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Cruising Near Kingsmill Groop [GROUP]

Thursd [THURSDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 13th 1857
First part moderate breeze. Ship
stearing to North. All sail. Saw Hope Island [ARORAE ATOLL]
baring [BEARING] west from ship. Dist. [DISTANCE] 15 miles. Saw
a ship laying off and on at the island.
Midle [MIDDLE] part stearing to north. Latter part
spoke ship Orthello [OTHELLO] of New Bedford, Capt. [CAPTAIN]
Beckerman and his family spent
the say onboard the Cary. 1 45 177 13

Friday
Oct [OCTOBER] 17th
First part moderate breezes. Ship stearing
to south. All sail set. Midle [MIDDLE] part the
same. Latter part wore ship to N. East.
Saw blackfish in Lat [LATITUDE] 1 18 177 23
Flare[???] up to day.

Sund [SUNDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 18th
First part brisk breezes. Ship stear [STEERING]
to North. Saw a ship supposed to
bee [SIC] whaling. Midle [MIDDLE] part at midnight
tacked. Latter part tacked to south.
Saw three ships a whaling. Ship
Othello took three whales. Ships
Desdamony [DESDAMONA] and Elisabeth took
one between them. We lored [LOWERED] our boats
but did not strike. Lat [LATITUDE] 1 20 177 06

Mond [MONDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 19th
First part strong trades. Ship stearing
to S. East. Midle [MIDDLE] part tacked to north.
Latter to south. Saw a sail. 1 02 177 00

Tuesd [TUESDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 20th
First part strong trads [TRADES]. Ship stearing to
south. Light sails. In midle [MIDDLE] part the same.
Latter part tacked to north. Saw
three ships stearing to south. At
7 AM caught a porpoise. 1 05 176 46