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Barke Mercator New Bedford Bound to The Western Ground

Remarks on board Monday. June. the. 2.
All the first part of these twenty four hour light breezes from N.N.E.
And calems latter part brisk breezes from W. S. W. steering a course E by N.
Saw a shoale of blackfish at 5 A. M. lowered the three boats the
Waste boat struck and the iron hooke came on board and
Employed in seeting up some short shooks to put sailes in
So endes these twenty four houres Lat. By Obser. 32 " 02.
Long. At 4 P. M. By Chron. 69 " 36.

All these twenty Remarkes on board. Tuesday. June. the. 3.
All these twenty foure houres brisk breezes from W. S. W. steering a course
E. N. employed in shifting the sailes out the large caske and puting
Of them in small caskes and fitting the large ones for oile at 3
P. M. picked one oar so endes these twenty four houres
Lat. By Obser. 32 " 56.
Long. At 4 P. M. By Chron. 67 " 29.

Remarkes on board. Wednesday. June. the. 4.
All these 24 houres very strong breezes from W. S. W. steering a course
E. N. E. untill 8. A. M. steered E. by N. at 12 A. M. steered E. at 6 A. M.
Saw a whaling barke heading to the southward by the wind
So endes these 24 houres. Lat. By Obser 34"03
Long At 4 P. M. By Chro 64 " 40

Remarkes on board. Thursday. June the 5.
The first part of these twenty four houres brisk breezes from W. S. W.
Later part more morderate with the wind from about N. W. with
Thick smokey weather the first part the latter part more clear
Employe in fitting new footropes to gibboom and main yard
Steering a course E. the first part at 6. A. M. steered E. By S.
At 11. A. M. steered E. S. E. so endes these 24. houres.
Lat. By Obser. 32 " 50.
Long. At 4 P. M. By Chron. 62 " 15.