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ABSTRACT LOG (MAURY'S WIND AND CURRENT CHARTS) Kept on board the Bark Tremont of Boston during the years 1854
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Sea account Abstract Log of Bark Tremont of Boston Captain James Burgess
Date | Hour | Latitude | Longitude | Currents | Barometer | Therm'r [THERMOMETER] | Form and Direction of Clouds | *Prop of sky clear | Hours of fog A. rain B. snow C. hail D. | Magnetic Variation Observed | Winds | ||||
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Oct 17th | 12pm | 42°38' | 68°48' 0-0 0 | Direction | Rate | Height | Ther [THERMOMETER] Att'd | Air | Wat'r [WATER] | Direction | Rate. | ||||
4 | oo | o | 57° | 57° | Cir _ [STIE?] | [2?] | 8° W | N W | 5 | ||||||
9 | 57° | 57° | " [DITTO] " [DITTO] | SSW | 5 | ||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 42° 38' | 68° 48' | 57 | 57° | " [DITTO] " [DITTO] | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | |||||||
3 | SSW | 5 | |||||||||||||
18 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 2 | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | |||||||||
4 | 50 | 58 | West | 5 | |||||||||||
9 | N W | 5 | |||||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 42° 28° | 66° 00 | 50 | 58 | Cir _ Stir | 1 | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | ||||||
3 | 50 | 58 | North | 5 | |||||||||||
19 | 8 | [SAME OF ABOVE CELL] | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | ||||||||||||
4 | 0 | NW | 5 | ||||||||||||
9 | 50 | 58 | B | South East | 5 | ||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 42 25 | 54 00 | 50 | 59 | 0 | B | SE | 5 | ||||||
3 | 0 | B | SE | 5 | |||||||||||
20 | 8 | 0 | B | NW | 5 | ||||||||||
4 | ENE | 1 1/2 | 53 | 69 | 2 | B | NNW | ||||||||
9 | " [DITTO] | 1 1/2 | 2 | B | North | 5 | |||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 41 58 | 60° 36 | " [DITTO] | 1 1/2 | 53 | 69 | Cir _ Stir | 2 | B | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | 6 | |||
3 | B | NE | 8 | ||||||||||||
21 | 8 | 0 | B | NE | 8 10 | ||||||||||
4 | 0 | B | N o E | 10 | |||||||||||
9 | 0 | B | NE | 10 | |||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 39 40 D.R. | 57 00. DR | ENE | 1 | 54 | 64 | Cum Stir | [2?] | B | ESE | 10 | |||
3 | 0 | B | NE | 10 | |||||||||||
22 | 8 | 0 | B | NE | 10 | ||||||||||
4 | 0 | B | NE | 8 | |||||||||||
9 | 1 | B | NE | 5 | |||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 39 16 | 55 30 DR | E | 1 | 55 | 65 | Cum Str | 2 | B | SSW | 6 | |||
3 | 0 | B | SSW | 6 | |||||||||||
23 | 8 | 0 | B | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | 7 | ||||||||||
4 | 0 | B | 7 | ||||||||||||
9 | 0 | SSW | 8 | ||||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 38 59 | 51.00 | 66 | 65 | Cum Stre | 0 | [SAM AS ABOVE CELL] | 7 | ||||||
3 | 0 | B | West | 5 | |||||||||||
24 | 8 | 0 | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | West | 5 | ||||||||||
4 | 0 | B | NE | 5 | |||||||||||
9 | 5 | SW | 5 | ||||||||||||
Noon. | 12 | 38 12 | 50 34 | 60 | 66 | Cum Str | 5 | S East | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | ||||||
3 | 5 | B | S East | 6 | |||||||||||
25 | 8 | 0 | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | SE | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | 37° 20 DR | 50 30 DR | 72 | 74 | 0 | B | SE | 8 | |||||||
9 | 4 | B | SE | 9 | |||||||||||
Noon. | 23 | 37 20 DR | 50 30 DR | Cum Str | 0 | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] | S by E | 7 | |||||||
3 | South | ||||||||||||||
8 | [SAME AS ABOVE CELL] |
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From Boston to Pernambuco 1854 Ther. in use, No. [NO STRUCK OUT] Corrections, [STRUCK OUT] REMARKS. *"Prop. SKY CLEAR." 0 Entirely overcast. 10 Not a cloud to be seen.
17 Oct 17th Sea account passed Boston Light discharged Pilot studding -- sails low & aloft fine pleasant breezes & pleasant in company with several sail, smooth sea latter part cloudy. ---
18 18th first part fine breezes & passing clouds all sail set middle cloudy all sail set [STRUCK OUT: at 8 a. m. tacked to the SSW] latter part fresh winds & rainy.
19 19th first part fresh winds from the NW to pleasant all sail set middle cloudy fresh breezes all sail set at 8 a.m. tacked to SSW latter part rainy fresh winds light sails in at 10 tacked to East
20 20th first part fresh winds from the SE & raining at 2 P.M. wind from the NW firm breeze & cloudy at 6 calm at 8 fresh breeze from the NW clouds broken all sail set middle fresh winds & passing cloudy studding sails in at 12 furled M. Royal. No obs. [OBSERVATION]
21 first part fresh winds from the North canting to the East all sail set at 11 P.M. double reafed topsails. fresh gales from the NNE & heavy sea at 4 a.m. furled M sail. heavy gales & heavy rain. Middle to latter part fresh gales & heavy rains sea foamy all directions. No obs. [OBSERVATION]
22 first part fresh gales & heavy rain at 11 p.m. heavy gales & rain furled Fore-sail closed reafed topsails furled F topsail & fore topmast staysail hove too under close reafed M topsail & M Spencer, very heavy gale very thick & rainy at 4 a.m.more moderate set double reafed topsails & fore sail at 8 set gib mainsail and spanker bad sea. Latter part fresh gales to passing clouds no obs [OBSERVATION]
23 first part fresh gales & cloudy decks full of water at 10 p.m. double reafed topsails, bad sea. Middle fresh gales & cloudy bad cross sea. Latter part more moderate. No obs. [OBSERVATION]
24 First part moderate & cloudy at 4 p.m. set whole topsails & top gallant sails. Nearly calm. Middle squally variable breezes furled F topG sail at 8 a.m. set all sail by the wind fresh breezes & passing clouds gulf weed in abundance bad sea from the NE.
25 First part fresh winds & passing clouds braced by the wind middle fresh gales & rainy, close reafed. Latter part fresh gales & heavy squalls from the south.
26 First part fresh gales to heavy squalls from the south few flying fish & plenty of Gulf weed.
[HAND STAMP] Whether the day commences at noon or midnight, always call from noon to 8 p.m. "First Part."