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Saturday January 18th
First and middle part of these 24 hours Light winds
and cloudy from the Northward stear in West
and W S West Latter part fresh winds and squals
of rain at 12 PM took the wind at S West saw one
sail and no whale Lat by DR 39 – 50
Long by Lunar at 4 PM 40 – 40 at 8 40 – 23

Sunday January 19th
First and middle part fresh gales at S S West
at 5 PM tack to the Westward Latter part Light
winds and calm from the Southward head in to the
Westward saw no whales one ship in sight caught
4 Black fish so ends this day of our Lord
Lat by obs 39 – 48 Long by 44 - - 20

Monday January 20th 1823
All these 24 hours Light [an(strikethrough)] winds and pleasant
weather from W N West to S West stear from N West
to S West on the wind in co with the Pacific
Lat by obs 40 – 05 Long 42 – 14

Tuesday January 21st
All these 24 hours Light winds and pleasant
weather from the Westward head from N West
to S West at 12 PM saw one whale put off
struck and killed and cut him in the Pacific in sight
got a whale Lat by D R 40 - - 35 Long 42 - - 40

Wednesday January 22 “
All these 24 hours Light winds and fine weather
at N N West employed in tying and killed 2 whales
cut one in and cabled the other saw a plenty
of whales and 2 ships in co with the Pacific a tying
Lat by 40 – 55 Long 42 50