Ship's log of the Hawke, between England and India, 1795-1799

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  • The first volume documents a voyage under Captain R. Edwards from England to Calcutta and Madras between 1795 and 1797; the second volume lists the crew with their stations and wages at the beginning of the volume and documents another voyage, this time under Captain David B. Barker, to Madras and Calcutta between 1797 and 1799.

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    Ship Hawke towards Bengal

    H Course K F Winds Friday 19th June 1795
    1 Rounding the Wight [?] part light breezes middle and latter
    2
    3 Strong gales Eastly [Easterly] with hard squall
    4
    5 W 1/2 N 3 -- ENE and constant rain
    6 3 4
    7 4 --
    8 4 5 At 7 PM the [Nealb?] Point NE by W 7 or 8 [?]
    9 W by N 1/2 N 6 --
    10 8 6 Garr'd way the MTGott
    11 9 -- Mast and F g Mizan
    12 9 -- At day light saw no ships of our flat [?]
    1 8 5
    2 8 5 The [[Marquis Lansdown]] stoward Bigg's in
    3 8 5
    4 8 5 sight
    5 West 8 [Passed ship?]
    6 8 At 1/2 past 5 AM the Start point N 1/2 E 5
    7 W by N 8 4 or 6 legues from which I take my departure
    8 8 4 NE It laying so Lat [Latitude] 50:06 Long [Longitude] 3:45
    9 8 4
    10 8 4 In company with the Lansdown who was Nor [North]
    11 8 4 consider as our commodor
    12 149 No Obsd [Observed]
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 70 W 78 32 74 49:33 86 5:11 Wt
    H Course K F Winds Saturday 20th June
    1 WSW 8 4 ENE Rain Strong gales these 24 hours with
    2 8 4 Passed a Brig and [?]
    3 8 4 Standing to [?] North Rain and thick foggy weather
    4 8 4
    5 7 4
    6 8 2 Shortening and making sail for the London
    7 8 -- Passed ship every 4 hours
    8 8 -- our Commodor
    9 7 -- Rain
    10 7 --
    11 7 --
    12 7 --
    1 7 4
    2 7 --
    3 7 4 Up M T Gt Mast crop T Gt yard
    4 7 2
    5 W by S 7 5 A vessel standing to the North
    6 7 5 Rain
    7 7 4 and E a head
    8 7 4
    9 7 4
    10 7 4
    11 7 2 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [observed] 47:45
    12 7 4 175
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lat Act X Long Long in
    S 46 Wly 176 121 125 47:32 167 7:58
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    Sunday 21st June
    1 WSW 7 4 NE by E Cloudy
    2 7 4 Fresh breezes throughout with squally
    3 7 4
    4 7 4 weather
    5 7 5
    6 NW 4 --
    7 6 -- At 6 PM a large fleet in sight to Lward [Leeward] and
    8 6 --
    9 W by N 6 4 5 ships in sight on the weather bow
    10 7 --
    11 West 7 -- the fleet leeward standing after us
    12 6 4
    1 W 1/2 S 6 --
    2 6 --
    3 W by S 6 4
    4 6 4 NE At day light no strange sail in site
    5 6 4
    6 6 4 out reefs
    7 WSW 6 -- stowed the anchor and unbent the cables
    8 6 --
    9 5 6
    10 5 6
    11 5 6 Lat [Latitude] obsd [observed] 46:15
    12 5 6 153
    S 60 W 150 74 128 46:30 179 10:57 Wt
    Monday 22d June
    1 WSW 5 2 North Fair
    2 5 2 Rain Light breeze these 24 hours with thick
    3 4 2
    4 4 -- hazey weather and rain
    5 W by S 1/2 S 3 4
    6 3 --
    7 2 6
    8 2 6
    9 1 4 East
    10 WSW 1 4 SE In company the London
    11 2 --
    12 2 --
    1 2 4
    2 1 4 In 1st Reefs
    3 Calm -- --
    4 WSW 1 4
    5 2 --
    6 3 6 Rain
    7 4 6
    8 6 4 S by W
    9 5 4
    10 West 6 --
    11 7 2 No Obsd [observed]
    12 7 4 86
    S 45 W 85 60 60 45:15 86 12:22 Wt
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    Tuesday 23d June
    1 WNW 5 -- SW Rain
    2 5 -- First part of these 24 hours blowing fresh
    3 West 4 -- SSW In 2d Reefs
    4 3 -- with rain middle and latter moderate
    5 3 --
    6 3 -- In 3d Reefs F sail
    7 1 5 [?] Mn T sail
    8 West 1 -- Wore
    9 SW 3 --
    10 3 4
    11 3 4
    12 3 4
    1 2 6 In company the London
    2 2 2
    3 2 2
    4 2 2
    5 SW 2 4
    6 3 --
    7 3 2 out 2d Reefs
    8 3 2
    9 S by W 3 2
    10 3 4
    11 S by E 3 4 Lat. [Latitude] obsd [observed] 44:26
    S 41 Wt 64 43 43 44:27 60 13:22
    Wednesday 26th June
    1 S by E 4 -- SW by W
    2 4 -- moderate breeze with thick foggy weather
    3 SE by S 4 4 SW by W
    4 5 -- Rn throughout
    5 5 --
    6 4 4
    7 W by N 4 4 [?]
    8 4 --
    9 NW by W 4 -- SW by W
    10 S by E 4 -- Tn
    11 4 --
    12 4 --
    1 4 --
    2 4 5
    3 5 --
    4 5 --
    5 South 4 -- Foggy
    6 3 6 fired a gun
    7 3 6 At 11 AM hove too sent our boat on board
    8 4 --
    9 4 -- the Commodor
    10 4 -- [?]
    11 NW 4 -- WSW Lat [Latitude] obs [observed] 43:38
    12 2 -- 92
    S 37 Et 84 67 50 43.19 68 12:14
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    Thursday 25th June
    1 -- -- Up S b E off SE b S
    2 South 4 4 In Yawl made sail Light breeze with thick foggy weather throughout
    3 3 4 WSW
    4 3 4
    5 3 4 Commodore made the signal to steer SW if the wind came fair
    6 3 4
    7 4 2
    8 5 --
    9 NW b W 3 4
    10 3 4 People under the Boatsn [Boatswain]
    11 WNW 3 4 SW
    12 3 4
    1 NW 3 4
    2 3 4
    3 3 --
    4 3 --
    5 3 5
    6 3 5
    7 4 --
    8 S 1/2 W 3 3 Wore
    9 3 3
    10 3 -- Saw a Brig
    11 South 3 4 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 43:11
    12 3 6 83
    S 37 W 45 36 28 43:02 40 12:54
    1 S 1/2 W 4 4 Hazey [blank]
    2 4 4 Light breezes throughout with pleasant weather
    3 SSW 4 -- West
    4 4 --
    5 S b W 1/2 W 4 --
    6 3 4
    7 4 -- In Company the Landoon
    8 4 --
    9 4 --
    10 4 --
    11 3 -- A heavy Swell from the NWd [NWestward]
    12 3 --
    1 3 --
    2 SW b S 2 --
    3 2 -- Fair
    4 2 --
    5 SW 2 -- NW b N
    6 2 6
    7 1 4
    8 1 --
    9 1 --
    10 1 --
    11 1 -- Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 41:54 N
    12 1 -- 67
    South 60 60 -- 42:11 -- 12:24
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    Saturday 27th June
    1 SW 1 4 NNW Fair
    2 1 4 Light pleasant breezes with fair weather throughout
    3 1 4
    4 1 6
    5 2 --
    6 2 --
    7 SW b W 1 4
    8 1 4
    9 1 4 In Company the Lansdown
    10 1 4
    11 2 2
    12 2 2
    1 4 4
    2 4 4 Fair Washed the Gund deck and exercised Gorat Guns
    3 3 4
    4 3 4
    5 4 -- Pump ship every 24 hours
    6 4 --
    7 3 4
    8 3 4
    9 3 4 Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 40:55 N
    10 3 4
    11 3 2
    12 3 -- 65
    Course Dist X Lat Dept Lt At X Long Long in
    S 29 Wn 65 57 32 40:57 44 13:38
    H Course K F Winds Sunday 28th June
    1 SW b W 3 4 NW b N Fair
    2 3 4 Light breezes and pleasant weather
    3 3 4
    4 3 4 these 24 hours with smothe water
    5 SW 1/2 W 3 --
    6 3 --
    7 SW b W 3 3 Capt [Captain] of the Lansdown came on board
    8 4 4
    9 3 6
    10 3 --
    11 2 4 Fair
    12 2 4
    1 SW 1/2 W 3 4
    2 3 4
    3 SW 5 --
    4 5 --
    5 SW b W 6 -- NW Performed divine service int he Cuddy
    6 6 --
    7 6 --
    8 4 4
    9 5 4
    10 6 -- Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 39:27 N
    11 6 --
    12 6 2 103
    S 34 W 103 53 86 39:57 111 15:29 W
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