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Tuesday 18 April
it is blowing quite a gale to day,
but it is very Smooth on account
of there being a great deal of
young Ice around. four ships
in Sight, two of them are boiling,
we think they are the Hunter .
John Howland and , Mary & Susan,
it has been very dreary to day,
I have not been on deck once,
and it is very cold. it freezes
every where, Land in sight.

Wednesday 19
a light Breeze. four ships in Sight
Bark John Howland Mary & Susan.
be Mabel and Hunter this morning we
lowered for a Whale but without
success. the Mabel and John Howland
have had their boats down also,
Land in Sight. there is lot of Ice
around us. and it is very cold. been
on deck three times. Bark
John Howland and Bark Mary & Susan
are Still boiling.