Whaling log of the Ship Argonaut, 1820-1822

Cruising for right whales Remarks on board Tuesday December 5th 1820 These 24 hours begins with light breeses from WNW & pleasant Employed in cutting at 8PM finished & lighted the tryworks Middle & Latter parts light breeses & pleasant from NW & North at 9 AM began to stow in the fore hole saw 2 whales & a ship a hauling to Leward Employed in hauling & stowing [] down Latt in by Obs 38.30 South dark water

Remarks on board Wednesday December6th AD1820 These 24 hours begins with fresh breeses from SW at 5 PM finished stowing down 90 bbls in the fore hole &Middle part fresh breeses Latter part light wind & cloudy saw whales struck 2 lost line no Observation Employed in hailing so ends these 24 hrs

Remarks onboard Thursday December 7th AD 1820 These 24 hours begins with light wind from NNW & cloudy saw whales struck & killed one at 5 took her alongside & began to cut at finished & lighted the tryworks Middle part & Latter parts fresh breeses fro E&SE at 8 AM saw ship to the westward saw a ship but no whales begins to stow down in the after hole Latt 38.43

on The false off Patagonia Remarks on board Friday December 8th AD 1820 These 24 hours begins with light wind & a boiling sea at 6 finished stowing down 64 bbls in the after hole Middle part light winds from SE Latter part fresh winds from SSE headed East saw no whalesLatt by Obs 38.44 South employed in boiling

Remarks on board Satudaday December 9th AD 1820 These 24 hours begins with fresh winds fromSSE & squally saw ship to windward a tuging Middle part fresh winds from SSE squally saw one whale at day light finished trying Employed in ships duties so ends Latt 38[]3

Remarks on hand Sunday December 10th A 1820 These 24 hours befins with fresh gales from SSE at one PM began to stow down in the main hole at 8 finished stowing 83 bbls in the main hole Middle part light winds at 9 made sail saw a plenty of finbacks Employed in ships duties no Obs

Remarks on hand Monday December11th AD1820 These 24 hours begins with light winds from SE steard ENE saw a plenty of finbacks Middle part light winds Latter part light winds saw whales struck one parted the line at 12 struck & killed one so ends these 24 hours no observation saw a number of whales

Cruisibg on the false bank Remarks onboard Tuesday December 22 1820 These 24 hours begins with fresh breeses fromSW & SSW at 2 began to cut at 6 finished & lighted the tryworks Middle part light breeses from SSW Latter part fresh breeses & pleasant saw one whale Employed in hauling so ends Latt 38[]

Remarks onboard Wednesday December 23th AD1820 These 24 hours begins with fine light breeses from SSW steard SE at 6 saw whales chased at dark took on sail & hove to Middle part light winds Latter part light winds from SW saw whales struck & killed 3 at 2 PM took along side so end these 24 hours Obersvation so ends 24 hours

Remarks on Thursday December 24thAD 1820 First part light breeses fromSW at 3 began to cut at 8 finished & took the other along side the wind sunk Middle part light breeses Latter part light winds & pleasant s Latter part fine light breeses from SNW saw a plenty of whales Employed in hauling in boiling so goes Latt by obs 37.58saw several whales Employed in boiling Latt 37.51

Remarks on board Friday December 15?AD 182 These 24 hours begins with high airs from NNW & NW at 2 beghan to cut at 6 finished & lighted the tryworks Middle part light airs Latter part fine light breeses from SNW saw a plenty of whales Employed in hauling in boiling so goes Latt by obs 37.58

For Right whales an sperm Remarks on board Saturday December 16th AD 1820 These 24 hours begin with fine light breeses from NNW at 2 PM found one dead whale took her along side & cut her from her finns Middle & Latter part fine light breeses fro NW saw whales had blue water at & began to stow down in the fore hole so end Latt 38.15

Remarks on board Sunday December 17th 1820 These 24 hours begins with fine pleasant breeses fro NW at 5 PM finished stwoing down 86 bbls in the forehole Middle part light winds from NWA Latter part light breeses from NW saw whale struck one stow the starboard [] at 11 struck another killed & sunk her Employed in boiling so end no Obbs

Remarks on Monday December 18th AD 1820 First part pleasant breeses fro NNWA struck & killed one shale at 2 took her along side && cut her in Middle part cloudy had some fine rain Latter part pleasant breeses fro NNW at 10 began to stow down in after hole saw 1 or 2 whales Employed in boilling so ends 24 hours Latt 38.43

Cruising on the false bank Remarks on Tuesday December 19th 1820 These 24 hours begin with fresh breeses from North & pleasant at 8 PM finshed stowing fown 80 bbls in the after hole Middle & latter part fresh wind from NNW wth small rain saw nothing Employed in boiling so ens Latt 38.49

Remarks on board Wednesday December 20 AD 1820 These 24 hours begin with fresh gales fro North & clouday saw nothing Middle part fresh winds from NW Latter part light wind from ESE & clouday at 4 PM finished trying at 8 set fore sail & began to break out the main hole saw no whales Employed in stowing down [] bbls

Remarks on board Thursday December 21th AD 1820 These 24 hours begins with light winds fro ESE on the main at 6 PM finish stowing down 87 bbls in the main hole Middle part fresh winds Employed in ship duties so ens Latt 37.50

Remarks on board Friday December 22 AD 1820 These 24 hours begins with fresh gales from South with a bad sea saw nothing at 7 [] sail Middle part light winds from SSW Latter part light winds from W steard SE saw nothing Employed in [ ] cleaning [] a fore topmast [] Latt 37.52 South