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From Rio de Janeiro to Charleston S.C. 1860

27th January First part morderate [MODERATE] winds from NE to East. passing clouds.
Middle morderate [MODERATE] wind N.E to E. cloudy showers of rain.
Latter part wind E. to SE morderate [MODERATE] pleasant. Quanties [QUANTITIES] of weed.

28 January First part wind S.E. to S.W. pleasant.
Middle wind S.W. passing clouds light squalls.
Latter part at 7 a.m. squall from N.W. Tacked ship.
At 8 wind N.N.W. At 10 North cloudy & showery high sea.
Squally bad appearances. Main Top G. [GALLANT] Sail set. light sails in.

29th January First part strong winds North to N.N.E. clouds rainy.
Middle fresh winds N.N.E. passing clouds heavy head sea.
Latter part fresh wind NN.E. pleasant not so much sea.
Large quanties [QUANTITIES] of Weed. S.W. current at least 1 Knot.

30th January First part fresh breezes from N.E. bad head se [SEA].
Middle morderate [MODERATE]. All Studing [STUDDING]-Sails set.
Latter part light airs from N.N.E. smooth sea much weed.

31st January All this day light airs & calms. Airs from N.E. to East.
Consiterable [CONSIDERABLE] weed. Appearance of a storm before long.

1st Febuary [FEBRUARY] First part wind S.E. pleasant fresh breeze. At 11 South fresh.
At 4 a.m. S.W. At 5 W.S.W. At 6 West fresh gales. At 8 NW gale.
Close reefed topsails. At 12.M. [MIDNIGHT] wind North. Wore ship to the West.
Heavy Sea heavy squalls in the Gulf. About 8 a.m. water 73°.

2d Febuary [FEBRUARY] First part heavy Gales North & N.N.E. Under 2 close reafed [REEFED]
topsails. heavy squalls.
Middle more morderate [MODERATE]. Double reafed [REEFED] topsails
Foresail. Latter part morderate [MODERATE]. At 1h [1:00] all sail set.
At 8 a.m. passed out off Gulf stream.