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Barque Iris at Sea

Remarks

Saturday July 27th 1844 Fore part of these 24 hours moderate breezes from the Westward attended with squalls of rain. Steer ESE meeting a heavy swell from the Eastward. Middle part calm. Latter part strong gales from S & W. Carry top sails. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 38°=00" N Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 52°=25"

Sunday July 28th Comes in with strong gales from the SW. Steer E by S under double reefed top sails. The gale freshening. At 6 PM furl[ED] everything but a close reefed main top sail. Raining hard most of the time. At at 12 midnight hove the ship too [TO] under a close reefed main top sail with a tremendous gale of wind and high sea. At 6 [PM CROSSED OUT] 6 AM calm. Set top sails. Wind springing up soon after from the Eastward. At 10 AM the wind increasing to a gale from NE with a heavy swell from SW. Take in sail and heave too [TO] again heading ESE. So ends this long and tedious day. -- Latt [LATITUDE] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 38°=00" N Long [LONGITUDE] by Acct [ACCOUNT] 50°=20" W

Monday July 29th This twenty[-]four hours commences with a heavy gale from the NE attended with rain. Ship hove too [TO] heading S Eward [EASTWARD]. At 9 PM the wind hauling around SW. Make sail and steer E by S. Latter part clear and pleasant with a fresh breeze from SW. Carrying Stud [STUDDING] sails. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 38°=20" N Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro [CHRONOMETER] 48°=39" W

Tuesday July 30th Comes in with a pleasant whole sail breeze from the S & W. Middle part wind hauls SSE. Steer by the wind East. Latter part the same. Carpenter employed at building potatoe [POTATO] bins. Watches at bending new sails[:] Courses, top sails, top g. [GALLANT] sails & jib. Latt [LATITUDE] Obs [OBSERVATION] 38°=46" N Long [LONGITUDE] by Chro. [CHRONOMETER] 45=41 West