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Revised 2012-12-06

Bounty Logbook May 16, 1789

HKFCoursesWindsRems. Saturday 16th May 1789. In the Bountys Launch
154WSWSEFresh Gale and much Sea with Squalls of Rain
256
36
454
554WBS
65WSW"Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water. Sea constantly breaking on us
746
842""Dark dismal night not stars to see to steer by only the Wind to direct us
94WBN
103
112
1244
146
242
34
44WSWSEBS
54
643
735""Dark Cloudy Wr. with squalls of Rain but not so much wind. High breaking Sea.
Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water for breakfast.
835
934
1034
114
124""Fair Wr. & Cloudy. Got our cloaths to dry. Got a good observation. Saw a Booby, Noddies and a Mother Carey's Chicken.
Served 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water & I advanced today about 1 oz of Pork to each person.
105Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
57°..17′
1083
1188
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R. 
N82°W.10113°..33′So13°..53′S167°..35′E

Journal

Fresh Gales and Rainy Wr. The Night was dark and dismal. Not a Star to be seen to Steer by and the Sea breaking constantly over us. I find it necessary to act as much as possible against these Southerly Winds lest I be drove too near New Guinea, for in general we are drove so much before the Sea, unless at moderate intervals I was to keep my course up more to the southward to prevent my falling in with that Coast, we should inevitably from a continuance of the Gales be thrown in sight of it, in which case most probably an End to our Voyage would soon be the consequence.

In addition to our miserable allowance of 1/24 lb of Bread and and [sic] a Jill of water I issued to day for dinner about an oz of Pork to each person. I am often sollicited for this Pork, but I consider it better to give it in ever so small quantities than use all at once or twice, which would be the case if I would allow it.


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