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Friday 25th June 1852 Began with pleasant weather and light wind from NW Head NNE Saw a Barque steering SW Boarded a Brig from New Castle bound to Monttevedio [MONTEVIDEO] Middle and latter parts have a breeze from WNW Steer by the wind Saw severel [SEVERAL] Sulphur Bottams [SULFUR BOTTOMS] Watch employed mending a Top sail So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 32..34 Longitude 48..39 --

Saturday 26th Commenced with light wind from NW by W and pleasant weather Ship under all the sail Head N by E Onbend [UNBENT?] the fore Top sail and bend another Nothing in sight but water Middle and latter parts had nearly the same weather Wind NW Saw a Bark steering N East Watch employed mending a fore top sail and rattleing [RATTLING] th[E] the Top yard rigging So ends in Latitude 31..57 Long [LONGITUDE] 48..00

Sunday 27th Began with pleasant weather and light wind from NW by Nth [NORTH] Ship under all the sail steering by the wind Head NE by N Saw a ship steering by the wind to the SW Middle and latter parts had nearly a calm Weather fair and verry [VERY] warm Watch employed at sundry jobs of ships duty So ends in Latitude 30..09 31..05 Longitude 46..58

Monday 28th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had light baffling wind from South W to SE and pleasant weather Carry all the sail steering NNW per Compass Watch to work on the rigging Open Beef and Pork and started water So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 30..19 Longitude 47..13