What is the setting of MS. Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe?

This story takes place on two different ships; the first is a ship on its way to the Archipelago Islands, and the second, an ancient ship named "Discovery." It is on the first ship that the narrator faces the first days of terror, finally sailing through an unending night. When he is thrown onto the deck of the Discovery, the narrator must abandon all rational thought and hold on for the ride.