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1 pm: Light Airs and Squally with Rain. In 1st. Reefs.
4 pm: Moderate Breezes with heavy Rain. Extremes of the Western Part of Jamaica EbN to EbS½S about 10 Leagues. Set Studding Sails.
6 pm: Saw a Sail in the NNE
8 pm: Cloudy with Lightning in the SW. In Steering Sails.
10 pm: Fresh Gales. In 2nd Reefs
4 am: At day light Caymanbrack WNW as seen from the Mast head
5 am: about 5, Out 2nd Reefs, Cloudy Weather.
7 am: At 7 hour..53′ the East End of Caymanbrack N6W 4 or 5 Miles & at 8 hour the Extremes of the Island was from N80°W to N5°E off the east extreme 3 or 4 Miles
9 am: At 9 hour..25′ Saw little Camana from N89°W about 9 Miles to N64°W 5 Miles
10 am: Set Studding Sails and out all Reefs.
11 am: Mustered the Ships Company & Exercised Great Guns. Cleaned below.
12 noon: Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Weather. The Western part of the Little
Caymana North 5 Leagues could see not other part distinctly.
The Antelope Packet & the two Guinea Men in Company.
I steered a Course for the Night which I had hope would take me in sight of the disabled Ship, and after running to the Westward, by which I became sure they had not over run their Latitude; I steered again obliquely to intersect their track about the distance from Jamaica that I calculated rom Captain Blacks last sight of them.
It is advantageous to Navigation the means I have had to determine the exact situation of Caymanbrac with respect ot longitude from the West End of Jamaica. The Latitude I cannot say is to a Mile because it depends on the calculation from the Log from 7 hour..53′ to Noon.
The East End of Caymanbrack forms a very distinct perpendicular foreland, comparatively speaking it was Man height above the Horizon. It is very low and no other way remarkable.
Little Caymana is larger and rather lower. The whole was covered with Wood and numerous Silver thatch Trees. The leaves of these Trees have a brilliant sattin appearance when blown up by the Wind.
The appearance of the East End of Caymanbrack distinguishes it more particularly from the Grand Caymanes at first sight should a Ship fall in with it, that any thing else. The East end of the Grand Caymanes tho about the same height has no particular appearance.
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