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Thursday July 4th 1839.

Commences with moderate breezes from the S.S.E
and pleasant.

middle Hours Calm Latter light airs from the North
Hands employed in celebrating the Fourth of July.

So ends.

Friday, July 5th, 1839.

Commences with light airs from the North and
pleasant at Daylight got under weigh and run
out of the Bay Ship Acasta in company at 9 P.M.
passed the Heads of the Bay saw 2 Right whales
lowered struck and killed one took him alongside
and cut him in middle & Latter fresh breezes from
the north and cloudy took in the Top gallant Sails
and steered by the wind to the Eastward Acasta
in company. [Silhouette of a whale with "60 Bls." written above it]

So ends.

Ship France at Sea and bound to the North.

Saturday July 6th, 1839.

Commences with fresh breezes from the Eastward
and cloudy Steering by the wind to the North
middle & Latter Hours Calm. Banks Peninsula
bearing W. S. W. 40 mi So ends.

Sun Obscure. Latitude by acc 43" 40 South.

Sunday, July 7th, 1839.

Commences Calm middle & Latter Hours fresh
breezes from the S. S. E. and Cloudy.

double Reefed the Top Sails Steering East.
during the Night lost Sight of the Acasta.

So ends.

Latitude Obs. 43" 17. South. Longitude by acc. 173" 40 East.

Monday, July 8th, 1839.

All of these 24 Hours fresh gales from the S. S. E.
Steering E. by N. untill 10 P. M. Steered N. N. E.

at 11 Do. finished Boiling

Hands employed in cleaning Bone.

So ends.

Latitude Obs. 43" 20. South. Longitude per watch 176" 29 East