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Revised Aug 27 2021

Providence Logbook Nov 11, 1792

Remarks Sunday 11th November 1792

 1 pm: Light Airs and fair. Saw a Albetross and some Bonetos. Opened a Cask of Beef No. 1605 Contents 66 Double Pieces.

 5 pm: Let fresh Water into the Ship and worked the Pumps.

 8 pm: A very large body of dark Clouds passed over head from whence issued a small Meteor. An extraordinary wisling and ripling in the Water about 5 Yards Diameter passed along side of us without our feeling any effect from it. A light coloured Spot the size of a Hat was in the Center of it, the other part appeared like a smart shower of Rain falling on it. A few drops were barely discernable to fall on the Ship. Its motion was with the Wind which was a light Air Easterly.

 5 am: Fair Weather set all Sail.

 7 am: Served Thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast. Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner. Krout as usual.

 8 am: Saw an American Ship in the SW Hull down. She Steered to the ESE.

10 am: Mustered the Ships Company and Performed Divine Service.

12 noon: Fresh Breezes and Fair Weather. Bonetos and Flying Fish.
  Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer.
   Assistant in Company.

Remarks

As I perfectly agree with the Botanists in opinion about the Plants, I do not intend to touch at Madagascar, but proceed round the Cape for St. Hellena. At this time of the year The NW Winds begin to blow, and send in a heavy Sea to St. Augustine Bay, so that at any rate touching at that place is not proper as my ground Tackling not being sufficient.

From a Mean of the Lunar Observations for the last Six days they give 11′09″ to the Eastward of the mean of the Time Keepers. The true Longitude (therefore) yesterday at Noon, I consider to 51°..26′ East according to the observations, but as they were all on one side of the Moon perhaps the Time Keepers are not so much wrong.

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