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Saturday 13th June 1846
Light winds from the [S W N?] with thick fog
Under all sail steering N East
Sunday June 14th 1846
Light breezees found the [S?] E under all [veil?]
[Lioded?] up a dead whale this morning at 8 o clock got
him cut in at 12 A M he made us 55 barrels of oil
Monday June 15th 1846
Light breeze from N E under all sail steering New
Tuesday June 16th 1846
Light winds E N east with thick fog under all sail
[Stereing?] down oil steering [illegible] S east So ends these 24 hours
Wednesday June 17th 1846
Light airs from the N E with thick fog steering E N eas
Thursday June 18th 1846
Light airs and foggy course E N E so ends these 24 hours
Friday June 19th 1846 Lat 48 : 4 N Long E
Light winds from the N W See whales Lowerd [Fastend?]
And the whale got him alongside at 3 o clock P M finished
Cutting in at 8 Look in sail and [commenced?] Trying [erch?]
Saturday June 20th 1846
Light breezes from the S S East whale in sight at 8 O
Lowerd all 3 boats starboard quarted fastend and libed the whale
got him at(strike through) to the ship at 10 o clock Finished cutting in at 4
P M [armmenced?] Trying out again this whale made 95 barrels
Sunday 21st
Light breezes from the N with fog and rain whales in sight
Flowing down of & trying out took in sail this Night
Monday June 22 1846
Light breezes from North running under down he reef Top sides
Standing on the wind at 10 P M [spoke?] the New [Falyans?]
Of New bed ford? 2 whales this season took in sail this night
Tuesday 23d 1846
Light winds from the N E under whole Top sails finished trying out
And stowing down took in sail this Night
Wednesday 24th 1846
Moderate breezes from the N E made all sail this morning
Cruising dreaming home this day took in sail at 8 this night
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