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Ship Telegraph Bound [A]Round Cape

Saturday Oct 25th 1834 All of these 24 hours pleasant gales from the N & W and clear. Stearing [STEERING] SE by S Set the Fore Top mas[T] stearing [STEERING] sail Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 62..10 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] [BY] O [OBSERVATION] 34..10 N

Sunday Oct 26th 1834 Commences with pleasant breezes from the N & W Middle and latter hours the wind hauling to the N & E At 2 PM saw a Schooner chaising [CHASING] us. At 5 Do [DITTO = P.M.] found us to [TOO] fast for him Gave up chaise [CHASE] and stood by the wind to the West. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 60..15 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 31.03 N

Monday Oct 27th 1834 All of these 24 hours light breezes from NE and clear Stearing [STEERING] to the SE untill [UNTIL] 8 PM Tacked ship to the North The wind hauling to the Southward Hands employed in breaking out the fore hatch and putting things to there [THEIR] propper [PROPER] places. So ends this day 2 men off duty. Longitude by Chronometer 58..210 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 31.04 N

Tuesday Oct 28th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours light breezes from the SE and clear Heading NE. Hands employed in breaking out the main hatch and putting things to there [THEIR] places. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 58..38 west Long Latt [LATITUDE] [BY] Obs [OBSERVATION] 31.54 North