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==Barque Mercator, of New Bedford. Cruseing the coast of barbare==

Remarks on board Saturday oct 12th
All these 24 hours morderate brezes from WSW & pleasant weather with a [swell?]
Heaving from NW @ 2 Pm tacked ship to the NW @ 5 Pm saw a sail off
The weather beam @ sunset took 1 reaf in the top sails stood whole watches @5
Day light out reafs again @ 12 mer tacked ship to SbyW So ends these 24
Hours clouds flying morderately [&?] in blue water again. Latt By obser. 20.58
At 4 Pm Long By Chronometer 18.38

Remarks on board Sunday oct 13th
All these 24 hours moderate brezes from WtoN by W @ 4 Pm Lored for
Black fish got none they were going fast to the Leward @ 2 Am wind
Cants to N cours stered SSW per com So ends these 24 hours Latt by obs 19.58
At 4 Pm Long by Chronometer 18.42

Remarks on board Monday oct 14th
All these 24 hours attends with a morderate steady breze from N By E cours
Stered SSW per com @ 6 Pm furled the jibs & mane sail @ day light saw
Plenty of porposes @ day light sent down the fore top sail & gave it a good repair
All 12 mer Bent the top sail again S o ends this day Latt By observation 18.26
At 4 Pm -- Long By Chronom 18.55

Remarks on board Tuseday oct 15th
All these 24 hours attends with brisk brezes @sunset shortened sail hove to for
The night to the ESE @3Am wore ship to the Nw @daylight made
Sail stered SSW saw sail stereing SW. @10 Am stered WNW so ends
These 24 hours
Latt by observa 18.43
At 10 Am Long by Chron 18.43

Remarks on board Wensday oct 16th
All these 24 hours a brisk breze mid & last art very rainy wind @ E with
Thunder & light ning @4 Pm spoke & gamed with barque Martha Nbedford
Capt chase 180 bbls @ 8 Pm shortened sail hove too heading to the N @10 Pm.
Squally ts continues through the night rain thunder & lightning @daylight wind
W by S in co with the Martha So ends these 24 hours rainy No observation
Latt by DDR 17.50
At 4 Pm Long By Ch 20.22