Second week at sea. May 7 to May 13 1876.

Sunday May th/7
Com- with light winds Ship heading S E.
with light rain Saw one sail and a Fin
Back. Lat-part light wind with a little
rain. Saw two sail Ship heading SE.
Lat 36-31 N Lon 71-28 W

Monday May th/8
Com'd with wind from S.S.W._ Ship heading
S.E. two sail in sight. at two PM Saw
Blackfish Mid part Strong wind heading
S.S.E. Lat part the same engaged piling
whaling gear
Lat 35-03 N Lon 69-32 W

Tuesday May th/9
Begins with pleasant weather and wind
from SW. Saw Fin Backs at 6 PM Tacked
to the Westward Lat part Strong wind Sat[saw]a
Brig abandond and on fire Main mast gone
supposed the crew had been taken off
Lat 34-30 N Lon 69 22 W

Wednesday May th/10
Begins with Strong wind from S Ship
heading to W Mid part blowing Strong
Lat part the same Ship under reefed Main top
sail and foresail heading to Eastward
Lat 34-16 N Lon 69-38 E

Thursday May th/11
Begins with Strong wind from S heading to E.
at 6 PM tacked to Westward weather much
the same Lat part wind light Stearing S.W. by W.
saw four sail engaged Setting up Main riging
Lat 33-32 N Lon 69-20 W

Friday May th/12
Begins with wind from N.W. and Cloudy weather
Stearing W.S.W. Saw two Sail. Lat part pleasant
weather and light wind from N. Stearing the
same saw two Sail
Lat 32 44 N Lon 71-21 W.

Saturday May th/13
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from E. Saw nothing engaged braking out
Lat part much the same weather with light
veriable winds saw nothing working to the West
Lat 31-45 N Lon 72-54 W