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Thursday June 25 1846
Moderate winds from the S W Lowerd for Hump
Backs this Day steering N E shortend sail and raining this

Friday June 26 1846
Light breezes from the South West Foggy weather made all
Sail steering a course this day took in sail this night

Saturday June 27th 1846
Light breezes from the N E with Fogs Under all sail
Steering East North East so ends these 24 hour

Sunday the 28th
Light Airs From the East steering by the wind took
In all sail this Night so ends all these 24 hours

Monday 29th 1846
Moderate winds from the East made sail standing on the wind
Sails in sight whales in sight boats lowerd starboard quarter
Boat fastend and killed a whale 5 ships in sight

Tuesday June 30th 1846
Light breezees from the N commenced cutting in at 4
A M finished at 9 commenced [borling?] at 10 made cruising sending

Wednesday July the 1st 1846
Winds moderate from the West under double reef Topsails trying
Out [Hoke?] the ship Indian chief of New London 18 months out 21
Hundred 2 other ships in sight so ends all these 24 hours

Thursday 2d 1846
Light breeze from the West under whole Topsails Lowerd
7 Times this day at the 4th Lowering fastend to killed 8
[Finh?] a large whale more whales in sight boats Lowerd W East
[Hrueh?] and fastend(strike through) the capt killed the whale got him alongside
At 10 o clock stowed [ahrund?] all night this made 105 barrells

Friday the 3d
Light Airs from the S W commenced cutting in finished
at 12 o clock Lowerd onee this day

Saturday July the 4th 1846 Lat 52 Long 186 E
Strong breeze from the N N E under close reef maintop sail
Trying out through the day 1 ship in sight

Sunday 5th
Strong breeze from the W under double reef Topsails
Trying out and storing down Lowerd 3 times this day Land in sight

Monday th 6 1846
Light winds from the N W Lowrd and killed a whale lost by killers