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Monday the 24 May
At 3 AM came several vessels along side Employd [Employed] lightening the ship getting out Hon [Honorable] Companys Bales AM same boats from different [Henry?] ships came to our assistance Employd [Employed] lightening the ship all Pumps going increasing [illegible] At 6 AM got two cables [?end] from [Henry? Clay?] who let go an Anchor for us launched the fore and main top sail yard men on board and cast the masts away and rain at midnight 10 feet watter [water] in her hold
Sunday 25 May
This day employd [employed] getting the Honl [Honorable] Companys Cargoe up the Ship Straining much out the fore yard away sprit rail and Jib boom from 9 to 12 feet watter [water] in her hold moderate weather cast the mizen mast away throwd over board all the timber booms gun carriages &c to ease the ship
Wednesday
Employd [Employed] as yesterday moderate weather gaind in the [?] this day 3 feet
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Thrusday 27 M [May]
Moderate and fair Winds Northerly At 8 AM got the Pumps to suck hove on the Cable and the ship went off The [Wa?] of War and fellow cutter took us in Tow at 9 PM Came too with the short Anchor
Fryday the 28
Winds calm NE to SE moderate Employd [Employed] delivering the Hon [Honorable] Companys Cargoe the ship making about 3 feet watter [water] in the bow
Saturday 29
Fresh Breezes employd [employed] as yesterday In examining the Hold found a leak in the after Hold in the run cut away the [?ing] and filled the room with oakum which being wedged down the ship makes much less watter [water]
Sunday 30 May
Winds Vble [Variable] and rain Employd [Employed] Delivering the Honl [Honorable] Companys Bales & Ship making 20 inches P [per] hour
Monday 31 May
as yesterday Winds Employd [Employed] as before
Tuesday 1 of June
Light Breezes Westerly and fair Weather Delivered the Remainder of the Hon' [Honorable] Companys Cargoe Employd [Employed] taking in Ballast striking Decks down in the hold filling salt watter [water] &c Got two Pumps forward down the fore hatchway In the Evening same on bd [board] a light? Midshipman and 40 men from the [H?] to [?irt] on riggin in the Ship &c
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Wednesday 2
Light Breezes Soly [Southerly] Employd [Employed] about the riggin got the mizen mast in fore and main top mast up
Thursday 3
Fresh Breezes Wly [Westerly] and fair weather Employd [Employed] about the Riggin Receiving Ballast &c Sundries from the shore Got a new rudder and hung it received ant a mas bower Anchor
Fryday 4
Moderate Breezes Wsl [Westerly] and fair Employd [Employed] as before Recd [Received] on bd [board] fresh Watter [water] Cleared Hawse
Saturday 5
Light airs Vble [Variable] and fair Recd [Received] our Sails bent the main and fore top sail Jib mizen and fore stay sail Employd [Employed] [as?] our Ballast filling salt watter [water] and about the riggin
Sunday 6 June
Light Winds from ye [the] NW and fair weather Employd [Employed] recd [received] sundries and the remainder of our Ballast filling salt watter [water] and about the riggin The Ship decreasing her leak
Monday
Winds and weather much the same tot a sail under the after part of the Ship Bottom [?thened] with Oakum
Tuesday 8
Blowing strong from the SW Employd [Employed] as necessary getting the Ship to go round
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Wednesday 9
Winds and weather much the same Employd [Employed] as yesterday
Thursday 10
Moderate Breezes and fair Employd [Employed] taking more Ballast NB this day ends at noon Perceive the ship makes less watter [water] having decreased her leaks to 14 inches Pr hour
| T | Course | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Fryday 11 June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finished taking in Ballast Draught of watter watter forward 16:7 about 16 feet | ||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | Wind | Light Airs Westerly | |||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | Passed | spirt Head | |||
| 8 | Passed | the Buoy of the Barr G 1/4 | |||
| 9 | SSE | 1 | 4 | NNE | |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Gr [Ground] 13 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 to 20 | At 10 PM [Dun?] Core W 1/2 S Dist 3 Leagues | |
| 1 | 3 | " | 22 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | Culver [?] NW B W Gd [Ground] | |
| 5 | 4 | " | 28 | ||
| 6 | 4 | " | 26 | 14 fm [fathoms] | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | At 4 AM the Westernmost part of the Isle of Wight NW 7 Leagues | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
| Dist P Log 39 Miles |
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| H | Courses | K | F | Wind | Remarks on Saturday 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H E B N | Calm Fair | |||
| 2 | East | ||||
| 3 | 3 | West | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 3 | " | |||
| 6 | 3 | " | |||
| 7 | E B N | 4 | 2 | Vble [Variable] ground 28 fm [fathoms] | Beachy Head NE 1/4 E Dist [Distance] about 5 Leagues |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 9 | 5 | " | |||
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 fm [fathoms] | Beachy Head N dist [distance] about 5 Leagues | |
| 11 | 4 | " | |||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1 | E B N 1/2 N | 3 | 4 | 25 fm [fathoms] | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 3 | ENE | 3 | 4 | 27 | |
| 4 | 3 | " | 26 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | Beachy Head W 1/2 N | |
| 6 | 4 | " | 20 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | [Dungensse] NE B E Dist [Distance] 3 Leagues | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 4 | " | 16 | At nnon [dungenssy] NW Dist [Distance] 3 Leagues | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | 18 | the shore land ENE The ship decreasing her leaks to 6 inches Pr hour | |
| 11 | SE | 1 | 4 | 20 | |
| 12 | SSE | ||||
| Dist P Log | Lat [Latitude] Obs [Observed] 50:53 |
| H | Course | K | F | Winds | Remarks on Sunday 13 June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENE | 2 | Vble [Variable] Light Air | ||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Calm [C?] two B Bower 16 fm [fathoms] S fore land ENE Spurring up a fresh Breeze from the NE veered away to a half Cable | ||||
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| 10 | SE B E | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | N B W | 4 | 3 | Wore Ship | |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 1 | 4 | " | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 3 | [C?] two B. Bower in 15 fm [fathoms] Dover Castle N B E The south foreland NE Weighd Course and N Graves Gravesend Pilot and took chare of the Ship Got the [Foth?] Sail from under her Bottom the [G?] of which being thought [illegible] Came two in the lower B Bower 7 fm [fathoms] the N fore land NE B N sand down [C?] N B W 1/2 W the S fore land SSW 1/2 W Dist [Distance] from the nearest part of deal town about a mile and a half [last two lines illegible except for a few words] [... were left ... 40 men from ... to ... in getting the ship up] | |||
| 4 | ESE | ||||
| 5 | NNW | ||||
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