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HMS Scarborough, 11 Jun 1718-22 Jul 1718 log entries |
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Capture of pirate Olivier LeVasseur de la Buse’s 18 crewmen at Isle of Blanco |
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A prize condemned on Island of Nevis |
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HMS Scarborough - Capt. Francis Hume - ADM 52/277 Master’s Log |
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Bearing and Location |
Remarkable Observations |
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11 Jun 1718 |
at noon ye West.st Do. Goat key Bo. NWbW. 3 L[eagues] |
Do. At 6 AM: We unmoard & at 8 We Weaighed & Towd out ye Bay |
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12 Jun 1718 |
at Do. Marigalant Bo., S40. E.10 |
First Do. Latter Partt. Fresh Gales Cloudy & Dry Wather at 6 PM: ye Eastermost of ye Goate keys Bo. NE1/2E. 4 miles at 8 AM ye West Eand of Margereta Bo. SE1/2 5 L[eagues] |
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13 Jun 1718 |
at noon ye West Eand of Blank[o] - Bo ENE 2 miles |
Fresh Gales Cloudy & Dry Wather, at 1 PM: We Law Ridng under ye West Eand of ye Isle of Blanko a Ship & a Sloop ye Latter on Sight of us, (after Two Boats Pasing From one to ye oather) ye Sloop Waighd & Got To Saile upon which We Tack after him Macking Several Boards after him Finding him To Go From us We Left of our Chase & clu[']d Into ye Ship which We Found To Be a Pirat, who has Tacken ye Sloop ye Day Befor, (who was a Turtling under ye Lee of yt.[that] Island) which ye Piratts Made Ther Escape In, all Except 18 which We Found Found aboard ye Sloop with ye Master & 3 Men yt[that] Belonged to her, We anchor In 60 Fat[homs] Butt Lost our anchor & 63 Fathm of Cable, having Gott Foul of a Rock |
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14 Jun 1718 |
at noon Blanko. Bo. S.g.E. 22 Leagues |
Fresh Gales with Dry waher moast Part at 3 PM ye ISL of Blanko Bo. E61/2 6 Le[ague]s at 5 We Tuck ye Prize In Tow With our Cable |
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15 Jun 1718 |
at noon. Do. S.2.E. Dist. 45 Leagues |
Do. With Raine at Times |
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29 Jun 1718 |
In Old Road St. Cristovers [St. Christopers-St. Kitts] |
Do. At 6 PM We anchord In Old Road at St. Christovers In 7 Fathoms ye Church Bering NW6W & Bloodey Pt., SE1/2E, We answerd a Salute with 5 Gunns. We Moard with Stream Cable & anchor |
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6 Jul 1718 |
at noon Neavis [Nevis] Bo. E.S.E. 5. L[eagues] |
Do. At 4 PM having all our Water Filld We Waighed PM we had our Prize Condemned By a Coart of admiralty at 6 ye old Town Bo. NE.2.M[iles?] at 8 AM ye Bodey of Neavis Bo NEbE 6 Leagues at 8 PM: we Tuck ye Prize In Tow at 10 ye hawser Broak at 6 AM Tuck him In Tow againe |
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10 Jul 1718 |
at noon Mountceratt Bo. NEbN 7 Leagues |
Moderat Gales Cloudey & Dry wather, at 6 PM we Waighed & Tuck ye Prize In Tow at 8 ye So. P[oin]t. of Navis [Nevis] Bo. ESE 2 Mile at 8 AM. Ye NW Pt. of Mount Serrat Bo. NEbN 6 Leagues |
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13 Jul 1718 |
at Do. 3/4 wt. Eand St. Vintcent Bo. ENE 5 Leagues |
Squalley with Raine at Times at 10 AM y3 So. Eand of St. Vintcent Bo. E1/2S 5 Leagues |
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14 Jul 1718 |
at noon St. Lucia Bo. ENE 9 Leag's |
Fresh Gales With Squales of Raine at 4 PM ye SW Pt. of St. Vintcent Bo. EbN 4 Leagues, at 1 AM our Tar Broak, & at 6 Tuck Him In Tow againe at a 11 We unbent our FTSl. [Fore Top Sail] & Bent another ye Foremer Being Splitt |
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15 Jul 1718 |
at Do. St. Vintcent ENE 2 Leagues |
Do. At 12 In ye Night ye SW. Pt. of St. Vintcent Bo. SEbE 4 L[eagues] |
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16 Jul 1718 |
at Do. {ye Biggest of Sugar loafs [and] on St. Lucia Bo. EbS 9 Leagues |
Litle wind & Fare wather at 6 PM ye So. Pt. of St. Vintcent Bo. NEbE 4 L[eagues] at 8 AM ye Biggest of ye Shugerloafs Bo. SEbE 4 Leagues |
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17 Jul 1718 |
at Do. Do. N 32 SE 7 Leagues |
Do. With Sum Squalls of Rain at Times, at 6 PM ye Grand on Marteneok Bo. NE1/2N 8 Leagues, at 6 AM ye Dimond Bo EbN1/2 N 5 Leagues |
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18 Jul 1718 |
at Do. {ye SE Pt. of St. Lucia [and] Bo. NE1/2N 9 Leagues |
Fresh Gales & Fare Wather at 6 PM: ye Biggest of ye Sugarloafes Bo ENE 4 Miles [-] at 12 In ye Night Do. NNE1/2E 9 Leagues [-] at 8 AM: ye Eastmost Pt. of St. Vintcent Bo. SSW 7 Leagues |
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19 Jul 1718 |
at Do. Do. N 32 W Dist. 17 Leagues |
Moderat Gales With Shours of Raine, at 7 PM ye SE Pt. of St. Lucia Bo. N1/2 W. 5 Leagues PM We Caried away our Fortopsaile yard, We Rigd another |
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20 Jul 1718 |
at Do. Barbadoes Bo. NEbE 6 Leagues |
Do. With Cloudy & Dry Wather, at 6 AM ye Island of Barbadoes Bo. NNE 10 Leagues This Day We Completed Cahling our Best Bour We unreaved For yt Servis - Flying Jebb Haliards mizen Staysaile haliards Fore Clewgarnetts & Fore Tackle Falles |
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21 Jul 1718 |
at Do. Neadhams Fort SEbE 5 Leagues |
Do. With Sum Raine, at 6 PM, Neadhams Fort Bo. E1/2S 5 Leagues at 8 AM ye No. Pt. of Barbados Bo. E1/2N 4 Leagues |
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22 Jul 1718 |
In Carlisle Bay |
Moderat, Gales & Fare Wather at 8 PM, Neadhams Fort Bo. E1/2S 2 Leagues at 11 AM We anchor In Carlisle Bay In 22 Fathoms ye Fort Bering SE1/2E & ye Church NbE
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HMS Scarborough - Capt. Francis Hume - ADM 51/865 Captain's Logs |
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Bearing and Location |
Remarkable Observations |
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Friday 13 Jun 1718 |
At Noon the Island of Blanco bore @ NE Dist 2 miles |
Fresh Gales wth fair Weather, at 2 PM: see a Ship & Sloop at an anchor under ye Isle of Blanco, at 1/2 pt 3 got within shot of them; ye Sloop Weighed & stood off & after Chasing & Firing Several Shot some of which went over her[,] She eat us out of ye Wind, however Continued till 1/2 pt. 4. then being a good distance off ye Ship who continued at an anchor, thought it proper to Secure her before Night at 1/2 pt 5 anchor'd in 50 fat[hom] water, Sent ye L[ieu]t. ab[oar]d & found her to be a Ship from Brazil had been taken in her way home by Capt. L. beur [La Buse] ye. Pyrate on b[oar]d. of whom he was Capt. & his People to ye Number of about 80 Men, himself & 60 more on their seeing us went on b[oar]d. this Sloop (wch. they had taken ye. day before at anchor here & from Neevis for Turtle) and have made yn.[then] Escape: at 6 Do. finding a Dark Night coming on & ye Prize lying Close into ye. Shore did not think it safe let her lye at Anchor all Night, our Ship being some distance off, at her bass Cable & got under Sail, at 8 Do. begun to heave in order to purchase her anchor, but after getting a Peak did our best endeavours to Weigh him with all ye. purchase we could make but on a Signal from ye Prize of a Gun & our having nigh 3 hours wth a great Strain of both Cap Storms, ar 1/2 pt. 11 Cut & got under Sail |
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14 Jun 1718 |
At 3 P.M. the Isle of Blanco bore EBS Dist ?? Le[ague]s - at Noon I judge Do. To b? SBEt E Dist 74 m[iles] |
Mod[e]r[ate Gales & fair Weather, at 3 P.M. the Body of ye Island of Blanco bore EBS Dist 6 L[ea]g[ue]s, at 5 Do. Took ye Pyrate Ship in tow |
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17 Jun 1718 |
At Noon then Set of St. C?? Bore NEBS Dist. 5 L[ea]g[ue]s I judge my Couse from ye I[sle] of Blanco for St. Cruiz to be 3d W Dist 344 M[iles] Mer. Dist 18 ?? |
Mod[e]r[ate Gales & Cloudy Weather, at 5 this Morn made the Island of St. Cruiz the Est. Point bearing NE 1/2 Dist 5 Lgs [Leagues] |
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29 Jun 1718 |
At an Anchor in the Old Road St. Kitts [aka St. Christophers], the Church NWBW & bloddy pt. SEE |
Mod[e]r[ate Gales & & Cloudy Weather, at 6 p.M.: Anchor'd in ye. Old Road St. Kitts Do. Moor'd Ship wth ye Stream Anchor & Cable |
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5 Jul 1718 |
At Noon ye. So. Point of Navis [Nevis] bore ESE Do. 5 Lgs [Leagues] |
Fresh Gales wth Squals of Rain, having Condemn'd ye Pyrate Ship before ye. Judge of Adm[iral]t[y] at 5 P.M. we weigh'd & the Prize in tow |
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10 Jul 1718 |
At Noon ye Body of Monserrat bore NEB? Dist 6 Lgs [Leagues] |
Mod[e]r[ate Gales wth Cloudy Weather at 6 PM: Weigh'd after having tendr'd the Pyrates here to ye Government for a Tryal, but excused in writing their Law not being Sufficient to try them, Do. took ye Prize in tow |