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Friday 8th October 1852 This day began with pleasant weather and nearly calm A bark in sight bearing ESE and steering S East Middle part squalls attended with thunder and lightning Latter part had pleasant weather and light wind from S and SW Steering S by W Saw severel [SEVERAL] vessels steering different courses At 11 O[']clock lowered a boat and pulled along side of bark Pattent [PATENT?] from Bath bound to St Johns and then to London Got some bread potatoes and codfish The day ends in Lat [LATITUDE] 40..35 Long [LONGITUDE] 72..45

Saturday 9th Commenced with pleasant weather and a light wind from SSW Steering N by E At 2 PM made the land on the larbor [LARBOARD] bow Saw severel [SEVERAL] vessels steering to the Eastward Middle and latter parts had

Sunday 10th

Bright are the moments linked with thee

Boast of glory hallowed land

Hope of the viliant [VALIANT] and the free

Home of their youthful soldier land

Truths would you teach to save a sinking land

All shun none aid you and few understand