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Tuesday the 1 st Oct 1833

Fresh winds from the Sth W ward at 6
in the morning Set Top sails & steered to
the N ward by the wind at 10 raised 2 whales &
chased hard but without success at 4 P M
Squared the yards & Steered East at 6 Saw 3
Sperm whales Chased hard but did not Strike
at 7 [came] on board filled away Stand
half watches Carry all sail So Ends all well
Lat Obsd 35:20 Long 2:26

Wednesday the 2 nd

Began with light breezes from the N W ward
which continued through the at daylight in
the morning Saw 4 whales & Spent the day
in Chasing Saw 2 merchant Ships Steering
E S E at Sun set furled Top Sails & lay by
So Ends Lat Obsd 35:28 Long 2:00

Thursday the 3 th

light airs from the W ward through out the
at 6 [o'clock] in the morning set all sail &
steered E N E at 10 raised 3 whales [lowered]
soon got fast but the Iron [came] out
at 11 raised Sperm whales Struck 1 and
the Irons [came] directly out darted at
another but did not get hold So Ends the
day Lat Obsd 35:50 Long 3:00

Friday the 4 th