15-24 August 1806 Memorandum re Simcoe's voyage to Portugal.
CWF Rockefeller Library Special Collections. SCMS1930.6

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Came to anchor below the Castle of Belem in
the Tagus at night Tuesday the 26th August 1806
Dined with Ld St Vincent

27th lay at the Linata
a board the Brittania 28 very ill that night
& the next day

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Memorandum in Genl Darlings hand writing

1806
Saild from Plymouth August 15
at Sea — 16
at Sea opened instructions 17

Santa Margarita 16
16 Augt 1806 at noon
Latitude in -----49°..26 N
Longitude in-----5.12.. W
[Tu]lly----No 56 W
Distance----42 miles
17th
Latitude in-----48° . 54 No
Longitude----6..57 W
[Tu]lly---N 17 E
Distance----63 miles
18th
Latitude in----47°..12 N
Longitude in---8. 21 W
Rock of Lisbon —[illegible] 6. W
Distance---5 10 miles

A boat from H M Ship Eurydicia
intelligence from Adml Cochrane [&c &c]

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Latitude in----46°. 31 N
Longitude----8. 38 W
Cape [Finestre][illegible] 7 W
Distance----220 miles
Rock of Lisbon----[illegible] 5
Distance-----468 miles
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August 20th
Latitude in----44°.. 52 N
Longitude in----7.. 39 W
Cape Finestre …[illegible] 30 W
Distance 139 miles
Cape Ortugal ---[illegible] 2 E
Distance----66 miles
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Set by compass
Cape Ortugal ----E [illegible] S
Cape Prior —S W B[illegible]
43° 44
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Set by compass
Cape Ortugal[S] E 11 Leagues
Spoke by Signal H M Ship [Spartial]43.49
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N71° W
39 M
44° 12 No
9 12 W
FunchalS [illegible] W
Rock of LisbonS 5 W
330 miles
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N.22° W
50 miles
42 06 W
9 41 W
Finestre----N 22
50 miles

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B[illegible]ingsS 6° 14
North of Lisbon3 W
Rock of Lisbon3 W
203 Miles