Ship's Log of the General Goddard, between England and India, 1789-1790
UPenn Ms. Codex 939
A 755-ton Indiaman which made six trips between England and India. After the second trip, in 1789-1790, it was purchased by Robert Wigram, owner and builder of many Blackwall frigates.
Documentation of a voyage between England, Calcutta, and Madras in 1789-1790, under Captain Thomas Foxall. Includes notes on course, distance, and position; weather observations; vessels sighted; and cargo loaded and unloaded.Pages

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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Saturday
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1 | SSE | 4 | 6 | Vble [Variable] Fair | |
2 | S B E | 4 | " | | |
3 | NE 1/2 N | 2 | 4 | | |
4 | | 2 | " | | Variation Pr Ayth 24:40 |
5 | | 2 | " | | P Ampd 24:15 |
6 | | 1 | 6 | | |
7 | | 1 | 6 | | |
8 | | 1 | 6 | | |
9 | NNE 1/2 E | 1 | 6 | | |
10 | | 1 | 6 | | |
11 | | 1 | 4 | | |
12 | | 1 | 4 | | |
1 | H N B E | " | " | | |
2 | ESE | 2 | " | Calms Taken a back | |
3 | | 2 | 2 | | |
4 | SE B S | 3 | 2 | | |
5 | SSE 1/2 E | 3 | 2 | | |
6 | | 3 | 4 | | Long [Longitude] by last sight of 0 & [cresent] 25:9 |
7 | SE | 4 | 2 | Passed a brig | |
8 | | 4 | 2 | | |
9 | SE 1/2 E | 3 | " | | |
10 | | 3 | 2 | | |
11 | SE B E | 2 | | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 45:44 |
12 | ESE | 2 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 60 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act |
S 83 E | 32 | 4 | 32 | 45:37 | 45 | 23:4 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Sunday 16 May
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1 | E B S | 2 | 2 | NE B N | |
2 | | 2 | 2 | | |
3 | E 1/2 S | 2 | 2 | NNE | Light Winds Variable and mostly fair Weather |
4 | | 3 | 2 | | |
5 | | 2 | " | | |
6 | | 2 | 4 | | |
7 | E B S | 2 | " | | |
8 | | 4 | 4 | | |
9 | East | 5 | | | |
10 | E B S | 6 | " | | |
11 | E 1/2 S | 6 | 2 | North | Long [Longitude] by last sight 0 N [cresent] 22:35 |
12 | | 5 | | | |
1 | | 5 | | | |
2 | | 5 | | | |
3 | | 5 | 2 | | |
4 | | 5 | 2 | | |
5 | ESE | 6 | " | | |
6 | | 6 | 6 | NE | |
7 | SE | 6 | 2 | | |
8 | | 4 | 2 | NE B N | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 45:50 |
9 | SE B S | 5 | 2 | | |
10 | | 6 | | | |
11 | SE | 6 | | | |
12 | | 6 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 116 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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N 85 E | 107 | 7 | 107 | 43:53 | 15.4 | 20:31 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Monday 17 May
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1 | ESE | 5 | | | NE Cloudy |
2 | | 4 | 4 | | |
3 | | 4 | " | | |
4 | SE B E | 5 | 6 | | The first part light Winds the middle Calm the latter an increasing [breeze?] mostly fair weather |
5 | SE 1/2 E | 4 | " | | |
6 | | 5 | 6 | | |
7 | | 4 | " | | |
8 | | 4 | 6 | | |
9 | SE | 4 | | | |
10 | | 3 | | | |
11 | E B N | " | | Calm | |
12 | East | | " | | |
1 | | " | | | |
2 | | 1 | 4 | ESE | |
3 | | 4 | 2 | E B S | |
4 | | 4 | 4 | | |
5 | | 5 | 6 | South | Long [Longitude] by last sight 0 & [cresent] 19:52 |
6 | | 6 | 4 | | |
7 | | 8 | | | |
8 | | 9 | | | |
9 | | 10 | | | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 46:7 |
10 | | 10 | | | |
11 | | 10 | | | |
12 | | 9 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 124 | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Acct | X Long | Long in
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N 82 E | 114 | 16 | 113 | | 163 | 17:48 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Tuesday 18 May
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1 | East | 9 | 4 | S B W Rain | |
2 | | 9 | 3 | | |
3 | | 9 | 4 | | |
4 | | 9 | " | | In 1 Reef main top sail lowered down the mizen [galf?] |
5 | | 10 | " | | |
6 | | 10 | " | | |
7 | | 10 | " | Passed a brig down top galt [gallant] yards | |
8 | | 10 | " | | |
9 | | 8 | 6 | | |
10 | | 8 | 5 | In 2 Reef mizen top sail | |
11 | | 8 | 4 | | |
12 | | 8 | | Out 1 Reef main top sail | |
1 | | 8 | | | A fresh gale and mostly cloudy rainy weather throughout |
2 | | 8 | 2 | | |
3 | | 9 | 2 | | |
4 | | 9 | 3 | | |
5 | | 9 | 4 | | |
6 | | 9 | 3 | | Long [Longitude] by last sight 0 & [cresent] 14:57 |
7 | | 9 | 7 | | |
8 | | 10 | | | Out 2 Reef mizen top sail |
9 | | 9 | | | |
10 | | 9 | | | |
11 | | 8 | | | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 47:47 |
12 | | 9 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log 222 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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N 66 E | 222 | 90 | 203 | 47:57 | 295 | 12:59 |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Wednesday 19 May
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1 | East | 9 | | NW B W | |
2 | | 9 | 6 | | |
3 | | 9 | 2 | NW | |
4 | | 9 | 2 | | |
5 | | 10 | " | | Passed a brig standing to ye [the] Westward |
6 | | 10 | " | | |
7 | | 9 | 6 | | |
8 | | 9 | 6 | | |
9 | | 8 | " | | |
10 | | 9 | 4 | | |
11 | | 9 | 4 | | |
12 | | 9 | " | | |
1 | | 9 | 6 | | |
2 | | 9 | " | | |
3 | | 8 | " | | |
4 | | 8 | 2 | | |
5 | | 8 | 2 | | |
6 | | 8 | 6 | W B N | Long [Longitude] by last sight 0 & [cresent] 9:57 |
7 | | 8 | 2 | | |
8 | | 8 | | | |
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| | | Dist P Log 220 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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N 66 E | 220 | 82 | 201 | 48:56 | 300 | 7:53 |
H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Thursday 20 May
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1 | E B N | 7 | | West Cloudy | |
2 | | 7 | | | |
3 | | 8 | | | Passed a Brig |
4 | | 8 | | | |
5 | | 8 | | | |
6 | | 8 | 3 | | |
7 | | 8 | | | |
8 | East | 8 | | WNW | |
9 | | 8 | 6 | W B N | |
10 | | 7 | 2 | | |
11 | | 8 | | | |
12 | ESE | 8 | | | |
1 | | 8 | | | |
2 | | 8 | | Vble [Variable] Squally and rain | At Noon sounded ground 72 fm [fathoms] sand and shells |
3 | | 8 | | | |
4 | | 8 | | | |
5 | | 8 | | | |
6 | | 8 | | | |
7 | | 8 | 3 | Do [Ditto] | |
8 | | 8 | | [Ditto] | Lat [Latitude] Obsd [Observed] 49:15 |
9 | | 8 | | | |
10 | | 7 | 6 | | |
11 | | 7 | 6 | | |
12 | | 7 | 6 | | |
| | | Dist P 190 Miles | | |
Course | Dist | X Lat | Dept | Lat Act | X Long | Long in
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Fryday 21 May
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1 | E B N | 5 | 4 | NW Fair | PM Punished a [l?hoder] [do?] with 1 dozen lashes for repeatedly refusing his duty and other threatning mutinous behaviour |
2 | | 8 | 6 | | |
3 | | 9 | " | | |
4 | | 9 | 6 | | |
5 | | 10 | | | |
6 | E B S | 10 | | | |
7 | ESE | 7 | | | |
8 | | 7 | 4 | Shortened sail | |
9 | | 6 | 5 | made sail | Came on bd [board] Mr Well Pilot and took charge of the ship |
10 | | 6 | 5 | | |
11 | | 6 | 4 | | |
12 | | 6 | 6 | | |
1 | | 7 | " | | |
2 | | 7 | 2 | | Saw the land from the mast Head NNW about 9 Leagues |
3 | | 7 | " | | |
4 | | 7 | 2 | | |
5 | E 1/2 S | 6 | 2 | | |
6 | | 6 | | | |
7 | East | 6 | | | Spoke his majesty Ship [H?] who sent there boat on bd [board] and took all our [hands?] |
8 | | 6 | | | |
9 | | 5 | | | |
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11 | | | | | |
12 | Dist P Log 152 Miles | | | | No Obs [Observation] |
H | Course | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Saturday 22 May
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1 | | " | | | |
2 | | " | | | |
3 | East | 3 | 6 | made sail | Came on bd [board] a [L?gh] and 40 men from the [?le] to assist in carrying the ship up |
4 | | 5 | 2 | | |
5 | | 5 | 3 | | |
6 | | 5 | 4 | | |
7 | ENE | 6 | 4 | | |
8 | | 7 | 2 | Saw the [bolt?] Head N B E Dist 6 Leagues | |
9 | | 6 | | | |
10 | SSW | 4 | | | |
11 | S B W | 4 | 3 | | Bent the Best Bower Cable and got the Anchor over the side |
12 | S B E | 4 | 4 | No Ground 30 fm [fathoms] | |
1 | | 4 | 4 | | |
2 | SSE | 4 | 2 | | |
3 | | 4 | 6 | | Bent the small and sheet cable got the small B [Bower] Anchor over the side |
4 | | 4 | 6 | Vble [Variable] Rain | |
5 | North | 3 | " | | |
6 | | 1 | 6 | | |
7 | NNE | 1 | | | |
8 | | 2 | | | |
9 | E B N | 3 | | | |
10 | | 1 | 4 | | |
11 | | 4 | | | No Obsd [Observed] |
12 | | 5 | | | |
| | | Dist P Log | | |
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H | Courses | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Sunday 23 May
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1 | | 6 | | W B S Hazey | |
2 | | 6 | | | Shortened sail for the [Hol?] to take our Purser with the [P?] Company [P?t] |
3 | | 6 | | | |
4 | | 5 | | | |
5 | | 3 | | | |
6 | | 2 | | made sail | |
7 | | 6 | | | |
8 | | 6 | 4 | West | |
9 | | 7 | 6 | | |
10 | | 7 | 2 | Vble [Variable] rain and very thick fog | |
11 | | 6 | | | |
12 | | 6 | | | The Ship struck in a [h?ld] 3 fm [fathoms] Rockey [?] ground in [Ru?] bay Isle of Wight endeavored to get her head round to No [North] Southward which we did tried to get the ship off but finding we could not [Closed?] the sails up and let got he weather Anchor soon after her head [fr?ed] off shore loosed sails finding the Ship sway a head f?yed out the Cable when she struck again and unhung the Rudder fired signal guns furld the sails and got the Boats out and whent out with the to stern anchor with a 9 inch Hawser with a 6 inch Hawser and [?edge] let go in 5 for Waller Hove til we [br?] it got Bouy ropes [as?] from out to steady us Head to Wind got down top gal [gallant] yards and was to Employd [Employed] [l?ting] up and starting watter [water] to lighten her sent up the [Ports?] by a latter attending us with an Officer of the [H?] to the admiral for assistance got 40 men from the shore to assist in [par?ing] the ship Likewise sent for [s?] to take out Honl [Honorable] Company Cargo to lighten Ship at 9 Pilot and an officer came from the [Rac?] with 20 men to assess us the [Pu?] not quick Inspecting her [?ass] |
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