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Journal of our Voyage in [the] Bark Washanks of New Bedford
Thursday Sep 6 1860 got underway about nine O clock with
head wind and evry prospect of a storm, towards
noon it cleared of some. Sailed at the same time the
Polar Star, the Milton and Java, the Polar Star took
the lead we came next, About four Oclock the Pilot
left us and with him Mr Joseph Wing. Capt [Franker?]
Wing, Capt Pelic Wing, Capt Fisher, Mr. Gordon, and
some others that I did not know. After dark George
and I went to bed he began to [- - -] ware going
away before the Pilot left and offered to come back
[- -] would, but neather [-] Sick enough to vomit
Friday
7 This day light winds with 5 sail in sight the Milton
Java and two strange sail are abeam of us and the
Polar Star of our larbard beams [saw] Porposes Humpbacks
and scipjacks, this after noon and at four Oclock we
past a vesel sunk down [-] short distance under water
with one mast broken of and [--] above
the top of the water about [two feet?] we could not
make out what kind of a vesel she was or eney thing
about her
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Saturday
This day very pleasant with a pleasant brieze the
Milton and Java stil in sight. thare has ben
thre strange sails in sight to day, all hands busy
geting the boats ready for whaling
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Sunday
This day very pleasant with strong breaze. the Milton
not a grate ways off, but the Java just in sight.
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Monday
This day cloudy with a strong breaze, Milton and Java
stil in sight.
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Tuesday
This day very pleasant with very light wind Milton
and Java stil in sight
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Wensday
This morning it was a perfect calm. we had ben up
only a short time from breakfast when I looked
and a boat comeing from the Java Capt Phinney
came on bord he sent his boat back and told
them when they came for him to bring us half the
turnips they had so we got a lot of splendid
turnips. it soon began to breaze an it grew