Mercator (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass, KWM_838

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SOLD BY JOHN KEHEW, AT HIS NAVIGATION STORE, 69 NORTH WATER STREET, NEW BEDFORD. Where may be had, on reasonable terms, warranted Sextants, Octants, Quadrants, Barometers, Thermometers, Oleometers, Hydrometers, Telescopes, Spy-Glasses, Boat, Pocket, Mast-Head, and Binnacle Compasses of all kinds, One hour, Half do., and Log Glasses ; Gunter Scales : Parallel Rules ; Dividers ; &c., &c. Also, Horsburg`s East India Directory ; Bowditch`s Navigator ; Ship Master's Assistant ; American Ship Master's Guide ; Ship Master's Guide ; Blunt's Coast Pilot ; Seaman's Friend ; Ward's, Turner's and Lyon's Lunar Tables; Sheet Anchor ; Nautical Almanacs ; Log Books ; Seaman's Journals ; Ship's Account Books ; Log Slates ; and all kinds of Nautical Stationery, &c. CHARTS. -- Also constantly on hand, a complete assortment of Charts of all parts of the world. J. K. being a practical workman, will attend personally to the REPAIRING and ADJUSTING of Sextants; Octants; Quadrants; Spy-Glasses; Compasses, &c., and will warrant his work and adjustments to give perfect satisfaction. PURCHASERS of INSTRUMENTS may depend upon their being accurately adjusted, and in perfect order in every respect.

THE KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM Sharon, Massachusetts USA

Barque Mercator, of Newbedford Alexander Macomber Master July 6^th 1850 Sailed on A Whaleing Voyage in the Atlantick oceans

Remarks on board Saturday July 6^th1850 The later part of these 24 hours atends with Brisk brezes from W @ 7A.M got the Ship underway Stood for Sea @ ½ past 8 tacked Ship With [penekees?] bareing WSW lay up NWbyW Wind @ W 9 tack Ship to the [S?] & W @ 12 mer The lite boat SE 12 miles dist the pilot boat Astern 3 miles dist the Capt & Second mate-- onboard of the pilot boat So ends these 24 hours

Remarks on board Sunday July 7th 1850 The first part of these 24 hours attends with a Brisk breze from W by N mid & last part Lite brezes from N.W @ 1/2 past 1 PM hawled Aback the mane yard sent the boat & carried The pilot on board of the pilot boat the boat -- Returned fetching the Capt & second mate took up The boat braced forward the mane yard & stood To sea @ 3Pm Nomans isle E cours stered S by E At sunset took in our lite sails hawled up the Mane sail @ 8 Pm stered SE byS @ 6 Am saw A steamer & several sail @ 7 commeced setting beats So ends these 24 hours plesent weather Latt by obs 40.16 Long by Chrono @ 4^pm 69.34 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES 1. The vessel is leaving New Bedford and is sailing down Buzzards Bay to the open sea. 2. line 23: To brace the main yard is to use its sheet (rope) to secure it in a desired position. 3. line 27: Setting beats. When a vessel sails in to the wind it cannot do that directly. It must zig zag, or tack (turn the bow through the wind)

Barque Mercator New Bedford Bound for the western ground

Remarks onboard Monday July 8th 1850 All these 24 hours attends with lite breses from W by S to W cours stered SE by E per compass with all sail set @7 Pm saw a barque ship -- Bareing NNW. Stereing SE by E @ 5Am saw the same Ship bareing NE So ends these 24 hours imployed fitting boats &c Latt by DDr 38.30 Long by Chron 67.15

Remarks onboard Tuesday July 9th All of these 24 hours lite brezes from W by N cours stered ESE @7 pm Saw a Sail bareing E by N @8 saw a shoal of killers @ 3 Am saw A shoal of grampases @ 5 Am commenced on the boats &c So ends These 24 hours all hands imployed on Ship duty & 1 sail in sight Latt by DDr 37.30 Long by Chronometer 66.19

Remarks onboard Wednesday July the 10th 1850 The first part of these 24 hours lite brezes from the NW cours Stered SE By E. mid part light brezes from NE last part strong brezes & squally Wind ENE @ 8Pm wind cants to SE took in fore top gallant Sail Braced the yards stered ESE by the wind @ daylight Sot all sail Wind do [-] broke out for water @ 9 land brezes on some Squally. Took in fore top gallant sail & fly jib. Double reafed the fore top sail @ 12 mer very strong brezes some squally took in mane top gallant Sail Double reaft the mane top top sail Stered by the wind by [p?]SE So ends these 24 hours Strong brezes from ESE Latt by obser 38.41 Longitude by Chronometer 64.42

Remarks onboard Thursday July the 11th The first and mid part of these 24 hours attends with strong brezes from E by N last part morderate @ 5Am shook out reafs sot whole Top Sails @ 6 sot all sail stered by the wind lay up SE wind ENE At 9 Am wind @ E lay up. SSE, Saw grampases &c / So ends these 24 hours the watch employed on ship duty &c 1 Sail in sight to [North?] Windward & heavy swell heaving from NE Latt by observa 37.42 Long by Chronom 63.21 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 2: The Western Ground was in the mid North Atlantic, between the coasts of the Southeastern United States and the Western Coast of Africa. It was a preferred site for Sperm Whaling.

Barque Mercator, New Bedford Bound for the Western ground

Remarks onboard fryday July the 12th The first part of these 24 hours steady brezes from E to E by N stereing By the wind to S & E under all sail Mid part strong brezes later part Fresh gales & squally @ 6 Pm took in fly jib gaft top sail fore top gallant Sail @ 1 Am wore ship to NE by E wind SE by E some squally double Reaft the fore top sail clewed down mane top sail @ daylight heavy squalls of wind & rain hawled up the mane sail took in the jib clewed up the Fore top sail @ 5 Am double reaft the mane top Sail @ 6 Sot double Reaft top sails mane sail Stered by the wind lay up E wind cants To SSE @ 8 Am wind SSW stered E by S So ends these 24 hours Fresh gales & rough Sea Latt by observation 37-30 At 4Pm Long by Chronometer 61-45.

Remarks onboard Saturday July 13th The first & mid part of these 24 hours fresh gales from SW cours stered for Compass ESE under double reaf top sails with a heavy sea on @ 2 Pm took The waste boat up on the uper cranes @ 2 Am sot spanker a little more Morderate @ day light morderates wind cants to S sot all sail braced the yards stered by the wind heading ESE So ends these 24 hours with A steady breze & plesant weather Latt by Observation 37.31 Long by Chronometer 59.02

Remarks onboard Sunday July the 14th All these 24 hours attends with a steady brese from SSE to S Stireing by the wind under all sail lay up from E to ESE @ 5Pm Lored the boats & tryed the crews @ 9 Am saw a large breach of The lea quarter 4 miles dist wore ship and run for it saw now More @ [10 ½?] wore ship stered by the wind to the E So ends these 24 hrs Saw [pieces?] of Squid Latt by Observation 38.11 At 4Pm Long by Chronometer 57.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 11: The clew is either of the bottom corners of a square sail, or the lower corner of a fore and aft sail. To clew down a sail is to secure it in an unfurled position. To clew up is to raise the clews via clew lines to a furled position.