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Tuesday, Sept. 4th 1838.

All of these 24 Hours moderate breezes from
the S. & W. and pleasant ship heading up
at times to S. S. E. and off to S E.

This Day while at work about the mizzen mast aloft
found it to be very Rotten about about the
Cheeks cut out the decayed wood and put
in groving pieces we likewise found the Fore
Top mast Head to be very poor had the armourer
fit a Band to keep it together.

Hands employed in ships Duty.

So ends.

Latitude Obs. 03" 39 North. Longitude per. watch 12" 19 west.

Wednesday, Sept. 5th 1838.

Commences with pleasant breezes from the S W and
fair weather ship Heading to S. S. E. at 8 P. M. off
S E. by S. Tacked ship heading up W. S. W.

at 7 A. M. the wind hauling to the S W. Tacked
ship to the S S. E. at 10 Do. the wind hauling back
Tacked ship again heading W. S. W.

Hands employed in various jobs of ships Duty.

So ends.

Latitude Obs. 03" 11 North. Longitude per. watch 12" 42 west.

Thursday Sept. 6th 1838,

All of these 24 Hours moderate breezes from
the Southward steering by the wind to the west
at 8 A. M. saw 2 sail steering to the west.
at 10 Do. unbent the Fore Sail to repair
and bent a new one.

Hands employed in Ships Duty.

So ends.

Latitude Obs. 12" 33 North. Longitude per. watch 14" 22 w

Friday, Sept. 7th, 1838.

All of these 24 Hours moderate breezes and
pleasant weather wind south steering by the wind
W. S. W. 2 sail in sight steering to the south.

So ends.

Latitude Obs. 01" 33 North. Longitude per watch 15" 30. west