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Today 7th Do
In the morning the wind blowing slightly from the land/ but almost calm/ we set sail/ so as to get a little further from shore out to sea/ in the forenoon the wind west by South/ a Fair little Breeze Course made north northwest in the afternoon the wind north northwest we tacked and made our Course west by South/ in the Evening at the setting of the First watch The Island of Arimoa lay northwest of us about 3 miles distance/ we then tacked to north again/ made our Course north by west with little advantage, since the sea ran strongly from the northwest/ during the night the Wind was west Southwest
To-day 8 Do
In the morning at Sunrise the largest Island, Arimoa, lay Due Southwest/ of us about 3 miles distance the wind still west by South and west Southwest/ Course still kept to northnorth W:/ in the afternoon good weather we got latitude 1 degr: 30 min: and Longitude 156 degr: 22 min: Course made northwest by west and sailed 8 ¾ miles/ variation 8 degr: north easterly/ we had the northwest corner of the Island of Arimoa/ Southwest and Southwest by South of us/ about 5 or 6 miles’ distance/ we then tacked to the Southwest/ with a west northwest wind with a light Breeze/ in the Evening at Sunset we have the westpoint of the Island of Arimoa Southwest by South of us/ at about 3 ½ mile’s distance/ with quiet weather the wind west northwest/ we still ran Southwestward at night in the First and second watch we drifted on account of a calm/ the sea still running from the west northwest/ at the close of the second watch we Got a Little Breeze from the Southe: shaped our Course Due west
To-day 9th do
In the morning the wind South by East but nearly calm at Sunrise we had the Island of Arimoa South by East/ of us at about 3 or 4 miles’ distance Course still west/At noon we Got a Light Breeze from the North the Island of Arimoa lay Southeast by East/ of us at 3 or 4 miles’ distance/ Course west/ At noon observed latitude 1 degr: 35 min: and Longitude 155 degr: 25 m: Course made west by South and sailed 7 miles variation 7 degr: 30 m: in the afternoon the wind north northwest with good weather/ in the Evening at Sunset the North side of Arimoa lay East by South of us at 7 miles’ distance we found here the Depth of 67 Fathom about 3 miles
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