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Bounty Logbook May 23, 1789

HKFCoursesWindsRems: Saturday 23d May 1789 In the Bountys Launch.
15"WBNSSEStrong Gales and fair Wr. but a high breaking Sea which keeps us constantly bailing and wet.
25
35"SO
45
55West
65""Served 1/24 lb Bread and a Jill of water for Supper
75
85""Hard Squalls and Rain
96WBNSE
106""The Sea flying over us with great force. Constantly bailing, Dismal dark night.
1154WNWESE
125
15WBNSSE
25
35
454WestSE
54""At Dawn of day I found every one in a most distressed condition. Served two teaspoonfulls of Rum to each person & the Rain being over every one wrung their wet cloaths through Salt Water.
Served 1/24 lb Bread & a Jill of water for Breakfast.
634
75
85W½N
95"SSE
105"SO
1146WBNSE
125""Fair Wr. but very little abatement of the Gale and the Sea equally high. Served 1/24 lb Bread & a Jill of water for Dinner. Constantly wet & bailing. Every one has severe Bone Achs. With great difficulty I got an observation.
119Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
55..38
1804
1923
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R. 
N74°W11613°..44′S13°..38′S153°..48′E

Journal

The Misery of this day has exceeded the preceeding. The night was dreadfull. The Sea flew over us with great force and kept us bailing with horror and anxiety. At Dawn of day I found every one in a most distressed situation, and I now began to fear that another such night would produce the End of several who were no longer able to bear it. Every one complained of Severe Bone Achs which was cured in some measure by about two Spoonfulls of Rum, and having wrung our cloaths and taken our breakfast of Bread and water we became a little refreshed. Towards noon it came fair but very little abatement of the Gale and the Sea equally high. With great difficulty I got an observation.


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