Log Book Hannibal and Marcus, 1822-1825

Thursday August 27th “ 1822 First and middle part fresh winds and pleasant weather from S E steer S S West Latter part light [hafling?] employed in painting the boats and other ships duty saw nothing so ends - - - Lat by obs 11 – 19 Long 23 – 26

Wednesday August 28th : 1822 First and middle part fine breezes and fine weather from S East stear S S West Latter part light winds at 7 P M took A Lunar observation Longitude 23 – 43 saw nothing Lat by obs 13 – 18 Long 24 – 10

Thursday August 29th : 1822 All these 24 hours Light winds and pleasant from S E to S S East head from S S W to S West Lat by obs 14 – 05 Long 24 – 36

Friday August 30th “ 1822 First and middle part Light winds and squaly from S East to S S West head from W to S S W Latter part light winds and pleasant Lat by obs 15 - - 17 Long 25 - - 32

Saturday August 31st “ 1822 All these 24 hours fresh winds and squaly from S S East to E S East stear S W and S S W at 8 PM took a lunar observation Long 26 – 07 - - - Lat by obs 17 - - 16 Long - - 26 – 55

Sunday September 1st “ 1822 First and middle part fresh winds and squaly from S East head S S W and S W by South Latter part pleasant weather saw nothing so ends Lat by obs 19 - - 42 Long 28 - - 27

Monday September 2nd “ 1822 First part fresh gales and squaly rugged weather from S E to East at 9 P M single [reefed?] the top sails and at 11 double reefed them last part more moderate at 7 A M shake out [mesh?] employed in ships duty saw nothing Lat by obs 22 – 08 Long 30 – 01

Tuesday September 2rd “ 1822 All these 224 hours fresh winds and pleasant from E S E to E N East stear S W and W S West employed in [unhending?] fore top sail and [handing?] another and mending him saw nothing Lat by obs 23 – 57 Long 32 – 13

Wednesday September 4th “ 1822 First part fine breeses and pleasant from N East stear W S W middle part Light winds and squaly last part light winds and pleasant stear S W and W S W employed in mending fore top sail and seling our main rigging and misen rigging saw nothing - - Lat by obs 25 – 19 Long 34 – 28

Thursday September 5th “ 1822 All these 24 hours fine breeses and pleasant from N East stear W S West and S West saw one fin back whale employed in painting boats and hearding fish so ends - - - Lat by obs 26 – 55 Long 36 – 29

Friday Sept 6th “ 1822 First and middle part fine [brezes?] and clean weather N E by N stear S West latter part light winds and cloudy saw nothing it employed in [brakeing?] out tiread and [copenig?] Lat by obs 28 - - 26 Long 38 - - 22

Saturday September 7th – 1822 First part light winds and pleasant weather at the North stear S W and S W by South - - - - - - - - at 7 P M sint down the fore top galant yard latter part squaly rainy weather fro S S West to S East head from W by S to S S West no observer Lat by D R 29 – 30 Long 39 – 11

Sunday September 8th “ 1822 First and middle part light winds and cloudy from S E to North and a large sea from W S West latter part fine breeses and clean weather from the North stear S S West and S W at 8 A M took a lunar observation longitude 36 – 50 Lat by obs 31 – 12 Long 40 – 14

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

Friday Sept 20th 1822 First part of these 24 hours squals of wind and fog with thunder from the Eastward middle part light winds and foggey Latter part light winds and fine weather from the Westward finished tying and stowed down 50 Blls of sperm oil spoke the South America West of Nantucket 50 Blls of sperm oil chased several right whale Lat b obs 34 – 18 Long by 47 – 12

Saturday Sept 21 “ 1822 First part light winds and pleasant at W S W stear S by East middle and Latter part strong winds of S West head S S E and S E under a fore sail and close reefed main top sail saw one right whale Lat by obs 35 - - 10 Long by Lunar 46 - - [21 or 26?]

Sunday Sept 22nd “ 1822 First part fresh winds from the southward head in West middle and Latter part light winds from the Eastward at 5 A M saw one right whale put of struck and killed him at 8 took him along side and cut him in at 2 P M struck and killed and cut in another at 4 spoke the ship Fanny of London Rue master bound round Cape horn Lat by obs 34 – 59 - - Long 46 – 33

Monday Sept 23rd “ 1822 All these 24 hours fresh Breeses and squaly with small rain from the Eastward employed in tying saw one whale Lat by D R 35 – 00 Long 46 – 25