Voyage of the Lady Penrhyn from Port Jackson to Macau

Voyage of the Lady Penrhyn from Port Jackson to Macau according to Captain Sever, Lieutenant John Watts and Surgeon Arthur Bowes Smyth (with some spelling and punctuation changes) (Smyth does not seem to be consistent in the use of land time and sea time, and adds and skips days. An attempt has been made to make his entries align with those of the captain’s log.)

Date	Winds	Lat.	Long.	Variation East	Remarks (based on sea time)
4 May 1788					At 7AM, weighed anchor and set sail. Very rainy with a gentle breeze and fair until 10AM when it fell calm.
5 May					About the middle watch during the night, a gentle breeze sprang up from the NE. The captain determined to make for Lord Howe Island.
6 May	Var.	33..45	152..00		Light breezes and close sultry weather with rain. At 5PM, the N head of the harbour. WBS½S 6-7 leagues.
					At daybreak, discovered the Supply on the lee bow at no great sight, but soon lost sight of her. Rained all morning, with a good deal of thunder and lightning. Squalls. Many albatrosses, pintado birds and several Mother Carey’s chickens. Saw a 14ft shark.
7 May	NE	33..53	152..14		Moderate breezes with very heavy rain.
					Imagining they saw a fire on shore, they sounded but found no bottom at 90fms,
					Morning very greasy all round. Only slight showers. At 11AM, a large turtle seen under the stern.
8 May	Var.	34..01	152..27		Light breeze and dark cloudy weather with rain.
					AM – Looked very dirty all round. A large water spout seen in the western quarter at no great distance from the ship. At 8AM, another was seen in the eastern quarter.
9 May	Var.	35..13	152..53		Moderate and cloudy. A current setting to the westward.
					By the observation at noon, they found a current had set the vessel 80 miles to the southward since leaving Port Jackson. Scurvy had already made its appearance with one mane rendered unfit for duty and several others complaining very much. The weather in general was squally, with thunder, lightning and rain.
					Calm.
10 May	Easterly	33..55	152..59		Moderate and cloudy with rain.
					At 7AM, a fine breeze from the NW sprang up and gradually increased until they were sailing at 3-4 to 5-6 knots.
11 May	ENE to NW	33..33	154..14	9..30	Fresh breeze and cloudy
					Sky cleared. In hopes of reaching Lord Howe Island in 2 days. Killed a pig.
12 May	Var.	32..40	156..06		Fresh breeze and fine weather.
					Fine day with a gentle breeze. Sailing at 4 knots until about 7PM when the breeze sank and continued so all night. Went only 1.5 knots. Scurvy made its appearance among the people. Smyth gave them bark, elixir of vitriol 3 times a day and brewed essence of male, with 1 pint given to the men at 10AM each day. Fixton, one of the sailors, had been dangerously ill with dysentery, but was recovering.
13 May	Westerly	31..54	157..32	10..00	Fresh breeze and fine weather.
					In the morning, saw an island bearing NE½N, 18-20 leagues distant.
					A gentle breeze. They reckoned they were about 49 miles from Lord Howe Island. PM – caught a large shark. At 6AM, a very fine breeze and a clear sight of Lord Howe Island. At 8AM, the breeze fell and they were only going 1.5-2 knots. With the sun directly overhead, they could not see the island. At noon, a perfect view of the island and a pyramidical rock about 1 mile distant (named Ball’s Pyramid).
14 May	Var.	31..53	158..23	11..00	Light airs and clear. At 6.30PM saw an island bearing NE½N 18-20 leagues.
15 May	Var.	31..35	159..15		Fresh breezes and squally. At noon, within ¾ of a mile of the reef. Spoke the brigant. Supply (Lt. Ball) and learnt that the island is named Lord Howe’s Island.
					At 7PM, the island was about 9 leagues distant. Brought to for the night. In the morning, made sail for it. At noon, spoke the Supply, who informed them the island was named Lord Howe’s Island.
					About 3PM, the horizon appeared very black astern and they heard thunder at a great distance. A breeze sprang up attended by a light shower. 5 knots. At 4PM, about 5 leagues from the island. Lay to all night. At 6AM, set sail. At 7AM, discovered the Supply about 3 leagues to the westward. About 8AM, she tacked and stood towards the island. At 9AM, she fired a gun, and the Lady Penrhyn shortened sail. About 10AM the Supply came up with them and warned they were too close to the reef.
16 May					Standing off and on, the boats being sent on shore at Lord Howe’s Island
					PM - stood on and off. At 9AM, a party went on shore in search of turtle, but found none. About noon, Watts returned on board.
					Mr Anstis went in the pinnace to sound the shore. AM – a fine day and the wind more gentle. The Charlotte in sight. Sever, Watts and Smyth went on shore in the pinnace. [Smyth gives a detailed description of the island.]
17 May					Ditto.
		31..30..49	159..10	10..00E	Mr Anstis and a party went on shore in the pinnace. About noon, Anstis returned without having seen any turtles, but with a considerable quantity of fish.
					11AM – Anstis, Smyth and the other people returned to the ship.
18 May	SW	31..19	159..53	10..00	Moderate and cloudy.
					On clearing the reef, they saw a ship, the Scarborough. Captain Marshall came on board. At 11PM, made sail. At 7AM, they were 30 miles to the NW of Lord Howe Island. At noon, in the presence of Mr Watts, Captain Sever, Mr Anstis and Mr Smyth, Macaulay’s orders were opened for the voyage to the north west coast of America.
19 May	Westerly	31..23	162..11		Fresh breezes and cloudy weather. At 4PM, Lord Howe’s Island SWBW½W 17-18 leagues
					Fine weather and a good breeze. Sailing at 5.5 knots. Some squalls.
20 May	WSW	31..28	164..58		Fresh breezes with showers of rain.
					Breeze continued. A hog killed for the ship’s company.
21 May	Westerly	31..23	167..36	10..21	Fresh breezes and squally.
					Breeze continued.
22 May	SSW	31..09	170..39		Fresh gales and squally.
					Frequent squalls.
23 May	SSE	30..47	172..39		Pleasant and clear.
24 May	Var.	30..34	173..44		Moderate and cloudy.
25 May	Var.	30..17	175..16		Moderate and cloudy with showers of rain.
26 May	SEBS	29..49	176..28	12..08	Moderate and clear.
27 May	SEBS	29..45	177..00	11..42	Light breezes and cloudy.
					About 2,000 miles from Otaheite. Calm.
28 May	Var.	29..45	177.23		Light airs with rain.
					Calm.
29 May	Var.	29..53	177.52		Light airs and cloudy. Passed by some rock weed.
					Calm.
30 May	Westerly	30..04	178..42		Moderate and cloudy.
					Calm.
31 May	S	30..24	180..35		Fresh breeze and cloudy. Caught a great number of flying fish.
					A breeze sprang up and carried the ship 3.5 knots. Many large flocks of birds about the ship and great numbers of flying fish.
1 June	SW	30..11	180..59		Moderate and cloudy. At 3PM saw two islands, one bearing NE½E 7-8 leagues. the other EBS 6 leagues. At noon the northernmost island bore NEBN, 3 miles distant.
		30..11	180..58..37		At 3PM, saw 2 islands, one bearing NE½E 7 leagues, the other EBS about 6 leagues distant. At night, plied occasionally under an easy sail, At daylight, made sail and bore up for land. The southernmost land consisted of 2 barren isles, separated by a channel about a quarter of a mile across. The north land was N½E from these and about 5 leagues distant. At noon, the body of the north land bore NEBN 3 miles distant.
					A fine breeze, going 5 knots. At 3PM, discovered 2 islands, one bearing NE½E at 6 leagues distance, the other EBS, 7-8 leagues. Smyth makes clear they were hoping to obtain fresh provisions. About 8PM, tacked and stood off from the island until 2AM when they put about and stood for it again. At 8AM, they were within 3 miles of the southernmost island. On approaching it, they found it to consist of two large rocks, distinct from each other, without any soil on them. They named them Curtis’s Isles.
2 June	SW	30..22	182..01		Moderate and cloudy. At 5PM Macauley’s Islands SWBW 5 miles.
		30..09	180..58..37		At 1PM they bore round the west of the [north] island and hove to near the centre of it about a mile off shore. Both islands surrounded by rocks without an opening. The small boat was sent on shore with Mr Anstis, but they had great difficulty in landing. Named Macauley’s Island, and the two islands to the south, Curtis’s Isles. (See drawings.)
		30..07..26S	180..59..30E		PM – stood to the leeward isle about 16 miles distant. Abt 1.30PM, came up with the island. It had many trees and shrubs. About 3 miles in length and ½ a mile across. Surrounded on all sides by rocks except for one small entrance, where Sever and Anstis effected a landing with difficulty. [Smyth provides a description.] They returned on board at 5PM.
3 June	WSW	30..40	183..25		Moderate breezes and fine weather.
					A gentle breeze and many tropic birds. At 5PM, discovered land of very considerable extent to the southward about 10-12 leagues but being to the windward at a considerable distance, it was resolved to make for Otaheite for fresh provisions. Scurvy now making great havoc among the sailors.
4 June	Southerly	31..01	184..35		Fresh breeze and squally with rain.
					Sever killed a sheep to the ship’s company.
5 June	NNE	31..22	185..06		Light airs and dark gloomy weather.
					A gentle breeze. Smyth gave every scorbutic patient a quantity of lime juice. Watts gave Smyth a 1lb canister and another 1.5lb one of sago for the sick who were not able to eat the biscuits because of their gums. The essence of malt was all expended.
6 June	NEBN	32..15	186..16	12..30	Moderate and fine weather.
					Six men unable to get out of their hammocks with scurvy and many others complaining of symptoms. Wine served to the men.
7 June	Northerly	33..11	187..52		Strong gales and squally.
					A brisk breeze so the ship barely lay her course. About 5PM, the wind increased and blew do hard all night that the ship rolled gunnel in. The fore topsail was carried away and several of the ropes gave way. The constant rolling of the ship with the motion of the round house, so much loosened the seams in the different cabins, that with the heavy rain, all the beds were afloat. The captain was on deck most of the night. In the morning it was blowing a perfect hurricane. It rained very hard until noon. Many of the sick sailors thrown out of their hammocks.
8 June	WSW	33..15	190..13		Fresh gales and fine weather. Saw a large whale.
					A fine breeze which carried them 7 knots. Many albatrosses and pintado birds. About 10AM, a very large whale rose near the ship and kept up for a considerable time. Also several large porpoises.
9 June	Var.	33..07	193..42		Moderate and cloudy
					Little wind. 2.5 knots. The sick were no worse but others were coming onto the list. Many albatrosses near the ship. Steward employed in cleaning the ship’s muskets and hangers, pistols &c and in making up cartridges.
10 June	WSW	33..15	196..02		Fresh breeze with frequent squalls.
					Towards evening, sailing at 7 knots. The breeze had much increased. In the morning, 105 knots [sic]. Killed a boar for the sick. Weather now very cold.
11 June	Southerly	33..13	197..47	10..44	Moderate and cloudy
					Fair.
12 June	SEBE	33..04	198..32		Light winds and close heavy weather.
					A foul wind. Sick list increases.
13 June	SEBE	33..58	197..57		Moderate and cloudy.
14 June	SE	33..15	199..52		Fresh breezes with sleet and rain. Great numbers of birds about the ship.
					The wind continuing directly against them, at noon, the captain put the ship about and stood to the southward. Few were now totally exempt from the effects of scurvy.
15 June	SE	33..57	199..05		Moderate breezes and dark heavy weather.
					Wind as yesterday. Many porpoises about the ship.
16 June	SEBE	33..27	199..46	10..46	Moderate breezes and cloudy weather.
					Wind the same. The carpenter sick with scurvy and Smyth feared he would not survive. Now about 300 miles from Otaheite. The winds were extreme unfavourable. At noon, obliged to tack and stand to the southward. Many albatrosses and petrels about the ship.
17 June	E	34..23	199..49		Fresh breezes and dark gloomy weather.
					Only ten men capable of doing duty. Sauerkraut served and the crew shared the captain’s fresh stock. The wind hanging constantly in the east and unable to make progress.
					Wind the same. Sailors no worse.
18 June	SEBE	34..42	199..52		Fresh gales and squally with rain.
					Several days of squally unsettled weather followed, attended by almost constant heavy rain and frequent storms of thunder and lightning.
					About 2AM, the wind came a little more favourable. Put the ship about. Blowing very hard. At 4AM, carried away the main topsail. At 9AM, the fore top sail went away. A great swell. Blowing very hard and extremely cold.
19 June	SE	34..00	201..04		Strong gales with heavy squalls and rain.
					Wind the same. Sick getting rather worse. The ship lies better ENE and they were gaining somewhat.
20 June	Var.	33..10	202..12		Strong gales with heavy squalls. A heavy head sea.
					Wind the same as it had been for the past 8 days. Scurvy gaining ground. Shoal of porpoises about the bows and many pintado birds.
21 June	SEBS	32..12	203..38		Strong gales with very hard squalls and heavy rain.
					Very squally all night and the next day a great swell and some flying showers. Sick as yesterday. Sometimes the sea gave such a prodigious shock, that it threw them from one side of the cabin to the other.
22 June	Easterly	31..25	204..35		Moderate breezes and cloudy.
					Little wind. Two more sailors taken to their hammocks. Now so few hands capable of doing duty that the captain and chief mate were doing the duty of a foremastman.
23 June	NE	31..51	205..33	8..31	Light breezes and cloudy.
					Sick much the same, except the boatswain who was getting worse. Smyth requested wine and tea for the crew.
24 June	Var.	32..12	207..28		Fresh breezes with heavy squalls, attended with thunder, lightning and rain.
		32..12	207..28		Wind shifted to the westward but the weather continued squally and unsettled.
					About 8PM, it suddenly became so dark you could scarcely see your hand. Shortly thereafter, it rained extremely hard, with thunder and lightning. The cabins aflow with water. Storm continued until 11PM, when the wind sank and came about to the southward and the ship lay her course.
25 June	WSW	31..57	209..19		Fresh breeze and fine weather.
					A gentle breeze with the wind fair. 4 knots. Sick no worse.
26 June	WSW	30..55	211..47		Brisk gale and cloudy.
					Breeze continued fair. At noon, 100 knots on the board. Sick much as yesterday. Carpenter getting worse. Good deal of lightning but no thunder.
27 June	Southerly	29..44	211..59		Fresh breeze and cloudy.
					Weather much warmer and the breeze continued. This day 113 miles on the board. Hope to reach Oteheite in 5 days. At noon, bore down towards Oteheite with a fine breeze. 7 knots and the ship quite easy.
28 June	Var.	29..35	213..10		Fresh breeze and squally with rain.
					It fell almost calm. Mr Holmes, the 4th mate, much worse.
29 June	NBW	29..18	213..48		Fresh gales with very heavy squalls and rain.
					Wind very high. Several of the braces broke and the sails split. It rained violently all day. A great sea. The ship’s officers labouring on deck as much as the men. Weather lasted until 12 at night when the wind shifted and came fair.
30 June	SW	28..12	214..23		Light breezes and fine weather.
					This morning, Smyth gave out 32dwt of tea to every sick man on board. A fine morning and gentle breeze. 3 knots. This day another of the sailors took to his hammock and the quartermasters were obliged to take the wheel.
1 July	Var.	27..52	213..36	7..38	Light breezes and fine weather. At noon, very heavy squalls with rain. Saw a tropic bird.
					Strong breeze from NW – directly ahead. Sick getting worse.
2 July	WNW	26..56	213..43		Fresh breeze and cloudy.
					Captain and chief mate indisposed with colds. About 11PM, it rained heavily and blew hard. The sea high. Obliged to double reef the topsail. About 560 miles from Oteheite.
3 July	WBN	25..26	213..43		Moderate and cloudy. Passed some sea weed.
					A fine morning. Gentle breeze. The ship lies her course. Some seaweed passed the ship. Boatswain worse.
4 July	WSW	24..22	213..37	6..40	Moderate breezes and fine weather.
					Breeze continued. About 5AM, John Robinson died (he came from the Supply in exchange for Bruce). Watts gave Smyth 3 cakes of portable soup for the sick. At 5PM, Robinson committed to the deep. A disagreement between Sever and Watts (over sailing to NW Coast).
5 July	Var.	23..35	213..03		Moderate breezes and cloudy.
					Fine and warm. At 6AM, thermometer at 70°. Very light breezes. Now about 400 miles from Oteheite. Several small birds called egg birds were seen. Sick much as they were. Weather now very warm and pleasant. At 8PM, crossed the Tropic of Capricorn.
6 July	N	22..52	212..14		Fresh breeze and cloudy with heavy rain.
					During the night, much thunder and lightning.
7 July	NE	21..57	211..48	7..44	Light winds with heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
		21..57			Fell in with the south-east trade wind. It was decided to make Otaheite as soon as possible.
					It rained very hard with a great deal of thunder and lightning. In the night, the ship’s head was all round the compass. At 7AM, it being quite calm, a gentle breeze sprang up, SW, which carried them 3 knots. At 9AM, looked very greasy and unsettled. Sick no worse, although the boatswain got weaker.
8 July	SSE	19..42	211..24		Fresh breezes and fine weather.
					Loaded the great guns and muskets. They expected to land the following night. Sick no worse. At noon, 112 knots on the logboard.
9 July	SSE	18..00	211..55		A fresh gale and fine weather. At 6AM saw Osnaburgh Island bearing NBE½E 4 leagues. At 10AM, saw Otaheite bearing WBN.
					At 6AM, saw Osnaburgh Island, bearing NBE½E, 4-5 leagues distant. At 7AM, bore up for Otaheite. At 10AM saw Otaheite bearing WBN.
					Saw Osnaburg Island about 6 leagues distant. At10SAM, saw the high land of Oteheite from the masthead. 3 or 4 whales near the ship.
10 July					At 9AM, anchored in Matavai Bay, Otaheite. Point Venus, NNE and One Tree Hill SBE½E half a mile distant from shore.
					At 5PM, abreast of Oaitepeha Bay. Ten canoes came alongside with breadfruit, coconuts &c. They pressed the ship to anchor there, but Watts advised Sever to make for Matavai Bay. During the night, wore occasionally. At daylight, stood in for land. At noon, Venus Point bore SWBS about 3 miles.
					At about 10AM, anchored safely in Matavai Bay.
At Tahiti [Watts provides considerable detail on the stay at Tahiti.] [Likewise Smyth.]
2 August	Var.	15..44	209..05		Moderate breezes and cloudy weather. At 6PM the northernmost entrance of Owharre harbour bore SE½E 5 miles distant.
					Stood to the northward until noon, and then steered NW. They were carrying 60 hogs, nearly 50 small pigs, 10 dozen fowls, an immense quantity of coconuts, green plantains, sugar cane, taro and yams, 8 dozen pumpkins. The people perfectly recovered.
					At 5PM, made sail and steered for Tinian. At daylight they had lost sight of the Society Islands, having a very fine breeze which carried them at 6 knots. It rained hard once or twice in the night, but was now very hot. Thermometer in the morning, 81.
3 August	ENE	14..19	207..39	6..20	A pleasant breeze and fine weather.
					Breeze continues. 94 miles on the board this morning. Sailors now all able to do duty.
4 August	EBS	13..02	206..34		Moderate and clear.
					Many birds seen this evening, including a booby, which caused them to think they were not far from land. A man in the forecastle constantly on the lookout as their track had never been navigated. The breeze continued.
5 August	E	12..03	205..29		Moderate and clear.
					Weather very hot – 84. Many flying fish about. Almost a calm.
6 August	ESE	11..17	204..22		Moderate and cloudy with showers of rain.
					Thermometer at 87. Breeze continued.
7 August	ESE	10..03	202..48		Moderate and cloudy with showers of rain.
					Breeze as yesterday. Thermometer at 81.
8 August	ENE	8..49	201..48		Fresh breezes and cloudy. At 5.30AM saw a low, flat island, bearing from E to NE, 7 miles. It was named Penrhyn’s Island.
					At daylight on the morning of the 8th, saw a low flat island bearing from E to NE, 7-8 miles distant. The weather was squally so they had an imperfect view. The captain named it Penrhyn’s Island. It is situated 9..10S, 202..15E.
					At daybreak, discovered land to the NE about 3 leagues distant. It was about 12 miles in length. Called it Penrhyn Island.
9 August	ENE	7..43	200..46		A pleasant breeze and fine weather.
					The breeze continues. Thermometer at 9AM – 87. At noon – 90.
10 August	E	6..57	199..47		Moderate and pleasant. Great numbers of petrels, man of war birds and pintado birds about the ship.
					A fine breeze. 4 knots. Two petrels seen. Many bonetos about the bows.
11 August	ESE	5..50	199..05		Light winds and squally with lightning and rain.
					Several short squalls in the night. Showers next morning.
12 August	ENE	4..25	198..02		Moderate and cloudy.
					A fine breeze. Now in a regular trade wind, which on average carried them 5 knots.
13 August	ENE	2..52	196..45		A fresh breeze and fine weather.
					Breeze as yesterday. Many tropic birds about and some man-of-war birds.
14 August	ENE	1..33	195..43	7..21	A fresh breeze and fine weather.
					Breeze continued. Many tropic birds and a great number of flying fish.
15 August	ENE	00..22N	194..41		Light breezes and pleasant. Great number of birds about.
					At midnight crossed the Equator.
16 August	ENE	00..54N	193..17		A pleasant breeze and fine weather. Saw two gannets.
					Many porpoises about the bows.
17 August	E	2..17	192..16		Moderate and pleasant. Gannets and other birds about the ship.
					Breeze as usual. Many flying fish.
18 August	E	3..12	191..16		Moderate. Saw some curlews.
					Fine breeze. 2 curlews seen.
19 August	ESE	4..25	189..55		Moderate and cloudy with rain. No gannets in sight.
					Fine breeze. Saw a noddy. Frequent squalls.
20 August	E	5..34	188..44		Fresh breezes and cloudy with rain.
					Fine breeze.
21 August	ENE	6..19	187..52		Moderate and cloudy. At 6PM, an appearance of land presenting itself, brought to for the night. At 5AM, no land in sight. Made sail.
	NE				PM – the captain and some others thought they saw land, and the sun setting in a fog bank, they shortened sail and lay to for the night. At 5AM,no land being in sight, they made sail and stood to the NWBW with a fine breeze at NE.
					Fine breeze. At 5PM, several on board thought they saw land on the larboard side to leeward. Lay to all night, but in the morning it proved to be clouds. At 5.30AM, set sail.
22 August	ENE	7..24	186..28		Moderate and cloudy.
					A fine breeze, 4 knots.
23 August	ENE	8..44	184..04		Fresh breezes with passing showers.
					In the evening, being near the situation of an island and reef, as laid down in Lord Anson’s chart, they brought to for the night. A number of gannets and other birds were flying about the next day. No land in sight.
					Fine breeze. This night, lay to, as there were some rocks and shoals laid down in some charts at this latitude just above and in many places level with the water. At 6AM, set sail with a fine breeze – 6 knots.
24 August	NEBE	9..30	181..48		Strong breezes and fine weather.
		9..30	179..18		Breeze continues.
25 August	NEBE	10..18	179..35		Fresh breezes and cloudy with rain.
					Breeze continues.
26 August	ENE	11..01	177..30		Fresh breezes and cloudy with rain.
					Breeze continues.
27 August	ENE	11..36	174..33		Fresh breezes and squally.
					Breeze continues.
28 August	ENE	12..08	172..34	11..30	A pleasant breeze and fine weather.
					Breeze continues. About 1800 miles to Tinian, which they hoped to reach in a fortnight.
29 August	EBN	12..40	170..49		Moderate and pleasant.
					Breeze continues.
30 August	EBN	13..16	169..00		Fresh breezes and pleasant.
					Breeze continues.
31 August	EBN	13..37	166..49		A fresh breeze and fine weather.
					Breeze continues.
1 Sept.	ENE	13..58	164..47		Brisk gales and fine weather.
					Breeze continues.
2 Sept.	ENE	14..09	162..56		Fresh breeze and pleasant.
					Breeze continues.
3 Sept.	EBN	14..16	161..34		Moderate and pleasant.
					Breeze continues.
4 Sept.	E	14..21	160..07	10..30	Moderate and pleasant.
					Breeze continues. A large shoal of bottle-nosed porpoises alongside. 910 miles to Tinian.
5 Sept.	E	14..29	159..05		Moderate breezes with rain.
					Rainbow round the moon.
6 Sept.	ENE	14..34	157..12		Squally unsettled weather with much rain.
7 Sept.	ESE	14..43	155..54		Light winds and cloudy with rain.
					6AM – it fell calm and continued for about 3 hours when a gentle breeze sprang up. Thermometer – 84. About 500 miles from Tinian.
8 Sept.	EBS	14..44	154..26		Light winds and pleasant weather. Saw a very large flock of birds.
					Gentle breeze with frequent showers of rain.
9 Sept.	EBN	14..29	153..06		Moderate breezes and cloudy. No birds seen.
					Gentle breeze.
10 Sept.	EBN	14..29	151..39		Moderate breezes and fine weather.
					Thermometer – 83. No more than 250 miles from Tinian.
11 Sept.	ESE	14..36	150..09		Moderate and cloudy. During the night, very heavy rain with lightning.
					A fine breeze – 4 to 4.5 knots.
12 Sept.	EBN	14..34	148..31		A pleasant breeze and fine weather.
					Almost a calm. Only 1 knot.
13 Sept.	ENE	14..46	147..23		Moderate and cloudy with frequent squalls. Saw a large flock of egg birds.
					Many birds – boobies, noddies and small white birds. Abt. 97 miles from Tinian.
14 Sept.	SE to NE	14..51	146..55		Light winds and close sultry weather.
					Almost a calm. Therm. - 87½. Very sultry. Frequent heavy rain but little or no wind.
15 Sept.	Var.	14..59	146..34		Light winds and close sultry weather.
					Looks very greasy. At noon saw land.
16 Sept.	Var.	15..04			At PM saw the island of Saypan W½N 12 leagues. At noon the extremes of Tinian WBS to SW½S 4 leagues distant.
					At noon, saw the island of Saypan bearing W½N, 12 leagues distant. At noon, the south end of Tinian was about 4 leagues distant.
					Towards evening, a breeze came directly off the land and the horizon looked black all round. A fine morning with a gentle breeze. Island of Saypan about 10 leagues distant. Tinian and Aiguigan both in sight.
17 Sept.					From the 17th to the 30th employed in watering and procuring refreshments at Tinian.
					In the afternoon, a small boat was hoisted out, and Mr Anstis went in her to sound a small bay round the fourth point of Saypan. He returned abound 7P, having found 10-20fms about a mile off shore, ground hard. [Watts provides considerable detail on the stay at Tinian.]
					PM – it fell calm. Close hauled, going 3 knots. Could not weather the point of Tinian. Drove between Tinian and Saypan. Therm. – 88. [Smyth gives a detailed description of Tinian.]
29 Sept.	SSW then SSE				At daylight, the wind veered round to the SSW, and soon afterwards a very severe squall, attended with heavy rain, set the shift adrift. The tide was making strong to the NW with a large hollow sea and they veered towards the reef very fast. However, the squall abated somewhat and swung round to SSE. They got their anchor up and bore away to the NNW. At noon, Tinian bore E½S about 4 leagues distant.
					At 7AM, a most violent squall of wind & rain came on. In a short time, it began to blow and the ship dragged her anchor. Got up the anchor and cable and just weathered the point when another violent squall hit. Now steering for the Bashees.
30 Sept.	SE	15..40	144..21	6..20	Fresh breezes and dark cloudy weather with heavy squalls and constant rain. At 5.30PM Tinian bore EBS 10-11 leagues distant.
					Rained all night and in the morning. Looks very wild and greasy. A gentle breeze.
1 Oct.	SE	16..23	143..01		Fresh breezes with squalls and rain.
					Moderate breeze. 2.5 knots. A great many boobies and tropic birds about. In the evening, the wind came directly ahead for 2-3 hours. The only time they had had a foul wind since leaving the Society Islands. Rained very hard during the night and the wind very high. Therm. at 80.
2 Oct.	Var.	16..53	142..07		A light breeze and dark heavy weather.
					Little wind. Therm. at 83.
3 Oct.	ESE	17..24	140..08		Fresh breezes and hazy, with frequent squalls.
					A good deal of rain during the night. Therm. at 84.
4 Oct.	E	18..05	139..46		Fresh breezes and cloudy.
					Fine breeze with frequent showers and a heavy swell. The ship rolls much.
5 Oct.	E	18..23	138..12		Fresh breezes and cloudy. Heavy squalls during the night with lightning.
					Fine breeze with frequent showers and a heavy swell. The ship rolls much.
6 Oct.	E	18..50	136..36		Fresh breezes and squally with rain, thunder and lightning.
					Blew a gale with frequent heavy squalls. Under an easy sail since the captain did not want to get into the China Seas until after the full of the moon (about 6 days hence) to avoid the breaking up of the monsoon.
7 Oct.	E	19..13	135..11		Fresh breezes and heavy unsettled weather with squalls and very hard rain.
					Blew a gale with frequent heavy squalls.
8 Oct.	E	19..39	133..35		Fresh gales and heavy unsettled weather. Many birds and fish about.
					Blew a gale with frequent heavy squalls.
9 Oct.	EBS	20..02	131..55		Strong gales and squally. Saw several land swallows.
					Blew a gale with a mountainous sea. Many birds, including 3-4 swallows. Great shoals of fish. Frequent heavy squalls accompanied by lightning. Wind extremely variable. Therm. at 84. About 700 miles from the Bashees. At 8AM, therm. at 84.
10 Oct.	EBS	20..09	130..25		Fresh breezes and cloudy. Vast numbers of birds and fish about. Passed some rock weed.
					The swell of the sea much sunk and the wind also. Many dolphins about the shp’s bows. At 9AM, therm. at 86. Saw some rock weed.
11 Oct.	EBS	20..45	128..11		A steady breeze and cloudy weather.
					Fine morning with a steady breeze. 3 knots. Many dolphins about. Many dragon flies about the ship.
12 Oct.	ENE	21..19	126..59		A steady breeze and fine weather.
					A fine morning and a gentle breeze. Weather more settled. The moon would be full in two days’ time and if no bad weather prevented them, the captain meant to press for China with all speed. Therm. at 9AM – 86.
13 Oct.	ENE	21..19	125..10		A steady breeze and fine weather.
					Breeze increased during the night. 5-6 knots.
14 Oct.	EBN	21..08	123..19		Fresh breeze and cloudy with rain.
					Clear weather and a fine breeze, until night, when a heavy squall. Now about 20 leagues from the Bashees.
15 Oct.	NE	21..24	121..09		Fresh gales and cloudy. At 2AM saw Grafton Island bearing from WSW to SW½W about 3 leagues distant.
					At 2AM, passed Grafton Island (one of the Bashees), exactly situated as laid down by Dampier. It blew a gale with frequent squalls of wind and rain, with a great and hollow sea. At 10AM abreast of Formosa. Going 6 knots. 124 miles on the board a noon.
16 Oct.	NNE	21..35	119..10		Brisk gales and fine clear weather.
					About 10PM, the gale died away and they went only 3 knots. Little wind in the morning but increased towards noon. 112 miles on the board at noon. Now about 210 miles from the Grand Ladrones. Hoping to arrive in China in about 4 days.
17 Oct.	NNE	21..48	116..50		Strong gales with frequent squalls and heavy rain.
					Blew strong all night and in the morning a very heavy swell. 102 knots on the board at 7AM.
18 Oct.	NE	22..03	114..46		Strong gales with frequent squalls. Passed a number of Chinese fishing boats, At 8PM, sounded in 56fms, mud and sand. At 6.30AM saw the land bearing W to NE. At noon, passed between the North Lemas and Sapata a quarter of a mile distant from the North Island.
					At 2PM, saw many fishing boats, but none came alongside. Hove the lead and got bottom at 50fms. Mud and small shells. At daybreak, a great number of islands and many Chinese junks. At 9AM, a boat came alongside with a pilot. The Peak of Lantoo ahead.
19 Oct.	NNE				Moderate breezes and thick hazy weather. At 9AM worked up into Macao Roads.
					Anchored in Macao Roads.
					In the afternoon, four compradors came on board from Macao. The captain engaged with none of them. Got within 4 miles of Macao when the wind came directly ahead and blew strong. Dropped anchor.