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Bounty Logbook Apr 18, 1789

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems Saturday 18th April 1789 Observations
146W½SNEBE"Fine Wr.
244Employed this day repairing Hammks. Cleaning below. Getting the Boats furniture in Order and Exercising at Small Arms.
34
4483½
536
644"""At Sun Set Saw Savage Island W½N from the Top Gallt Mast head (i.e.) 5h..45′.
744"ENE
844WBS83In 1st. Reefs and Steering Sails.
946
105
1146At 11h..20′. The Center of the Island bore N¾W 3 leagues off Shore. } Latd in at this time allowing
for the error in Latd. at
Noon is _19°..16′ So_9′=
to 19°..07′_5′=19°..01′ So the
Center of the Island.___
122
2

4

SWBW½W
15 
25
35
446"Out Reefs.
544ENE
64382¼
746 At 19h..52′ Latd. 19°..35′ S
Longd. T:K = 189..37..06 E
Longd. Odot East
Ramsdens B. 189°..42′..,57″ E



Current by Time Keeper
So 12 Miles.
851"""Fair Wr. and hazy. Served fresh Pork & Plantains to all hands. This is the last of our Plantains.
946
1046
1146
1246NEBE83½Fair Wr. and pleasant Trade. Several Tropc Birds and Man of War Birds seen. Some Flying fish and others.
113Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
59°..24'
28323
28436
 LatitudeLongitudeRems    
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.Eastt of Anamoka Isles
by Acct S77°W 190 Miles
S73°W11219°..42′S19°..30′S188°..48′E189°..18′E189°..28′E

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Remarks

Just at Sunset we discovered Savage Island from the Top Gallt Mast head which was as I expected from the Situation I was in at Noon by my Observn and Time Keeper.

As I thought it not worth my while to lay by for it untill the Morning I steered to the Southward of the Island the Center of which at 11h..20′ bore true North, from whence I fix its Latd. to be 19°..02′S and Longd 190°..18′Et by Time Keeper, and 190°..28′ by observation.

This is the second time I have seen this Island but each time has been in the night. It cannot therefore be supposed I can say anything of its appearance. It however has always shewn itself remarkably flat, and it is evident we have only seen it at first 10 leagues distant from the Top Gallt Mast head, altho the weather remarkably fine and clear. When I was abreast of it, altho not more than 3 leagues off, it was not (comparatively Speaking) five feet above the Horizon.

The Observations I have been able to make reduced to this day at 19h..52′ are as follows
Time when1789 Longitude by
Time Keeper
Longitude
Observed
Correction to
be applied
Longd at 19h52′
on the 18th Inst.
April15th195°..37′..52″195°..41′..33″__6°..00′..46″189°..40′..47″
195..59..33189..58..47
16th193..22..13193..26..35__3..45..07189..41..48
193..41..04189..55..57
17 191..31..07191..32..13__1..54..01189..31..12
191..44..55189..50..54
18th189..37..06189..42..57189..42..57
Mean Longitude from all the Observations189..47..63
Longitude by Time Keeper189..37..06
Time Keeper less than Observation=__ 9..57 W


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