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On the Rates of Chronometers. 



[No. 1, 



15. Where were the tuba of 

 steel, arms, &c. stowed ? 



16. Whereabouts do you consi- 

 der the centre of the mass of your 

 iron, steel, and arms to have laid ? 

 Say how many feet abaft or before 

 the mainmast? 



17. Had you any particular 

 quantity in the afterhold ? 



18. And nearly under the Chro- 

 nometers ? 



19. Have you iron tanks for 

 water ? and have you altered the 

 stowage of them on this voyage ? 



20. Had you any quantity of 

 cases of cutlery on board this 

 voyage ? and where stowed ? 



bulk in the main hold ; 1 6 iron 

 water tanks over the iron immedi- 

 ately under where the Chrs. stood. 

 L. — Main hold. 



H. — None. M C L. — Arms in 

 the after hold. L. — None. 



H. — Abreast the mainmast and 

 a little before and abaft it. The 

 Chrs. over it, in my cabin, abreast 

 the main mast. M C L. — The cen- 

 tre of the ship ; the Chrs. being 

 abreast the mainmast on the mid- 

 dle deck. {Queen is a flush ship). 

 L. — About 10 feet before the 

 mainmast. 



H. — Not a large quantity. 

 M C L.— About 150 Tons. L.— No. 



H. — A large quantity. M C L. 

 — The greater proportion. L. — 

 No. 



H. — Iron tanks in the same 

 place. M C L. — No. They were 

 placed under the square of the 

 after hatchway across the ship. 

 L — Yes. No. 



H.— None. M C L.— 200 cases 

 of small arms and musquets. After 

 part of afterhold. L. — No. 



Deviation. 



21. Have you ascertained the 

 deviation of your compasses in 

 England when ready for sea ? 



22. Or at sea? 



H.— No. M C L.— No. L.— 



No. 



H._ No. M C L.— No, L.— 



They varied from a point to half a 

 point with each other. 



