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1860

18th January All this day fresh N.E. trades light squalls
heavy sea from N. to N.E. Strong tide rips from 8 to 12 a.m.
Latter part all studing [STUDDING] sails set. Going finely. Steering NW½W

19th January All this day fine fresh trades from N.E. to E.N.E. &
light squalls occationally [OCCASIONALLY]. All Stdts [STUDDING] sails set going finely.
I think I am on the Norther [NORTHERN] vercinity [VICINITY] of the Equatorial cloud ring.
Large quanties [QUANTITIES] of fish few birds no weed seen on the passage.
The weather had been so squally it is difficult to say whether there is a current or not.
NW½W

20th January All this day fine fresh trades & passing clouds.
All studing [STUDDING] Sails set. Westerly current 18 miles. Pleasant weather.
NW½W

21st January All this day fine fresh trades & pleasant Weather.
All Std [STUDDING] sails set. Going along finely. No weed seen yet
plenty F. Fish. no birds NW½W

22 January First & middle part fine fresh trades pleasant weather
passing clouds. Latter part more morderate [MODERATE] pleasant. All Std [STUDDING] sails
set. Scatering [SCATTERING] bunches of Gulf weed the first seen for this
passage. Getting along finely. Steering NW½W pr [PER] compass.

23d January. Throught [THROUGHOUT?] this day morderate [MODERATE] & pleasant wind from
N.E. to East. Conciterable [CONSIDERABLE] fresh weed smooth sea.
All studing [STUDDING] Sails Set. Steering NW½W pr [PER] compass.

24th January. First & middle morderate [MODERATE] East Wind and
pleasant. All Std [STUDDING] sails set.
Latter part Wind N.E. morderate [MODERATE] & pleasant.
Some bunches of Gulf weed. I fear I have about lost
the trades. allthou [ALTHOUGH] the Glass keeps up & steady. NW½W.

25th January. First part morderate [MODERATE] & pleasant wind NE.
Middle fine fresh breeze for a few hours N.E. passing clouds.
Latter part morderate [MODERATE] wind NEH. eavy old sea from North.
Bunches of Gulf weed. The clouds look as if the trades are
about don [DONE]. but the Glass still keeps up & steady. NW½W

26th January This day morderate [MODERATE] airs from N.E. to E.N.E. & pleasant.
Some Gulf weed few F. Fish No Birds. Barometer high & steady.
I think the trades are don [DONE]. NW¾W p [PER] compass.