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Page 58
I say that the mouth of the haven lieth open to the south halfe a league broad ,
and being entred within it betweene the east and the north it stretcheth twelve
leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh a gulfe about 20
leagues ...
I say that the mouth of the haven lieth open to the south halfe a league broad ,
and being entred within it betweene the east and the north it stretcheth twelve
leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh a gulfe about 20
leagues ...
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 90
In the after - noone the wind being at North , wee stood two houres and a halfe ,
fiue leagues and a halfe ; three houres South South - east , fiue leagues ; one
houre South - east and by South , one league and a halfe ; an houre East halfe a
...
In the after - noone the wind being at North , wee stood two houres and a halfe ,
fiue leagues and a halfe ; three houres South South - east , fiue leagues ; one
houre South - east and by South , one league and a halfe ; an houre East halfe a
...
Page 102
But now hauing spent more then halfe the time I had , and gone but the shortest
part of the way , by meanes of contrary winds ; I thought it my duty to saue Victuall
, Wages , and Tackle , by my speedy returne , and not by foolish rashnesse , the ...
But now hauing spent more then halfe the time I had , and gone but the shortest
part of the way , by meanes of contrary winds ; I thought it my duty to saue Victuall
, Wages , and Tackle , by my speedy returne , and not by foolish rashnesse , the ...
Page 109
So wee tried foure watches South - east and by South eight leagues and an halfe
, and two watches sixe leagues . The seuenteenth , reasonable faire weather :
the wind variable betweene West South - west , and West North - west .
So wee tried foure watches South - east and by South eight leagues and an halfe
, and two watches sixe leagues . The seuenteenth , reasonable faire weather :
the wind variable betweene West South - west , and West North - west .
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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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