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Cut live
with the spade
Lat 45" 35
Long 49"49

Friday the 7th of Jan 1848.
These 24 hours commences with
fresh brezes and some squally.
Saw a large number of whale
and chased a great many.
They were very wild. We fastened
to one and darted the spade
through its flukes and the
spade cut off the line.
Saw the Julius Cezear of
New London get two. They have
now 11 whale.

Lat 45" 10
Long 50" 08

Saturday the 8th of Jan.
These 24 hours commences
with fresh brezes from West
North West and then North N.
West. Saw severel whales
and chased them several
times. Saw 4 ships.

Lat 45" 35
Long 49" 57

Sunday the 9th of Jan.
These 24 hours commences with
fresh brezes from North. Saw
severel whales and chased
them. One ship in sight.

Lat 45"32
Long 49"50
172 days out

Monday the 10th of Jan.
These 24 hours commences with
moderate brezes. Saw severel
whale and chased a number
of them. Struck one and killed
it and cut it in. [Broke the bay.?]
Berth of Greenport. [Weeks?] master
28 months out with 2100 bls of oil.