Week 16 at sea. Aug. 14th to Aug. 20, 1876. Four months out.

Monday August th/14
Begins with light airs from N. and pleasant
weather at 4 1/2 P.M. gamed the Janet Capt
Gartland with 750 bls oil Lat part light wind from
NW. ship heading N.N.E. one sail in sight
Lat 34-00 N Lon 44-47 W
[Bark Janet, Capt. Peter Gartland, left New Bedford
14 Apr 1875, returning 4 Nov 1876]

Tuesday Aug th/15
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N.W. stearing N.N.E. the Janet in
sight Lat part pleasant SHip heading N.E. wind
light from N.N.W. crew employed about the Ship
Lat 34-20 N Lon 44-19 W

Wednesday Aug th/16
Begins with fine weather and light wind from
N.N.W. Ship heading N.E. at 1 P.M. raised whales
ahead and lowared the boats at 8 and each boat
got a whale got them to the ship about 10 P.M.
Lat part Cut in our whales. saw one sail
weather fine with light wind
Lat 34-10 N Lon 48-56 W

Thursday Aug th/17
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N. spoke the Janet Lat Part Calm
and light airs employed boiling nothing
in sight
Lat 34-06 N Lon 43 42 W

Friday Aug th/18
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind
from N.W. ship heading NN.E. employed
boiling Mid part finished boiling Lat part
Strong wind with some rain heading to north
Lat 35-10 N Lon 43-43 W

Saturday Aug th/1
Begins with Strong wind from W with squalls
of rain saw a Steamer going to Eastward
Lat part strong wind from W.S.W. engaged
stowing oil, sw Blackfish so ends this day
Lat 35-22 N Lon 44-52 W

Sunday Aug th/20
Com with strong wind and rough sea engaged
stowing oil finished at 5 PM. stowed 95 bls weather
Cloudy with a little rain Lat part strong wind and rough
sea wind from south west ship heading S.S.E. had
squally weather with rain
Lat 35-00 N Lon 45-12 W

Twelfth week (3 months) at sea. July 17th to July 23, 1876

Monday July th/17
Com - with strong wind from W.S.W. Stearing
E.S.E. weather pleasant at sundown lufed to the wind
heading S at 5 AM kept off E.N.E. had strong
wind from W.S.W.
Lat 36-16 N Lon 45-39 W

Tuesday July th/18
Begins with pleasant weather and strong wind
at two P.M. lufed to the wind heading S.S.E.
two sail in sight Lat part strong wind saw
three whalers at 9 AM spoke Bark Swallow - Ellis
with 481 bls the Capt went on board for a
short time
Lat 36-25 Lon 45-37 W
[Bark, Swallow, Capt. Thomas L. Ellis, p. 65 Starbucks]

Wednesday July th/19
Begins with strong wind and hazy weather
standing to the S.W. under topsails at sundown
shortened sail for the night Lat part light
wind and pleasant weather heading to westward
saw nothing
Lat 34-50 N Lon 45-35 W

Thursday July th/20
Com - with pleasant weather and light wind
from N. ship heading W.N.W. at sundown
took in light sails Lat part Calm sent down
fore topsail and repaired it
Lat 34-33 N Lon 45-57 W

Friday July th/21
Com - with Calm and pleasant weather sent
down Main topgallant sail and repaired it
Lat part squally with thunder and rain
stearing North saw grampases
Lat 35-25 N Lon 46-08 W

Saturday July th/22
Begins with pleasant weather and light wind from
E stearing N. nothing in sight Lat part light
wind from S Stearing N. saw a whaler heading
to S. E.
Lat 36-20 N Lon 46-22 W

Sunday July th/23
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from S
heading W.S.W. on the wind Lat part weather
the same wind from SS.W. saw one sail
Lat 36-28 N Lon 45-41 W

Eleven weeks at sea. July 10 to July 16, 1876

Monday, July th/10
Begins with Strong wind and squally at
7 PM wore ship heading N.W. by W. saw black
fish Lat part blowing with squalls of wind
and rain wore ship at 6 AM. saw a
brig going to East.
Lat 35-26 N Lon 50-10 W
[black fish - possibly pilot whale or right whale]


Tuesday July th/11
Com - with strong wind from W.S.W ship
heading S.E. with rain ship under Close reefed
Main topsail reefed foresail fore topmast staysail
and main spencer Lat part wind and weather
the same at 11 1/2 AM wind let go one sail
in sight
Lat 35-08 N Lon 49-27 W


Wednesday July th/12
Begins with Calm and cloudy weather with a
little rain at 5 1/2 P.M. the captain went on board
the A. Hicks. Mid part rainy at 10 AM Cleared
up Stearing N.W. wind from NE.
Lat 35-26 N Lon 50-18 W


Thursday July th/13
Begins with pleasant weather and wind from E.
ship on the wind heading N. the Hicks in sight
Last part Calm with pleasant weather one
sail in sight.
Lat 36-24 N Lon 50-50 W


Friday July th14
Begins with pleasant weather and Calm nothing
in sight Lat part weather the same with light
wind from S.W. heading S.E. by S sent down
Main topsail and repaired it. Saw Blackfish
Lat 36-08 N Lon 50-48 W


Saturday July th/15
Com - with cloudy weather wind from S.W.
stearing full and by on starboard tack
Lat part weather Clear at 7 AM spoke Bark
Sparten from Barbadoes had taken 65 bls. oil [unable to identify vessel]
kept to N.W. on the wind
Lat 25-56 N Lon 50-28 W


Sunday July th/16
Com - with pleasant weather and fine wind from
W.S.W. kept off East. saw a steamer going East
at sundown. lufed to heading to the S. at 5 AM kept
off stearing E.N.E. signaled Bark Niphon of Bath [Bath, Maine]
heading to the south
Lat 36-00 N Lon 48-08 W
[Vessel: Niphon (bark) Master: Day
Register: Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1876 can be seen here.

Ten weeks at sea. July 3 to July 9, 1876

Monday July th/3
Begins with Cloudy weather and light wind from SSW.
searing E by S half S. Lat part weather the same
Saw a sail to East. employed setting up topmast
riging. Stearing E. wind from. S.W.
Lat 32.29 N Lon 54-07 W

Tuesday July th/4
Begins with light wind from W. Stearing E.
weather pleasant one sail in sight
Lat Part weather much the same nothing
in sight
Lat 32-55 N Lon 52-30 W

Wednesday July th/5
First part pleasant weather and light wind
from W. stearing west Lat part weather the
same saw one sail. going to N.W. ship stearing
E. crew employed about the ship as usual
Lat 33-12 N Lon 50 39 W

Thursday July th/6
Com with pleasant weather and light wind from W
Stearing E at 3 PM lufed to the wind heading N by W
Lat part a little squally with rain wind from W.
Lat 34-32 N Lon 51-52 W

Friday July 7
Begins with pleasant weather, and wind from N.W
Stearing N.E. saw one sail Stearing to South
Lat part weather much the same saw one sail
towards noon breezed up a little
Lat 35-55 N Lon W (no Lon)

Saturday July th/8
Begins with pleasant weather and fine wind from
S.W. saw white watter ran off but saw nothing more
at 4 P.M. spoke and gamed the A. Hicks West Port
Lat part strong wind from S.W. ship heading to S.S.E.
Lat 35-30 N Lon 49-49. W.
[Speak (spoke): v., to communicate with another ship using flags or voice (as opposed to gamming) http://www.powermobydick.com/Moby138.html#G
[Bark, A. (Andrew) Hicks, of Westport, Mass., p. 644 Starbucks

Sunday July th/9
Com- with strong wind and pleasant weather
at 2 P.M. wore ship heading W.N.W. one sail
in sight Lat part Strong wind with squally
weather and some rain wore ship at 9 AM
heading S.
Lat 35-40 N Lon 50-25 W.