Whaling log of the Ship Argonaut, 1820-1822

ber to the Coast of Patagonia Remarks on board Friday Sept 15 AD18 First part light trades fro ESE steared [torn] Middle part fresh tradesSE steared at 14 PM have to fan out [illegibel] Latter part light trades from ESEsteared EbyS saw nothing Employed in straping the ]illegibel] se blocks & [illegible] so goes 22 hours

Course	Dist	D latt	Dep	Lattin	Llong	Long in
S35E	61	51	35	17.00	37	24.58

Remarks on board Saturday Sept 16 AD1820 First part light tradesESE steared SEbyS Middle part light trades fro East Latter part ligh trades from Eastby S steared SbyE saw a brig to leaward stearing South Employed in ships duties so ends these 24 hours

Course	Dist	DLatt	Dep	Lattin	Llong	Longin
S30E	73	63	36	15.54	38	24.20

Remarks onboard Sunday Sept 17th AD 1820 First part light trades from NEbyE steard SEbyS Middle part light air & cloudy 2 have the ship to & lay until day light. We steard ESE Latter part fine trades from SSE Saw nothing Employed in ships duties so goes

Course	Dist	DLatt	Dep	Lattin	Llong	Long in
S45E	65	46	46	15.11	48	23.32 West

Journal of a voyage from Saghar Remarks on board Monday September 18th AD 1820 Begins first part light trades from NNE and pleasant Second ESEMiddle part light breeses from [illegible] Latter part calm saw a sail on [illegible] quarter All hands enployed in setting up reggon & handling a foresail so ends these 24 hours

Course	Dist	D latt	Dept	Lattin	Llong	Long in
S45E	38	27	44	14.44	28	23.04

Remarks on board Sept Tuesday 19th AD 1820 First part light air [illegible][illegible] saw 23 rare bracoders. Middle part light breceses from SbyE Latter part light breesesSSE 7 pleasant at SW made kow readings EbyN steared East employed in ship duties so ends these 24 hours [illegible]

Course	Dist	D latt	Dept	Lattin	Llong	Long in
N 87E 31	2	31	14.46	31	22.33

Remarks on board Wednesday Sept 20th AD 1820 First part light breeses from SSE steared east The land ahead Middle part light airs from SE Latter part fresh wind with a hard squall at 12am {illegible] 10 seaguls from witch I take any departure {illegible}Latt14. 50| Long 24.43 these 24 hours fine on board [illegible]

To The Coast of Patagoina Remarks On board Wednesday Sept 27 AD First part light airs from West & hazy sail set Middle part light steady breases from NW Latter part fine light breases & cloudy with rain [illegible] Employes in taking

Course	Dist	D latt	Dep	Latt in	LLong	Long in
S11E	107	105	20	6.30	20	21.25 West

Remarks on board Thursday Sept 28th AD 1820 First part fine light breases from NNW with [illegible] rain steard south Middle part strong winds from WSW & steard [illegible] Latter part fresh gales from SE squally at 1 PM 2& reffed the topsails at 5 put one riif & got in top gallant said 2 am sailing Employed

Course	Dist	D latt	Dep	Latt in	LLong	Long in
S35E	73	60	42	5.30	42	20.43

Remarks on board Friday Sept 29th AD 1820 First part fresh winds from SSW steard SE Middle part fresh gales & squally Latter part fresh breases fro SSW steared SE saw nothing Employed in ships duties so ends

Course	Dist	Dlatt	Dep	Latt in	LLong	Long in
[torn]	70	6	70	5.24	70	19.33

On part of a voyage from Sag Harbor Remarks on board Saturday Sept 30thAD 1820 First part fine breases fro SSW steard SE Middle part & Latter part light breaese from SSW saw a ship to windward stearing SE Employed in ships duties so ends 24 hours

Course	Dist	Dlatt	Dep	Lattin	LLong	Long in
S5SE	79	442	68	4.42	43	18.50West

Remarks on board Sunday October 1st AD 1820 First part light breeses from SW by South at 1 PM saw sprem whales struck 2 [illegible] on board at 6 saw a sail on our [illegible] Middle part light breases fromSW Latter part light winds from SWby S saw [illegible] fish cased them Employed in ships duties so ends

Course	Dist	Dlatt	Dep	Lattin	LLong	Long in
S33E	38	32	24	4.40	21	18.29West

Remarks on board Monday October 2nd AD 1820 First part light breases from SW & squally saw 2 finbacks chased them for [illegible} Middle part light wind from SWby West & SW Latter part light winds & squally from SSW breases with rain Employed in ship so goes 24

Course	Dist	Dlatt	Dep	Lttin	LLong	Long In
SSE	51	39	34	3.31	34	17.58

arbor to the Coast of Patagonia Remarks on board T October 3 AD 1820 First part fresh breases from SbyW [torn] SEbyE Middle pat fresh gales from SbyW Latter part fresh gales at 6 AM tacked by & headed WbySouth saw nothing Employed in ships duties so end these 24 hours

Course	Dist	DLatt	Dep	Lattin	LLong	Long
S63E	39	218	35	3.13	65	17.23

Remarks on board Wednesday October 4th AD 1820 First part fresh trades from South steard West ard on the wind Middle part fresh trades took in the Jib Latter part fresh trades from South steared WSW saw nothing Employed in [illegible] and other duties so goesd

Course	Dist	DLatt	Dep	Lattin	LLong	Long
S73W	104	30	9.9	2.43	100	19.13

Remarks on board Thursday October 5 AD 1820 First part freshgales from SbyE steard SEbyW Middle part fresh trades Latter part light trades from Sout hstead WSW saw no thing Employed in ship duties so endsd

Course	Dist	DLatt	Dep	Lattin	LLong	Long
S57W	104	58	90	1.45	91	21.33 West