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Cruising on the false bank
Remarks on Wednesday, December 27 AD
These 24 hours begins with fine fresh breeses from
SE & cloudy saw a plenty of fowls but no whale
had dark green water steard ESE at 10 PM
saw ship headed SSW Middle & Latter part
light wins fro SE saw some whales Employed
in painting boats & other duties Latt []

Remarks on board Thursday December 28 1820
These 24 hours begins with light airs & []from
SE at 7 took the wind fro West Middle part
light wind from WSW steard ESE Latter part
fresh wind from WNW steard SE saw nothing
Employed in ships duties so ends Latt 38.49

Remarks on board Friday December 29th AD 1820
These 24 hours begins with fresh winds from
SSW steard to the southward at 2 took in sail
had some rain at 5 set the topsails Middle
part fresh wind Latter part fresh gales with []
squallls took topsails & foresail saw a few fowls
Employed in ships duties so ends Latt 39.18 South

Remarks on Saturday December 30th AD 1820
These 24 hours begins with fresh gales fro WSW
with hard squalls fro SW saw a plenty of fowls but no
whales Employed in ships duties so end
Latt by Obs 39.18 South