We put into the Isle of May for the purpus of procuring stock and this employment took us till the 16th in the morning to how much advantage this time was spent I leve to the more experienced persons to Judge but in my humble opinion had the stock been procured at St. Jago’s while other work was doing, all this time would have been saved.
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde, Columbia, Maio
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we bore away for the Island of St. Jago’s [Santiago, Cape Verde] but being moderate flattering weather we saw no land untill early in the morning of the 9th when we discov’d the Isle of may [Maio, Cape Verde] ahead we hauled our wind for English Roads and at 11 AM came to anchor 11 fathom water with the best bower. We found rideing here two Ships four Briggs and a schuner in a little time after the Washington anchored within half a mile of us.
We had found greatly to our satisfaction that both our vessels sailed exceedingly well, and considering the Winds we had no doubt had a pressing sail been caried (for dewering the whole passage stearing sails were nevour sett) we might have made a verry quick passage.
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We still enjoyed fine moderate pleasant weather and favourable brezes on the 7th being in the Latitude of 16 15′ N and Longitude 19 19′ W by my account
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Columbia
In the Morning of the 5 of November the Variation per Azmuth was 14 30′ W in the Latitude 19 37′ N and Longitude 18 24′ W. This day I observed the Water to be coloured of a greenish hue;…
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Columbia
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The passage from Boston till we were Nearly as far to the Eastward as Madeira was upon the whole boisterous and uncomfortable but the later part of the month was more pleasant in the Latitude 32 37′ N and Longtitude 18 50′ W by account we had prosperous winds on the Evening of the 31st We saw two or three Amphibious Animals of what species I could not discover.
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Haswell's First Log, Madeira, sea life
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The evening of the 18th Displayed to us a prospect most brillunt the Northern lights shone with far more lusture than I ever observed them to do before.
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Columbia, Haswell's First Log, Northern Lights
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From the 14th to the 17th the winds hung to the Eastward we were in Latitude 34 55′ N and Longitude [ ] [ ]’ W.
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Columbia, Haswell's First Log
The 12th and 13th the Winds were more favourable and we made considerable progress on our passage.
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The Winds now hung between the North and East on the 10 we were in Latitude 34 53′ and Longitude [ ] [ ]’ W.
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