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Week Days |
Month Days |
Winds |
Courses |
Dist |
Lat |
Long |
Bearings at noon |
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Tuesday |
19 June |
E by E |
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- |
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At single anchor mole St. Nicholas |
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Wednesday |
20 June |
NE by N |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Thursday |
21 June |
NNE |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Friday |
22 June |
NE |
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Saturday |
23 June |
ENE |
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Sunday |
24 June |
East |
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West end of Jon tuda E b N 6 or 7 miles |
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Monday |
25 June |
ENE |
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Port au Paix SE b S 1/2 mile |
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Sunday |
1 July |
NE |
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Moored in mole St. Nicholas |
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Monday |
2 |
NE b N |
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Tuesday |
3 |
NE |
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Wednesday |
4 |
NE |
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Thursday |
5 |
NE |
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Friday |
6 |
NE |
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Mole head S b E 6 leagues |
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Saturday |
7 |
E b N |
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21.2 |
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West of P’ of Great Heneaga NNE p 2 miles |
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Sunday |
8 |
E b N |
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21.14 |
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NW end of Great Heneaga E b S 5 leagues |
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Monday |
9 |
E b S |
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West end of Great Heneaga N b W 5 or 6 miles |
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Tuesday |
10 |
E b N |
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West end of Great Heneaga NE 6 or … Miles |
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Sunday |
15 |
E b N |
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20.41 N |
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Cape Maize S b .. 6 leagues. |
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Monday |
16 |
E b S |
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NW Point of Great Heneaga E b …. 3 or 4 leagues. |
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Tuesday |
17 |
E b S |
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West Point of Great Heneaga East …. League per account. |
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Wednesday |
18 |
E b N |
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Cape Maize South 2 or 3 leagues. |
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Thursday |
19 |
E b N |
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20.57 N |
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Standing off a.. ? Abreast of the Lagoon, |
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Friday |
20 |
East |
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Cape Maize S b W ? W 12 or 13 leagues |
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Saturday |
21 |
East |
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Cape Maize… SW ./2 S 5 Leagues |
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Sunday |
22 |
East |
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20.37 |
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Anville S ? 3 or 4 Leagues |
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Tuesday |
19 June |
Moderate and clear weather
People employed occ aft
AM D Wr ….ead
Captain Laroche commissions for this ship
Answered our signal For a Lieutenant and General Signal for all Lieutenants
People employed getting Gunners, Boatswain and Carpenters stores ready for survey. |
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Wednesday |
20 June |
PM Moderate and clear weather
Answered our signal for a Lieutenant Surveyed
Remains of Gunners, Boatswain’s and Carpenters stores
AM DW
Answered our signal to take the Guard and signal for all Lieutenants received.
Water from Abergavenny’s launch
H.M. cutter Sparrow arrived. |
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Thursday |
21 June |
PM Fresh breezes and cloudy weather.
Received 3 puncheons rum, 7 Barrells of Beef, 6 do of Pork, 4 casks of Pease, and 4 Baggs of Cocoa.
People employed stowing and doing other necessary works.
AM moderate with Lightning and thunder.
Survey’d and Condem’d one small bower Cable, one Messenger, one Main Sail, one Driver, the Cutters covering, 2 windsails and the Hammock Cloths.
Sent the Top Gallant Sails to the Dock Yard to be repaired
Received Boatswain and Carpenters Stores and returned Condemned Stores.
Sailed HM Cutter Sparrow
Arrived HM Ship La Prompt and a merchant man
People variously employed
Answer the signal for all Midshipmen |
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Friday |
22 June |
PM Squally with Thunder and Showers of rain.
Parted the hawser by which the ship was steadied
Sent the Warrant Officers on duty to the Dockyard
Completed our stock of water to 30 tons.
AM Moderate and fair
Loosed sails to dry
Rec[eived] a New Bower Cable and a ?ess, a Main Sail and Sundry other Boatswains Stores. |
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Saturday |
23 June |
Moderate breezes and cloudy weather
Employed getting ship ready for sea
Answer a signal for a Midn
Rec 3 casks of bread from Launch
HM Ships Adventure, Queen, Tourtorelle arrived
Weighed the kedge and got ready for heaving up. |
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Sunday |
24 June |
Fresh breezes and cloudy weather
At 4.30 hove up and made sail
At 5 Passed the Mole head
At 6 Took 3rd reef in the top sails
At 8.30 Tacked and set the main sail
At 12 Fresh breezes and squally
At 2 AM wore ship
At 4 Fresh breezes and clear, wear
At 6.30 Tacked ship and let a reef out of the top sails
At 9 Tacked Ship. Mustered ship’s company. Opened 2 Puncheons of Water. Rems. (Remains) 35 Tons. |
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Monday |
25 June |
Moderate breezes and cloudy weather.
Tacked ship. Occ. Aft.
At 3 Squally.
Spring our Main Top sail yard.
Carried [away] one of our Fore top sail sheets
Split the fore top mast stay sail.
Carried away one of the Mizen top mast shrouds
At 5 PM Abreast of Port au Paix ; hove to ; out cutter and sent her on shore with the Flag of Truce.
At 6 D boat returned ; hoisted her in.
Stood off and between the Island and the main during the night.
At 9 hove too, [lowered] cutter and sent her to Port au Paix with the Flag of Truce
Tacked ship. Made sail…………..ed 2 Puncheons of water. Remains 34.3 tons. [bits lost at the bottom of the page] |
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26-30 |
Missing |
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Sunday |
1 July |
First part fresh breezes and clear weather.
Sway’d up the Main G. Mizen Top Mast and Main Yard.
Sent the launch a Watering.
Enquired about the rigging ?
Departed this life James Bannister, Serg. Of Marines
Latter part clear weather.
HM Ships Hannibal and Renommmee working into the mole
Employed ratling down Top Mast rigging. |
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Monday |
2 |
First part fresh breezes.
Came to an anchor HM Ships Hannibal and Renommmee
Middle squally
Latter more clear
AM Sailed HM ships Aquilon and Ratler
Employed about rigging. |
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Tuesday |
3 |
First part moderate breezes and clear.
3 PM Came to an anchor HM ships Adventure and Ratler and an armed brig
Middle calm and clear
Employed about the rigging
At 11 …. Made the signal for all the Boats Manned an Armed to chase SW with gun …. the cutter, manned and armed under the Charge of the First Lieut. to chase SW. 2 strange vessels of[f] the Mole.
Latter clear. |
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Wednesday |
4 |
First part moderate and clear
We ar 3 Pile
Bent the Fore Yard, Fore Top and driver
6.30 St Georges fort fired 2 guns quick
sent the Marines ashore
7 marines came onboard again at 9
cutter came onboard having left off the chase.
Middle calm and clear latter moderate
At 11 o’clock Hannibal annulled the signal for Court Martial
Bent the main course
Opened a cask of Pork ?A. N : 853 Contents 50 prs. [cent?] Compleat. |
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Thursday |
5 |
First part moderate and squally
Queen made the signal for Lieut.
emp occ aft
rec the Hammock cloths which was left on shore to be painted
Cleard hawse.
Carpenters emp painting the Ships Sides
rec. 126 casks of Water from Queen’s Launch from the Queen
employ’d Starting water ?
11 PM Came to an anchor HM Frigate Alarm
recd on board the Main and Mizen Top sail from the Dock yard which was left to be repair’d
Anser sigl for all Lieutt
Unmoored and have short on small bower Cable
rec on board 1 Bullock
latter moderate
Draught of Water – Abaft 14 ‘ 2 " Forw 13 ‘ 10 "
Compleatd our Stock of Water to 34 tons. |
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Friday |
6 |
Fresh breezes and Squally
at 5 hove short, then veared again 1/3 of a cable
Squally
at 6 Moderate
Rec 2087 lb of bread from the contractor
at 12 Moderate
at 5 Weighed and Sailed in with HM Frigate Alarm
at 7 o’clock spoke the Alarm Capt. went on board
at 8 boat returned then made Sail upon a wind to Nward
at 11 fired 6 prs.
Shotted at American Ship to bring her too
board her – from Baltimore bound to Leogane [?]
At noon boat returned …… up and made sail
Expended 2 Puncheons water Rems 33 1/3 Tons |
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Saturday |
7 |
Moderate and clear
At 2.30 took in 3rd Reef Topsails
at 4 fresh breezes and clear Wr.
at 7 SW Pt of Great Heneage NNW ./2 5 or 6 miles then tacked ship
at 8 Alarm ESE ./4 mile
12 Alarm SE b E 2 miles
at 2 fresh breezes and cloudy
Wore ship and hauled up the fore sail
at 4 Alarm NE ½ ? …. Mile
at 8 fresh breezes and squally
made and shortened sail
occ aft
at 8.30 SW Pt of Great Heneaga N ½ W
at 9.30 Passed round and spoke the Alarm
at 11.30 wore ship
Alarm SW by S ½ mile
Expend 2 Punc of water remains 32 2/3 Tons
Weight of Beef rec on 5th inst. 357 lbs |
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Sunday |
8 |
Fresh breezes and clear
we arrived at 4 fired 2 6 prs to bring too a schooner
at 5 board the American schooner Lark from Petit Guave, bound Baltimore
at 6.30 made the sigl to speak the Alarm
at 6.45 sent the Jolly boat on board her, for the surgeon to visit the sick
at 7 hoisted up the boat and made sail
at 8 wore ship Alarm SE b E … mile
made and shortened sail
occ aft
at 12 Alarm not in sight thick weather
at 1.30 saw the Alarm bearing SE b E
at 3 wore ship.
At 4 Alarm N b E 2 or 3 miles
At 8 D N ½ W 4 miles
Shortened sail
Occ aft
To keep in our station
At 11.30 tacked ship
Noon Alarm SE b S 2 or 3 miles
Expended 2 Puncheons water remains 32 Tons |
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Monday |
9 |
Fresh Breezes and squally
At 2 tacked
At 4 W’erd (weathered) Great Heneaga …. 5 leagues
Alarm NNE b E 4 or 5 miles
Wm ? Tarrant / Surgeon / [d]eparted this life
At 5.30 tacked ship
One strange sail in SE [c]hased ?? sigl
At 6 saw the Alarm board a brig, then 3 strange sail in sight in SE Alarm,
Made our sigl to chase Etc
At 7 cleared ship for action and chase appeared to be ? bearing down,
In clearing ship threw over board 14 lime juice cases with the Bottler ?
At 8 came on thick weather with ?all rain
Lost sight of the sight of the chase then tacked ship and shortened sail
Alarm N ½ W 3 or 4 miles then NW of Pt of Great Heaneaga …. 1 mile
12 wore
at 1 wore
kept the lead going
at 4 Alarm ?west 4 miles
at 4.30 wore ship
at 7 made a signal for 2 strange sail in SE
Then tacked ship and made sail Alarm in ???
At 8 Alarm 2 miles
At 9.30 Alarm made our sigl to chase north
11 boarded an American sloop from Charleston to Jamaica |
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Tuesday |
10 |
Fresh breezes and cloudy weather
Made sail to the SW
At 2 tacked ship
At 3.30 tacked Alarm SSE 5 miles
At 5 tacked
At 6 Alarm ENE 1 mile
At 6.30 tacked ship and took a reef in the top sails
At 7 SW of Great Heneaga E b S 4 or 5 miles then hauled up the fore sail
Thos Coslett departed this life
At 12 D Wr Alarm not in sight
Made and shortened sail
Occ aft
At 8 wore and hove too then W. Point of G. Heneaga NE b E 4 or 5 miles
At 10 saw the Alarm bearing ENE
At noon Alarm E b S 2 or 3 miles
Expended 2 Puncheons of water rems ?? 2/3 Tons
People employed with sundreys about the rigging
[final line at the bottom of the page unreadable] |
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11-14 |
Missing |
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Sunday |
15 |
At 1 shortened sail and stood off and on abreast of Lagoone
At 1.30 hove 2 and hoisted in the launch
At 4 landed the spare ords. ? taken in the schooner yesterday
At 6.30 hoisted in the cutter and made sail on the starboard tack
At 8 Alarm NE ½ N 2 miles Schooner in tow
At 9.30 tacked ship
At 10 tacked
At 12 moderate and hazy Alarm NE b N 2 miles
At 4 D Wr Alarm East
At 5 saw strange sail in the SW
At 8 tacked ship Alarm ENE
At Noon Alarm ??S 2 miles
Punished Chas. Child and David Pollard for neglect of duty
Expended 2 Puncheons of water remains 26 2/3 Tons |
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Monday |
16 |
Moderate breezes and cloudy weather
At 2 saw 2 strange sail in the WNW
At 4 Alarm SSW 2 miles
At 6 Cape Maize S ½ W 8 leagues one strange sail in sight Alarm in chase
At 6.30 saw the Alarm board a schooner
??? reef the top sails
at 8 fresh breezes and squally with lightning and thunder
at 12 tacked
at 3.30 wore ship ????? schooner in tow
at 4 Alarm not in sight
At 8 D NE b N 6 or 7 miles
?? strange sail in sight Alarm in chase made sail
occ aft
at 11 saw the Alarm board a schooner
at noon Alarm ? b N 5 or 6 miles
Carpenters employed repairing the jolly boat ; sailmakers making wind sails and people with sundry jobs about the rigging
Expended 2 puncheons of water remains 25 2/3 Tons |
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Tuesday |
17 |
Moderate breezes and clear weather
At 4 saw a sail in the NNE
At 4.30 tacked and hove too
At 5 sent the cutter to tow the schooner into anchorage under the NW point of Heneage
At 6 spoke an American ship from Charleston, then spoke the Alarm who took charge of the American ship.
At 8 NW point of Heneage E?SE 7 or 8 miles
At 10.30 lose sight of the Alarm
At 12 cutter returned then made sail to the SE ?
At 5.30 wore ship
At 8 fresh breezes and cloudy
At noon tack ship
Carpenters employed repairing and painting the boats, sailmakers as yesterday |
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Wednesday |
18 |
Fresh breezes and a heavy sea
At 1 tacked
At 4 more moderate
?? tacked and took 3 reefs in the top sails
at 12 moderate and cloudy
??? 30 SW of Point of Great Heneaga E b N 4 leagues
at 5 Alarm hove in sight
at 8 Alarm S½ W 2 or 3 miles
at 9 saw a strange sail in the SW then set all sail and bore up
at 11 saw the ?end about Cape Maize answered our signal to pass within hail
Carpenters employed with sundrys – washed below and painted with vineagar. |
