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A Whailing Voyage in the Atlantic & Pacific
Ocean SHH
Master
Remarks on Board Friday September 1th 1837
Begins with Strong Breezes from the SW. Steering
E by S thick & rainy middle part had a squall
with thunder and lightning Latter part the
Wind Shifts to the N.N.W. and Clears of Pleasant
Employed in fiting the Deck Pot and Cooler to thei
r places and Dooing for the voyage at 11 AM Spoke
Ship Palestine of Bath Saw two other small sails stering
to the nothard Nothing more Worth of remark.
Latitud Obs 39"00 North
Longitude by Chronometer 47"33 West.
Remarks on Board September 2th Saturday
Begins with fresh gales from N.N.W. Steering E 1/2 South
thick and rainy middle part the wind shifts to SE
tacked ship to the NE. Latter part shifts to the
SSW and clears steerd E. Saw one sail to the South
of us employed in Braking out the fore hatch
and stowing to order.
Latitude obs 39"45 North
Longitude by Ch 44"48 West.
Remarks on Board Sunday September 3th 1837
The first part of these 24 hours light Winds from the
S by SE Standing to the Northard and Eastward by the
Wind fiting things to order Middle pleasant
Latter part much the same Pleasant at 8AM
Saw a Shoal of Black fish Did not lose our Boats
Saw no Whale Nothing more Worth of remark.
Latitude obs 40"05 North
Longitude 43"11 West.