Hero (Bark) of Westport, Mass., NBW_1438b

Remarks Tusday August 19 This 24 hours of Small remark morderate gails and hazey the winds Veriable With a Large Swell from SbW Nothing in Sight I finde A corrant Setting NW @ the rate of ½ mild Per hour which I allow 12 Milds NW

65 Days out

H2 K2 Courses WSW Winds SbE LeeWay. ½ H4 K2 Lee Way. ½ H6 K2 Lee Way. ½ H8 K3 F1 Courses SWbS Winds SE LeeWay. ½ H10 K5 F1 Courses South Winds EbS H12 K5 F1 Courses S½W Winds EbS½S H2 K4 F1 H4 K3 Courses South Winds EbS H6 K2 F1 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. ½ H8 K2 F1 LeeWay. ½ H10 K5 F1 Courses SW Winds SEbS LeeWay. ½ H12 K4 LeeWay ½

Course S38W Dist. 74 Diff.Lat. 58 Depart. 46 Lat. by D.R. 14-02 Lat.by Ob.13-20 Diff. Lon. 47 Long. in 26=47

Remarks Wednesday August 20th

This 24 hours morderate gails With few flying Clouds and Atendid with a Swell from SSW Saw few Small Spouts

66 Days out

H2 K5 F1 Courses SW Winds SEbS LeeWay. ½ H4 K4 LeeWay. ½ H6 K4 Courses SWbS Winds SE LeeWay. ½ H8 K4 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. ½ H10 K4 F1 LeeWay. ½ H12 K5 F1 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. ½ H2 K5 LeeWay. ½ H4 K4 Courses S1/2W Winds EbS1/2S LeeWay. ½ H6 K4 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. ½ H8 K4 Courses South Winds EbS LeeWay. ½ H10 K4 LeeWay. ½ H12 K4 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. ½

Course S19W Dist. 98 Diff. Lat. 92 Depart. 32 Lat. by D.R. 14-52 Lat. by Ob. 14=50 Diff. Lon. 33 Long. in 27-20

Remarks Thursday August 21th The first Part of this 24 hours fresh wind with havey clowds @ 11 PM took in topgallin Sails and gib & Middle Stasail and maintop mast Stasal in trisail Down topsails up main Sail took in rieph in our four top Sail. So Ends this 24 hours with fresh gail and ruff sea 67 Days Out

H2 K4 Courses SbW LeeWay. ½ H4 K4 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. ½ H6 K4 LeeWay. ½ H8 K4 LeeWay. ½ H10 K2 F1 Courses SbE Winds East LeeWay. ½ H12 K3 F1 LeeWay. 1 H2 K4 LeeWay. 1 H4 K4 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. 1 H6 K4 F1 LeeWay. 1 H8 K4 LeeWay. 1 H10 K4 Courses SWbS Winds SE LeeWay. 1 H12 K4 F1 LeeWay. 1

Course S31W Dist. 87 Diff. Lat. 74 Depart. 45 Lat.by D.R. 16-06 Lat. by Ob. 16-14 Diff. Lon. 47 Long in 28-07

Remarks Friday August 22th The first Part of this 24 hours took in Cloose reef top Sails fresh gail and ruff Sea Middle and Last Part more morderate at 6 AM out one reef at 10 Sot hoal top Sails and gib the Sea still ruff this 24 hours Saw Larger Plentey of black fish @ 2 PM

68 Days out

H2 K3 F1 Courses SWbS Winds SE LeeWay. 1 H4 K5 F1 LeeWay. 1 H6 K4 F1 LeeWay. 1 H8 K3 F1 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. 1 H10 K3 LeeWay. 1 H12 K4 LeeWay. 1 H2 K2 F1 LeeWay. 1 H4 K2 F1 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. 1 H6 K3 F1 LeeWay. 1 H8 K4 LeeWay. 1 H10 K2 F1 LeeWay. 1 H12 K4 LeeWay. 1

Course S33W Dist. 85 Diff.Lat. 71 Depart. 46 Lat. by D.R. 17=17 Lat. by Ob. 17-33 Diff. Lon. 48 Long. in 28-55

Remarks Saterday August 23rd

The first Part of this 24 hours fresh gails and ruff Sea at 4 PM Close reefed our top Sails Middle and Last Part Attendid with havey Squalls at 8AM Down four topgallant yard and main Roial yard Hands well inploid tending the Ship and making [rhobens?] 69 Days Out Veriation ½ point W

H2 K5 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. 1 H4 K5 LeeWay. 1 H6 K3 LeeWay. 1 H8 K5 LeeWay. 1 H10 K2 F1 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. 1 H12 K4 LeeWay. 1 H2 K5 F1 Courses S½W Winds EbS½S LeeWay. 1 H4 K5 F1 Courses South Winds EbS LeeWay. 1 H6 K4 LeeWay. 1 H8 K4 F1 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. 1 H10 K4 F1 LeeWay. 1 H12 K4 LeeWay. 1

Course S16W Dist. 104 Diff. Lat. 100 Depart. 28 Lat. by D.R. 18-57 Lat. by Ob. 19-09S Diff. Lon. 30 Long. in 29=25W

Remarks Sunday August 24th The first Part of this 24 hours fresh wind and rain Middle Part more morderate out rief out the main top Sail Last Part Small wind Sot hoal Sail the Sea Some ruff Nothing in Sight Hands well resting for the Whale Day but Still keep up A hart 70 Days out Veriation ½ Pt. W

H2 K4 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. 1 H4 K4 LeeWay. 1 H6 K4 LeeWay. 1 H8 K4 Courses S½W Winds EbS½S LeeWay. 1 H10 K3 F1 LeeWay. 1 H12 K4 Courses South Winds EbS LeeWay. ½ H2 K3 F1 LeeWay. ½ H4 K3 Courses S1/2W Winds EbS1/2S LeeWay. ½ H6 K4 Courses SbW Winds ESE LeeWay. ½ H8 K5 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. ½ H10 K4 LeeWay. ½ H12 K4 F1 LeeWay. ½

Course S14W Dift. 93 Diff. Lat. 90 Depart. 22 Lat. by D.R. 20-29 Lat. by Ob. 20=34 Diff. Lon. 24 Long. in 29=49

Remarks Monday August 25th This 24 hour attendid with fresh squalls the Sea being ruff at 4 PM took in Middle and main top mast Stasail M top gallin Sail at 7AM out top gallin Sail at 8AM Sent Down four top gallon mast and main Studen Sail booms bent old top mast Stasail and main Stasail this Day Hands well inploid 71 Days Out

H2 K5 Courses South Winds EbS LeeWay. ½ H4 K5 F1 LeeWay. ½ H6 K4 LeeWay. ½ H8 K4 LeeWay. ½ H10 K5 Courses SbW½W Winds SEbE½E LeeWay. ½ H12 K4 Courses S½W Winds EbS½S LeeWay. ½ H2 K4 LeeWay. ½ H4 K4 Courses South Winds EbS LeeWay. ½ H6 K4 LeeWay. ½ H8 K2 Courses SWbW Winds SSE LeeWay. ½ H10 K2 LeeWay. ½ H12 K4 Courses SSW Winds SEbE LeeWay. ½

Course S8=26W Dift. 88 Diff.Lat. 90 Depart. 14 Lat. by D.R. 21-59 Lat. by Ob. 22-01 Diff. Lon. [16?] Long. in 30-05

Remarks Tusday August 26th this 24 hours Atended with havey Squalls @ 6 PM took Single reef topsails @ 4 AM hauld up our trisail Sot mizen Stasail and Close reefd the topSails @ 6.AM Down mizen Stasail and Sot reefd trisail @ 11 AM hand id our main Sail and [foustop?] Sail Sot main Stasail and then out topSail Hands at Ships Dutey 72 Days out

H2 K4 Courses SSE Winds EbN LeeWay.1 H4 K4 F1 Courses S½W Winds EbS½S LeeWay.1 H6 K6 Courses SbE Winds East LeeWay.1 H8 K4 F1 Courses SbE½E Winds E½N LeeWay.1 H10 K6 LeeWay.1 H12 K4 Courses SbE Winds East LeeWay.1 H2 K5 Courses SbW½W Winds SEbE½E LeeWay.1 H4 K4 Courses South Winds EbS LeeWay.1 H6 K6 LeeWay.1 H8 K5 F1 Courses SbE Winds East LeeWay.1 H10 K4 LeeWay.1 H12 K3 Courses SSE Winds EbN LeeWay.1

Course S3^dE Dift.111 Diff.Lat.111 Depart. ^m6 Lat.by D.R. 23-50 Diff. Lon.7 Long. in 29-58

Remarks Wedns August 27 1806 this 24 hours Attends with fresh gails and ruff Sea and rain @ 2 AM handid our four top Sail @ 10 AM took Ballance reefs in our trisail Lay up SEbS our Larbod tacks on board Hands at Ships Dutey 73 Days Out Veriation P ½ W

H2 K3 Courses SEbS Winds ENE Lee Way. 1½ H4 K4 Lee Way. 1½ H6 K4 Lee Way. 1½ H8 K4 Lee Way. 1½ H10 K4 Lee Way. 1½ H12 K3 F1 Lee Way. 1½ H2 K5 F1 Lee Way. 1½ H4 K4 F1 Lee Way. 1½ H6 K3 F1 Lee Way. 1½ H8 K3 F1 Lee Way. 1½ H10 K3 F1 Lee Way. 1½ H12 K3 F1 Lee Way. 1½

Course S22-30E Dist. 92 Diff. Lat. 85 Depart. 35 Lat. by D.R. 25-15 Diff. Lon. 39 Long. in 29=19 W

Remarks Thurs, August 28 This 24 hours fresh gails and ruff Sea @ 4 PM out one reef out the Trisail and Sot it @ 6 PM up Trisail again the wind increasing at 6 AM handid our four topSail at 7 AM Sot it again more morderate out reef out main top Sail Hands at ther Dutey 74 Days Out

H2 K3 Courses SEbE½E Winds NE½N Lee Way. 1 H4 K3 Lee Way. 1 H6 K4 Courses SEbE Winds NE Lee Way. 1 H8 K4 Lee Way. 1 H10 K5 Lee Way. 1 H12 K5 Lee Way. 1 H2 K4 F1 Courses ESE Winds NEbN Lee Way. 1 H4 K5 F1 Lee Way. 1 H6 K6 Lee Way. 1 H8 K4 F1 Lee Way. 1 H10 K6 Lee Way. 1 H12 K6 Lee Way. 1

Course [?] / [?] Dist. 112 Diff. Lat. 54 Depart.98 Lat. by D.R.26-09 Lat. by Ob. 26-21 Diff. Lon. 109 Long. in 27-30 W