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Bark Mercator cruiseing on the Western ground For. Whales.

Remarks on board Thursday June 26th
The first part of these 24 hours light brezes from N stered by the wind to the
NE mid part lite airs from NW stered NE by E last part calm @ 7 pm
Saw porposes @ sunset took in the lite sails let the rest stand @ day light
Set all sail airs very lite from W N W So ends these 24 hrs Latt by obs 35 - 42
At 4 Pm Long By Chron 43 - 30

Remarks onboard Fryday June 27th
The first part of these 24 hours morderate brezes mid part the same but
Some squally with rain last part brisk brezes from NNW cours stered per
the Comps NE by E caught 1 cow fish & a turtle fitted a new gafe & put on the
Gib boom So ends these 24 hours brisk brezes Latt by obser 36 - 41
At 4 Pm Long by Chronom 41 - 23

Remarks onboard Saturday June 28th
All these 24 hours strong brezes from N by W cours stered E per com.
At sunset took in sail stered our cours @ day light sot close reaf top sails
At 8 shook 2 reafs out mane top sail 1 reaf out fore top sail sot gib and
mane sail wind a little more morderate saw some porposes &c So ends
These 24 hours strong brezes & rough sea Latt By obser 37. 26
At 4 Pm Long By Chron 39. 02

Remarks onboard Sunday June 29th
The first part of these 24 hours very strong brezes mid & last past more morderate
At sun set took in all sail except close reaf mane top sail fore sail & stay sail
Stered E per comp @ day light set all sail quite morderate wind W N W @
6 Am stered N E by E @ 10 wind cants to W S W brezes on som @ 11 [S?]
Sail in sight off the Larboard beam So ends these 24 hours Latt by obs 37 - 54
At 3 Pm Long By Chronom 37 - 42