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Tuesday May 8th before part of this in hours Monday
with forth winds at ESE I foogge weather at 1 o clock
Ground upon St Georges Bank had 5' fathoms of water Rivers
wBS & at 7 o'clock ok founded had 52 of & at 12 of C J ok
Sounded Again had 26 fast of later Port had forth winds & foog
& water Still forth winds & thick of foog landed our mainsail
& Gibb I laid under A foresail to weftward bent our cables
& at 12 o'clock & foog cleared & we made sail runs NNW
to lands this I hours all in good health & wear in loops
to get in tomorrow So I conclude this days remarks & no offense
Wednesday May 9th this 24 hours of love part of it we
had forth winds at welow & flits of foog run NNW & at 2 o'clock
Sounded had 80 fathoms of water found our selves in South Channel
should rest up by wind & at 6 o'clock had small breezes at calm
clear weather let of reef out of mainsail at 10 o'clock had
later part of 24 hours attended with small winds south & thick
foog runs & at 6 o'clock got our yards afloat & bent our topsail
& at 8 o'clock landed had no ground being yet in south channel
& again at 12 o'clock landed had 110 fathoms so I continued this
days remnants yet in south channel & no observed which we
now stand much in need of
third day May 10th afore part of this 24 hours attended
with small breakers at SE & I so had to ENE & thick of foog yet