Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790 (Travel Diaries and Journals)

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H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Thursday 28 May
1	NE B N	6	4	ESE Hazey	Variable winds with Squally weather and a hevy Sea from ye ESE
2		6	4
3	NE 1/2 N	6	4
4		6	6
5	NE B N	6	5	Squally
6		6	5
7		7	2
8	NNE	7	6		Variation Pr means of 5 Ayth 3:2 W
9		6	6
10	NE B N	6	6	Vble [Variable] Squally and Rain	Out 2 Reef fore and main topsails Broke the [illegible] of Jibb and split it Shifted the Jib with the 2 best
11	N 1/2 E	5	"
12	NE B N	6	2
1	NNE	6	4	Very Vble [Variable] Squally and Rain
2		6	4
3		6	4
4		6	4	Vble [Variable]
5		6	"	Rain	People variously employd [employed] by the Boatswain Sailmaker repairing the best jib
6		6	"
7		5	"		Out 2 Reef mizan
8		5	6
9	N B E 1/2 E	6	6	topsail
10			"
11	N 1/2 E	7	"		Long [Longitude] by last sights O & [cresent] 80:36
12		7	2
			Dist P Log 155 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 15:7 S

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 15 E	153	148	40	15:15	41	81:10

H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Fryday 29 May
1	N B E	7	3	East Fair	Variable winds and weather throughout The Sea a little fallen
2		7	4
3		7	6
4		7	4
5		7	4	Cloudy
6	NNE	7	4	Up fore and main top Galt [Gallant] Yards
7		7	"
8		7	4
9		7	4
10	N B E 1/2 E	7	4	E B S	People variously under the Boatswain Sailmaker repairing the best Jib
11		7	4
12	N B E	7	4
1	N B E	7	4	Vble [Variable] Squally and Rain
2		7	6
3		7	6
4		7	6
5		7	6
6		7	6		In 1 Reef main top Sail
7		7	6	Squally
8		7	6	Vble [Variable] and Do [ditto]	Long [Longitude] by O & [cresent] 21 Am was 78:23
9		5	3
10		5	"		by being so near noon I Judge the sights very good
11		5	4
12		5	4
			Dist P Log 173 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 12:18 S

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 4 E	172	172	12	12:15	12	81:22

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H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Saturday 30 May
1	N B E	6	6	East Cloudy
2		7	2		A Decreasing Breeze throughout with a long rolling swell from the ESE
3	N 1/2 E	7	6
4		7	6
5	North	6	2	Vble [Variable] and Squally	At 4 PM [[Mister Cowdle]] midshipman Departed this life at 6 PM bein in such a Putried state Buried him
6		6	2
7	N B E	6	4
8		6	4
9	North	5	4	ENE
10	out 2 Reef	5	2	E & Miz Ts
11		5	"
12	N B W	5	"
1	NNW	5	"	NE B E	People variously employd [employed] by the Boatswain Sailmaker reapairing 2 best fore top Galt [Gallant] Sail
2		5	"	NE
3	N B W	4	4
4		4	4
5	NW B N	1/2	"	NE B E
6	ESE	3	"	NE B N P
7	E B S 1/2 S	2	"
8		1	6	Variation Pr Means of Ayth 1:33 W
9	ESE	1	2	Swayed the Mizan galt [gallant] Up
10		1	2
11	SSE	"	4
12		"	4		Long [Longitude] by last sights O & [cresent] 78:31 E
			Dist P Log 108 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 10:56 S

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 5 E	88	88	8	10 :50	8	81:30

H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Sunday 31 May 89
1	SE	"	2	[SE?] Fair
2		"	2		Shifted the main top galt [gallant] mast with the long headed one set the main top mast
3	Calm H	"	"	SE B E to S B W
4	Calm H	"	"
5	Do [ditto] H O	"	"
6	Do [ditto] H O	"	"		Riggin up
7	NE B N	"	"	ESE	Up Mizan to Galt [Gallant] and yard
8		"	4
9		"	4
10		"	4
11		"	4		Light airs with calms throughout
12	NE	1	"
1		1	"
2		1	2
3		1	"
4		1	"
5		1	"
6		1	"	Out 1st Reef main top sail
7	NNE 1/2 E	2	"
8		2	2		Long by O & [cresent] at 2:52:12 [hmm at top of numbers] PM was 78:3
9	NE B N	3	"
10		2	6
11	NE	2	6	SE B E	Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 10:38
12		2	4
				Dist P Log 26 Miles

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 36 E	24	19	14	10:37	14	81:44

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H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Monday 1 June
1	NE B N	2	2	E B S
2		2	3
3	NE	2	2	ESE
4		2	2
5	NE B N	2	6
6		3	"
7	NNE 1/2 E	3	"	Vble [Variable]
8		2	3		Variation Pr Means of 5 Ayth 00:54 West
9	NE B N	2	6		Ampt 00:46 West
10		2	6
11		2	5
12		2	2
1		2	"		People usefully under the Boatswain Sailmaker repairing the worst fore sail
2		2	"
3		1	4
4		1	4
5		1	4
6		1	4		AM filled 16 batts with salt watter [water] to trim ship
7		2	4
8	NE 1/2 N	2	3	ESE
9	NE B N	3	"	Vble [Variable]	Shifted the main top mast staysail with the old one
10		3	2
11	NE	3	3
12		3	3		Long by last sights of O & [cresent] 79:17
			Dist P Log 58 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 9:48 S

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 32 E	58	49	30	9:49	31	82:15

H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Tuesday 2 June
1	NE B E	2	4	SE Fair	Throughout fair weather and an Increasing breeze with smothe [smoothe] watter [water]
2		2	5
3		2	4
4	NE	2	4	Vble [Variable]
5		3	6
6		3	6		People variously employd [employed] by the Boatswain Sailmaker repairing the worst foresail Carptenter reapairing the cutter and jolly boat Calker [Caulker] calking [caulking] the latter Armorer at is forge fitting the long boats gear & some hands picking oakum
7		4	"
8	NE B N	4	"
9	NE 1/2 N	4	4
10		4	6
11	NE B N	5	2
12		5	2
1		5	"
2	NNE 1/2 E	5	4	ESE
3	NE B N	5	4
4		6	"
5		6	4
6		7	"		Long by O & [cresent] at 3 PM was 79:13 E
7	NNE 1/2 E	7	"	E B S	Long by Noon by ye sights 80:10 E
8	NNE	6	6
9		6	6	Vble [Variable]
10		7	"
11		7	2
12		7	3
			Dist P Log 123 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 8:1 S

Courses	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 31 E	121	104	62	8:4	63	83:18

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H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Wednesday 3 June
1	NNE	6	3	East Fair
2		6	2
3	N B E 1/2 E	6	"
4		6	"
5	NNE	5	5
6		5	6		Long [Longitude] by H O & [cresent] at 2 past 4 PM was 79:59 E
7		6	4		Variation Pr Means of 8 Ayth 24 E
8		7	"
9		7	2
10		7	3
11	N B E 1/2 E	7	6	Vble [Variable]
12	N B E	7	6
1		8	"
2		8	"
3		7	6
4		7	6	E B N
5		7	6
6		7	5
7		7	6
8	North	7	6
9		7	6
10	N B E 1/2 E	7	6		Long [Longitude] by lasts sights y O & [cresent] 80:22
11		7	6
12		7	6
			Dist P Log 173 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 5:25 S

Courses	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 11 E	172	169	32	5:12	32	33:50

H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Thursday 4 June
1	N B E	7	"	E B N Fair	Light winds Variable with fair weather throughout
2		7	"
3		7	"
4		7	3
5		7	4
6	North	7	4	Vble [Variable]
7	N 1/2 E	7	5		People variously under the boatswain Sailmaker repairing the worst fore sail Armorer at is forge Other Tradesmen as Necessary
8	N B E	7	5
9		7	3
10		7	3
11		6	"
12		6	"
1		6	"
2		5	4
3		4	4
4	NNE	4	2		Shifted the mizan with the worst
5		4	4
6		4	3
7	NE B N	4	"
8	NNE	4	"
9	N B E	3	4		Long [Longitude] by last sights of O & [cresent] 80:46
10	NNE	4	6
11		4	2
12		4	"
			Dist P Log 139 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 3:9

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 10 E	138	136	24	39	24	84:14

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H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Fryday 5 June
1	NNE	3	6	E B S Fair
2		3	6		Light winds variable and fair weather throughour with smothe [smoothe] watter [water]
3	N B E 1/2 E	3	2
4		3	"
5	North	3	"	Vble [Variable]
6	N 1/2 E	3	3		Variation Pr Means of Ayth 42 E
7		4	2
8		4	2
9	N B E 1/2 E	3	6	Rain	People under the boatswain Sailmaker repairing the worst main Sail Carpenter reapairing the boats &c
10		3	6
11	North	5	"
12		3	4
1	N B W	3	4	Vble [Variable]
2		3	5
3	N B E	4	2
4		4	4
5	N B W	3	"
6		3	"
7	North	3	6
8	N 1/2 W	4	"
9	North	4	"
10		4	3		Long [Longitude] by lasts sights of O [cresent]
11	N B E	4	3	East
12		5	"
			Dist P Log 92 Miles		Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 1:28 S 80:46

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
North	90	90	0:0	1:39	00	84:14

H	Courses	K	F	Winds	Remarks on Saturday 6 June
1	N B E 1/2 E	3	5	Vble [Variable] Cloudy	Light winds variable with unsettled weather throughout
2		3	4
3		3	6
4	N B E	3	6	Rain
5	North	4	"	Fair
6		4	3
7		5	"
8	N B W	5	3	Rain	People employd [employed] by the Boatswain Sailmaker and Carpenter as yesterday Armorer at is forge
9	North	5	"	fair
10	N 1/2 E	5	"
11		4	6
12	N B E	4	6
1	North	4	6
2	N 1/2 E	4	6
3	North	5	"
4		4	6
5		5	2
6		5	4	Squally and Rain	Am washed the gun deck
7	N B W	5	2
8		5	2	Fair
9	N B W 1/2 W	3	3	Rain	Long by last sights of O & [cresent] 80:39
10		3	2
11	NNW	3	4	Fair
12	NW B N	4	4		Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 14 North
			Dist P Log 108 Miles

Course	Dist	X Lat	Dept	Lat Act	X Long	Long in
N 4 W	106	105	7	17 [?]	7	84:7

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Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790