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[[encircled 5 in blue ink right corner]] [[This page set up in three columns: Compass Course; Winds; and Remarks. Transcribed as entries appear in those respective colums across the page. Every line begins with a quotation mark (").]] As noted on the previous page 193 these remards were copied from George Henry's journal.]] " Remarks Saturday Aug 16th " Fore part of this day wind light from the NW & "S.W. N. W. clear - all hands employed in ship's duty - middle " part cloudy. 7PM saw the land - at 11 shortened sail. " Lat 54°-32'N Long. 55-30W " Remarks Sunday Aug 17th "S by W W. Fore part wind light from the Westward. About 15 miles " off the land - saw a number of vessels all heading " to the Northward. Boarded two after provisions " S.W. could not get any. 7 P.M. fresh breeze SW & clear " ship heading S. by W. " Lat. 52°-31' Remarks, Monday, Aug 18th "S.S.W. S.W. Fore part of this day strong breeze from S.W. " reefed the top sail at 4 P.M. - moderating made sail " heading South 4 PM heading S.S.E. " Lat. 51°-01' - Long. 53°-39' [[note here inserted in what appears to be Hall's script is a seven line note between side brackets, who has noted vertically in the left margin "Remarks &c by C F Hall]] My Obs with Pocket Sextant made G.H's position at Meridian. Lat 51°-16'-01" N: Long. by Chro. 54°-18'-07" W: Long. by^[["Lunar"]] (measuring the distance of the Moon & Sun) [[?mstnend]] to Noon ^[[53°-47'-52"]] [[strikethrough underlined]]56°-32'-52[[/strikethrough underlined]] W. My Obs at [[underlined]]3-19-00 PM[[/underlined ^[[(3h-19m-00") made Long at [[underlined]]this time[[/underlined = 53°-40'-45 W by Chro. [[/Note here inserted]] [[note here inserted in what appears to be Hall's script is a six line note between side brackets, who has noted vertically in the left margin "Remarks &c by C F Hall]] [[underlined]](Vide my Obs. & working up page preceding the commencement of Copy lf G. H's Log Journal) - My "Lunar"[[/underlined]] produced to time of ^[[?Capt B's]] P.M. obs. by wh heobtained the above result53°-39' W. differs from [[?if]] but 4'-46" as will be seen by the following: [[?Result ?to ?discovered]] from my Obs. Lat. 51°-02'-22" Long. my Lunar 53°-35'-14" [[? " " " ]] from Cap B's Obs= Lat 51 -01- 00 Long.(Capt B's) 53°-39 00 [[wavy line across page]] Difference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1'-22' - - - - - - - - - 4' 46" [[end of page]]
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In order to preserve the three-column format, transcribed in the journal view over transcription box format, just as it appears in the journal.