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390 got to Batavia. Wind N.E. by N.; course N. 46° W.; distance 92 m.; lat. 20° 47′ N., long. 29° 35′ W.

Monday, 27th.—A Steady, fresh Trade and Cloudy weather. This day I gave Mr. Charles Clerk an order to act as Lieutenant in the room of Mr. Hicks, deceased, he being a Young Man extremely well qualified for that Station. Wind N.E.; course N. 39° W.; distance 103 m.; lat. 12° 7′ N., long. 30° 40′ W.

Tuesday, 28th.—A steady Trade and fair weather. Wind N. Easterly; course N. 40° W.; distance 108 m.; lat. 13° 30′ N., long. 31° 51′ W.

Wednesday, 29th.—Fresh Gales and Hazey. Wind Ditto; course N. 31½° W.; distance 128 m.; lat. 15° 19′ N., long. 33° 2′ W.

Thursday, 30th.—Ditto Gales and Cloudy. Fix'd a new maintopmast Backstay, the old one having broke several times. Wind Ditto; course N. 31° 15′ W.; distance 124 m.; lat 17° 5′ N., long. 34° 9′ W.

Friday, 31st.—Strong Gales and Cloudy in the Evening. Got down Top Gallant Yards, and in the Morning found the Variation 5° 9′ W. Wind N.E. and N.E. by E.; course N. 39½° W.; distance 136 m.; lat. 18° 50′ N., long. 35° 40′ W.

Saturday, June 1st.—Fresh Trade, and Cloudy weather. In the A.M. got up Top Gallant Yards. Wind N.E.; course N. 35° W.; distance 100 m.; lat. 20° 12′ N., long. 36° 41′ W.

Sunday, 2nd.—Moderate Gales and Clear weather. Variation 5° 4′ W. Wind N.E. to N.N.E.; course N. 49° W.; distance 104 m,; lat. 21° 20′ N., long. 38° 5′ W.

Monday, 3rd.—A Gentle Trade Wind, and Pleasant weather. Wind N.E.; course N. 44° W.; distance 85 m.; lat. 22° 21′ N., long. 39° 9′ W.

Tuesday, 4th.—Ditto weather. In the A.M. found the Variation to be 4° 30′ W. Wind N.E.; course N. 34° W.; distance 91 m.; lat. 23° 40′ N., long. 40° 4′ W.

Wednesday, 5th.—Gentle breezes, with some Showers of Small Rain. Wind Ditto; course N. 52° W.; distance 83 m.; lat. 24° 31′ N., long. 41° 11′ W.

Thursday, 6th.—Ditto weather. In the A.M. found the Variation by the mean of the Amplitude and Azimuth to be 5° 34′ W., and by Observation of the Sun and Moon found the Ship in Longitude 43° 18′ W. of Greenwich, 2° 51′ W. of the Log since the last Observations; this I judge to be owing to a Westerly Current. Wind E.N.E. to E.; course N. ¾ W.; distance 90 m.; lat. 26° 1′ N., long., per Observation Sun and Moon, 43° 18′ W.

Friday, 7th.—Moderate breezes, and Cloudy. A.M., Variation per mean of 20 Azimuths 5° 20′ W. Wind E.N.E.; course N. 15° W.; distance 84 m.; lat. 27° 22′ N., long. 43° 42′ W.