Friday September 28th 1798:
Fresh Breezes and Clear W. Undor
Stearingsails &c. Middle and Latter part Part Ditto. Weather: People
Employed Spinning Spun yarn Knotting Yarns &c:-- Carpindor Coalking
[calking] Main Deck Broatched one PW
Water[1]
No. 16 & 25 remains: 180 yams and 8488 remains. 2 ½ rice:- 8 Crues Bains
& 409 remains This Day No. Obs.
00..00
Dist. 173 Course N.65W. Diff. Lat. 73 Dep. 157
Lat. in 2..9S. Long. in 25..27 Diff. Long. 157 Mer.
Dist. 2.152.
Sathurday [September] 29th 1798:
Pleasent Breezes and Clear undor
all Small Sails: Leed full:--- All this 24 Hours a Heavy Swell from the S.E.rd.
Middle Part Ditto. Weather Latter Squally with rain. Expended 160 yams and 8328
remains:---8 Crues Bains and 401 remains 2 ½ rice:---The Slaves in the …heft.
Spirrits Gave them…ty of Provg…This Day Sun Obscure:--
Dist. 200 Course N.67W. Diff. Lat. 78 Dep. 184
Lat. in 00..51So. Long. in 184 Diff.
Long. 28..21 Mer. Dist. 2.3.36
Sunday [September] 30th.
1798:
Fresh Breezes and Clear weather
undor Stearingsails &c Needfull:--- This Day Sheved all the Slaves fore and
aft:-- At 2 A.M. a Sail in Sight. Under Easey Sail Standing to the
Southward:--- Got all Clear for Ackchion
Middle and Latter part Ditto. weather and Cloudy:-- Expended 160 yams and 8168 remains 8 Crues
Bains and 402 remains 2 ½ rice:-- Lattd.
Obsd. 00..00 Line 1
Dist. 179 Course N73W. Diff. Lat. 51 Dep. 171
Lat. in Long. in 31..12 Diff.
Long Mer. Dist. 2.5.07.W
Monday October 1st.
[179]8:
Gentle Breezes and Clear All
Necessary Sails Sett to the Best advantage:--
Middle and Latter Part of this Day Ditto. weather:-- The Slaves in
Hig[h] Spirits and Semingly verry agreeable:---Expended 160 yams and 8008
remains:--- 8 Crues Bains and 394 remains 1 ½ rice. Lattd. Observed: 1..58 No.
Dist. 171 Course N.46W. Diff Lat. 118 Dep. 123
Lat. in. Long. in. 33..15 Diff. Long. Mer. Dist. 2630
Tuesday October 2d. 1798:
Light Breezes and Cloudy weather
All Necessary Sails Sett to the Best advantage. Middle part Squally with rain;
Latter fair; 2 Slaves very thin and complaining. Tok in and Made Sail acationly
[occasionally]:--- Expended 162 yams and
7846 remains 8 Crues Bains and 386 remains 1 ½ rice:-- Giving the thin Slaves a Middle Mess Every
Day and Liquri when Cold or rainey Weather:-
Lattd. Obsd. 3..28 North:-
Dist. 124 Course N.43W Diff. Lat. 90 Dep. 85
Lat. in Long. in 34..40 Diff
Long. Mer. Dist. 2715W.
Wedinsday [October] 3d [1798]:
First Part Light Breezes and
Cloudy: People Employed In Sundrys about the riggon Painting the yawell
&c:-- Middle and Latter part Hevey rain and Squally:-- took in and Sett
Sail as Needfull:--- Expended 160 yams and 7686 remains 2 ½ rice and 86 Bains
378 remains:--- 5 Slaves complaining:--- Distd. Per Loog 116 Lattd. Obsd. 4..43. No.
Dist. 116 Course N.42W. Diff. Lat. 86 Dep. 78
Lat. in. Long. in. 3558No. Diff.
Long. Mer. Dist. 2793
Thurdsday October 4[th 1798]:
Variable Light Breezes with
Showers of rain All Necessary Sails Sett:--- People Employed Cleaning and
Paying the Bens:-- At Midnight Squally
with thundor and Lightning took in Sail acationly At 6 A.M. Sett Stearing Sails and Small
Sails:-- Latter Part Light Breeze and Clear weather:-- Expended 175 yams & 7511 remains 8 Crues
Bains 370 remains 2 ½ rice: Lattd.
Obsd. 5..54 No.
Dist. 90 Course N.39W. Diff. Lat. 71 Dep. 55
Lat. in Long. in 36.33 Diff.
Long. Mer. Dist. 28.48.
Friday October 5th [1798]:
Light Eairs and Clear Weather
Enclining to Calm:----- People Employed Screping and Cleain the Bens Saim time
Cotn Ditto. At 8 A.M. H.d Ship as Per
Loog At 10 Ditto. Hd. To the NWd. –
Latter Part of this Day Squally with rain:--- Expended 190 yams and 7321
remains 8 Crues Bain and 362 remains 2 ½ rice:--- This Day No Observation
Dist. 24 Course N41W. Diff. Lat. 18.. Dep. 16
Lat. in 6..12 Long. in. 37..9 Diff. Long. Mer.
Dist. 2868.
Sathurday [October] 6th.
[1798]:
Light Eairs and Cloudy:-- wind
variable:--- Middle Part Squally with
Showers of rain:--- Burried one famail [female] Slave of a favour:-- Expended 280 yams and 7121 remains:-- 8 Crues of Bains and 354 remains 2 ½
rice:--- Latter Part verry unsettled
weather:--- Lattd. Obsd. 6..47 North
Dist. 50 Course N.45W. Diff. Lat. 35 Dep. 35
Lat. in Long. in 37..44 Diff.
Long Mer. Dist. 2903
Sunday Octobor 7th 1797:
Light Eairs and Clear Weather All
Necessary Sails Sett to the Best Advangate:--- Expended 190 yams and 6921
remains 8 Clues Bains and 346 remains ½ ½ rice-- Middle Part Light Ears Enclining to calm:---
Latter Part variable with Light Squalls a Numbor of Slaves complaining… 53 Miles Dist This Day No Observation
Dist. 45 Course N.58W. Diff. Lat. 24 Dep. 38
Lat. in 24 Long. in. 38..8 Diff.
Long. Mer. Dist. 2927
Monday October 8th.
[1798]:
First Part Light Eairs and Clear:
At 6 A.M. Squally with Heavey rain Catched one Butt. Rain wator:-- Several Slaves Complaining of the gripes
Acationed [occasioned] By the weather:---
Expended 200 yams & 6721 remains 8 Crues Bains and 338 remains 2 1/2
rice Lattd. Observed 7..41 No.
Dist 54 Course N.56 Diff. Lat. 30 Dep. 45
Lat. in Long. in 38..53 Diff.
Long. Mer. Dist. 2972
[Tuesday October 9th 1798]:
Moderate Breezes and Squally with Showers of rain:-- At 11
P.M. In top Gall[ant] Sail Gibb and Main top Mast Stearings Single reeft
[reefed] the Mizzen topsail. Expended
200 yams & 652… remains 8 Crues Bains and 330 remains: 1 ½ rice: --
Broatched Tirce B.B.G. Middle and Latter Part Squally with rain and Lightning:
Slaves in Good Sperrits and the Before Mencheoned a Deal Better Giving them
Liquor and Mid. Mess Every Day Distd.
157 Miles Obs. In 9..1
Dist. 157 Course N.53W. Diff. Lat. 95 Dep. 126
Lat. in Long. in. 126 Diff.
Long. 40..59 Mer. Dist. 3098.
Wdinsday October 10th.
[1798]:
First Part Stiff Breezes and
Cloudy:-- Middle and Latter Part Light Ears & variable: unbent the Mizzen
topsail and Bent the Best one:-- 9
Slaves complaining Acationed By the weather:--
Payed all atenson [attention] to Keep there feet Dray [dry] Expended 192 yams & 6429 remains 8 of
Bains & 322 remains 2 ½ rice Distd.
99 Miles Obsd. In 10..46
Dist. 104 Course No.30W. Diff. Lat. 90 Dep. 52
Lat. in 10..46
Long. in 41..51 Diff. Long Mer. Dist. 3150
Thurdsday Octobor 11th.
1798:
Light Eairs and Clear
weather Expended 169 yams and 6257
remains 8 Crues Bains and 314 remains 2 ½ rice Burried one Male Slave:-- Middle
Part Ditto. weather Latter a Gentle Breeze from the Northward:-- People Employed Spinning Spunyarn Getting the
Pinniee repaired and Painting Ditto. --- Observed 2 of the Slaves having Sore
Eyes:--- Dist 58 Miles Lattd. Obsd. 10..37 North
Dist. 45 Course S.71W. Diff. Lat. 9S. Dep. 44W.
Lat. in Long. in. Diff.
Long. 42..35 Mer. Dist. 3194
Friday Octobor 12th.
179[8]:
Pleasent Breezes and Clear
weather:--- All Necessary Sails Sett
Needfull At Midnight in Stearingsails
and Staysails… Aperingly to bee a Strong Corrent; and Heavey Swe[ll] from the
Northward This Day found Some of the
Slaves complaining of Sore Eyes and 2 with Sore Mouths and Tr’o ales:--
Expended 188 yams 8 of Bains & 2 ½ rice
Lattd. Obsd. 11..30 No.
Dist. 163 Course N.71W. Diff. Lat. 53 Dep. 154
Lat. in Long. in 45..10 Diff.
Long. 155 Mer. Dist. 3348
Sathurday [October 13th 1798]:
Begins Pleasent Breeze and Clear
weather undor Stearing sails &c--- Middle and Latter Part Ditto.
weather: People employed Serving the
Startor Cable and Bending Ditto:--- Expended 200 yams and 5877 remains 8 Crues
Bains 298 remains 2 ½ rice:-- 5 Slaves
complaining one Various Ills: Four complaining of the Eyeis Lattd. Obsd. 12..01 No.
Dist. 144 Course N78W. Diff. Lat. N.31W. Dep. 140
Lat. in 12..01
Long. in. 47..33 Diff. Long.
143 Mer. Dist. 3448
Sunday Octobor 14th.
[1798]:
First Part Light Breeze and Clear
all Necessary Sails Sett:--- At 8 Squally In all Small Sails:--- At ½ Past 5
A.M. Sett Ditto. Latter Part Pleasent
Breezes and Clear w:-- People Employed Painting the Sides:-- one Slave
Daingrous [dangerously] Ill:-- Expended 180 yams and 5697 remains 8 of Bains
and 290 remains 2 ½ rice 136
Distd. Lattd. Obsd 11..39 No.
Dist. 136 Course S.81W. Diff. Lat. 22 Dep. 134
Lat. in Long. in 49..50 Diff.
Long. 137 Mer. Dist. 3582
Monday Octb 15 [1798]:
Pleasent Breezes and Clear all Small
Sails Sett to the Best Advantage:--- Middle Part fresh Breeze and Clear
weather:--- Expended 180 yams 5517 remains 8 of Bains and 282 remains 2 Crues ½
rice:--- The Slaves Having the Sore Eyes Something Better one Slave Deaingrous
[dangerously] Ill Lattd. Obsd. D.M.
11..11 No.
Dist. 182 Course S81W. Diff Lat. 28 Dep. 180
Lat. in. Long. in. 52..54 Diff.
Long. 184 Mer. Dist. 3762
[Tuesday] Octobor 16th.
[1798]:
Strong Breezes and Cloudy W.
Expended 165 yams and 5352 remains 8 Crues Bains and 274 remains 2 ½
rice:-- At 5 P.M. In Stearingsails and
Single reeft Mzi topsails Sett Stearing sails again:-- At 10 P.M. In Stearing
Sails fore and aft:--- At Midnight hove
too Head to the NWrd.:--- At ½ Past 2
A.M. wore to the S Eward: Blowing fresh Breeze:---- At ½ Past 5 A.M. Bore away
as P. Loog and Made Sail Slight Obsd.
in 11..38
Dist. 171 Course N.81W. Diff. Lat. 27 Dep. 169
Lat. in Long. in 55..46 Diff
Long. 172 Mer. Dist. 3931
Wedinsday [Octobor] 17th.
[1798]:
First of this 24 Hours Steaddy
Breese and Cloudy:--- Middle Part fresh Gails & constant rain:--- At 7 P.M.
furled the Mainsail took in Stearingsails
At 8 Hove too Head to the S. At Midnight wore Ship to the Northward:---
At 5 A.M. Bore away as per Loog:--- At ½ Past 7 A.M. Hove too Beeing verry
thick with constant rain:--- At ½ Past 9 Bore away Expended 180 yams 5172
remains 8 Crues Bains 266 remains:--
This Day No. Observation
Dist. 94 Course S.81W. Diff Lat. 15 Dep. 93
Lat. in. 11..24 Long.
in. 57..21 Diff. Long. 95 Mer. Dist. 4024
Thurdsday Octobor 18th.
[1798]:
First Part moderate Breeze and
Cloudy weather:--- At 2 P.M. S. top Gallan Stearing sails &c--- At 10 PM. In T. Gallan and Main top Mast
Stearing sails:--- At 1 A.M. Hove too Head to the Soward [southward]:---
Expended 163 yams and 5009 remains. 8 of Bains and 258 remains 2 ½ rice Giving
them ammiddle mess Bread Every Day
Lattd. Obsd. 11..52 North
Dist. 104 Course N.74W. Diff. Lat. 28 Dep. 100
Lat. in 11..52 Long.
in 59-3 Diff Long. 102 Mer. Dist. 41..24
Friday [October] 19th.
[1798]:
Pleasent Breezes and Cloudy undor
T. Mast Stearingsail and T. Gallan Ditto.:--- Expended 170 yams and 4839
remains 8 Crues of Bains and 250 remains:---
2 1/2 rice Eatch [each] Day:--
Middle and Latter Part Ditto. weather:--- At 6 P.M. in Stearingsails Breeze
freshning;--- At 6 A.M. Sett Stearing sails fore and aft:--- one Slave
Deaingrous Ill Severall others Complaining
Lattd. Obsd. 11.. 49 No.
Dist. 150 Course S.89W. Diff Lat. 13 Dep. 150
Lat. in. Long. in. 61..37 Diff.
Long. 154
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