H.K.F. Courses. Winds. L W Remarks on board, Monday, April 5, 1824. With the difference of latitude 11.2 With the middle lat. 34° 28', and and the departure 99.9, the course is the dep. 99.9, I find the diff. of long. found to be S. 33° 36′ E. and the dis-to be 121 miles = Yesterday's longitude 20 1 E. 40 16 W. 0 11 S. Longitude in 34 24 N. 34° 21' N. To find the bearing and distance of Funchal. Funchal's latitude 32 38 N. Difference of lat. 1 43 103 miles. Difference of long. Middle latitude 33 30 nearly. In miles Hence by Case I. of Middle Latitude Sailing, the bearing of Funchal is found to be S. 84° 30' E. and its distance 1073 miles. HKF. Courses. Winds L W Remarks on board, Tuesday, April 6, 1824. E. S. 216 S. E. 32 Dep. Variation per Amp. 14 point westerly. Lat.by Lat.by Diff. Long. in. Bearing and Dist. D. R. Obs. Long. N. N. E. W. Funchal S. 85 19 214 330 49' 330 4840 18' 33° 57' E. dist. 859 miles. The course corrected for variation is E. 3 S. distance 216 miles; hence the difference of latitude is 31.7, and the departure 213.7 miles. With the middle latitude 34° 4', and the departure 213.7 miles, I find the difference of longitude to be,258 miles= Yesterday's longitude Longitude in 4° 18' E. 33 15 W. Hence the bearing of Funchal is found to be S. 35° 19′ E. and its distance 359 miles. Diff. of long. 17 S TV. 60 HK F. Courses. Winds. LW. Remarks on board, Wednesday, Ap. 7, 1824. In miles 12 55 775 Hence the bearing of Funchal is found to be S. 86° 55' E. and its distance 652 miles. Diff. of longitude HK F. Courses. Winds.L W Remarks on board, Thursday, Ap. 8, 1824. 50.0 44.4 66.5 0 25.7 54.2 E. W. Funchal S. 880 5' 30 24' 26° 25' E. dist. 480 miles. The leeway and variation being allowed on the courses, they will stand as in the adjoined traverse table; then with the difference of latitude 18.7, and the departure 170.7, 25.7 44.4 170.7 Dep. the course is found to be S. 83° 45' E. and the distance 172 miles. 25.7 Hence the bearing of Funchal is found to be $. 88° 5' E. and its distance 480 miles. HK.F.Courses. Winds. L W Remarks on board, Friday, April 9, 1824. N. E. N. N89012/E 21 3 209 320 57/32° 56'40 10 290 15' distance 270 miles. TRAVERSE TABLE. Courses. Dist. N. S. E. E. S. 120 E. N. 90 8.8 8.8 Diff. Lat. 2.9 5.9 119.9 89.6 W. The variation being allowed on the courses, they will stand as in the adjoined table; then with the difference of latitude 2.9, and the departure 209.5, the 5.9 209.5 Dep. course is found to be N. 89° 12′ E. and the distance 210 miles nearly. Hence the bearing of Funchal is found to be S. 86° 11′ E. and its distance 270 miles. |