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Ship Edward Cary Cruising Off

Wedns [WEDNESDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 21st 1857
First part brisk trades. Ship stearing
to north by the wind. At 7 P.M wore
ship to S. East. All sail. Midle [MIDDLE] part tack [TACKED]
to north. Latter tacked to south. 1 15 176 56

Thursd [THURSDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 22d
First part strong breezes. Ship stearing to
south. Saw Byrons Island [NIKUNAU ATOLL] at 2 PM.
baring [BEARING] west. Dist [DISTANCE] 20 miles. Midle [MIDDLE] part
tacked to N. East. Latter part pased [PASSED] Byrons
Island [NIKUNAU ATOLL]. At 10 AM the canoes boarded us
with there [THEIR] trade. So ends Lat [LATITUDE] 1 19 S [SOUTH] 176 50

Friday
Oct [OCTOBER] 23rd
First part strong squals [SQUALLS] of wind and
rain. Ship stearing to N. East under
reaf [REEFED] topsails. Midle [MIDDLE] part tacked ship
to S. East. Weather squally. Latter part
the same. Say Byrons Island [NIKUNAU ATOLL]. Saw
two ships then we tacked to north.
So ends this day in Lat [LATITUDE] 00 52 176 36

Satur [SATURDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 24th
First part brisk trads [TRADES]. Ship stearing
to north under single reaf [REEFED] topsails.
Midle [MIDDLE] part tacked to south. Latter tacked
to north. Made all sail. 00 18 176 27

Sund [SUNDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 25th
First part brisk breezes. Ship stearing
to north. At 7 P.M tacked to south.
Midle [MIDDLE] part tacked to north. Latter part
at 10 AM tacked to ["SOUTH" CROSSED OUT] north. 00 54 176 09

Mond [MONDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 26th
First part brisk breezes ship stearing
to north. At 6 P.M tacked to south.
Midle [MIDDLE] part and latter stearing to
S. East. All sail set. Emploid [EMPLOYED] mending
foretopsail. So ends 1 30 175 49

Tuesd [TUESDAY]
Oct [OCTOBER] 27th
First part stearing the same. Saw Clarks
Island [ONOTOA ATOLL]. Saw two ships laying off and on.
Two canoes boarded us at sunset. Island
baring [BEARING] east. Dist [DISTANCE] 10 miles. Midle [MIDDLE] and latter
stearing E. S. East. Saw Roaches Island [ROTCHES ISLAND? TAMANA ATOLL?] 2 44 175 50