Journal  of  a Voyage  to  The  Eaft-Indies,  in  the  Ship  Grenville,  Capt.  burnet  Abercrombie,  177-5,  kept  by  Alexander  dalrymple. 
Magnetical 
■ — ' — 1 . 
D L 
D.  L. 
A. 
Longitude  from  Greenwich 
Cor. 
Long. 
Variation 
Dip 
Th.  jj  Marine  Barometer 
Weather  and  Winds. 
A.O. 
T.K. 
A. 
T.K. 
D.« 
E. 
Latitude 
Az. 
Amp. 
Face 
MD. 
C.D. 
ML. 
ji775! 
R. 
S. 
Th. 
D. 
N 
s 
W 
E 
T.K. 
S. 
O. 
D.i 
A. 
O. 
E; 
W. 
May 
, 9 
! 
- 
67 
In.Dec. 
In.Dec. 
3°-2| 
O 
67 
In.Dec. 
' 
L 
l£ 
NNE. 
NNE.  1 
NNE.  E by  S.  > 
E by' S.  V.  j 
4 
II 
23 
VO  / 
W 
10.34 
W 
10.42 
/ 
E, 
13 
W 
10.55 
3 
O 
36 
ol.  / 
N 
40.17 
0 / 
N 
38.24 
W 
10.42 
W 
18.0* 
W 
17.43* 
67.6 
69. 
68.3 
68.2 
Very  ftcatly. 
620 
96 
Deercaling  breezes.  Changed  log-line  48  feet.to  29"^ 
: 10 
68 
3°.°i 
67I 
ft 
It 
ENE.  NE.  V. 
V.  N by  E.  I 
N.  V.  J- 
V.  SEbyE.  ESE.  SE. 
4 
r9 
u.7 
11-34 
- 
39.26 
37-33 
“•34 
20  38* 
18.36- 
67.2 
68.4 
67.7 
67.6 
C Good  deal  of 
4 motion* 
55 
r Moft  part  light  airs.  Several  fmall  land  birds ; two  of  them, 
I fvtppofed  nightingales  came  on  board,  very  tired:  alfo  faw 
1-  a hawk. 
11 
- 
SEbyS.  C.  . ^ 
C.  ENE.  E. 
E.  NEbyE.  C.  1 
IO 
9i 
1N28 
12,4 
39-  3 
37-o 
12.  4 
20.  9* 
29  57* 
66.6 
67.6 
67.2 
67.1 
Ship  yawing. 
29 
("  Light  airs  of  wind  Eafterly,  with  calms.  Some  fwal- 
| lows  and  other  land  birds,  who  feem  very  tired.  In  the  after*- 
J noon,  during  the  calm,  when  the  fiiip's  head  was  to  the 
j Southweflward,  there  was,  for  a little  time,  a countercurrent 
I vifible;  it  made  like  a wake  bn  the  (hip’s  larboard  beam,  as 
[ if  lhe  was  going  broadlide  foremoft. 
( Light  airs  of  wind  throughout,  P.M.  faw  two  three-mafl 
J vcffels  with  latine  fails;  they  were  fuppofed  to  be  Barbary 
J cruizers,  but  did  not  come  near  enough  to  let  us  know  what 
2-  they  were.  Some  fwallows  about  the  lhip. 
12 
671 
3°-3l 
671 
lh. 
rh. 
h.  c. 
th. 
V.  C.  J. 
NWbyW.  WNW.  NW. 
NW  by  W.  'j 
V.  NWbyW.  1 
NWbyW.  C.  WbyN.  W.  j 
1 6 
4- 
1 1.52 
12.24 
* 
38.28. 
36-  9 
12  24 
65.6 
67.2 
66.4 
66.3 
J Ditto,  needle 
\ very  fteady. 
42 
13 
66| 
30.1 
3°-°f 
66 
30.1 
f.h. 
h. 
W by  S.  WNW. 
WNW.  NWbyW.  NW.  1 
NW.  NW  by  N.  1 
NNE.  N.  j' 
21 
9- 
12.35 
13.16 
37-461 
35-  6 
13.16 
20.17* 
20.38* 
66. 
67.' 
66.4 
66.3 
C Ditto,  needle 
J very  un- 
| fteady,  bad 
* obfervation. 
62 
1 An  increafing  breeze  from  the  Northward.  In  the  morning 
< there  were  many  petrils  in  the  11. ip's  wake:  they  continued 
l throughout  the  day. 
1 1 
65 
3°.2f 
30.2I 
65? 
30.2I 
i 
- fq.  h. 
h. 
fq.C. 
NE  by  N.- 
NNE.  N.  "j 
N.  [ 
N.  NNE.  | 
20 
8 
15.0 
I5-33 
36.361 
33-30 
25-33 
19.28* 
19.16* 
64.6 
65.6 
65.2 
65.1 
1 
138 
C Frelh  breezes,  with  fome  fqualis.  At  noon  faw  Porto  Santo 
[ from  the  mail-head,  W by  S.  per  compafs. 
1 »5j 
67f 
30.2 
671 
• 
ir- 
NNE.  . 
NNE.  NEbyN.  | 
NEby  N.  NE.  W by  N. 
WNW.  C.  W. 
?5 
14 
15-59 
By  acct 
from  Ma- 
16.46, 
- 
35-5» 
[32-24] 
16.46 
64.2 
65.6 
65- 
64.7 
1 
i 
>■  Very  fteady. 
84 
z In  Funchal  road.  Major  sears  informed  us,  that  Mr. 
! searl,  in  confequence  of  our  requeft,  tried  the  therm,  for 
10'  in  a cool  cellar,  and  found  it  68®.  N.  B.  Captain 
1 a L cock  informed  me,  he  obferved  the  therm,  on  May  14, 
I 1776,  at  6 A.M.  at  Funchal  68®,  and  in  the  cellar  6i°: 
1 and  Mr.  searl  wrote  to  Mr.  cavendish,  that  on  the 
! 1 6th  of  May  the  therm,  which  flood  at  69®,  was  carried 
down  at  1 P.M.  to  a cellar,  where  it  remained  till  4 o’clock, 
1 and  then  was  found  to  be  at  62®,  fo  that  Major-.s ears's 
[ account  was  probably  erroneous. 
j «« 
6 Si 
3°-ii 
3°-i| 
65i 
30-01 
h. 
w. 
w.  V.  NEbyE. 
NE  by  E.  E by  N.  f 
E by  N.  J 
2 
7 
deira  in 
[16.50] 
16  56 
16.41 
31.18 
31,20 
16.41 
63.2 
64.6 
64. 
^3-7 
67 
C Firft  part, 'light  airs.  Middle  and  latter,  pleafant  breezes  and 
l_  fmooth  weather;  feveral  boats  oame  ofl  horn  Funchal. 
*7 
u 
67§j 
3°-*l 
671 
] 
[h 
NE. 
NE  by  E.  . | 
E by  N.  E by  S.  f 
E by  N.  ESE.  J 
18 
2 
x7-3 
16.50 
29-57 
29.41 
16.50 
62.2 
. 
63.6 
63- 
62.7 
81  ■ 
1273 
rhefe  24  hours  pleafant  breeze  from  Eafttvard. 
