Whaling Log of the Ship Levant, 1855-1856

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Ship Levant,

Me. Cooper

Master

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Ship Levant M Cooper Master Wednesday Feb 7th At 4AM hove short and made sail. 5 Weighed & stood out Lamma[?] Channel with a light breeze from w'd.. Several vessels in sight bound in. At 11 AM breeze freshening Secured the anchors on the rails and set port stud'g sails. This days Log contains 12 hours & ends at Noon in order to bring in the sea account

H K F Courses Winds LSS Remarks Thursday Feb 8th 2 7 South ENE Sets in with fresh breeze and 4 7 hazy weather 3 PM freshening 6 7 in studding sails flying jib & 8 7 Miz Top Gall't sail. At 4 PM lost 10 7 sight of the islands - 8 PM in 12 7 fore & MTGall't sails 2 7 4 7 Latter part moderating made 6 6 5 all sail 8 6 5 No observation at Noon 10 6 12 6 Lat by DR 19--03N

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from Hong Kong towards Port Phillip

H K F Courses Winds LSS Remarks Friday Feb 9th 1 6 5 South E by N 2 6 5 Sets in with moderate breezes & 3 6 5 cloudy. Sunset baffling with light 4 7 showers 5 7 6 7 8 PM wind variable 7 6 SSW Variable 10 PM do wind veer'd to W'd 8 5 9 5 SW Latter part wind north & steady 10 4 South West Set stud'g sails both sides 11 4 12 4 Crew empolyed in making up 1 4 NW & restowing spare sails 2 4 3 4 4 4 Lat by obs 17..52 North 5 5 North 6 5 7 6 8 6 9 7 10 7 11 7 12 7

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