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Iris Iris Iris of N [NEW] London

Remarks on board

Saturday August 2ond Here we've been laying [LYING] all day in fog and rain. Wind from the Southward. Tw [TWO] ships in sight and plenty of humpers. Thus ends the second day of August 1845. Latt [LATITUDE] by guesswork 52=00" Long [LONGITUDE] by same 159°=50"

Sunday August 3rd This 24 hours we have a gale of wind from the Southward and a hard rainstorm. All hands employed at eating and sleeping. So ends the day etc. Latt [LATITUDE] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 52=00" N Long [LONGITUDE] I guess 160°=20" East

Monday August 4th Comes in with the wind from the WSW and the fogg [FOG] clearing. Steer North 5 hours with a five knot breeze then luff by the wind to the N & W. Saw one sail and many humpbacks. So ends the day. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 52°=30" N Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 162°=05" East

Tuesday August 5th Oh, this day we have pleasant weather. Wind from the Northward. Steer South. Saw one right whale. Chaced [CHASED] but could not get near him. Saw two sail[S] and one of them take a whale. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 52 38 North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] 162° 34" East

Wednesday Aug 6th All of this 24 hours we have fine weather, light breezes from the N & E. Steer to the South. Spoke ship Batholemew Goswald [BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD], Mosier, N. [NEW] Bedford, 1600, 12 mo. [MONTHS]. So ends this day. Latt [LATITUDE] [Obs CROSSED OUT] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 52°=00" N Long [LONGITUDE] by [Chro. CROSSED OUT] Acct [ACCOUNT] 162°=30"

Thursday Aug. 7th Comes in with freshening gales from the N & E. Steer to the Southward. Carry sail through the night. In the morning heave too [TO] with a heavy gale from SE. Latt [LATITUDE] [Obs CROSSED OUT] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 50°=30" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 162°=00" East