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Journal  of  a Voyage  to  The  Eaft-Indies,  in  the  Ship  Grenville,  Capt.  burned  Abercrombie,  kept  by  Alexander  dalrymple, 
1775- 
*'775 
Dec. 
9 
io 
*77  6 
bept 
10 
Th. 
8o 
R. 
Marine  Barometer. 
A 
rh.  d. 
in.Det 
S. 
In. Dec 
30- 
in. Dec, 
79i 
Weather  and  Winds. 
ENE. 
ENE. 
E. 
E.  ENE. 
D.L. 
A.O. 
N S 
D.L. 
A. 
T.K. 
WE 
6 
in  5§  hours 
Longitude  from  Greenwich 
A, 
86.18 
86.14 
TK. 
D.D 
T.K 
82.56 
O. 
Latitude 
A. 
11.  9 
IO*47 
At  anchor  in  Madrafs  Road,  in  the  Grenville’s  cuddy  (cabbin  before  the  round- houfe) 
Afhore,  in  the  fort  of  the  Company’s  houfe  near  the  church,  - — 
81,  Ditto,  - - - - - - - - - 
rv. 
0£l3:  Ditto, 
O. 
N 
*3-37 
C»3-  9] 
[3-  7 
.3.  8 
Cor. 
Long. 
Variation. 
Az. 
Amp. 
80.42 
By  the  latitude  obferved  at  noon,  the  9th  of  December,  and  the  j Q £ 
bearings  of  Pulicat  Flag  Jlajf,  we  were  then  from  Fort  St.  George,  J ' 0 
Longitude  of  Fort  St.  George,  by  eclipfe  of  JupiteFs  firjl fatellite,  80.29 
Longitude  of  9th  noon,  by  map,  — — — 80.42 
Longitude  by  mean  of  52  I>  oljervatiens , - - 80.28 
Difference,  - - — - - — .14 
80.42  Longitude  9th  noon  by  map. 
82  56  Longitude  by  Time-keeper. 
2.14  Error  of  Time-keeper  fince  18th  Sept,  in  83  days. 
Magnetical 
5.6 
6.2. 
5-6 
6.6 
6.2 
5.6 
56 
56 
S-6 
5-7 
5*6 
6. 
57 
5* 
N.B.  All  the  observations  of  the  dip  were  taken 
with  the  needle  (landing  on  the  table  in  the  Gren- 
ville's round-boafe  towards  the  flarbea  djide  of  the 
fhip,  except  zd,  3d,  6th,  and  8th  of  October  1775 
and  10th  and  z8th  of  September,  and  3d  of 
Oftober  1776. 
N.  B.  There  being  a very  confiderable  difference  in  the  pofition  of  Fort  St.  George  according  to  the  different  obfervers,  I have  annexed  a view  of  them. 
13.  8.  o N.  7th  Oft.  1776,  A.D.  on  board  the  Svinllow  (loop  of  war  ^ q double  alt  ^ by  a Hadley  made  by  Bird. 
It  8 o S >761,  Rev.  Mr.  Hirft,many  obf.  made  not  long  ago  with  an  excellent  quadrant  (vide  Pit.  Tr.  vol.  LII.  parti. 
3‘  ’ l P-396)-  N."  ’ ' 
. It  dues  r 
learly  appear  whether  thefe  obf.  were  made  by  Mr.  Hirft  or  by  fome  other perjim. 
, g \ several  onjcivanons  by  Mr.  Wiliiatn  lNichelfon,  matter  of  the  Elizabeth  man  of 
' ' \ and  Obfervations  made  on  a voyage  to  the  Eaft  Indies. 
13.  7.  o Major  James  Rennell,  Purveyor-general  of  Bengal. 
il  454  Major  William  Stevens,  chief  engineer  of  Fort  St  George. 
1 - 4 4v  Rev.  Mr.  William  Smith,  alt.  of  *,  lome  to  Northward,  fome  to  Southward, 
By  a Jurvty  which  has  been  made  of  the  country  from  Fort  St.  7 , „ 
G I OR  C e 70  AtLmparva,  AtLm  *va  is  17  ft atute  miles,  or  $ *4  ’36  W of  Fo«  St‘  Gs°rBc' 
Fiom  Pondicherry,  by  M.  D’apvcs,  AtLmparva  is  13.  E. 
Fort  St.  George  Fajkua'd  of  Pondicherry,  27-16 
Long,  from  Greenwich. 
80.2845  Hon.  Thomas  Howe,  eclipfe  of  Jupiter’s  firft  fatellite,  5th  July  1755. 
80.15.  0 A.D.  mean  of  52  J obfervations,  compared  together  by  the  T ime-keeper,  in  this  Journal. 
80.24.  o A.D.  0 and  J)  7th  Oft.  1776,  3 fights  ext.  dlff.  10'. 
80.  2.15  Rev.  Mr.  Hirft,  Tranjit  of  t'enus  1761. 
8041.  o Rev.  Mr.  Smith,  by  Dr.  Mafltelyne’s  calculation,^  gm  ^ 1777. 
8r.  1.45  Ditto, 
by  Mr.  Smith’s  calculation, 
Pondicherry,  by  M.  Le  Gcntil  1769,  is  in  11. 55.42  N.  79.52.30  E long.  from  Gretnwich. 
27.3^ 
Which  places  Tort  St.  George  m 80.20.  6 
Very  fteauy. 
-ML. 
6624 
86 
To  the  Cap, 
6732 
8479 
r 9th  December. 
1 Pleafant  gale.  At  a \ l‘.M.  had  foundings,  lS  fath.  gravtllv 
land  j and  at  day-light  faw  the  land  bearing  SW  bv  W.  ' 
Soundings. 
wsw 
Sbl'-ili 
30.  no  ground. 
24.  gravelly  faud. 
20.  19.  tS.  17.  ditto. 
16$.  18.  ijb.  10.  ditto. 
15.  25^.  26.  ditto. 
I5I.  25.  blue  mud. 
15J.  26. ’ditto. 
26.  17.  ditto, 
27.  26.  15. 
25.  24 J. 
23.  21.  20.  19.  l8{.  l8, 
I7f  i7i  17* 
18.  to  25. 
At  6h.  30.  Armegon  Hill,  W 130  N 10  or  12  miles  off  Ihort. 
Southctnmoft  part  in  Pulicat  Ridge  in Jighti  SW 
The  extreme  in  haze. 
At  oh.  40.  * A Hill  or  Grove,  W 1 1°  S. 
o , 
R 28.30  Sandy  Point  of  Afmcgon. 
35.16  White  Building] 
43.38  Eat.  in  fight  to  chi:  Northward'. 
L 4.37  Higheft  Peak  of  Pulicat  Ridge. 
14.25  kettle  Bottom,  ditto. 
22.40  K\t.  in  fight  to  the  Southward; 
At  noon,  * Pulicat  Flag-flaff,  S 520  W. 
R 33.  6 Keltic  Bottom,  Pulicat  Ridge. 
46.30  Higheft  Peak,  ditto. 
50.  o Sandy  Point. 
j L 5.  o Point  to  Southward  of  Pulicat. 
L 19.30  Tuft  near  South,  ext.  in  fight. 
lotli  D comber. 
\Vealhcr.|Winds.|Courfc.lK.P. 
At  j' 
S 145127.23. 
Sby  W|  4 j I20.  13. , 
. 3 o'.  Anchored  in  Madrafs  Road  in  tej  fath. 
Fort  St.G»o«c  e Hag  ftafljS8i°W. 
about  4 miles  off  ftiorc. 
R 14.31  Obelitk  and  Punch-houle  in  one. 
18.15  Armenian  Church. 
49.12  Whit'-houfc  on  the  S-a-bcach, 
L 1847  Nabob's  White  Building, 
25.  9 St.  Thomas’s  Mount. 
28  40  Triplicanc  Pagoda. 
29.  6 Peak  of  4 Sierras. 
