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Paul Wainers Day Book on Board the Bark
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1807 Tusday April 14
this 24 hours Begins with Small winds and some
Sea wind @ ENE Layup SEbS@ 1 PM on bent our
old main Sail & took it a Parte for old canvis
Last Part Small winds @tendid with heavey
Clouds the wind Veriable @ 5am. Wore Ship run
WNW till 10 Wore Ship their being a Large Water
Spout a head @ 11 Plentey of rain so Ends this Day
303 Days out Latt by D:R 26:35S Long in 35:00E
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Wednsd April 15
the first Part of this 24 hours Squalley the wind
Veriable Middle and Last Part moderate
@ 6 AM Saw a Large School of Sperm Whales
@ 11 took one Long Side of the Triton and the
rest run a Way all well So Ends this Day
304 Days out Latt ob 27:20 Long in 35:40E
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Thursday April 16
this 24 hours Begins with fresh wind and Sone Sea
@ 1 PM those Whales brought two about 4 mild to
Windard Down our two boats & Chased them till 4
Struck one Drawd our Iron the Whales on this ground
is Verey Wild Last Part Small Wind & Calm
Attended with some thunder and several Water
Spouts So Ends this Day all well in Ploid @ Ships Dutey
305 Days out Latt ob 27:34S Long in 35:15E