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William Graves A Con [[strikethrough]]A.[[/strikethrough]] A B Con [[strikethrough]]An[[?]][[/strikethrough]] Aust A 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 11 12 13 Reading Class After [[strikethrough]]Class[[/strikethrough]] S- Ship "Ann Maria" from New York towards Valparaiso - [[9 column table]] | Hours | K | H.K. | Courses | Winds | | | | Remarks Friday June 21st, 1850 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | | | | | Commences with a fine breese from the W.S.W. | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | At 2 P.M. a Steamer took the | | 5 | 3 | | E by S./2 S | Bafling- | | | | ship in tow | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 3 | | | [[equation 1]] | | | | At 7 P.M. pass Sandy Hook - | | 9 | 3 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | pilot & Steamer [[sets?]] the Ship | | 10 | 3 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | | | 11 | 3 | | E by S. | W.S.W. | | [[note 2]] | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | At 8 Wind from the Eastward | | 1 | 2 | | | | [[equation 2]] | [[note 2]] | | tacked ship as required | | 2 | 4 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | Through the night moderate | | 5 | 4 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | | | 7 | 3 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | At 3.30 A.M. Fire Island lights | | 8 | 3 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | bore N by E 1/2 E. | | 9 | 2 | | | | | [[note 1]] | | | | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | Ends moderate | | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 2 | | | | | | | -Latitude by Obs. 40.20 N- |
Transcription Notes:
Hours start P.M., the second set are A.M.
"K" - Knots
[[equation 1: 22 x 2 / -4 ]]
[[equation 2: 2 x 2/ 4 x 2/ 8 x 2/ 16 x 2/ 32 x 2/ 64]]
[[note 1: "One Whole day out -" This encompasses the first "Hour 9" through through to the second "Hour 9" =so night to morning actually. ]]