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Saturday the 21 st Sept [September] 1833

Begins with Calm weather

Middle & latter part light airs & pleasant
weather Ship under all Sail Steering S E by S
one Ship in Sight to the N ward Steering
Sth E saw a number of hump backs but
now whales hands Employed in Sundry
Jobs as occasion required So Ends
Lat Obsd 31:50 Long 5:50

Sunday the 22 ond

Strong winds from the S E ward throughout
the day Steering by the wind S S W
at 10 A M the weather increasing double
reefed our Top Sails & furled out Gib and Spanker
one Brig in Sight Steering by the wind
at 4 [o'clock] turned one reef out & set the
Gib the day being the Sabbath no
labour done more than occasion required
So Ends all well Lat Obsd 33:08
Long 4:54

Monday the 23 th

all this day light airs from the E ward
at 8 P M raised a School of Sperm whales
[lowered] our boats & Struck two drew from one
and [saved?] the other at 2 P M began to
cut at sun set finished cutting the [body]
& chained the [head] for the [night] at 8
[o'clock] set the watch & started the fires So
Ends all well Lat Obsd 34:34
Long 4:23