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to the Southward , and when our ship was on stayes , we sounded for the Banke ,
and had ground in thirtie fathoms , white sand and shells , and presently it
cleered : and we had sight of a sayle , but spake not with her . In the night we had
...
to the Southward , and when our ship was on stayes , we sounded for the Banke ,
and had ground in thirtie fathoms , white sand and shells , and presently it
cleered : and we had sight of a sayle , but spake not with her . In the night we had
...
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New-York Historical Society. ; and saw many great Scoales of Herrings . Then
wee had a gale of wind at South , and it shifted to the West North - west , and we
stood three Glasses and sounded and had sixtie fathomes , and stood two
Glasses ...
New-York Historical Society. ; and saw many great Scoales of Herrings . Then
wee had a gale of wind at South , and it shifted to the West North - west , and we
stood three Glasses and sounded and had sixtie fathomes , and stood two
Glasses ...
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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 ...
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The eight and twentieth , very thicke and mystie , and a stiffe gale of wind ,
varying betweene South South - west , and South - west and by VVest ; we made
our way North - west and by VVest , seuen and twentie leagues , wee sounded
many ...
The eight and twentieth , very thicke and mystie , and a stiffe gale of wind ,
varying betweene South South - west , and South - west and by VVest ; we made
our way North - west and by VVest , seuen and twentie leagues , wee sounded
many ...
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Our current had deceiued vs. For at noone we found our height to be 41 degrees
34 minutes . And the current had heaued vs to the Southward foureteene leagues
. At eight of the clocke at night , I sounded and had ground in fiftie two fathomes ...
Our current had deceiued vs. For at noone we found our height to be 41 degrees
34 minutes . And the current had heaued vs to the Southward foureteene leagues
. At eight of the clocke at night , I sounded and had ground in fiftie two fathomes ...
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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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