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H	K	F	Courses	Winds	Ther.	Rems. Thursday 27th. March 1788	Observations
1	4	2	SWBW	NW		Fresh Breezes and thick hazy Wr.
2	4	"	SW	NWBW
3	5		SW½W
4	7		SWBW½W	NW	45°	Cloudy Wr. carrying all possible Sail.
5	6	6	WSW	NWBN
6	6	6	"	"	"	Wind and Sea encreasing, blowing a Strong Gale obliged to double Reef.
7	7
8	5	6	"	"	44½°	Very Squally with Rain and a heavy Sea and at 9 it blew very hard. Handed the Topsls and all Sails but the Main Sail and Fore Sail being determined to keep my Westing if Possible.
9	5	3	SWBW	NW
10	4	4	SW	NWBW
11	3	5	SSW	West
12	3	"	SBW½W		45°
1	3		SBW	WBS
2	3
3	3
4	3				44½°	A Continuance of the Gale & High Sea, with heavy Squalls of Wind & Rain.
5	3
6	3	2
7	3	6	"	"		It Moderating, set the Main Topsail Close reefed.
8	3	4	"	"	42½:°		At 20h..16′ Latd. 57°..41′ So Longd. T Keeper 66..04 W At 21h..10′ Latd 57..43 So Longd. T Keeper 64..56 Wt
9	3	4				Set the Close Reefed Fore Topsail.
10	4		S½W	"	"	Open Cloudy Wr. with Squalls and a Strong Gale. It was with much difficulty I could make Observn for ye T:K. & ☽ in distt. but cannot observe it.
11	4	6	So	WSW
12	4		S½W	WBS	42½°	Strong Gale and carrying Courses and Close Reefed Topsls. to make the most of this foul Wind. The Sea exceedingly High. Some Albatrosses seen.
105		Meridian. Altd. Center		29°..06′
8701
8806
							Difference Longd. this day by DR TK 1°..30′W 1°..07′Wt
Latitude Longitude Course Dist. Obsd. D. R. D. R. T. K. L. & T. K. So39°W 73 57°..51′So 57°..55′So 65°..51′W 65°..56′W 65°..45′W

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