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274 JOHN BOIT

9. S. Latt. 20 32'; W. Long. 98 55'; Azi. 9 59' E. Small winds.

10. S. Latt. 19 41'; W. Long. 99 56'; Azi. 9 50' E. Small winds.

11. S. Latt. 18 50'; W. Long. 100 29'; Amp'd 9 12 E. Small winds. Wind at ESE. Ship's Crew is many of them complaining.

12. S. Latt. 17 57'; W. Long. 101 24'; Azi. 9 16' E. A little Scurvy among the Crew.

15. S. Latt. 14 9'; W. Long. 105 28'; Azi. 9 0' E. Lively trade winds and pleasant serene breeze, with smooth water.

16. S. Latt. 12 36'; W. Long. 106 54'; Azi. 7 50' E. Do. Do.

22. S. Latt. 5 37'; W. Long. 113 39'; Azi. 6 44' E. Amp'd 6 32' E. Saw a Turtle.

23. S. Latt. 4 37'; W. Long. 114 39* O <C. Between the hours of 3 and 4 P. M. Departed this life our dear friend Nancy the Goat having been the Captain's companion on a former voyage round the Globe, but her spirited disposition for adventure led her to undertake a second voyage of Cir- cumnavigation ; But the various changes of Climate, and sudden transition from the Polar Colds, to the tropical heats of the Torrid zone, prov'd too much for a constitution naturally deli- cate. At 5 P. M. Committed her body to the deep. She was lamented by those who got a share of her Milk!! 9 Men of War Birds and Porpoises round.

26. S. Latt. 1 59'; W. Long. 117 23'; Azi. 6 0' E.; Amp'd 5 34' E. Pleasant weather. Saw a Turtle. Many Barracota and Dolphin round the ship.

28. S. Latt 50'; W. Long. 118 35'; Azi. and Amp'd 5 30' E. Caught a shark ; porpoises about the ship. Excessive warm.

29. S. Latt. 5'; W. Long. 119 13'; Azi. and Amp'd 5 18' E. O 1 Gentle trades at ESE and pleasant. Four


9 Hoskins recorfls this incident: "On the zsd having some rice up to air, our best she goat got at it, eat so much that it swel'd her belly and caused her death; this was the more grievous as it depriv'd us of the greatest delicacy we had in the Ship, her milk, which made our tea so much the more palatable."

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