Log of the brig Clio, 1830

Brig Clio from Boston towards St Catherines H K F Course Winds Remarks Feb 22 1830 1 4 4 West N.E. Commences Moderate breezes from the Sought'd & East'd 2 4 4 3 4 6 4 5 5 5 4 At 10 P.M. struck soundings in 35 fathoms 6 5 6 At 11 35 fathoms At 12 30 fathoms At 1A.M. 7 6 4 25 fathoms At 3. ditto home to At daylight saw 8 6 4 land to the South'd 9 6 10 5 4 11 3 12 3 At noon hove up for St Catherines our first of 1 2 destination. 2 2 3 2 4 " 5 " home to

Course NW Dist [DISTANCE] 67 Def. 67 Diff Lat [LATITUDE] 8 Diff Long [LONGITUDE] 00 Lat [LATITUDE] DR [DEAD RECKONING] 27=25 Long [LONGITUDE] DR [DEAD RECKONING] 46=54 Lat. [LATITUDE] Obs. 27=15

In the Bay of St Catherines Remarks February 23 1830

Commenses cloudy weather with squalls of rain. Ran into the bay of St Catherines and came to in 5 fathomes. During the night light windy. At daylight got under way. Recieved a visit from the fort.

At 8 AM came too. At 10 AM sent a boat ashhore an at noon returned with a dupply of wood.

Brig Clio from Boston toRio Grande (SA) H K F Course Winds Remarks Feb 24th 1830 1 2 3 5 5 E.S.E SSE Fresh gules from the S.B.E. At 2.30 PM got under 4 5 4 way and put to sea 5 5 4 At 5 PM passed woody Island bearing N East dist. [DISTANCE] 6 6 10 miles. 7 6 4 8 6 4 At 6 PM shortened sail. At 8 do reefed mainsail 9 6 4 At 12 wore ship to the South'd & West'd reefed topsail 10 6 11 6 12 6 1 5 S.W.B.W At 6.30 A.M. saw the land to the Westward. 2 5 Fresh gales from the S.E. and cloudy weather 3 5 4 5 Took a departure from St Catherines Lat [LATITUDE] 27=32 5 4 Long [LONGITUDE] 48 [DEGREES] 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 6 Course - Dist. [DISTANCE] 120 - Dep. - Diff. Lat. [LATITUDE] - Diff. Long. [LONGITUDE] - Lat [LATITUDE] D.R. [DEAD RECKONING]- Long [LONGITUDE] D.R. [DEAD RECKONING] -

Brig Clio from St. Catherines towards Rio Grande (SA) H K F Course Winds Remarks February 25th 1830 1 3 6 East S.S.E. Fresh gale from the S.S.E. 2 3 6 3 3 6 4 3 6 At 8 PM tyacked ship to the South'd & West'd 5 3 6 SWBS1/2S wind moderating 6 3 6 7 3 6 8 3 6 9 3 4 S.West 10 3 4 11 3 4 12 3 4 1 3 4 SSW 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 6 3 4 7 3 4 8 3 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 Course Dist. 88 Departure 57 Diff. Lat. 51 Diff. Long Lat. D.R.

Brig Clio from St Catherinestowrds Rio Grande (S.A.) H K F Course Wind Remarks Friday February 26th 1830 1 4 S.W.B.S. S.E.B.S. 2 4 Commenses fine breese and pleasant weather. 3 4 4 4 Saw a Schooner to the S.S.E. 5 4 S.B.W. 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 3 South. South part of St Catherines fore West dist 15 10 3 11 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 S.S.W. 6 3 7 4 S.W. 8 4 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 Course W S 20d W Dist. 83 Diff. Lat. 74 Departure 28=4' Diff. Long 32 Lat. D.R. 29d=13' Long. D.R. 48=30 Lat. D.R.29=13