7 April 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 7 April 1770 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Joseph Banks's Journal Sydney Parkinson's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth 1770 Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

7 April 1770 Saturday 7th Gentle breezes at NE which in the AM Veer'd to NW. In the PM found the Variation by the mean of several Azths to be 13°..50' East being than in the Latitude of 37°..23' So and Longitude 196°..44' West   In the AM Punish'd Jno Bowles Marine with twelve lashes for refusing to do what was his duty when orderd both by the Boatswains mate and Sergt of Marines   At Noon Latde pr Obsn 37°.35' So Longde made from Cape Fare-well 11°..34' Wt Course and distance run sence yesterday noon So 70°.15' Wt 50 Miles — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 222, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700407.html