Telegraph Whaling Log, 1834-1836

Ship Telegraph. J. Egbert Howell Master

Sunday Nov 30th 1834 Commences with light breezes from the N & E Steering South Middle & latter hours light breezes from the East Steering by the wind to the S & W. Saw a sail steering to S & W. So ends this day. Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 23..54 west Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 7.24 N

Monday Dec 1th [ST] 1834 Commences with light breezes from the East and clear. Middle & latter hours squally attended with showers of rain So ends this day. Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 24..04 west Sun obscure Latt [LATITUDE] by Acc [ACCOUNT] 6.44

Tuesday Dec 2th [ND] 1834 All of these 24 hours light breezes and squally attended with Show [SHOWERS] of rain Saw a ship steering to the N & W Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 24..21 west Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 6..23 N

Wedesday [WEDNESDAY] Dec 3dth 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours light breezes and squally attended with thunder lightning & rain. Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Saw a ship steering to the S & E. Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 24..15 west Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 5..15 N

Thursday Dec 4th 1834 Commences squally attended with thunder lightning & rain The wind from the S & W Steering by the wind to the Eastward Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 21..54 W in Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 5..16 North

Ship Telegraph J. Egbert Howell Master

Friday Dec 5th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours light breezes and squally from the SW Steering by the wind to the SE Saw a ship steering to the NE. This day unbent the Mizen [MIZZEN] Top sail and bent a new one Repaired the old one and stowed it away. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 20..55 west Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 5.11 North

Saturday Dec 6th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours light breezes from the S & W and squally attended with heavy showers of rain. Steering by the wind to the S & E untill [UNTIL] 2 AM Tacked ship heading up SW. So ends Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. Longitude by Chronometer 22..20 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 4..54 N

Sunday Dec 7th 1834 Commences with light breezes from the S.S.E and clear. At 2 PM tacked ship to the S & W. Middle & latter hours squally attended with showers of rain. Latter hours clear. So ends this day Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 22..40 West Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 4..08 North

Monday Dec 8th 1834 Commences with light breezes from the SSE and cloudy. Steering by the wind to the S & W Middle & latter hours clear Passed a ship steering N by E & a Baig [BRIG] steering to the S & W. Hands employed in cleaning the ship So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 22..[??] West Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 3..08 N

Ship Telegraph bound [A]round Cape Horn

Tuesday Dec 9th 1834 All these 24 hours light breezes from the SE Steering by the wind to the S & W Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 23..18 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 3..38 N

Wednesday Dec 10th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours pleasant weather from S.S.E. Steering by the wind to the S & W. Hands employed in painting the masts and doing other jobs of ships duty. So ends. Longitude by Chronometer 25..20 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION]

Thursday Dec 11th 1834 All of these 24 hours light breezes from the S SE and pleasant weather [from the CROSSED OUT] Steering by the wind to the S & W This day employed in blacking our chain cables and doing other necessary jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 26..15 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 0..54 miles

Friday Dec 12th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours light breezes from the SSE and pleasant weather from [...]. All of this day hands employed in various jobs of ships duty such as blacking chain cables sheathing the deck & & So ends this day. Longitude by Chron [CHRONOMETER] 28..02 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 00..27 Sou [SOUTH]

Ship Telegraph bound [A]round Cape Horn

Saturday Dec 13th 1834 All of these 24 hours light breezes and pleasant weather. Wind SSE Steering by the wind to the S & W untill [UNTIL] 8 AM Tacked ship to the S & E All this day hands employed in painting the ship sheathing the deck & & So ends this day. various jobs of ships duty. Longitude by Chronometer 24..08 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 00..42 Sou [SOUTH]

Sunday Dec 14th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours light breezes from the S & E Steering by the wind to the Eastward untill [UNTIL] 8 AM Tacked ship to the S & W. So ends this day Longitude by Chronometer 27..00 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 1..08 South

Monday Dec 15th 1834 All of these 24 hours moderate breezes from the S & E Steering by the wind to the S & W. Hands [EMPLOYED] in fitting the caboose for whaleing [WHALING] and doing other necessary jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 27..08 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] [BY] Obs [OBSERVATION] 2..54 S

Tuesday Dec 16th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours moderate breezes from the SSE Steering by the wind to the S & W Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 28..00 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 4..27 S

Wednesday Dec 17th 1834 All of these 24 hours fresh breezes from the SE Steering by the wind to the S & W This day repaired the Main Spencer and bent it So ends this day. Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 28..10 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 7..06 So [SOUTH]

Ship Telegraph Bound [A]round Cape Horn

Thursday Dec 18 1834 All of these 24 hours moderate breezes from the SE and pleasant Steering by the wind to the South At 9 AM heard something crack aloft Sent two men up and found it to be the Main Mast gone 2 feet below the checks The mast turned on Sent down Royal Top Gallant & Top sail yards & Top Gallant Mast. Hands employed in fishing [FIXING?] the Mast. So ends this day. 4 men off duty Longitude by Chron [CHRONOMETER] 29..40 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 8 25 So [SOUTH]

Friday Dec 19th 1834 Throught [THROUGHOUT] these 24 hours fresh breezes from the S & E Steering by the wind to the S & W. At 4 PM finished fishing [FIXING?] the Mast Sent up the Top sail yard and bent the sail & set it At 9 AM double reefed the Main Top sail Took in fore & Mizen [MIZZEN] Top Gallant sails Hands employed in fitting Buston [BOSTON?] blocks & & So ends 3 men off duty. various jobs of ships duty. Longitude by Chron [CHRONOMETER] 30.14 West Lattitude [LATITUDE] [BY] Obs [OBSERVATION] 10..00 So [SOUTH]

Saturday Dec 20th 1834 All of these 24 hours moderate breezes from the S & E Steering by the wind to the S & W Hands employed in various jobs of ships duty. So ends Longitude by Acc [ACCOUNT] 30..20 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] by Obs [OBSERVATION] 11..15 So [SOUTH]

Sunday Dec 21th [ST] 1834 All of these 24 hours moderate breezes from the ESE Steering by the wind to the S & W untill [UNTIL] 9 PM Steered of [OFF] SSW So ends this day. Longitude by Chronometer 30..18 W Lattitude [LATITUDE] [BY] Obs [OBSERVATION] 13..49 S