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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