In the morning and forenoon the wind came from E by N and was a mainsail and a weak Sail of which the surface areadouble-reefed topsail breeze. We added two reefs to the topsails. At noon our estimated compound course and sailed distance of the last twenty-four hours was N by W¼W 14 miles, getting on the estimated north latitude of 16°38′ , longitude 316°42′; we found north latitude to be 17°3′. We were 25′ more north than estimated. In the afternoon when 6 The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.glasses in the watch had run out we saw a sail ENE of us. When 8 glasses in the watch had run out we hailed that ship: it was a snow ship named the Princess Carolina and commanded by Captain Claas Carsje Kuijper, coming from BordeauxFranceBordoux and destined for Sint EustatiusCaribbeanSinte Eustaatieus. During the evening and night we had an E to E by N stiff double-reefed topsail breeze. We had heavy squalls of rain and wind till morning.

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