| 15 | | SW | No Obs | | 16 | | West } | | | | | NW } | 22.25 | | 17 | | West } | | | | | North } | 22.29 | | 18 | | West | 22.22 | | 19 | | West | No Obs | | 20 | | West } | | | | | NW } | 23.38 | | 21 | | NW | 25.8 | | 22 | | NbW | 27.45 | | 23 | | NW | No Obs | | 24 | | NW | 30.18 | | 25 | | West | 30.10 | | 26 | | West | 30.31 | | 27 | | West | No Obs | | 28 | | NW | 32.7 | | 29 | | West | 32.23 | | 30 | | West | No Obs | +--------+--------+-----------+---------+ An Account of the Months, Days And Knots Run, by the Ship Oliver Cromwell in her Second Cruise. +-------------+------------+--------------+ | Months | Days | Knots | +-------------+------------+--------------+ | March | 1 | 9 | 1148 | | April | 1 | 30 | 2084 | | May | 1 | 30 | 3086 | +-------------+------------+--------------+ | Total 3 | 69 | 63.18 | +-------------+------------+--------------+ CONTRACT BETWEEN TIMOTHY BOARDMAN AND CAPT. PARKER. FOR THE THIRD CRUISE. Charlestown, July 6^th, 1778. Conversation Between Cap^t Parker & My Self this Day. P^r. What are you Doing a Shore. My Sf. I wanted to See You Sir. P^r. Verry well. My Sf. The Term of my Inlistment is up & I would be glad of a Discharge Sir. P^r. I cannot Give you One, the Ship is in Distress Plumb has been trying to Get You away. My Sf. No Sir, I can have Good Wages here & I think it Better than Privatiering I can^t Think of Going for a Single Share I had a hard task Last Cruise & they all Left me. P^r. You have had a hard task of it & I will Consider you. & You Shall have as Much again as You Expect. Ranny & those that Leave me without a Discharge will Never Get anything you Better go aboard Boardman. I will Consider you & you,ll _Lose Nothing by it_. My Sf. I am Oblig^d to you Sir. & So went on Board. JOURNAL AND SAILING DIRECTIONS OF THE OLIVER CROMWELL THIRD CRUISE. JOURNAL OF THE THIRD CRUISE. July 24 Weigh^d Anchor at 5 Fathom hole & Came Over the Bar In Comp^y with the Notredame a 16 Gun Brig & two Sloops. Mett a French Ship of 28 Guns on the Bar Bound in. 25^th A Smooth Sea. 29^th Saw A Sail Gave Chace. 30^th Saw A Sail Gave Chace. 31^st Saw two Sail Gave Chace. Light winds.