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Monday 21st June 1852 Began pleasant and a fine breeze from WSW Ship under all the sail we can muster Steering N East Middle and latter parts had weather the same and a breeze from W Steer NE by Nth [NORTH] All hands employed mending sails Nothing more occured [OCCURRED] worth remarks So ends all well but one man Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 36..53 Longitude 52..40

Tuesday 22ond Commenced with pleasant weather and light wind from NW Finished mending our Courses and bent them Middle and latter part[S] had the wind from N by W Steer close hauled Watch employed at sundry jobs of ships duty Saw one spout Supposed to be a finback So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 35..56 Long [LONGITUDE] 51..00

Wednesday 23thd Began with light wind from N by East and rainy Head East Saw three Sulphur [SULFUR] Botams [BOTTOMS] and lowered for them but could not git [GET] holde [HOLD] of them Latter part had fresh wind from South and pleasant Carry all the sail Steer N by E Saw two ships One steering Nth [NORTH] The [OTHER] by the wind to the S East Lat [LATITUDE] 34..02 Long [LONGITUDE] 50..00

Thursday 24th Theese [THESE] 24 hours commenced with light wind from South and pleasant Steering N by East Middle calm Latter part had a light wind from NW and cloudy Ship under all the sail steering by the wind to the N East Employed mending a Top sail Saw two ships steering to the NW Saw severel [SEVERAL] spouts Supposed to be finbacks So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 33..13 Longitude by DR [DEAD RECKONING] 49..40