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at Sea

us Dr. Prince Wales & 2 mates on
bd. with us. Midshipmen pulling

Satruday July 16th. 1859

After 12 today laying our Course
with light Air Stunsails at
3 ocl. weather pleasant though
warm. 4 vessels in sight to
leeward. Therm 75°.
fish in swarms about. Albecore
& a shark went on the Dolphin
Strike with Harpoon caught none

Sunday July 17th. 1859

Light air all day. fair fine
day & warm inumerable swarms
of fish about 14 miles astern

Monday July 18th. 1859.

The day we expected to be
in England not yet at the
western islands fish still
continue about in swarms
struck one today with the
harpoon Albecore. 3 more
brought on bd. Payne 2 with

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