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Crusing off Africa
Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Tuesday 9th November 1852

All theas 24 hours fine breeses and plesant
weathear the Watch employed painting ship in side
Starboard and setting up fore top mast stays
one sail in sight and plenty porposes and 1 fin back
Lat by Ob 24° 51' North Long by Cro 15°52' West
so ends this long wishful Day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Wedensday November 10th 1852
All theas 24 more light breeses and ples
ant weathear one sail in sight &c

Lat by Obs 24° 45 North
so ends this long dismal day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Thursday November 11th 1852
[Marginalia:]
[small sketch of of a ship under cruising sail]
Sylph
[end marginalia]

All this day fine breeses and plesant
weathear with the exception of a few rain
squales at sunset gamd with the ship Sylph
at 11 AM struck one porpose saw A no of fin
backs &c so ends this long day
Lat by Obs 25 00 Long by Cro 16 38½ West

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Friday November 12th 1852

[Marginalia, written vertically] this day Sam
former cook
Came on duty
&c
[end marginalia]

All theas 24 hours light winds and plesant
weathear one sail in sight [E?] sarted one
bbls Beef
Lat by Obs 24° 46 No
so ends this long day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Saturday November 13th 1852
[Marginalia:]
[drawing of a ship under cruising sail]
Sylph
[Two drawings of turtles]
L.B. L.B.

the first part fine breeses the middle
and last part nearly A calm at sunset
gamd with the ship sylph and at 11 and 12
caught 2 turtle and loard for anothear
brig stering to the West ward &c
Lat by Ob 24 45 Nort Long by Cro 17 26½ we--
the watch employed seting up and taring head rigging
so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Sunday November 14th 18.52
The first and midle part light winds from the
North the last part calm brig working to the West
Lat by Ob 24 31 Long by Cro 18 00¼ West
So ends this long plesant day