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==Bark Mercator New Bedford Cruising on the Western Ground==

Remarks onboard Friday July 4^the
The first of these 24 houres strong breezes with rain wind from S.S.W.
Midle and latter part more morderat wind from W.N.W. with fine
Weather at sun down luft to by the wind heading S.E. at daylight
Steered off E. by N. saw two vessels at 6. A.M. luft to by the wind
Heading S.E. at 9^1/2 A.M. keept off N. [-] by N. at 11 A.M. steered E.N.E.
At 1 P.M. steered E.S.E. so ends these 24 houres. Lat By Obser 41-11
Long. At 4 P.M. by Chron. 34-24

Remarks onboard. Saturaday. July. the 5.
All these 24 houres morderat breezes with fine weather winds from N.W. to
about N. at daylight set all sail and steered E.N.E.until the wind hauled
And then steered by the wind cut up the old foretopgalantsail spoke the
Schooner walter [-] of provincetown 2 months out clean so ends these 24 houres.
Lat. by Obser 40-30
Long. at 4 P.M. by Chron. 33-52

Remarks onboard Sunday July the 6.
All these 24 houres morderate breezes from N. by E. steering a course E.S.E.
With fine weather at daylight set all sail so endes these 24 houres
Lat by Obse 41-02
Long At. 4 P.M. by Chron. 32-20

Remarkes on board Monday July the 7
All these 24 hours [be?] morderate breezes from N.N.E. to E. [by ?] S.
With fine weather saw a number of whaleman a cruising [in?] [mode?]
Land @ 3 P.M. [bareing?] S.S.W. steered a course at daylight set
All sail and steered S.E. by E. so endes these 24 hours.