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Remarks

Tuesday Oct. 28th 1845 Moderate wind from the Eastward. Steer by the wind [TO] the Southward. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 00°=16" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 157°=39" West

Wednesday Oct. 29th Light breezes from the East. Steer by the wind S by E. Latter part chaced [CHASED] blackfish. Saw a large Sperm whale 2 two miles to the windward of the ship going fast to the windward. Chaced [CHASED] but could not see him again. So ends the day. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 01=31 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 157°..41" West

Thursday Oct 30th Comes in with light winds from the Eastward. Steer by the wind South. Watches employed at various jobs on the riging [RIGGING]. So ends this twenty[-]four hours. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 2°=47" N South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] 158°=01"

Friday Oct 31rst This twenty[-]four hours we have light winds from the Eastward. Heading Southerly with verry [VERY] unsteady winds from the Eastward. Thus ends the tedious day. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 4°.26 South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] [158°.06' CROSSED OUT] 158°.19" West

Saturday November 1rst 1845 Comes in with light breezes from the Eastward. Steer by the wind South & S by W. Variation 7 deg [DEGREES] Easterly. Current Westerly. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 6°=14" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 158°=44" W

[Saturday Nov 2 CROSSED OUT] Sunday November 2ond Commences with freshening gales from SSE. Steer by the wind Southerly. Middle part squally. Latter hours rainy. Parted the forward fore top mast backstay and found it verry [VERY] rotten. Spliced[?] etc. Latt [LATITUDE] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 7°=53" South Long [LONGITUDE] by DR [DEAD RECKONING] 159°=21" W