ENPages
30625990000223_015
Remarks On Board Bark Nimrod Latit Long South West Friday February 20, 1852 The first part of these 24 hours light winds from the West ship steeing N by W middle and latter winds from the North ship steering W by N ship company imployed in various jobs of ship duty saw nothing so ends this day 41.46 35.10 Saturday Feb 21 The first part of these 24 hours winds from the NNEast ship steering W by N middle and latter part winds from WSWest ship heading WSWest thick fog and rain saw nothing 42.12 38.00 but finbacks so ends this day Sunday Feb 22 The first and middle part of these 24 strong winds from the WSW attended fog and rain ship heading SSW latter part winds from the West ship heading NNWest saw plenty 41.47 38.27 of finbacks so ends this day Monday Feb 23 the first part of these 24 hours strong winds from the West S West ship headding N West middle and latter a gale fron the WSW ship lying to under a close reef main stop sail ship company imployed in [?] 40.44 37.55 mending sails so ends this day
30625990000223_016
This page is not transcribed, please help transcribe this page
30625990000223_017
Remarks On Board Bark Nimrod
| Latit.S. | Long..W | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday February 29..1852.. | ||
| The first and middle part of these 24.. hours | ||
| Light winds from the all part of the compass | ||
| and foggy latter part Light Breeze from | ||
| the North Ship headding W.S.West | 42..34 | 48.18 |
| Saw Nothing this day so Ends | ||
| Monday March 1.. | ||
| Throughout these 24 hours Light winds from | ||
| the North Ship Steering W.S.West with all | ||
| Sail [Sol?] the wether very plesant Ships | ||
| Company imployd Jobs of Ships of Ships Duty | 43..14 | 48..42 |
| Saw Nothing but finbacks So Ends this Day | ||
| Tuesday March 2 | ||
| The first part of these 24 hours Light winds | ||
| from the North Ship Steering W.. By South | ||
| middle and Latter part winds from the | ||
| Southward and Westward and Rainy | ||
| Ship headding S.S.West Saw Nothing | ||
| the Ships [Compy?] imployd in jobs of | 44..40 | 49.30 |
| Ship's Duty. So Ends this Day | ||
| Wednesday March 3 | ||
| The first part of these 24.. hours Strong | ||
| Winds from the South Ship lying to | ||
| Headding West Middle and Latter part | ||
| Moderate winds from the S. West maid | ||
| Sail and Steerd to the Northward | Latit | Long |
| and Westward Saw Nothing but Finbacks | 44..43 | 50..38 |
| Ship's Company imployd in Mending | ||
| Sails So Ends this Day |
30625990000223_018
Remarks on Board Bark Nimrod
| Latit. S.. | Long. W. | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday March 4.. 1852 | ||
| The first part of these 24 hours Light | ||
| Winds from the S..West middle part a gale | ||
| from the West Ship Lying to Latter part | ||
| moderate Gale from the S,S, West maid | ||
| Sail Ship headding West and W.N.West | ||
| Saw Nothing So Ends this Day | 44.05 | 50.40 |
| Friday March 5.. | ||
| Throughout all these 24 hours Light | ||
| winds from the N.N.East and plasent | ||
| Ship Steering West with all Sail Set | ||
| Saw Nothing But Finbacks Ship's Company | 43..41 | 52.00 |
| imployd in in Ship's Duty So..Ends | ||
| Saturday March 6.. | ||
| Throughout all these 24 hours Ship | ||
| lying to.. Under Close reef main top Sail | ||
| And foresail with thewind from the | ||
| W,S,West headding N. West Saw Nothing | ||
| So Ends this Day _ _ _ _ _ | 44..02 | 52.13 |
| Sunday March 7 | ||
| The first part of these 24.. a Gale from | ||
| the W,S,W middle part wind hald | ||
| to the West Tack Ship Latter part wind | ||
| from the N..West Ship headding S..West | ||
| Saw Nothing but finbacks So Ends _ _ | 43.51 | 53.00 |
| Monday March 8.. | ||
| Throughout all these 24 hours Light | ||
| and calm Ship Under all Sail | ||
| trying to Get to the Westward | ||
| Ship's Company imployd in various | ||
| jobs of Ships Duty So Ends _ _ _ | 43.40 | 53.30 |
30625990000223_019
Remarks On Board Bark Nimrod
| Latit..S | Long.. W | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday March 9.. 1852 | ||
| The first part of these 24 hours Light winds | ||
| the W. S. West attended with Rain Ship | ||
| headding N..West Latter part windns from | ||
| the West, N, West Bloing Strong Ship under | ||
| Doub Reef top Sails headding S..West | ||
| Saw Nothing this day So Ends _ _ _ | 43.10 | 54.12 |
| Wednesday March 10 | ||
| Throughout these 24. hours Strong Winds from | ||
| the West and W, N, West Ship Under Doub | ||
| Reef Top Sails headding S..West and | ||
| S.S.West Ship's Company imployd in | ||
| Various jobs of Ship's Duty Saw Nothing | ||
| But finbacks. So Ends this Day _ _ _ _ | 44..18 | 55.09 |
| Thursday March 11 | ||
| Throughout all these 24. hours Strong | ||
| Gales from the Northward and Westward | ||
| and from the Southward and Westward | ||
| Ship headding S,,West and N,,West Under | ||
| Doub Reef top Sails Most of the time Latter | ||
| part Ship lying to Bloing hard | ||
| Saw one Sail Steering South So Ends,, | 45.10 | 55.30 |
| Friday March 12 | ||
| Throughout these 24.. hours Strong Winds | ||
| from the W..S..West Ship headding N..West | ||
| at 5.. P..M Saw a Large Sperm whale | ||
| Tack Ship and Loard the Boats for | ||
| him Got with in 50.. Rods of him and | ||
| he went down the Sun had bin Down | ||
| 15.. minuets the whale was going on a | ||
| [borse?] a [Bonat?] S..by..East came on board | ||
| and Doub Reef the top Sails and Steerad | ||
| after him So Ends this Day _ _ _ _ | 44.43 | 56.03 |