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Iris Near the Sandwhich Isles --

Remarks on board

Thursday Sept 18th 1845 All of this 24 hours calm and light airs. Employed at painting the ship outside. So ends the day. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 29=27" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 160°=11" West

Friday Sept 19th hae We have it light airs and calms and what wind there is dead ahead. Tack ship as occasion requires. Employed at painting etc etc. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 28°=34" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] 160°=07" West

Saturday Sept 20th This 24 hours we have it calm and headwinds. Hands variously employed. So ends the day. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 29 01 North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 158=30 West

Sunday Sept 21rst All of this 24 hours the same old sixpence[?]. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 28°=59" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 158.01"

Monday Sept 22ond All the same again today with the exception of a little oozeing [OOZING] along to the Eastward. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 29°=07" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 158°=30"

Tuesday Sept 23rd This day we have a verry [VERY] light air from the Northward. Steer SE with all sail. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 28° 28" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 157°=39" West

Wednesday Sept 24th Calm, calm, calm all the fore part. Latter part a light breeze from the Northward. Steer SSE. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 28 11 North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 157.27 West

Thursday Sept 25th Comes in with light breezes from the Eastward. Steer SSE. Latter part more fresh. Employed getting up stun [STUDDING?] sail boom etc. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 26°=29" North Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 157°=18" West