Saturday, June 27, 2009

Ninth week at sea. June 26 to July 2, 1876

Monday June th/26
Begins with light wind and pleasant weather
Ship heading SE by E. saw a Brig to the north
Lat part Squalley with Strong wind and rain shower
saw a Bark stearing S.S.E. ship on diferant tacks
Lat 30-36 N Lon 60-19 W

Tuesday June th/27
Com- with more morderate weather heading SS.E
with pleasant weather and morderate wind
Lat part hazy weather with fresh wind from S.W.
ship heading W.N.W.
Lat 30-21 N


Wednesday June th/28
Com with Cloudy weather at 3 PM. commenced
to rain took in light sails at 6 shortened sail raining
very hard with strong wind. and Thunder.
Lat part rainy with strong wind towards noon Cleared
up some wind from south
Lat 30-20 N Lon 60-12 W


Thursday June th/29
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from south
ship heading E.S.E. saw nothing Lat part pleasant
weather at 6 Am kept off N.E. nothing in sight
Lat 30-40 N Lon 59-35 W

Friday June th/30
Begins with pleasant weather and fine wind from
S.S.E. Saw a schooner. picked up a bl pertrolan [petroleum?]
Lat part weather the same with light wind from SE.
saw a brig heading to south ward
Lat 31 48 N Lon 58-04 W


Saturday July th/1
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from SW. ship heading E.N.E. Lat part light
winds and Calms saw one sail to NW. ends with
fine weather
Lat 32-12 N Lon 52-19 W


Sunday July th/2
Com- with pleasand weather and light airs from
S.E. ship heading E.N.E. saw
grampases.
Lat part weather the same saw three sails
Ship stearing E by S half S.
Lat 32-34 N Lon 56-10 W

[Grampus: n., orca - http://www.powermobydick.com/Moby138.html#G]

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