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Revised Sep 8, 2021

Tobin's Providence Logbook Sep 3, 1792

[H M Ship Providence from Matavai Bay Otaheite] towards Timor in the East Indies – 1792

Remarks Monday September 3d

 1 pm: Fresh breezes and fair weather with haze

 2 pm: At ¾ past 12 the Assistant made the Signal for seeing Land in the SW Quarter Saw a sandy Key [in] the same Quarter from the Mast head – at ¾ past 1 hove all aback to clear some discolored water that had the appearance of a shoal kept the lead constantly going – soundings as per Column (Coarse grey sand with pieces of shell, Coral & Shells Coral Sand) – at 2 wore ship

 4 pm: Moderate and clear weather

 8 pm: At 8 moderate and fine weather

11 pm: Tacked per Strong – Noddies about the Ship

12 mid: Fresh breezes and clear Tacked per Signal

 2 am: Tacked Ship per Signal made to the Assistant

 4 am: Tacked again

 6 am: Made the Signal and Spoke the Assistant – hauled out the Cutter and sent her a head of the Assistant to lead with signals – at 7 Bore up served the usual breakfast – Ditto Weather – cleaned below – Saw a Grampus – Served portable Soup & Borecole thickened with oatmeal for dinner – and the weekly allowance of Vinegar – at 40 minutes past 11 the Assistant made the Signal to denote danger – hauled to the wind on the Starboard Tack and sounded – Breakers in sight from the Mast head bearing NBW, At Noon a moderate breeze and fair weather – Shoal bearing from WNW to N½W – Tacked Ship
   Latitude Observed 9°..06′ South
Saw Boobies Noddies nad two kind of Gulls


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