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will occasion the greatest difference in the | will occasion the greatest difference in the | ||
Ship's sailing - To illustrate this He told | Ship's sailing - To illustrate this He told | ||
| − | His Majesty that He was once convoy to a | + | His Majesty, that He was once convoy to a |
Fleet of Merchantmen, & that his Frigate by | Fleet of Merchantmen, & that his Frigate by | ||
her good sailing could keep any station He | her good sailing could keep any station He | ||
| − | pleased with Them--In the | + | pleased with Them -- In the |
| − | Morning when | + | Morning when He waked He was much surprised |
| − | to find that | + | to find that every Ship in the Fleet had passed |
Him, & that He was now astern with the same | Him, & that He was now astern with the same | ||
Sail-- He called his People to know what | Sail-- He called his People to know what | ||
was the reason but they could not account for | was the reason but they could not account for | ||
| − | it-- He then | + | it-- He then enquired if any Water had been |
used from the Casks, & was informed that some | used from the Casks, & was informed that some | ||
had been used-- He continued his Enquiry | had been used-- He continued his Enquiry | ||
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that one of the Casks of Water had been | that one of the Casks of Water had been | ||
moved from one side of the Ship to the other. | moved from one side of the Ship to the other. | ||
| − | On this He | + | On this He order'd it to be replaced as before |
Revision as of 19:28, 22 July 2020
when stowed aft. From this Officer I learnt that the smallest alteration in placing the ballast will occasion the greatest difference in the Ship's sailing - To illustrate this He told His Majesty, that He was once convoy to a Fleet of Merchantmen, & that his Frigate by her good sailing could keep any station He pleased with Them -- In the Morning when He waked He was much surprised to find that every Ship in the Fleet had passed Him, & that He was now astern with the same Sail-- He called his People to know what was the reason but they could not account for it-- He then enquired if any Water had been used from the Casks, & was informed that some had been used-- He continued his Enquiry into the probable cause of this remarkable alteration in the Ships rate of Sailing & at last it was accounted for, by the information that one of the Casks of Water had been moved from one side of the Ship to the other. On this He order'd it to be replaced as before
