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Week Days Winds
Days

Remarkable Occurences onboard His Majesty's Bark
Endeavour. River Thames –

May 1768
Friday 27
to Friday July 29th

WSW

Modte. [Moderate] & fair wear. [weather] at 11AM, hoisted the Pendant & took charge of the Ship
agreeable to my Commission of the 27 Instant she lying in the Bason in
Deptford Yard, from this day to the 21 of July we were Constantly employ'd
in fitting the Ship, taking onboard Stores & Provisions & the same day we
saild from Deptford & Anchord in Gallions reach were [where] we remained until
the 30th. The Transactions of Each Day both while we lay here & at Deptford are
inserted in the Log Book. & as they contain nothing but common Occurrences
it was thought not necessary to insert them here –

July 30
to
August 7

Saturday July 30th Weighed from Gallions & made Sail down the River, the
same day Anchor'd at Gravesend, & the next Morning weigh'd from thence
& at Noon Anchor'd at the Busy of the Fairway. on Wednesday 3 of Augst Anchor'd
in the Downs in 9 fam. [fathom] Water, Deal Castle NWbW. On Sunday 7 I. joined the
ship discharged the Pilot, & the next day saild for Plymouth –

Monday 8th
WbN
NW

Fresh Breeses & Cloudy wear. the most part of these 24 Hours at 10AM.
weigh'd & came to sail at noon the So. Foreland bore NE½N dist.t 6 or 7 Miles

Tuesday 9th
NW
to No.

Gentle breeses & Cloudy wear. at 7 pm the Tide being against us Anchor'd in 13 fa.m.
Water Dungeness SWbW, at 11 Weighed & made sail down Channel at Noon
Beachy Head NbE½E distant 6 Leag.s [Leagues] Latitude Observed 50. 30 No

Wednesday 10th
WbN
NEbN

Variable, light Airs & Clear wear. at 8pm Beachy Head NEbE distant 4
Leags. and at 8am it bore NEbN 9 Leagues. Found the Variation of the Compass
to be 23°Wt. [West] at Noon the Isle of Wight NWbW.

Thursday 11th
Variable

Light airs & clear wear. at 8pm Dunnose NbW 5 Lg's & at 4am it bore NNE½E
distant 5 Leags.

Wednesday 12
Easterly

Light Airs & Calms all these 24 hours, at Noon the Bill of Portland bore NW½N
distant 3 Leagues. Latde. [Latitude] observed 50.24 North

Thursday 13
Variable

Ditto wear. at Noon the Start Point West 7 or 8 miles Latde. observed 50.12No
which must be the Latitude of the Start as it bore West

Sunday 14th
NErly

Fine breezes & Clear wear. at 1/2 past 8pm Anchor'd in the Entrance of Plymo. [Plymouth] Sound
in 9 fam. water at 4am weighed & worked into proper Anchoring ground &
Anchor'd in 6 fam. the Mewstone SEt. Mount Batten NNE½E & Drakes Island
NbW. Dispatched an Express to London for Mr Banks & Dr Solander to join the Ship
their servants & baggage being already onboard.

Monday 15th
SW
to SE

First & latter parts modte. breezes & fair Middle squally with heavy showers of
rain & this day reid an order to Augment the Ships Compy. to 85 Men
which before was but 70 reid onboard fresh Beef for the Ships Compy.