286 JOURNAL OF THE "ST. PAUL" 



June II, 1741 



Latitude 46° 58'; from Vaua, longitude 12° 38' 8", rhumb S53°56'E, 

 603 knots. 



At the sixth hour Captain Commander signaled to wait for him and 

 to do that we hove to. At 6:30 we talked over with him the latitude, the 

 longitude, and the distance from Vaua. Proceeded on our course. It 

 was understood that if in the nighttime we took soundings and got 

 bottom we should fire a gun and bring to. 



June 12, 1741 

 Latitude by observation 46° 05'; from Vaua, longitude 13° 35' 5", 

 rhumb S52°2o'E, distance 667.7 knots. 



June 13, 1741 



Latitude 46° 03'; from Vaua, longitude 14° o' i", rhumb 853° 02'E. 

 distance 682 knots. 



At 3:30 in the afternoon we hove to while the St. Peter came up to 

 us. Lieutenant Waxel, through the speaking trumpet, announced that 

 according to the decision reached by the Captain Commander, the 

 officers, and the Professor of Astronomy, Delisle de la Croyere, it was 

 time to change the rhumb and to sail E by N by true compass. From 

 our ship it was replied that Captain Chirikov and his officers agreed to 

 this, since the observations made at noon [recorded under June 12J gave 

 our position as latitude 46° 05' N, rhumb from Vaua Ss2°2o'E. The con- 

 versation ended by all agreeing to sail E by N true compass. That same 

 hour we looked from the crosstrees for land between S and W,also S and E, 

 but saw no land. We filled our sails and went on the rhumb agreed upon, 



June 14, 1741 

 Latitude 46° 18'; from Vaua, longitude 14° 10' 7", rhumb S54°2o'E, 

 distance 677 knots 



June 15, 1741 

 Latitude 47° 41'; from Vaua, longitude 14° 23' 4", rhumb S6o°26'E, 

 distance 632.3 knots. 



June 16, 1741 



Latitude 47° 55'; from Vaua, longitude 14° 39' i ", rhumb S6i°58'E, 

 distance 634.1 knots. 



At the beginning of the fourth hour in the afternoon we came about 

 and went on a port tack in order to get closer to the Captain Commander, 

 who was from us SE by S, about 3K (?) knots away. About the middle 



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