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Bark Mercator cruseing on the Western ground or to W of western Islands

Remarks onboard Saturday July 12 th
All these 24 hours attends with strong brezes from SW by S per com @ 6 Pm
Saw a merchant bark. stereing E @ sunset shortned sail hove too heading W by N
At day light made sail & tacked ship to S by E & SSE @ 9 Am saw porposes &
So ends these 24 hours strong brezes from W S W per. com. Latt By obser 41 . 09
At 4 Pm Long By Chron 34 . 39

Remarks onboard Sunday July 13th
The first & mid part of these 24 hours brisk. brezes from W S W last part morderate breze
From W N W @ sunset 1 sail in sight we shortned sail hove too to S @ day light
Set all sail @ 6 Am stered SSE per com & saw plenty porposes & some fin backs.
So ends these 24 hours plesant weather Latt By observ 40 . 20
At 4 Pm Long By Chronom 33 . 40

Remarks on board Monday July 14 th
All these 24 hours attends with morderate brezes from WSW cours stered SSE @ 2 pm
Saw some small breaches to NE stered off for them @ 3 Pm saw a sail to the N
Stearing for us we saw no more of the breaches @ 6 Pm spoke & gamed with her it was
The bark eugene N. bedford wood 46 days out had landed 94 bbls of oil @ fyall since
Leaving home has seen whales 1 since @ sunset shortned sail stered SSE per com
At day light sot all sail the eugene off our lea bow @ 6 saw a sail off the -
Weather bow we kept off stered E Saw some porpose So ends this day Latt by obs 40 . 13
At 4 Pm Long By Chronom 33 - 01

Remarks onboard Tuseday July 15 th
All these 24 hours lite airs & calm @ 2 Pm stered SE @ sun set shorned sail
Stered our cours wind very lite from W S W @ day light sot all sail Stered S E
A 6 A m 1 sail in sight to SW of us @ 8 Am broke out the mane hatch way on the
Larboard side took out lite things stowed casks of salt water to right her up she
Has had a hard list to starboard So ends these 24 hrs Latt by obs 40 - 21
At 5 Pm Long By Chron 32 - 52