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Tuesday March 19th 1850 Began with strong wind from NW and thick weather Ship under Double Reefed Top sails steering to the N East at 4 PM the Land in sight wore ship middle and Last parts had strong gales and thick weather steer each way by the wind nothing in sight but water and sea fouls [FOWLS] the Day Ends In Latitud[E] 48..10 Longitude 66..50

Opened Flour & oped [OPENED] Molasses

Tuesday [WEDNESDAY] 20th Began with A gale from N West and Rain Ship under Double Reefed Top sails and Courses steering to the S West at 3 PM the wind shifted suddenly to S West wore Ship Last part had some heavy squal[L]s split Main and Mizen [MIZZEN] Top sails and Jib Onbent [UNBENT?] them and Bent Others In Latitude 48..02 Longitude 77..30

Thursday 21st Commenced with a heavy gale from SW and verry [VERY] squally ship under a Clost [CLOSE] Reefed Main Top sail heading WNW all hands employed Bending sails last part had fair weather set all sail steering NW Braked [BROKE] out the Main Hatch for water Butter In Latitude 47..40 Longitude 77..40

Friday 22ond Throughout these 24 hours had strong wind from Nth [NORTH] and verry [VERY] Squally steer to the westward employed Mending sails no Obs [OBSERVATION] supposed Latitude 47..20 Longitude 78..20