ones for the Longd. by the Time Keeper.


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