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1880, Cruising on Vasquez Ground
Wednesday 11 Commences with Moderate breezes from the South
August. W steering NNW under all Sail at 6 pm Shortened
For the Night at 7 pm nose Ship to the ENE and East at
6 am Saw the Island of 'Eua bearing NW dist 35 miles
[ILLUSTRATION OF ISLAND]
So Ends Lat [LATITUDE] 21.29 S Long [LONGITUDE] 174 50 W
Thursday 12 Commences with Moderate breezes from the
ESE Steering NW at 2 pm was boarded by a
canu [CANOE] manned with 3 [MATNES BRUE?] of [COSNYL?]
& Potatoes and [MOM?] apples latter part Steered N
Bound in to [TONGIATUTIAE?] cape oil
So Ends. the Island of Tonga in
Sight bearing WSW dist [DISTANCE] 11 Miles So Ends
Friday 3 Commences with Strong breezes from the East
Steering North at 1 pm Steered West and bent N
Chain and got the anchor of the [BOW?] at 4 pm
Tock alilat-at 5 pm anchored in Tonga harbor
12 fathom nutes [KNOTS?] So Ends
Saturday 24. Commences with Strong winds from ESE
Employed Coopering Oil and Strading for [YAMS?] &
Barrels So Ends
Sunday 15 Commences with Moderate Winds from ESE &
Fine Weath [WEATHER] So Ends
Monday 16 Commences with fin Weath Employed Coopering
Oil 2 [???] [???] [???] [???] So Ends