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Wednesday 7th January 1852 Commenced dark weather wind NNW Ship under all sail steering W at 8 PM double reefed and wore ship until 2 and then wore back again Latter part wind and weather nearly the same supposed Latitude 44..10 Longitude 173..35 West
Thursday 8th Janur [JANUARY] Commenced with fair weather and light wind from WNW Ship under all sail steering SW at 8 PM tacked Ship heed [HEAD] NNW latter part had light wind from SE Steer WNW the day ends in Latitude 43..28 Longitude 175..00
Friday 9th Commenced light wind from S East Ship under all sail steering West watch watch employed ripping an olde [OLD] Top sail latter part had fresh wind from EN East steer NW saw a large breach so ends all well Latitude 42..25 Longitude 177..00
Saturday 10th Commenced fresh wind from N and squally double reefed and at 6 furled fore and Mizzen Top sails latter part had light variable wind and pleasant weather set all sail and work to the SW so ends in Latitude 42..22 Long [LONGITUDE] 177..22
Sunday 11th Throughout this day had fair weather and light wind from NW carry all sail and steer each way by the wind saw a ship steering E [?] East the day being the sabbath watch employed in reading so ends in Latitude 43..03 Longitude 178..20
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Monday 12th Janaury 1852 Commenced with pleasant weather and a light wind from NW Ship under all sail steering to the SW Middle and latter parts wind and weather the same nothing of consequence done onboard so ends in Latitude 43..14 South Longitude 179..14
Tuesday 13th Commenced nearly calm weather pleasant Middle and latter parts had fresh wind from the southward and squally steering to the [south CROSSED OUT] Wward [WESTWARD] saw killers and caught one Porpass [PORPOISE] so ends in Latitude 43..30 Longitude 179..11 East
Wednesday 14th Commenced with light wind and pleasant weather steer to the westward Middle and latter parts had nearly the same weather watch employed mending the main Top Gallant sail in Latitude 43..16 Long [LONGITUDE] 177..40
Thursday 15th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had fair weather and light wind from East Ship under all sail steering south watch employed middle stitching the Main sail saw two finbacks so ends in Latitude 44..06 Long LONGITUDE] 177..44 East
Friday 16th Commenced with pleasant weather wind from EN East and light steering S West finished mending the main sail and bent it At 8 PM double reefed and hauled by the wind latter part had at daylight made all sail and steered SW saw severel [SEVERAL] finbacks so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 44..36 Longitude 175..05
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Saturday 17th Janaury 1852 Commenced with fresh wind N East Ship under all sail steering SW At 8 PM took in sail lay each way through the night latter part had nearly the same weather set all sail and steered to the SW nothing in sight but water Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 44..40 Longitude 173..11 --
Sunday 18th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had fresh wind from NE and thick weather steer to the SW in the daytime and take in sail and lay by the wind through the night saw some finbacks the day being the sabbath no labour [LABOR] done onboard so ends in Latitude Longitude
Monday 19th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had strong wind and hazey [HAZY] steer SW At sunset took in sail and hauled to the Eastward latter part had thick fog supposed Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 46..20 Longitude 172..40
Tuesday 20th Commenced with thick fog and a light wind Ship under short sail Middle the same Latter part cleared off Made sail and steered of[F] by the wind to the Westward so ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION]46..22 Longitude 171..18
Wednesday 22ond 21 Throughout this day had light wind and variable fair weather Ship under all sail At 8 PM took in sail Latter part had thick fog lay under short sail so ends all well Latitude 46..30 Longitude 171..00
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Thursday 22ond January 1852 Commenced with thick fog and a light wind from South Ship under short sail latter part had short sail Steer W by South so ends fair weather in Latitude 46..30 Longitude 171..00
Friday 23th {RD] Commenced with pleasant weather and a light wind from East Ship under all sail steering West At night nothing in sight took in sail latter part had strong wind from East NE and rainy set double reefed Top sails and steered to the S East Spoke and gamed [GAMMED] with Ship Dover of New london one whale 6 months out the day ends in Latitude 46..40 Longitude 171..30
Saturday 24th Commenced with fresh wind from the North and some rain Ship under double reefed Top sails steering to the Eastward At night took in sail latter part had fresh wind from the West and fair weather set double reefed Top sails and steered to the South Latitude 46..40 Longitude 171..24
Sunday 25th Commenced with fresh wind from SSW steer E by S At sundown took in sail and hauled by the wind to the South East last part had light baffling wind set all sail and steered E by south saw some finbacks in Latitude 47..10 Long [LONGITUDE] 172..50
Monday 26th Commenced with strong wind from NN East and dark weather Ship under all sail steering steering SSW per Compass Latter part had the wind SSW steer SS East saw two finbacks so ends Latitude 48..47 Long [LONGITUDE] 48..47 Longt [LONGITUDE]
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Tuesday 25th January 1852 Throughout this day had strong wind from South and squally Carry double reefed top sails through the day and lay still through the night Saw 4 finbacks So ends Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 48..46 Longitude 173..00
Wednesday 26th Commenced with a strong wind from South and fair weather Ship under double reefed top sails Latter part had fresh wind from West Set all sail and at 8 O[']clock wore ship Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 47..40 Longitude ----
Thursday 27th Commenced with fresh wind from WNW and hazey [HAZY] Steer East At night took in sail Latter part had the wind from the NW At daylight set all sail and steered to the N East At 10 it commenced raining At noon double reefed So ends all well Latitude 47..55
Friday 28th first part of theese [THESE] 24 hours had a gale from NNW and steer NN Eas[T] under double reefed top sails At night took in sail Latter part had strong wind from wind from WNW Set all sail and steered to the northward Saw severel [SEVERAL] finbacks So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 47..11 Longitude 176..00 East
Saturday 31st Commenced with fair weather and a fresh wind from WNW Ship under all the sail steering WNW At night took in sail and wore ship Middle nearly calm Latter part fresh wind Set all sail and steer to the North Latitude