Log of the bark Timor, 1849-1852

Tuesday August 31st Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had fair weather and light wind from West and SW Carry all sail steer NW and NNW Saw Jumpers and took them to be Sperm whales Lowered for them but saw them no more Saw one sail So ends all well Lat [LATITUDE] 12..31 Longitude 43..45 W

Wednesday Sept [SEPTEMBER] 1st Began with pleasant weather Saw blackfish and got one Middle and latter part[S] squally Carry all sail Steer NW by W Watch employed mineing [MINING] our blubber So ends Supposed Lat [LATITUDE] 13..00 Long [LONGITUDE] 43..50

Thursday 2ond Commenced with light wind from SW and fair weather Steering NW by W Middle and latter parts had a breeze from N East Commenced boiling One ship in sight steering N West So ends all well at [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] Longitude 45..00

Friday 3thd Throughout this day had light trades and frequent showers Ship under all sail steering NW Saw one ship steering the same way Latitude 14..52 Longitude 47..40

Saturday 4th Throughout this day had fair weather and fresh trades steer NW by N Employed taring [TARRING] the rigging in the watch Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 16..40 Longitude 49..10

Sunday September 5th 1852 Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had light wind from S East and pleasant weather Ship under all sail steering to the NNW 1/2 W The day being the Sabbath no labour [LABOR] done onboard So ends all well Lat [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 18..00 Longitude 51..20

Monday 6th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had a breeze from NE ad East Ship under all sail steering to the NW by N 1/2 N Latter part had some rain Watch employed scrapeing [SCRAPING] ship Supposed Lat [LATITUDE] 19..30 Longitude 53..00 W

Tuesday 7th Commenced with nearly calm and dark weather Middle and latter parts had a breeze from ESE and pleasant Ship under all sail steering to the NW by N 1/2 N Watch employed cleaning and painting ship The day ends in Lat [LATITUDE] 21..23 Longitude 54..10

Wednesday 8 Throughout this day had light wind from NE to SE and fair All hands employed painting ship in Latitude 22..06 Nth [NORTH] Longitude 55..00

Thursday 10th Throughout this day had pleasant weather and a light air from SE Steer NW Employed painting ship inside Saw severel [SEVERAL] Dolphins and caught 3 So ends all well Latitude 22..29 Longitude 55..20

Friday 10th September 1852 All theese [THESE] 24 hours had nearly a calm and verry [VERY] pleasant Steer NW Watch employed painting ship So ends all well Latitude 22..40 Longitude 56..00

Saturday 11th This day had pleasant weather and light wind from NE to SE Ship under all sail steering NW Paint the quawter [QUARTER] brats[?] and do some other jobs as required So ends all well Latitude 22..40 23..04 Long [LONGITUDE] 55..45 Long [LONGITUDE] 56..45

Sunday 12th Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had a breeze from the eastward and pleasant weather Carry all sail steering to the NW Saw severel [SEVERAL] Brigs steering NNE The day being the Sabbath no labour [LABOR] done onboard So ends all well Lat [LATITUDE] 24..10 Long [LONGITUDE] 57..44

Monday 13th Throughout this day had pleasant weather and light baffling wind Carry all sail and steer NW 1/2 N Saw two Brigs steering N by East Watch employed mending the Fore sail Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 25..01 Long [LONGITUDE] 58..30 W

Tuesday 14th All this day pleasant weather and a light wind from SE to NE Ship under all sail steering to the NW Saw two ships steering to the southward Watch employed mending a core studding sail in Lat [LATITUDE] 25..36 Long [LONGITUDE] 59..20

Wednesday 16th Sept [SEPTEMBER] 1852 Throughout this day had light wind from NE to SE and pleasant weather Ship under all sail and steering SW Saw two ships steering to the SE Watch employed at sundry jobs So ends So ends all well Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 25..42 Longitude " " 60..30

Thursday 16th Began with fresh wind from NE and squally Carry all sail and steering NW Middle and latter parts had fair weather and light wind from the same way Steer the same course Nothing of consequence done onboard Latitude by Obs [OBSERVATION] 26..21 Long [LONGITUDE] 61..25

Friday 17th Throughout this day had pleasant weather and light wind Ship under all sail and steering NW by N Watch employed mending sails Saw two Brigs steering to the Southward Latitude 25 41 Long [LONGITUDE] 62..30

Saturday 18th All this day had light airs from NE by N and pleasant Carry all sail and steer NW by N Saw a Schn [SCHOONER] steering South A Brig steering Nth [NORTH] Latitud[E] 28..00 Long [LONGITUDE] 63..55

Sunday 19th Began with light wind from S East and rainy Middle and latter parts had fresh wind from NE The day being the Sabbath no labour [LABOR] done onboard Lat [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 29..00 Longitude 65..00 West

Monday 20th September 1852 This day began with fresh wind from NE and pleasant weather Ship under all sail steering NW Middle and latter parts nearly calm The watch on deck variously employed So ends Lat [LATITUDE] 29..13 Long [LONGITUDE] 66..00

Tuesday 21st Began pleasant and nearly calm Lowered a boat to see how the masts stood Middle and latter parts had nearly the same weather Ship under all sail and steering NW by Nth [NORTH] Nothing in sight but water Lat [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 29..20 Long [LONGITUDE] 66..30

Wednesday 22ond Throughout this day had pleasant weather and light wind from N East Steer NW by N 1/2 N The watch on deck employed at sundry jobs Saw two pieces of squid and some small fish So ends all well Latitude 29..58 Long [LONGITUDE] 67..10

Thursday 23th [RD] Throughout theese [THESE] 24 hours had pleasant weather and light wind from Nth [NORTH] and NNE Ship under all sail steering NW by N Watch employed gitting [GETTING] out water So ends all well Lat [LATITUDE] 29..59 Longitude 67..50

Friday 24th Began with light wind from NNW and fair weather Heed [HEAD] W Middle squally and variable wind Tack ship and heed [HEAD] NNW a whil[E] and then the wind hauled back to N by E Wore ship heed [HEAD] NW by W the remainder of the day Lat [LATITUDE] 30..09 Long [LONGITUDE] 68..30