Hero (Bark) of Westport, Mass., NBW_1438b

Remarks Sunday Sep 28th the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours morderate gails and hazey Last Part fresh Wind and ruff Sea at 9 AM Loward Down our bots for A Right Whale but could Not caught her at 10 Come on board So Ends this 24 hours Hands Reddy for Dutey &c 105 Days Out

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Lat by Ob. 35-45 Long. in 14-8

Remarks Monday Sep 29th the first Part of this 24 hours fresh Wind and ruff Sea at 3 PM hove two Lay up SWbW at 12 this night Wore Ship Lay up N½E at 6 AM Wore Ship Lay up SWbW With fresh wind and ruff Sea 106 Days out

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Lat by Ob. 36-02 Long. in 13-56

Tusd Sep 30 Year 1806 this 24 hours Attendid With Strong Gails and ruff Sea at 1 PM Wore Ship Lay up NEbN at 12 at Night Wore Ship Lay up WSW at 8 AM Wore Ship Lay up NEbN the Weather appiers to be Squalley Nothing in Sight Lat 35-56 Long 14:6 107 Days Out __________________________________________________________ Wednsd Oct 1 this 24 hours Attendid with wind and rain and Large Sea from NWbW at 6 PM have two under close reef M top sail and two Stasails at 6 AM Sot our four Sail wind at WSW saw two Whales but the Weather being ruff Could Do nothing Lat 35-55 Long in 14=38 East 108 Day Out __________________________________________________________ Thursd Oct 2 the first Part of this 24 hours Morderate Gails and hazey at 4 PM Saw Several Spouts Midd le and Last Part Small Winds and Calm at 6 AM Sot all Sail at 11 AM Saw right Whales Hands Well in Ploid at Ships Dutey &c 109 Days out Lat 35:52 Long in 14-30 __________________________________________________________ Friday Oct 03 the first Part of this 24 hours Small Wind and Calm at 2 PM kild one right Whale at 4 got her Long Side Middle and Last Part Small Winds a 6 AM begin to cut at 10 AM got her on bord at 11 begin to try Hands Well in Ploid cutting blubber 110 Day out Lat 35-56 Long in 14=23 __________________________________________________________ Saterday Oct 4 this 24 hours Small remarks morderate Gails and Veriable Saw Plentey of Whales Hands Well in Ploid in trying. Lat ob 35-54 Long 14-18 111 Days out _____________________________________________________ NOTE: Lines 3--5: "Wore Ship" -- (past tense of Wear), to turn or bring (a vessel) about by swinging its bow away from the wind; veer, tack, jibe (Collins English Dictionary)

Sunday Oct 5 the first part of this 24 hours fine Weather Saw plentey of right Whales Middle and Last Part Attendid with fresh winds and ruff Sea at 11AM finnished trying all hands Well inpl oid in Stowing Down oil wind at NbE 112 Days out Lat ob 36-20 Long 14-24 ________________________________________________ Monday Oct 6 This 24 hours Attendid with fresh wind and ruff Sea with rain at 7 AM all hands well inploid of Stowing oil at 10 AM finnished Stowing our Cask and Washed our Deck winds at WbN and WNW this 24 hours Saw no Whales Lat Ob 36=39 Long 14-98 113 Days out ________________________________________________ Tusday Oct 7 this 24 hours Attendid with heavy Squalls of wind and hail and Some Lighttening and ruff Sea Laying two under reef four Sail close reef. M topsail and three staisails at 10 AM Down top Gallant yard Hands at Ships Dutey Lat Ob 36=20 Long 14-[15?] out winds at WbN Veriation 1¾ West ________________________________________________ Wednsd Oct 8 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours heavey Gail and ruff Sea winds from WbS Lying to under Close reef trysail and mizzen Stasail and reef maim Stay Lay up NNW Last Part more morderate at 10 AM Sot hole main Stasail Hands well inploid in Ships Dutey 115 Days out Lat Ob 35-00 Long 14=45 E

Thursd Oct 9 the first Part of this 24 hours morderate Gails and Clowdey Sot hole four Sail and close reef topsail and Cross bandid our trysail Middle and Last Part morderate Gails and Calm at 2 PM Hands well inploid cleaning bone Nothing in Sight Lat Ob 35-57 Long 14-40 E 116 Days out -------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday Oct 10 this 24 hours morderate Gails and Calm at 1PM Saw one right Whale but could not Caught her Last Part of this 24 hours Saw plentey of Phinba^cks 117 Day out Lat 36-18 Long 14=36 E -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saterday Oct 11 This 24 hours morderate Gails & hazey winds at NW at 6 AM fresh breese and ruff sea at 8 AM Saw three right Whales it being So ruff could not strike at 9 AM Come on board the Weather apiers to be Squalley 118 Days out Lat Ob 36-03 Long in 15-08 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday Oct 12 this 24 hours Attendid With heavey Squalls at 6 PM hove to at 6 AM maid Sail at 8 AM Saw plentey of right Whales at 10 AM Down bots and Struck one its being so ruff Could not git her So Eends this 24 hours -- Hands Well inploid at Ships Dutey No ob This Day 119 Days out Lat by D.R 36-00 Long 15=48 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday Oct 13 this 24 hours Attendid With fresh winds and heavey Squalls of rain and hail and Some Lighttening at 8PM at 2AM handid our four Sail and four top mast sasail at 6 AM Sot our foursail and Staisail the first Part of this 24 hours Saw plentey of Whales but ruff sea Lat Ob 35-28 Long 15-44 120 Days out

Tusday Oct 14 1806 this 24 hours Attendid with fresh winds and ruff Sea wind at SW at 6PM hove two at 6 AM maid Sail at 7 AM Saw plentey of Whales the weather being So ruff Could Do nothing So we go on for Dillago bay So Ends this Day Hands Well inploid at Ships Dutey Lat Ob 35-52 121 Days Out Long 17=00 E ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednsday Oct 15 the first Part of this 24 hours fresh winds and ruff Sea at 2 PM on bent our old top Sail and bent another topsail Sent top Gallant yard Loft Saw plenty of right Whales Middle and Last Part more morderate at 8 AM Saw right Whales at 11 AM Saw Large School of Black fish Hands Well in Ploid at Ships Dutey winds SW and [SWb?] 122 Days out Lat Ob 36=49 Long in 18-34 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday Oct 16 this 24 hours fresh wind and rufish Sea at 1 PM out top mast Studensail all Sail Sot to to Advantage Last Part of befour mention at 8 AM Saw Plenty of humbacks &c Winds at WNW Cors SEbE Dist 142 Miles per Log Hands Well inploid mending Sails Lat Ob 37-07 Long in 21-28 123 Days out Veriation 2 Pints West ------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday Oct 17 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours morderate Gails and hazey at 4 PM Saw Large Plentey of humback and black fish and Porpersis togather winds @ SW Last Part fresh wind @ SE and ruff Sea at 10 AM Saw two Sail in Sight beairing SbE Dist 5 Leagues Standing NW Hands at Ships Dutey 124 Days out Lat ob 35-51 Long in 22-26 E