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Cruising Lon 58WL 32N
Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Thursday July 22^th 1852

All theas 24 fine breezes and plesant
weathear brig heading to the S. East
all hands employed boilling started flour &c
Lat by Ob 31° 59 N Long by Cro 50 57 West

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Friday July 23^th 1852
The first part of these 24 hours fine
breezes and clear the last part some
rain squales brig under duble reef top
sailes at 5 Pm finished boilling at 6 Pm
saw black fish
Latt by ob 51° 19 Nor so ends this day
[marginalia: drawing of whale's tail]

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Saturday July 24th 1852
All these 24 hours fine breezes and pleasan
t weathear all hands employed stowing
down about 53 bls. &c started 2 casks of fresh
water so ends this fine day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Sunday July 25^th Day 1852

The most part of these 24 hour calm at day
light made all sail some grampoes and sharks
kild one shark &c and struck one Dolphin &c
so ends this warm day
Lat by Ob 31° 15' North Long by Cro 50° 56' West

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Monday July 26th 1852
The first part of these 24 hours calm the last
part bright winds from the south brig sterng
to the north ward the watch employed mend
ing the fore sail saw some porposes and
grampoeses Lat by Ob 31° 26' North
one sail in sight so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Tusday July 27th 1852

All these 24 hours fine breezes and plesant weathear
at 3 ½ PM pickupt A Vessal sturn and at 9 AM
spoke the Janet of West port clean 40 dy out so ends this day
Lat by Obs 32° 09 North Log by Cro 51° 51' ¾ West

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NOTES:
The bark Janet sailed from Westport on 18 July 1852.