Travel Diaries and Journals

March 2nd

am Fresh trade w [with] N by E & NNE & fine but hazy Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 5.09 N Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 49.56 W Course N 73 W 239 miles Current W & N 1/2 W 23 miles Berbice Lt [Light] vessel N 81 W 449 miles Demerara N 78 W 491 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.91 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.71 Ther [Thermometer] air 82 water 81 PM Fresh trade from N by E & North

March 3rd

am Fresh trade at North & N by E & fine trimmed ship by the head. Noon sounded in 19 fms [fathoms] 8 kts [knots] Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 6.28 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 54.02 W Course N 72 W 257 miles Current W by N 1/2 N 35 miles Berbice St [Strait] S 89 W 200 miles Demerara Lt [Light] N 85 W 249 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.94 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.75 Ther [Thermometer] air 82 water 81 PM Pm Moderate trade at North & N by E & fine at 8 sounded in 19 fms [fathoms] Midnight sounded in 19 fms [fathoms] Modte [Moderate] NNE wind & fine

March 4th

am Moderate trade at NNE & fine 2 sounded in 19 fms [fathoms] at 4 19 fms [fathoms] at 8 18 fms [fathoms] 10 16 fms [fathoms] Noon 13 fms [fathoms] Moderate wind at NNE & fine saw the land about Berbice Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 6.34 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 57.17 W Course N 88 W 199 miles Berbice Lt [Light] vessel S 17 W 16 miles Demerara N 75 W 56 1/2 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.97 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.72 Ther [Thermometer] 81 PM sailing along the land in 5 fms [fathoms] with a moderate NNE & NE wind at 8 saw the Deme- rara Light Bearing West at 9.30 saw the floating light Bg [Bearing] W by N 1/2 N at 11 shortened sail & anchored abreasst the light ship in 5 fms [fathoms] & veered to 30 fms [fathoms] in the hawse 73 days from the sand heads.

deaths among the coolies on the passage Died to the Lon. de of the Cape 18 [ditto] to St. Helena 46 [ditto] to arrival at Demerara total 124