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Saturday teh 24 th August 1833

Commenced with strong winds from the
E ward Steering by the wind to the Sth E ward
at 2 P M Martin Vass largest rock bore W
distance 15 miles at 3 Passed a brig Steering
N at sun set left the land off our Starboard
quarter. weather increasing fuled the
Top Galland Sails & reefed the mizen
top sail, hands Employed in meding
a fore Top Sail to a mizen latter part
weather pleasant Sit all Sail People
Employed in Sundry jobs of Ships duty
as occasion required So Ends all well
Lat Obsd 22:18 Long 28:00 per [Count?]

Sunday the 25 th

Began with Fresh breezes at E steering S S E
with all sail set at 2 P M unbent the
fore Top Sail & Stowed it below & bent
another Saw a munber of hump backs
but no whates at sun set fuled our
Top Gallant Sails latter part weather moderate
Sit all sail Saw a plenty of finbacks
the day being the Sabbath no labour done
more than occaseion required So goes the time
one day after another Lat obsd 22:14
Long 26:11

Monday the 26 th

Throughout theese 24 hours Pleasant breezes
from about E Steering by the wind to the E
ward with all sail set saw a number of
hump backs at 6 P M passed a brig Steering
N Saw a few bank birds watch Employed
in rattling the main Top Gallant rigging
So Ends Lat Obsd 25:52 - Long 25:30