Account of a Voyage of Discovery Part 19

11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .95 | 77 | 78 |NW by N| | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Thursday, September 26, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |The wind continued about NNW 4 | | | | | | |all day, blowing a moderate 5 | | | | | | |breeze, with fine weather.

6 |29 .96 | | | NNW | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .96 | 78 | 80 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .99 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .00 | 79 | 81 |NW by W| | | | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | 30.00 | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .99 | 83 | 81 | | |8 P.M. it fell calm.

| | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .99 | | | Calm | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .99 | 79 | 81 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | |Towards midnight a light 11 | | | | | |breeze sprung up from NNE.

Mid.|29 .99 | 79 | 80 | NNE | | | | |-1/2| | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | NNE | | |Friday, September 27, 1816.

3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight the wind died 5 | | | | | | |away.

6 |29 .99 | 70 | | Calm | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .99 | 76 | 81 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .99 | | | | | |Towards noon a breeze sprung 11 |29 .99 | | | | | |up from the Northward.

Noon.|29 .99 | 80 | 81 | North | | | | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .98 | | | | | 3 | | | | | |In the afternoon it s.h.i.+fted to 4 |29 .96 | 79 | 80 | ENE | |ENE.

| | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .96 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .94 | 78 | 80 | NE | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | |Midnight, calm and cloudy 11 | | | | | |weather.

Mid.|29 .94 | 77 | 79 | Calm | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Sat.u.r.day, September 28, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |All the early part of the 4 | | | | | | |morning it was quite calm.

5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .90 | 76 | 79 | Calm | | | | |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | |About 8 A.M. a breeze sprung 11 |29 .94 | | | | | |up about ESE; in the afternoon Noon.|29 .94 | 81 | 81 | | | |it hauled round to East.

| |-1/2|-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .90 | | | ESE | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .92 | 81 | 81 | | | 5 | |-1/2| | | | 6 |29 .90 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .90 | 80 | 81 | East | | 9 | | |-1/2| | | 10 | | | | | |Midnight, the breeze s.h.i.+fted 11 | | | | | |to NE, and was moderate.

Mid.|29 .90 | 76 | 79 | NE | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Sunday, September 29, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 |29 .90 | 75 | 79 | NE | | |During this day the wind 5 | | | | | | |s.h.i.+fted occasionally from NE to 6 | | | | | | |ENE, blowing a moderate breeze, 7 | | | | | | |with fine clear weather.

8 |29 .90 | 80 | 81 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .92 | | | ENE | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .92 | 82 | 81 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .94 | | |NE by E| | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .94 | 81 | 81 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .95 | | | | |Towards night it became cloudy.

7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .95 | 80 | 80 | NE | | | | |-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .95 | 78 | 80 | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | |NE by E| | |_Monday, September 30, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |During the forenoon the wind 5 | | | | | | |has been light from the NE.

6 |29 .96 | 79 | 80 | | | | | | |-1/2| | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .96 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | |Towards noon it freshened up.

10 |29 .97 | | | | | | 11 |29 .98 | | | | | | Noon.|29 .98 | 82 | 81 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | |NE by N| | 2 |29 .91 | | | | Napkiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .96 | 81 | 81 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .95 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .95 | 80 | 80 | | | | | |-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | |Midnight, cloudy weather.

Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Tuesday, October 1, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight the wind drew 5 | | | | | | |more to the Eastward, and the 6 |29 .95 | | | | | |sky became very black all 7 | | | | | | |round: squally, with rain at 8 |30 .02 | 79 | 80 | East | | |intervals.

| |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | |We got under weigh at daylight, 10 |30 .07 | | | | | |and proceeded along sh.o.r.e to 11 | | | | | N | E |the Northward.

Noon.|30 .07 | 80 | 80 | ESE | 26 .34| 127 .38| | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 |30 .00 | | | | | 2 |29 .94 | | | | Sugar Loaf |The wind continued to the 3 | | | | |Point. N .24 E.|Eastward.

4 |29 .94 | 79 | 80 |E by S | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .94 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .94 | 78 | 80 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .92 | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Wednesday, October 2, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 |29 .91 | | | | | |The whole of this day the wind 5 | | | | | | |has been from the Eastward, 6 | | | | | | |blowing a moderate breeze, 7 | | | | | | |with fine weather.

8 |29 .91 | 78 | 80 |E by S | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .94 | | | | | | 11 |29 .96 | | | | N | E | Noon.|29 .96 | 79 | 80 | | 26 .25| 127 .38| -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .92 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .89 | 80 | 81 | East | |Towards night cloudy weather.

5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .88 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .99 | 79 | 81 | | | | | |-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .90 | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |_Thursday, October 3, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |During the night the wind 5 | | | | | |s.h.i.+fted to NE by E.

6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards noon it s.h.i.+fted to 8 |29 .87 | 78 | 81 |NE by E| |East, and in the evening to 9 | | | | | |ENE again.

10 |29 .87 | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Noon.|29 .87 | 81 | 81 |E by S | | | | |-1/2| | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | East | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |20 .86 | 80 | 81 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 | | | | ENE | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .86 | 78 | 81 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .86 | 78 | 80 |E by N | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Friday, October 4, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |To-day we had a light breeze 5 | | | | | | |from the NE, until the 6 | | | | | | |afternoon, when it s.h.i.+fted to 7 | | | | | | |SE by E, but only remained a 8 |29 .87 | 78 | 81 | NE | | |short time, coming back to NE 9 | | | | | | |again, where it continued until 10 | | | | | | |near midnight, when it fell 11 | | | | | | |calm.

Noon.|29.87 | 79 | 84 | | | | | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .86 | | | ENE | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .86 | 79 | 80 |SE by E| | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .85 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .85 | 79 | 80 | NE | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .85 | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Sat.u.r.day, October 5, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |In the morning a breeze sprung 5 | | | | | | |up from the Eastward, where it 6 | | | | | | |remained until noon; then 7 | | | | | | |s.h.i.+fted to NE, and continued 8 |29 .86 | 78 | 80 | E by N| | |to blow from that quarter all | | |-1/2| | | |the rest of the day.

9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .87 | | | | | | 11 |29 .87 | | | | | | Noon.|29 .85 | 81 | 81 |NE by E| | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .84 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .82 | 81 | 81 | N by E| | | |-1/2| | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .82 | | | NE | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .83 | 79 | | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .83 | 78 | 80 | | | | | |-1/2| | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Sunday, October 6, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |The early part of the day from 5 | | | | | | |wind has been moderate from the 6 | | | | | | |NE.

7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .83 | 78 | 80 |NE by N| | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .84 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | |About noon the wind s.h.i.+fted to Noon.|29 .84 | 80 | 81 | North | | |the Northward.

-----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .83 | | | | |At night it came back to NE, 5 | | | | | |with rain.

6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .83 | 79 | 80 | NE | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid. |29 .86 | | | NNE | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | |NE by E| | |_Monday, October 7, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |After midnight the wind 6 | | | | | | |continued at NE by E, with 7 | | | | | | |showers of rain.

8 |29 .80 | 78 | 80 | North | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 11 |29 .94 | | | | | | Noon.|29 .95 | 79 | 80 |N by E | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .92 | | | N by E| |At 4 A.M. the wind came to 3 | | | | | |north, and the weather cleared 4 |29 .93 | 79 | 80 | | |up: it blew a fresh breeze from 5 | | | | | |that quarter all day.

6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .93 | 78 | 80 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | |Towards midnight it moderated.

10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .96 | 78 | 79 | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Tuesday, October 8, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |To-day we have had a moderate 5 | | | | | | |breeze at NE by N.

6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .00 | 78 | 79 |NE by N| | |Squally at times.

| | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .02 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .02 | 78 | 79 | NNE | | | | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30. 00 | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |30. 00 | 78 | 79 |NE by N| | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | |Towards midnight fine clear 6 | | | | | |weather.

7 | | | | | | 8 |30. 00 | 76 | 78 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid. |30 00 | 75 | 78 | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Wednesday, October 9, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |During the morning a moderate 5 | | | | | | |breeze from NE by E.

6 |30 .00 | | |NE by E| | | 7 | | | | | | |About 6 A.M. we got underweigh, 8 |30 .04 | 75 | 78 | | | |and stood to the Northward.

| | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .10 | | | ENE | | | 11 |30 .10 | | | | N | E | Noon.|30 .10 | 77 | 78 | | 26 .34| 127 .26| | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .06 | | | | | 3 | | | | | |In the afternoon the wind 4 |30 .00 | 78 | 78 | East | |s.h.i.+fted to the Eastward, and 5 | | | | | |continued so the remainder of 6 |30 .06 | | | | |the day.

7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .13 | 77 | 78 | E by S| | 9 | | | | | |At night, cloudy weather.

10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Thursday, October 10, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |During this day the wind has 6 |30 .00 | | | | |been moderate from the 7 | | | | | | |Eastward.

8 |30 .00 | 77 | 79 | ESE | | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .01 | | | | | | 11 | | | | East | N | E | Noon.|30 .01 | 78 | 79 | E by N| 26 .50| 127 .50| -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .98 | | | ENE | Off the Great | 3 | | | | |Loo-choo Island.| 4 |29 .98 | 79 | 79 | | | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .98 | | | NE | | 7 | | | | | |At night fine clear weather.

8 |29 .98 | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .96 | 78 | 79 | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | NE | | |_Friday, October 11, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |After midnight the wind 6 |29 .98 | | | | | |s.h.i.+fted from NE to SE, with a 7 | | | | | | |light air.

8 |29 .97 | 78 | 79 | SE | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .97 | | | | | |Ten A.M. it fell calm.

11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|29 .97 | 80 | 80 | | 26 .42| 127 .53| -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .96 | | | | Off Port | 3 | | | | | Melville. | 4 |29 .96 | 80 | 80 | West | | 5 | | | | | |In the afternoon a breeze 6 |29 .96 | | | N by E| |sprung up from the Westward; 7 | | | | | |about 8 it looked very dark all 8 |29 .94 | | | NNE | |round, and shortly afterwards 9 | | | | | |began to blow fresh from N by 10 | | | | | |E, and continued so all night.

11 |30 .00 | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Sat.u.r.day, October 12, 1816._ 2 | | | |NE by E| | | 3 | | | | NE | | |During the night the wind came 4 | | | | | | |to NE with a fresh breeze, and 5 | | | | | | |rain at intervals.

6 |30 .30 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .26 | 76 | 79 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .26 | | | | | | 11 |30 .22 | | | | N | E | Noon.|30 .22 | 76 | 79 | |25 .33 |127 .50 | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .20 | | | |Off Loo-choo. | 3 | | | | | |In the afternoon a swell got up 4 |30 .20 | 76 | 79 | ENE | |from the NE; the wind 5 | | | | | |moderated, and drew round to 6 |30 .30 | | | | |ENE.

7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .34 | 76 | 79 | | | 9 | | | | | |Midnight, fresh breezes and 10 | | | | | |cloudy.

11 | | | | | | Mid.|30 .20 | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | ENE | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Sunday, October 13, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight it became quite 5 | | | | | | |moderate, with rain at times.

6 |30 .10 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .06 | 75 | 78 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .04 | | | | | |In the forenoon it fell calm.

11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|30 .04 | 75 | 78 | Calm |27 .00 |128 .03 | | | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .00 | | | | | 3 | | | | | |During the afternoon a breeze 4 |30 .00 | 75 | 78 | NE | |sprung up at NE.

5 | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards midnight it freshened 8 |30 .02 | 75 | 78 |NE by E| |considerably.

9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|30 .02 | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | |NE by N| | |_Monday, October 14, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight the wind 5 | | | | | | |moderated.

6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .04 | 75 | 79 | | | |About 8 A.M. it fell nearly | | |-1/2| | | |calm, but shortly after it 9 | | | | | | |freshened at NNE.

10 |30 .02 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|30 .00 | 75 | 79 | NNE |26 .36 |127 .56 | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .94 | | | North |Off Loo-choo. | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .97 | 75 | 79 | NNW | | | |-1/2| | | | 5 | | | | | |Towards midnight the wind 6 |29 .98 | | | | |s.h.i.+fted to NNW, and continued 7 | | | | | |to blow fresh.

8 |30 .02 | 75 | 79 | N by W| | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|30 .18 | | | NNW | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Tuesday, October 15, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |During this day the wind has 5 | | | | | | |been from the N by W, blowing 6 | | | | | | |a fresh breeze, with occasional 7 | | | | | | |squalls.

8 |30 .10 | | 78 |N by W | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|30 .10 | 74 | 78 | North |26 .02 |127 .35 | | |-1/2| | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .08 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |30 .08 | 74 | 78 | | |At midnight it moderated.

| |-1/2| | | | 5 | | | | North | | 6 |30 .08 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .10 | 74 |79 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Wednesday, October 16, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |During the night the wind drew 6 | | | | | | |round to N by E, with a 7 | | | | | | |moderate breeze. About 7 A.M.

8 |30 .20 | 73 | 77 |N by E | | |we weighed and stood to the 9 | | | | | | |NW, shortly after the breeze 10 |30 .20 | | | | | |freshened, with squalls; at 11 | | | | | N | E |2 P.M. anch.o.r.ed in Napakiang Noon.|30 .10 | 74 | 77 | |26 .11 |127 .30 |harbour.

| | |-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .00 | | | | Off Loo-choo. | 3 | | | | | | 4 |30 .00 | 74 | 77 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | | | |Towards midnight the breeze 7 | | | | | |freshened.

8 |30 .00 | 74 | 77 | N by W| | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Thursday, October 17, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |The whole of this day we have 6 | | | | | | |had a breeze from the NNE, with 7 | | | | | | |fine clear weather.

8 |30 .00 | 71 | 76 | NNE | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .00 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .00 | 75 | 77 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .00 | | |NE by N| Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |30 .00 | 75 | 77 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .01 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .02 | 75 | 76 | | | | | |-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|30 .00 | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Friday, October 18, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |The wind continued about NE by 4 | | | | | | |N.

5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .00 | 73 | 76 |NE by N| | | | |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .00 | | | E by N| | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .02 | 74 | 75 | | | |Towards noon it came to the | | |-1/2| | | |eastward with a moderate -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+breeze.

1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .02 | | | | Moored in | 3 | | | | | Napakiang | 4 | | | | | harbour. | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | |NE by E| |At night it s.h.i.+fted to the NE.

7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .00 | 71 | 75 | NE | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | NE | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Sat.u.r.day, October 19, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .98 | | | | | |During all this day the wind 9 | | | | | | |has been moderate and steady 10 | | | | | | |at NE, with fine clear weather.

11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .98 |76 | 76 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | NE | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .98 |73 | 75 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .98 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .98 |73 | 75 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Sunday, October 20, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .98 | 72 | 75 | NE | | |The breeze still continues at | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | |NE, with the same fine clear 10 |29 .98 | | | | | |weather as yesterday.

11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .98 | 73 | 75 | | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .98 | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .98 | 73 |75 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .98 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .98 | 72 |75 |NE by N| | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Monday, October 21, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight the wind 5 | | | | | | |s.h.i.+fted to the N by E, with a 6 | | | | | | |moderate breeze.

7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .00 | 73 | 75 |N by E | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .00 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .00 | 74 | 75 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |30 .00 | 73 |75 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards night it fell almost 8 |30 .04 | 72 | 74 | NNE | |calm.

| | |-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------ 1 | | | | NNE | | |_Tuesday, October 22, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |After midnight the breeze 4 | | | | | | |freshened up at NNE, and 5 | | | | | | |continued so all day, with 6 | | | | | | |fine clear weather.

7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .06 | 72 | 74 | | | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 11 |30 .06 | | | | | | Noon.|30 .06 | 73 | 75 |NE by N| | | | |-1/2| | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .00 | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |30 .08 | 73 | 74 | | | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .08 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .08 | 72 | 74 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | |NE by N| | | 2 | | | | | | |_Wednesday, October 23, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |The wind continued steady at 5 | | | | | | |NNE, with the same fine weather 6 | | | | | | |as yesterday.

7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .08 | 73 |75 | NNE | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .10 | 74 |75 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .10 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |30 .10 | 73 |74 |N by E | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .12 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .12 | 72 | 73 | | | 7 | | |-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | |_Thursday, October 24, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |After midnight we had a 4 | | | | | | |moderate breeze at NNE.

5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .04 | | |N by E | | | 9 | | | | | | |Towards noon it s.h.i.+fted to 10 | | | | | | |north, and freshened up in 11 | | | | | | |that quarter.

Noon.|30 .00 | 72 | 75 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .99 | | |North | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. |After noon we had a slight 4 |29 .98 | | | | |shower of rain, but soon after 5 | | | | | |it cleared up.

6 |29 .98 | 72 | 74 | | | | | |-1/2| | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid. | | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | |North | | |_Friday, October 25, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |At daylight the breeze 5 | | | | | | |freshened.

6 |30 .05 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .08 | 74 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | |At 9 the weather became 10 |30 .00 | | | | | |squally, with a shower of rain.

11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .00 | | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .00 | | | NNW | | 3 | | | | | |After noon the wind hauled 4 |30 .00 | 74 | 74 | | |to NNW, and continued to blow | |-1/2|-1/2| | |a fresh breeze all day.

5 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .96 | 73 | 74 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | NNW | | |_Sat.u.r.day, October 26, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |During this day the wind has 4 | | | | | | |been at north, blowing a fresh 5 | | | | | | |breeze, with occasional 6 | | | | | | |squalls.

7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .04 | 74 | 74 | North | | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|30 .00 | 74 |75 | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .99 | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .98 | | 74 | | | 5 | | | | | |Towards midnight it moderated.

6 |29 .98 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | | 74 | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | Calm | | |_Sunday, October 27, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight it fell calm.

5 | | | | | | | 6 |30 .05 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .08 | 68 |73 | NNE | | | 9 | | | | | | |About 9 A.M. a breeze sprung up 10 |30 .00 | | | | | |from NNE. Weighed and stood out 11 | | | | | | |of the harbour.

Noon.|30 .00 | 70 | 74 |N by E | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .00 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |30 .00 | 71 |74 | NNE | | 5 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .96 | 72 |74 | | |Towards night the breeze 9 | | | | | |freshened.

10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | NNW | | |_Monday, October 28, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |During all this day the wind 4 | | | | | | |has been at NNE, blowing a 5 | | | | | | |steady fresh breeze.

6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .10 | 72 | 77 | North | | | | |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .08 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.| | | | |24 .41 |126 . 00| -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .99 | | | | j.a.pan Sea. | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .98 |74 | 79 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards night it s.h.i.+fted to NE.

8 |30 .05 | 74 | 79 | | | 9 | |-1/2| | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid. | | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | Calm | | |_Tuesday, October 29, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |The wind has been from the NE, 5 | | | | | | |and a swell rising from that 6 | | | | | | |quarter.

7 | | | | | | | 8 |30 .02 | 76 | 79 | NNE | | | | |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .02 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|30 .02 | 76 | 79 |N by E |23 .24 |124 .01 | | |-1/2| | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .95 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .99 | 76 | 79 | NNE | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | | | |Towards night the sky 7 | | | | | |a.s.sumed a threatening 8 |30 .00 | 76 | 79 | | |appearance.

9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | NNW | | |_Wednesday, October 30, 1816._ 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |During the night the wind 4 | | | | | | |s.h.i.+fted to the Northward, and 5 | | | | | | |continued to blow fresh, with 6 | | | | | | |a heavy swell. Saw the islands 7 | | | | | | |of Botel-Tobago-Zima, and 8 |30 .50 | 72 | 77 | North | | |Formosa.

| |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |30 .30 | | | | | | 11 |30 .00 | | | | N | E | Noon.|29 .92 | | | |24 .41 |126 .00 | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |30 .50 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |30 .85 |74 | 79 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |31 .10 | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards night it s.h.i.+fted to NE.

8 |31 .00 | 74 | 79 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+------------------------------- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Thursday, October 31, 1816._ 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |Pa.s.sed Formosa, and entered 5 | | | | | | |the China sea.

6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.| | | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | -----+-------+----+----+-------+-------+--------+-------------------------------

ABSTRACT OF THE LYRA'S VOYAGE, FROM LEAVING ENGLAND TILL HER RETURN;

SHEWING

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PLACES AT WHICH SHE TOUCHED, AND THE TIME TAKEN IN PERFORMING EACH Pa.s.sAGE.