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Shama, Ghana

First mate’s logbook

In the morning it was stormy and it was quiet in the forenoon. The wind came from S to SW in the afternoon. We saw a a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the foremasts rigged square and the aftermast rigged fore-and-aft. barque that sailed north. We lifted anchor and sailed a little bit closer to the shore till we anchored at 7 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm) fathoms of muddy ground. As in the forenoon, the Fort St. SebastianShama, Ghana fort was to NW of us. We got 4 canoes with water on board. Later in the evening and at night the wind came from SSW and the skies were clouded until the morning.