Journal of a Voyage to the East Indies, in the Ship Grenville, Captain Burnet Abercrombie, in the Year 1775By Alexander Dalrymple, EsqFRSCommunicated by the Honourable Henry Cavendish, FRS. . fome 1makir ? ^ appeal g^ Light5 Eaftw 17- 7 17-34 13. 0* 444 45. 44-3 Very fteady. 82 \ in the jz fa ^ noon^ , ? . ! . r Firft ai 13-57 * * 436 44. 43-7 43 4 37 fiihafcK Sound 8 \^ gjTouni ** Light { • , . midni ^ 43-4 43-1 Very fleady. 3a J luinining liketl , ? 1 *? { Moft 1 hard 3iightn ^ -
Journal of a Voyage to the East Indies, in the Ship Grenville, Captain Burnet Abercrombie, in the Year 1775By Alexander Dalrymple, EsqFRSCommunicated by the Honourable Henry Cavendish, FRS. . fome 1makir ? ^ appeal g^ Light5 Eaftw 17- 7 17-34 13. 0* 444 45. 44-3 Very fteady. 82 \ in the jz fa ^ noon^ , ? . ! . r Firft ai 13-57 * * 436 44. 43-7 43 4 37 fiihafcK Sound 8 \^ gjTouni ** Light { • , . midni ^ 43-4 43-1 Very fleady. 3a J luinining liketl , ? 1 *? { Moft 1 hard 3iightn ^ - 1 *^ * 69 1 came 1 » like a very 1: Sound 40 fat! 10. 8 13. 7* * 41. 42. 41. Very unfteady. 53 Major r : ( Firft ar 15-45 • 9 59 * * 40-4 407 J Not very good\ obfervation. 39 j middh 1 fath. i » fath. c - Major ]i dozen 62 IS 55 33 00 20 9*15 * * 39-6 392 I. Very ileady. 45 . The fii[ The l2 -. the cic 15. 6 ! 1558 39-2 38-7 383 34 J and a]above, .. \ . * 2577 it. It ^ noon. :. > r Light airs of wind, %ariable, with very damp weather. Inthe night, no ground 40 fath. Many fiili abotit the ihip jfome under the quarter, darting through the water, andmaking ftieaks of light in various directions, had a finea]>pearancf. 75^. Light breezes throughout. In the night, lightning to theEaftward. Many luminous blubbers and Bih about the ihipin the night. Pafied feverai turtle. Had ground at i r fath. coarfe fand, with black fpecks and Iheils. Atnoon, 30 fath. coarfe fand and flat coral. 75°f. Firft and latter, light breezes. Middle, calm. Great manyfiih about the lliip, and in the morning %aft flocks of , iand of various kinds from 28 to 17I fath. at8 ; at 9 21 fath. blue mud j and at 11 35 fath. 77°. Light airs and calm. At 5 56 fath. green mud. Atm
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