 | Nautical astronomy - 1977 - 1412 pages
...observation was had until near the land; but soundings were had not far, as was supposed, from the edge of the Bank. The weather was now more boisterous, and...the wind still Southerly; arriving about midnight, 17th December, within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tusker light; the wind hauled SE, true, making... | |
 | Thomas H. Sumner - Navigation - 1845 - 106 pages
...observation was had until near the land ; but soundings were had not far, as was supposed, from the edge of the bank. The weather was now more boisterous, and...the wind still Southerly; arriving about midnight, 17th December, within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tusker light; the wind hauled SE, true, making... | |
 | Thomas H. Sumner - Navigation - 1845 - 130 pages
...observation was had until near the land ; but soundings were had not far, as was supposed, from the edge of the bank. The weather was now more boisterous, and...the wind still Southerly; arriving about midnight, 17th December, within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tusker light; the wind hauled SE, true, making... | |
 | Thomas H. Sumner - Mercator projection (Cartography) - 1851 - 104 pages
...render it dangerous " to run," and often more dangerous to " lay by," or to " stand off and on." 48 weather; after passing longitude 21° W., no observation...soundings were had not far, as was supposed, from the edge of the bank. The weather was now more boisterous, and very thick ; and the wind still southerly;... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1906 - 670 pages
...Having sailed from Charleston, SC, 25th November, 1837, bound for Greenock, a series of heavygales from the westward promised a quick passage; after...the wind still southerly; arriving about midnight, 17th December, within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tuskar light, the wind hauled SE. true, making... | |
 | Squire Thornton Stratford Lecky - Navigation - 1918 - 966 pages
...soundings were had not 500 CAPTAIN SUMMER'S OWN EXPERIENCE. fur, as was supposed, from the edge of the bank. The weather was now more boisterous, and...the wind still southerly. Arriving about midnight, 17th December, within 40". by dead reckoning, of Taskar light, the wind hauled SE (true), making the... | |
 | Gershom Bradford - Navigation - 1918 - 186 pages
...observation was had until near the land, but soundings were had not far, as was supposed, from the edge of the bank. The weather was now more boisterous, and...the wind still southerly. "Arriving about midnight, 17th December, within 40' by dead reckoning, of Tuskar light, the wind hauled SE (true), making the... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1931 - 866 pages
...discovery may be related : "Having sailed from Charleston, SC, 25th November, 1837, bound for Greenpck, a series of heavy gales from the westward promised...the wind still southerly; arriving about midnight. 17th December, within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tuskar light, the wind hauled SE. true, making... | |
 | Hewitt Schlereth - Reference - 2000 - 148 pages
...observation was had until near the land, but soundings were had not far, as was supposed, from the edge of the Bank. The weather was now more boisterous and...7th December, within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tusker light, the wind hauled SE true, making the Irish coast a lee shore; the ship was then kept close... | |
 | James B. Kaler - Nature - 2002 - 524 pages
...ship's log: Having sailed from Charleston, SC, November 25th, 1837, bound for Greenock [Scotland], a series of heavy gales from the westward promised...the wind still southerly; arriving about midnight, December 17th within 40 miles, by dead reckoning, of Tuskar light, the wind hauled SE true, making... | |
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Having sailed from Charleston, SC, 25th November, 1837, bound for Greenock, a series of heavy gales from the westward promised a quick passage; after passing the Azores the wind prevailed from the southward, with thick weather; after passing longitude... 
