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Remarks on board

Saturday Nov 8th All of these 24 hours fresh gales, squalls, calms, and rain. Thus ends a tedious day etc. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 14°=15" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 159°=19" West

Sunday Nov 9th 1845 This 24 hours we have light breezes from the ENE. Steer SSE with all possible sail. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 15°=52" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 159°=11" West

Monday Nov 10th This 24 hours we have light breezes from the Eward [EASTWARD]. Steer by the wind to the South. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 16°=57" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 159°=17" W

Tuesday Nov. 10th 1845 All of this 24 hours we have light winds from the S & E. Steer by the wind to the S & E. Thus ends a tedious day. -- Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 17°=37" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 159.57

Wednesday Nov. 12th All of this 24 hours we have light airs and calms. Steer by the wind when there is any to the S & W. Saw one sail standing some. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] [17 CROSSED OUT] 18°=53" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 160=36

Thursday Nov 13th This 24 hours we have strong gales from the Southward and dark coudy [CLOUDY] weather. Squalls occasionally but wind verry [VERY] unsteady. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] by DR [DEAD RECKONING] 19°=40" South Long [LONGITUDE] by DR [DEAD RECKONING] 160=00"

Friday Nov 14th This day commences with strong squalls from the Southward. Steer by the wind Easterly. So ends. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 19°=42" South Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 159°=00" Saw two sail[S] steering East close haul.