Logs of the ship Joseph Maxwell and the ship Midas, 1848–1857

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In this volume, Captain Ezra T. Howland logs two separate whaling voyages; that of the ship Joseph Maxwell from Fairhaven, Mass. to the South Pacific Ocean, that of the ship Midas from New Bedford, Mass. to the Sea of Okhotsk and New Zealand, and a list of voyages made by Captain Howland from 1829-1857.

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Thursday 5th October 1848

Fore part light winds from SW heading ESE. Middle and latter light from W. 2 sails in sight

Latt [LATTITUDE] 37.10 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 18.32 E

Friday 6th

Fore part strong breezes from W Course E to S 2 sails in sight middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.25 S Long [LONGITUDE] 21.29 WE

Saturday 7th

Fore part strong winds from NW Course E middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.40 S Long [LONGITUDE] 26.18 E

Sunday 8th

Fore part brisk gale from W Course E middle the same latter moderate

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.12 S Long [LONGITUDE] 29.46 E

Monday 9th

Fore part light winds from SSE to SE heading E middle Calm latter from E headed SSE

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.11 S Long [LONGITUDE] 31.33 E

Tuesday 10th

Fore part strong winds from N headed E by S doubled [DOUBLE] Reefed middle and latter strong gales from NNW

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.04 S Long [LONGITUDE] 35.18 E

Wednesday 11th

Fore part strong gales from NNW Course E by S at 4 PM shifted to SW light middle Calm latter light from NE

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.36 S Long [LONGITUDE] 37.04 E

Thursday 12th

Fore part light from NW Course E middle and latter strong winds

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.19. S Long [LONGITUDE] 41.04 E

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Friday 13th October 1848

Fore Part strong winds from NW Course East middle the same latter winds from SSW light

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.20 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 45.09 E

Saturday 14th

Fore part strong breezes from S heading E middle the same latter brisk gale from SE

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.02 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 47.54 E

Sunday 15th

Fore Part strong winds from SSE doubled Reefed heading E middle from SE latter from E light

Latt [LATTIUDE] 37.12 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 49.33 E

Monday 16th

Fore part light winds from E heading NNE middle and latter from NNE Course E by S

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.33 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 51.44 E

Tuesday 17th

Fore part light strong winds from N heading E by S. middle and latter from NW thick weather

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.00 tcc Long [LONGITUDE] 54.37 tcc

Wednesday 18th

Fore part brisk winds from NW Course E middle from SSW latter from SE

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.10 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 58.34 E

Thursday 19th

Fore part brisk winds from ESE heading NE middle Part Calm latter strong winds from NNW thick weather

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.05 tcc Long [LONGITUDE] 60.27 E

Friday 20th

Fore part brisk winds from NNW doubled Reefed topsails Course E middle Part shifted to SW latter squally

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.09 E

Long [LONGITUDE] 64.27 E

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October 21st Saturday 1848

Fore part strong winds and squally from SW Course E middle the same from SSW latter from S

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.00 Long [LONGITUDE] 67.44 E

Lunar 68.08 sun East

Sunday 22nd

Fore part brisk winds from SE to SSE heading E by W middle the same latter from SE

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.00 S Long [LONGITUDE] 70.04 E

Monday 23rd

Fore part strong winds and squally from SE doubled Reefed topsails middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.33 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 71.34 E

Tuesday 24th

Fore part strong winds from SE heading NE middle and later the same thick weather

Latt [LATITUDE] 34.54 S Long [LONGITUDE] 72.34

Wednesday 25th

Fore part brisk winds from SE by E heading S by W middle headed S by E latter SE by S thick weather a ship in sight

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.20 S Long [LONGITUDE] 73.04

Thursday 26th

Fore part light windsfrom NE Course E by S 1/2 S middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.00 S Long [LONGITUDE] 75.33 E

Friday 27th

Fore part light winds from N heading E middle and latter winds from NNW Course E a ship in sight

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.22 S Long [LONGITUDE] 78.34 E

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Saturday 28th October

Fore part light winds from NW thick weather middle and latter brisk winds

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.42 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 82.35 E

Sunday 29th

Fore part strong winds from NNW Course E middle and latter strong winds thick weather

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.40 tcc Long [LONGITUDE] 86.54 tcc

Monday 30th

Fore part strong winds from NW thick weather middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.16 S Long [LONGITUDE] 91.22 E

Tuesday 31st

Fore part brisk winds from NNW Course E by W middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.02 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 95.52 E

Wednesday November 1st

Fore part strong winds from N heading E 1/2 E middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.56 S Long [LONGITUDE] 99.16 E

Thursday 2nd

Fore part strong breezes from N by E heading E to N middle the same latter from W brisk gale

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.50 S Long [LONGITUDE] 102.9 E

Friday 3rd

Fore part strong winds from W short sail Course E 1/2 N middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.14 S Long [LONGITUDE] 105.52

Saturday 4th

Fore part winds strong from W Course E middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 35.50 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 102.45 E

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Sunday 5th November 1848

Fore part strong winds Course E to S middle and latter the same

Latt [LATITUDE] 36.49 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 113.09 E

Monday 6th

Fore part strong winds from WSW Course E by S 1/2 S middle and latter light from W big swell

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.14 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 115.39 E

Tuesday 7th

Fore part strong wind squally from WNW Course E by S 1/2 S. Middle and latter light winds from S

Latt [LATITUDE] 37.54 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 117.43

Wednesday 8th

Fore part light winds from SW heading ESE. Middle the same latter from SW

Latt [LATITUDE] 38.25 S. Long [LONGITUD 121.00 E

Thursday 9th

Fore part strong winds from WNW Course SE by E 1/2 E spoke Bark Endeavor to N [NEW] Bedford Hamblin middle and latter winds the same

Latt [LATTIUDE] 39.50 S Long [LONGITUDE] 124.42 E

Friday 10th

Fore part strong winds from WNW Course SE by E 1/2 E middle and latter brisk gale

Latt [LATITUDE] 41.03 S Long [LONGITUDE] 127.56

Saturday 11th

Fore part strong gales from WSW with heavy hail squalls scudding ESE at 4 PM Came to at 3:30 PM a sea struck the ship on the Starboard Quarter and tore off the sheathiung about 10 feet in length from the copper to the uper Part of the Bends likewise stove in Bulwarks middle the same latter more moderate steared SE by S

Latt [LATITUDE] 41.46 S Long [LONGITUDE] 130.00 E

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