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Bounty Logbook May 22, 1789

HKFCoursesWindsRems. Friday 22nd. May 1789 In the Bountys Launch
152W½SESEStrong Gales and fine Wr. but the Seas running very high from the SE keeps us constantly bailing and wet.
252
35WBS
444
546
646""The Sun set in heavy clouds and watery so that we again expect wet weather. Served 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water for Supper.
754W½N
854
954""Several heavy Seas broke over us and near filling the Boat. Obliged to carry Sail yet tremble every minute for losing my mast.
1054
1154
1254""Very Wet, but no cold as when it Rains. Very dark night.
154
254
354
454
554
654""Very Squally with a very hard Gale. We take the course of the sea which happily keeps a western direction.
Served 1/24 lb of Bread and a Jill of water for Breakfast.
754
854
954W½SSBE
1054SE
1154WBNSSE
1254"ESEFair Wr. but no abatement of the Gale or Sea. Keeping right before it and the foam running over our quarters. With great difficulty and being propped up I got an observation.
Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water for Dinner.
131Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
55..17
1673
1804
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R. 
N85°W13014°..17′S14°..12′S155°..42′ Et

Journal

Our Situation to day highly perilous. If ever Men experienced the power and goodness of Divine providence we do at this instant in a most emminent degree, and I presume to say our present situation would make the boldest Seaman tremble that ever lived. We are obliged to take the Course of the Sea, running right before it and breaking all over us. Watching with the utmost care, as the least error in the Helm would in a moment be our destruction. As we suffered not such cold as when wet with the Rain I only issued 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water to each meal. At noon it blew very hard and the foam of the Sea kept running over our Stern and quarters, I however got proped up and made an observation.


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