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Revised May 23 2021

Bligh's Resource Logbook Sep 4, 1789

H K F Courses Winds Remarks Friday 4 Sept'r. 1789
122WestESEFair Wr. and Hazy
22
32
416
516
62"""The extremes of Isl'd Lombock SE¼E to SW¾W and the High Mountain SbE off Shore 4 Leagues - Saw the high Peak of the Island Bali W½W.
724
824"EbS
9""Calm
101"NWWSW
112"WNWS.W.
1226
116
212
312
412""The high Mountain of Lombock SEbS
5" Calm
6"
7"The Extremes of Lombock from SEbE½E to SWbS and the high Mountain SEbS
8"
9"4So.NorthGot every thing up from below and clean'd fore & aft
102
6

NNW

West
111
1214""Light Winds and Fair Wr. The high Peaked Mountain of Island Bali WbS¾S - Lombock from SE½E to SW½S off Shore 4 Leagues could not see the high Mountain
31Meridn.Alt.
OdotCenter
74°..50′
791
822
Latitude Long'de West
CourseDist.Obsd.D Rof Coupang
WbS218..04 So.7..56 So.9°..27′W

Remarks

At Sun set we saw a very high Mountain formed at the Top with a very Sharp peak which seemed to be higher than the Mountain of Lombock This peak'd Mountain lies on the N.E. part of the Island Bali. Lombock is cover'd with Wood and in the night we saw several fires high up on the Mountains.

Several prows have been in sight but none of them have come near us.

While I was to the Southward of the Land The dews where [were] exceedingly heavy every Night, but since we have been on this side, the nights have been totally free of it, and the Weather in general considerably hotter.

Plenty of Fish — very few Birds.


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