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Monday Sept 16th 1822
First part fresh winds and squaly from
S S W middle part light winds latter part light
airs and calm employed in getting our cutting
pennants and blocks aloft at 2 PM saw A shole
of sperm whale put off struck 2 killed one at 5 P M
took him along side and cut from the other and lost
it 2 harpoons and one lance Lat by obs 33 – 15 Long 15 – 30

Tuesday Sept 11th “ 1822
All these 24 hours light winds and pleasant
weather from the Northward at day light [hogan?]
Began to cut in our sperm whale at P M finished
cutting and cleaned away the head at 7 set the
fore sail and stear S S West saw nothing

Wednesday Sept 18th “ 1822
Light winds and calm and smokey weather from
the northward employed in tying our sperm whale
saw nothing so ends this day
Lat by obs 33 - - 33 Long 44 – 40

Thursday Sept 19th “ 1822
First part light airs and calm middle light
wind and foggy from the Northward latter
part squals of wind and rain from the Eastward
steared to the south employed in tying
Lat by D R 33 – 26 Long 45 00