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Page 85
In the morning , we had ground at 150 fathoms , and at night we had no ground at
180 fathoms , which encreased hope . This night we had some snow , which
continued foure houres : then the wind came at North - east and by East with ...
In the morning , we had ground at 150 fathoms , and at night we had no ground at
180 fathoms , which encreased hope . This night we had some snow , which
continued foure houres : then the wind came at North - east and by East with ...
Page 87
At after - noone we sounded , and had ground at 86 fathom , greene Oze , and
our water whitish greene : Here we saw Whales , Porpoises , and the Sea full of
Fowles : from noone to mid - night North - east and by East we had the Sunne at ...
At after - noone we sounded , and had ground at 86 fathom , greene Oze , and
our water whitish greene : Here we saw Whales , Porpoises , and the Sea full of
Fowles : from noone to mid - night North - east and by East we had the Sunne at ...
Page 88
The nineteenth , faire and warme weather , the sea smooth . Heere the Needle
enclined ynder the Horizon 89 degrees and a halfe , being in the Latitude at
noone of 75 degrees 22 minutes ; Sounding wee had ground in an hundred
fathom .
The nineteenth , faire and warme weather , the sea smooth . Heere the Needle
enclined ynder the Horizon 89 degrees and a halfe , being in the Latitude at
noone of 75 degrees 22 minutes ; Sounding wee had ground in an hundred
fathom .
Page 115
We sounded at twelue of the clocke , but had no ground ; so we stood to the
Westward all the fore - part of the night , and sounded but could get no ground in
fiftie or sixtie fathoms till mid - night . Then I sounded and had ground at fifteene ...
We sounded at twelue of the clocke , but had no ground ; so we stood to the
Westward all the fore - part of the night , and sounded but could get no ground in
fiftie or sixtie fathoms till mid - night . Then I sounded and had ground at fifteene ...
Page 120
At eight of the clocke at night , I sounded and had ground in fiftie two fathomes . In
the end of the mid - night watch , wee had fiftie three fathomes . This last
obseruation is not to be trusted . The one and thirtieth , very thicke and mystie all
day ...
At eight of the clocke at night , I sounded and had ground in fiftie two fathomes . In
the end of the mid - night watch , wee had fiftie three fathomes . This last
obseruation is not to be trusted . The one and thirtieth , very thicke and mystie all
day ...
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| Title | Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year ... Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year, New-York Historical Society |
| Author | New-York Historical Society |
| Publisher | I. Riley, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Mar 2008 |
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