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Thursday September 30th 1852 The day began with fair weather and light wind from NE Heed [HEAD] NNW Got up our our sea led [LEAD] and line and put them in order for use Middle and latter parts had a gale from N At 10 night wore ship and double reefed Latter part onbent [UNBENT?] the main top sail an [AND] sowed [SEWED] up the rips and bent it again Saw a large ship steering SW by S Lat [LATITUDE] 35..16 Long [LONGITUDE] 73 10 S by E

Friday October 1st Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had a gale from Nth [NORTH] and a bad sea At 6 PM wore ship Heed [HEAD] up NW by W Latter part under single reefed top sails onbend [UNBENT?] the main sail and spent the day mending it Saw three ships all steering S by East Parted the starbord [STARBOARD] tack and fited [FITTED] another So ends in Lat [LATITUDE] Long [LONGITUDE]

Saturday 2ond Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had fresh wind from N and NNE and a greate [GREAT] swell from E Ship labours [LABORS] hard Carry all prudent sail and steer each way by the wind Saw a ship and a bark Both steering as we are Onbent [UNBENT?] the fore top sail and bent another This day at noon we gudged [JUDGED] ourselves in the center of the gulf So ends in Latitude 35..43 Longitude 73..49

Sunday 3th [RD] Throughout this day had fresh wind from NNE and pleasant weather Carry all prudent sail and steer by the wind Two sail[S] in sight steering the same way The day being the Sabbath no labour [LABOR] done onboard So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 36..06 Longitude 72..59