Chapter 8

Tuesday, September 10, 1816.2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |The breeze continued at NW 4 |29 .76 | 72 | 68 | NW | | |until the afternoon, when it 5 | | | | | | |drew round to the Northward, 6 | | | | | | |and freshened up from that 7 | | | | | | |quarter, looking threatening 8 |29 .76 | 73 | 68 | | | |and squally. 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29. 77 | | | | | | 11 |29. 76 | 73 | 68 | | N | E | Noon.| | | | |34 .19 |126 .05 | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29. 74 | 72 | 68 |North |Got under weigh | 3 | | | | |from Murray's | 4 |29. 78 | 76 | 80 |N by W |Sound, and stood|Midnight, strong breezes with 5 |29. 90 | | | |to the Southward|occasional showers of rain, and 6 |29. 90 | | | |into the Japan |a very high irregular swell from 7 | | | | |Sea. Saw |the NE. This seems to be the 8 |29. 74 | 76 | 80 | |Quelpaert. |NE monsoon, which sets in to 9 | | | | | |the Northward much earlier than 10 | | | | | |in lower latitudes. 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29. 76 | 76 | 80 | North | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | |Wednesday, September 11, 1816.2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |To-day we have had a strong 4 | | | | | | |breeze from the N by W, with 5 | | | | | | |a high irregular swell setting 6 | | | | | | |after us. In the afternoon the 7 | | | | | | |wind hauled round to NW. 8 |29. 73 | 80 | 80 |N by W | | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29. 72 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|29. 71 | 81 | 83 | NNW |31 .41 |126 .44 | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29. 71 | | | | Japan Sea. | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29. 71 | 82 | 82 | NW | | 5 | | | | | |Towards midnight it 6 |29. 71 | | | | |moderated: weather cloudy. 7 | | | | | | 8 |29. 73 | 79 | 82 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29. 80 | | |North | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+——————————————— 1 | | | | | | |Thursday, September 12, 1816.2 | | | | North | | | 3 | | | | | | |During the night the wind 4 | | | | | | |shifted to the Northward, with 5 | | | | | | |a moderate breeze, and fine 6 |29 .74 | 80 | 82 | | | |clear weather. 7 |29. 75 | | | | | | 8 |29. 75 | 82 | 82 | | | | | |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E | Noon.|29 75 | 82 | 83 | |29 .38 |127 .56 | | |-1/2| | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | |In the afternoon it became 2 | | | | | Japan Sea. |squally, with a heavy shower 3 | | | | | |of rain. 4 |29. 70 | 83 | 83 |N by E | | 5 | | | |NE by N| |This wind, though not fixed, 6 |29. 72 | | | NE | |has much the appearance of 7 | | | | | |the monsoon. 8 |29. 78 | 83 | 83 | | | 9 | | | | | |Latitude by Polaris 30º 3 min. 10 | | | | | |30 in. at 2 h. 57 min. A.M. 11 | | | | | |13th. Mid. |29. 78 | 82 | 82 | | | | |-1/2| | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+——————————————— 1 | | | | | | |Friday, September 13, 1816.2 | | | | | | |The wind continued at NE, 3 | | | | | | |with a steady fresh breeze; 4 | | | | | | |which towards noon freshened 5 | | | | | | |considerably, and a swell got 6 |29. 72 | | | N by E| | |up from the NE. At noon 7 | | | | | | |observed in 27º 48' N latitude. 8 |29. 70 | 83 | 84 | | | |stormy 2º 30' it became dark 9 | | | | | | |and in the NE, and the signal 10 |29. 70 | | | | | |being made to shorten sail, we 11 |29. 76 | | | | N | E |brought the ship under the main Noon.|29. 78 | 84 | 84 | |27 .48 |128 .20 |topsail and foresail, and made ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+preparations for a gale. At 4 1 |29. 60 | | | NE | |we saw the Loo-choo Islands SW 2 |29. 74 | | | | Off Sulphur |by S 20 miles. At 5 the wind 3 |29. 75 | | | | Island, Japan |shifted from N to NE, and the 4 |29. 80 | | | | Sea. |mountainous swell which we had 5 |29. 90 | | | | |experienced during the day 6 |29. 95 | | | | |rose still higher. The wind did 7 |29. 94 | | | | |not blow fresh except in short 8 | | | | | |rainy squalls. After 8 P.M. it 9 | | | | | |blew at times very fresh, and 10 | | | | | |also in the night, but when the 11 | | | | | |moon got up it became clear. Mid. |29. 52 | | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | |Saturday, September 14, 1816.2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |During the night the wind 4 | | | | | | |shifted from NE to NW, and 5 | | | | | | |continued to blow fresh with a 6 |29 .52 | | | | | |high irregular swell. 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .52 | 83 | 82 | NW | | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 |29 .54 | | | | | | 10 |29 .54 | | |NW by W| | | 11 |29 .56 | | | | N | E | Noon.|29 .60 | 83 | 82 | |27 .44 |127 .35 | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 |29 .58 | | | | | 2 |29 .60 | | | | Off Loo-Choo, |Towards evening it became 3 |29 .64 | | | | Japan Sea. |moderate and clear. 4 |29 .52 | 83 | 82 |NW by N| | 5 |29 .54 | | | | | 6 |29 .66 | | | NW | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .70 | 82 | 82 |NW by N| | 9 | | | | | |In the night fine clear 10 | | | | | |weather. 11 | | | | | | Mid. |29 .74 | 81 | | NW | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+——————————————— 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |Sunday, September 15, 1816.3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |A moderate breeze from NNW, 5 | | | | | | |with a clear sky; the swell 6 |29 .80 | | | NNW | | |much less, though still 7 | | | | | | |considerable. 8 |29 .78 | 80 |83 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .76 | | | | | | 11 |29 .71 | | |NW by N| N | E | Noon.|29 .75 | 83 |84 | |26 .44 |127 .32 | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .75 | | | | Off Loo-Choo, | 3 | | | | | Japan Sea. | 4 |29 .75 | 83 | 88 |N by W | | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | |Towards night the wind veered 6 |29 .75 | | | | |to NNE. 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .80 | 81 | |North | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 |29 .81 | | | NNE | | 11 | | | | | | Mid. |29 .80 | 81 | 84 |NE by N| | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+————+———-+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | |Saturday, September 16, 1816.2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |The wind continued at NNE. 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |About 4 A.M. we had several 6 |29 .84 | | | NNE | | |showers of rain, but soon 7 | | | | | | |cleared off. 8 |29 .84 | 81 | 83 |N by E | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .90 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | N | E |About noon the breeze Noon.|29 .90 | 82 | 83 | |26.13.39|127 .38|freshened. ——-+———-+——+——+———-+————+———-+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .80 | | | | At anchor in | 3 | | | | | Napakiang | 4 |29 .80 | 82 | 83 | NE |harbour, Great |In the afternoon we had a 5 | | | | |Loo-choo Island.|shower. 6 |29 .80 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .80 | 80 | 83 | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | |Midnight, clear weather, with 11 | | | | | |lightning in the SW. Mid.| 2 9.8 | 80 | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |Tuesday, September 17, 1816.3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |The wind continued at NE, with 5 | | | | | | |a moderate breeze. At 4 there 6 | | | | | | |was a slight shower of rain 7 | | | | | | |but it cleared up again in a 8 |29 .79 | 81 | 82 |NE by E| | |short time. | |-1/2| | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .82 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .82 | 83 | 82 |E by N | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .78 | | | | Moored in |After noon the wind shifted 3 | | | | | Napakiang |to the Eastward: squally with 4 |29 .77 | 82 | 82 | | harbour. |showers of rain. 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .78 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .80 | 81 | 82 | ESE | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | |Midnight, clear: moderate 11 | | | | | |weather. Mid.|29 .78 | 81 | 82 |E by N | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | |Wednesday, September 18, 1816.2 | | | | ENE | | | 3 | | | | | | |To-day the wind has been at NNE. 4 | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | |After 4 A.M. we had several 7 | | | | | | |showers of rain. 8 |29 .72 | 80 | 82 |NE by E| | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29. 75 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | |Towards noon the breeze Noon.|29. 75 | 82 | 82 | ENE | | |freshened. | | |-1/2| | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29. 70 | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29. 72 | 82 | 82 |NE by E| | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29. 74 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | 82 |82 | NE | | 9 | | | | | |At night squally, with rain. 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid. |29. 72 | | | NNE | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+——————————————— 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |Thursday, September 19, 1816.3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight it continued to 5 | | | | | | |rain, with occasional squalls. 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29. 63 | 81 |82 | NNE | | |As the day advanced it cleared 9 | | | | | | |up. 10 |29. 62 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29. 62 | 82 |83 | | | |At noon quite moderate. | |-1/2| | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29. 50 | | | | | 3 | | | | | |In the evening it looked very 4 |29. 58 | 82 | 83 | NE | |black all round, and fell calm. | | |-1/2| | |About 7 a breeze sprung up from 5 | | | | | |the Eastward, and it commenced 6 |29. 56 | | | Calm | |lightning. About 8 the wind 7 | | | | | |shifted to SSE, and freshened, 8 |29. 54 | | | East | |with squalls. 9 | | | | | | 10 |29. 54 | | | SSE | |Towards midnight heavy squalls, 11 | | | | | |with rain: thunder and Mid. |29. 54 | | | | |lightning. ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | |Friday, September 20, 1816.2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |After midnight the same 4 | | | | | | |squally weather continued. As 5 | | | | | | |the day advanced it cleared up. 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .60 | 80 | 83 | SSE | | |In the afternoon it became | |-1/2| | | | |squally, with slight showers 9 | | | | | | |of rain. Towards evening it 10 | | | | | | |looked very black all round. 11 |29 .62 | | | | | | Noon.|29 .63 | 84 | 83 |S by E | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .63 | | | SSE | | 5 | | | | | |It seems probable that this 6 |29 .64 | | | | |is the breaking up of the 7 | | | | | |monsoon. We were so completely 8 |29 .69 |82 | 82 |E by S | |sheltered by the land, that we | | |-1/2| | |did not feel the wind much; 9 | | | | | |but it was evidently blowing 10 | | | | | |hard outside. 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .69 | 81 | 82 | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |Saturday, September 21, 1816.3 | | | | | | | 4 |29 .68 | | | | | |During the day the wind has 5 | | | | | | |been South-easterly, with 6 | | | | | | |occasional squalls and showers 7 | | | | | | |of rain, and lightning. 8 |29 .69 |80 |82 | SE | | | 9 | | | | | | |In the forenoon the wind 10 |29 .70 | | | | | |hauled to the Eastward, and 11 | | | | | | |cleared up. Noon.|29 .70 | 83 | 83 |E by S | | | | |-1/2| | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .70 | | | ESE | | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .70 | 83 | 83 | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .70 | | |E by S | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .70 | 81 | 82 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .70 | 80 | 82 | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |Sunday, September 22, 1816.3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |After midnight squally, with 5 | | | | | | |rain and lightning. 6 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .70 | 81 | 82 | ENE | | |About 7 the wind hauled to the 9 | | | | | | |ENE, and cleared up, and 10 |29 .70 | | | | | |continued fine all day. 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .70 | 83 | 82 |E by N | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | Napakiang | 3 | | | | | harbour. | 4 |29 .68 | 82 | 82 | ENE | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .66 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .66 | 81 | 82 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .66 | | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | |Monday, September 23, 1816.2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |To-day the wind has been about 4 | | | | | | |NE; squally at times, with 5 | | | | | | |showers of rain, and every 6 | | | | | | |appearance of approaching bad 7 | | | | | | |weather. 8 |29 .62 | 80 | 82 |NE by E| | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .62 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .62 | 81 | 82 | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | | 2 |29 .60 | | | ENE | | | 3 | | | | | | | 4 |29 .58 | 81 | 82 | | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | | 5 | | | | | | |During all this day the 6 |29 .50 | | | | | |barometer continued falling, 7 | | | | | | |in the evening it had reached 8 |29 .50 | | |NE by N| | |29.50. The wind in the early 9 | | | | | | |part of the night hauled to 10 | | | | | | |NNE, and towards morning to 11 | | | | | | |the Northward. Mid.| | | | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | |Tuesday, September 24, 1816.2 | | | | NNE | | | 3 | | | | | | |In the night the wind has been 4 | | | |NE by N| | |about NNE. About 4 A.M. it 5 | | | | | | |began to blow very fresh, with 6 |29 .43 | | | | | |squalls. 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .42 | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | |About noon the wind shifted 11 | | | | | | |to NNW, and increased in Noon.|29 .40 | 81 | 81 | | | |strength. | | |-1/2| | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | | 2 |29 .40 | | | NNW | Napakiang |During the afternoon it blew 3 | | | | | harbour. |hard, and gradually shifted to 4 |29 .44 | 81 | 81 | | |the North-westward, with fresh | | |-1/2| | |squalls of short duration. At 5 |29 .50 | | | | |3 30 P.M. the mercury began 6 |29 .55 | | |NW by N| |to rise, and continued rising 7 |29 .56 | | | | |very rapidly. 8 |29 .63 | 79 | 81 | | | 9 |29 .65 | | | |The weather at sunset assumed 10 | | | | | |a very stormy appearance. 11 | | | | | | Mid.|29 .66 | 78 | 80 | NW | | | | |-1/2| | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |_Wednesday, September 25, 1816. 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |Shortly after midnight it 5 | | | | | | |cleared up and moderated. 6 |29 .72 | | |NW by W| | 7 | | | | | | | 8 |29 .80 | 78 | 80 | NW | | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 |29 .86 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon.|29 .86 | 79 | 80 | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+ 1 | | | | | |During the day it has been 2 |29 .84 | | | | |blowing a steady moderate 3 | | | | | |breeze from the NW. 4 |29 .84 | 78 | 80 |NW by W| | | | |-1/2| | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |29 .86 | | | NW | | 7 | | | | | | 8 |29 .92 | 77 | 79 | | | | |-1/2|-1/2| | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | |Midnight, moderate and cloudy. 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 shifted 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 | | | | | | |Saturday, 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 shifted 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 | | | | | | |shifted 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 shore 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 .24º 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 | | | | | |shifted to NE by E. 6 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards noon it shifted 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 shifted 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 | | | | | | |Saturday, 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 | | | | | | |shifted 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 shifted 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 | |shifted 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 | | | | | |shifted 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 | | | | | | |Saturday, 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 | | | | |shifted 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. anchored 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 shifted to the NE. 7 | | | | | | 8 |30 .00 | 71 | 75 | NE | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | NE | | | 2 | | | | | | |Saturday, 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 | | | | | | |shifted 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 shifted 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 | | |Saturday, 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 | | | | Japan Sea. | 3 | | | | | | 4 |29 .98 |74 | 79 | | | 5 | | | | | | 6 |30 .00 | | | | | 7 | | | | | |Towards night it shifted 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 | | | | | |assumed 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 | | | | | | |shifted 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 shifted to NE. 8 |31 .00 | 74 | 79 | | | | |-1/2| | | | 9 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid.| | | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————- 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |Thursday, October 31, 1816.3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |Passed 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.| | | | | | ——-+———-+——+——+———-+———-+————+———————————————-


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