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Wednesday June 3rd 1846 Lat Long
Wind NE strong breese and light rain slowing down oil again
this day steering NE by [illedgible] this night so ends thes 24 hours
Thursday 4th
Wind N East moderate weather [mad?] all sail this morning
raised Larry this morning at 8oclock [wich] proved to be the
Island of [ mat too muk] stood in [illegible] it until 4 Sill then lashed
ship and stood off hump and finback whales here by the hunched
Friday June 5 1846
Wind North light breeze and moderate weather Hump and Finbacks
is aplenty in sight mending [splanners?] this [foreward?] a
Saturday June 6 Lat Long
Wind N E Light breeze and thick weather course cast by [Arcth?]

Sunday June 7th Lat 41 Long
Wind S E strong wholesail breeze with moderate weather standing
On the wind this day nothing in sight at 8 o clock P M took in sail quarto [auckle?] [illegible]

Monday June 8th 1846 Lat Long
Wind North strong breeze and pleasant weather Lowerd this
Morning for a Humpback whale at 5 o clock this morning but
To no effect at 4 P M for a right whale but [illegible] Success at 8
O clock P M shortend sail and [storrd?] quarter [watehes?]

Tuesday July the 9 1846 Lat 43, 4 L 144 East 43
Wind S E strong Breeze made all sail wind increases to a
gale at 10 O clock shortend sail under close main top sails thick
foggy weather steering East by North

Wednesday the 10th of June
Wind [S?] N Strong breeze A M under close reef Topsails
at 4 P M wind abated made all sail thick fog Again

Thursday the 11th of June
Wind N moderate breeze under all sail Lowerd onee
this day for a right whale But to no effect steering E N E

Friday 12th of June Lat 46:12d Long 147:3E
Wind N Light breeze under all sail steering N E by E

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