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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A track so frequently passed as to the Cape de Verds, can aford but little entertainment or information to a reader, nay, it would not be in my power to say much of a passage where scarsely the nesecary observations for navigating the Ship were taken; and as nautical observations are what may most interest the Navigator and it are only them that can mark a track so frequently trod; little of course can be expected.
From the 2nd to the 4th the wether was moderate and Winds favourable. We took our departure from Cape Cod and had on the 4 made 10 Degrees of Longitude tho no press of Sail was caried when we were overtaken by a sharp Squall from the West north but alltho’ there was not more wind than would forse Us four knotts we still continued, under that Sail nineteen hour. The weather was rainey and disagreable on the 5th we were in Latitd. 40 08′ N and Longitude 59 50′ W.
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