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Remarks on Bord Ship Huntress 1844

Monday December the 9^th commences with strong gales
[wind?] shifted too the westward at 9 P M wore ship
too the northward too sail in site steereing too the
northward midel and latter part moderate breezes emp
loid stowing down saw three sails and spoke
them all the [-] the brunswick of new bedford
And mercanter of newbedford saw no fish so ends
Lat 41-11 Long 132-47
[stamps of three full-rigged ships with names and take to date]
[-] Cook mercator 14 months 14 hunded 5 hundred sperm brunswick 13 months 1200 cap Almy 200 sperm

Tuesday December the 10^th commences with mod
erate breezes at 4 P M finished stowing down
middle and latter part strong breezes from N N E and
cloudy steering s s e at 10 AM stered se by e the
Brunswick in site saw nothing so ends one more
of Dooty
Lat 42-50

Wednesday December the 11^th commences with strong
gales from N N E spoke the brunswick ster
ing [south eastward?] bound for new zealand midel part
Heavy gales from N N E at 11 P M took in for
e and mizen topsail and jib close reeft the main
course e s e at 6 A M [-] and set dou
ble reaft topsail at 11 A M saw rite whales but
Too rugged too lower latter part [-]
The south sail [took in top gallant] so ends day of duty

Thursday December the 12^th commences with strong
Breezes but moderating wore ship several times
[Raised one] of the whales that we saw in the
Fore noon at 5 P M lowred too boats and galleyed
Him at 7½ P M shortened sail midel and latter part
Strong brezes from w s w too N W saw plentey
of finbacks at 7 A M cept of and so ends

Friday December the 13^th commences with strong bre
zes from the westward course e by s midal and
Later part moderate brezes [-] [-] course e by s
at 6 A M saw rite whales [surface?] lowerd too
Boats without success set the topmast studding
Sail booms [-] and set the topmast studding
sail at 11 A M took it in the weather squalley
Lat 44 - 20

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NOTES
Lines 8-13: Could not determine the name of the first vessel. Based on a review of American ships reporting from the SW Pacific in late 1844, it appears that this is not an American. The ship Mercator sailed from New Bedford June 20, 1843. The ship Brunswick sailed from New Bedford Novenber 6, 1843
Lines 23-24: The Brunswick reported from King George's Sound (SW Australia) 21 July 1844. She gamed with the Huntress in the Great Australia Bight and continued southeast, reporting off New Zealand 8 January 1845