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Paul Wainers Day Book on Board the Bark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Hero of Westport from the yr 1806 to the yr 1807 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday April 17 the first Part of this 24 hours Squalley weather and some sea @ 6 PM hove two Layup N @ 8 Wore Ship Layup [SEbE?] @ 5 am maid Sail Layup SE the Skey Attendid with heavey clouds @ 10 took one reef in the M. top Sail and Stoed our gibb the Sea being ruff So Ends this Day Nothing in Sight Hands Well in Ploid @ mending Sails 306 Days out Latt ob 28:07S Longin 35:37E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday April 18 this 24 hours fresh wind @ ENE Layup SE @ 6 PM hove two @ 5 am maid Sail A School of Sperm Whales in Sight Close on board our Consert the Signal being given Down boats our consert got two and the rest run a way So Ends this Day all Well in Ploid in Cutting our Whale in &c 307 Days out Latt by D:R 28:37 Long in 35:59E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday April 19 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours fine Cruse ing Breeze @ ENE Layup SEbS @ 1 PM begin to trye @ 6 am Wore Ship Layup N½E @ 10 am finnished trying the wind Some what fresher & Sea So Ends this Day all Well in Ploid @ their Dutey 308 Days out Latt ob 29:00S Long in 36:13E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1807 Monday April 20 the first Part of this 24 hours fresh wind @ ENE Layup NbE Middle Part Attendid with heavey thunder and Sharpe Lightening & Calm ... Last Part @ 8 am Set our oil below for it is verey Squalley @ 10 got all Down and washed our Decks our Consert with us So Ends this Day our Cook Some on Well 309 Days out Latt ob 28:50S Long in 35:43E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tusday April 21 the first and middle Part of this 24 hours fresh gail @ SEbE to ENE Attendid with thunder Lightening and rain Plentey @ 4 PM Down top gallant yard Last Part morderate but a Large Swell from [EN?] So Ends this Day all Well but the Cook he is on well but he is obblidged to Do his Dutey by the orders of his Cap[t?] 310 Days out Latt ob 28:35S Long in 35:18 E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednsday April 22 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours Small wind and calm @ 1 PM Down the Larboard boa[ts?] for one Small Punkin it being a Large Swell in taking her up as well as we could Reseivd much Sad Rebuse from our Capt Sent top gallant yard Loft Last Part fine Cruseing brees @ ESE Layup NEbN @ 10 am on bent our four Sail and [bent?] a nother So Ends this Day all well inPloid @ mending Sai[ls?] 322 Days out Latt ob 28:13S Longin 34:58 E

1807 Thursday April 23 this 24 hours fresh wind @ EbN and ENE the first Part Layup NNE @ 10 PM Wore Ship Layup SSE fresh wind With rain@ 10 am Wore Ship Layup NNE and our Consert With us So Ends this Day Nothing in Sight Hands Well in Ploid in mending Sails 312 Days out Latt ob 28:01 Long in 34:40E ____________________________________________________________________

Friday April 24 the first Part of this 24 hours fresh brees @ EbN Layup NbE @ 7 PM Wore Ship Layup SbE½E at 5 am maid Sail Layup SE½S With a fine Cruseing brees @10 am on bent our best foursail and bent the old one @11 our Capt went on board of our Consert to Dine with Capt Clark Capt Clark So Ends this Day 313 Days out Latt ob 27:49S Long in 34:52 East ____________________________________________________________________

Saturday April 25 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours Small winds and Calm Attendid with Squalls of rain and thunder and Some Lightening Last Part Small Winds @ NNE Layup East and our Consert with us So Ends this Day nothing in Sight 314 Days out Latt ob 27:48 Long in 34:59 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1807 Sunday April 26 the first Part of this 24 hours small winds and Calm Attendid with heavey thunder and Sharpe Lightening and no rain the winds Verible from N to WSW @ 6 and @ 8 to NEbE Middle and Last Part fresh wind @ NbE and ruff Sea so Ends this Day all Well and hartey 315 Days out Latt ob 27:18S Long in 35: 3?E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday April 27 the first Part of this 24 hours Squalley wind @ SW Attendid with thunder and Lightening Middle and Last Part fine Weather wind @ ESE Layup NNE our Consert with us @ 10 am Capt ClarkCapt Clark Came on board the hero So Ends this day Nothing more in sight all Well and hartey 316 Days out Latt ob 26:40 Long in 36:00E ___________________________________________________________________ Tusday April 28 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours Small winds and calm wind @ EbN Last Part @ 4 am Attendid with Lightening wind @ SSW run EbN till 7 am hove to Layup SE @ 10 maid sail run EbN our mait Ship in sight So Ends this day all well 317 Days out Latt by D:R 26:28S Long 36:15E

1807 Wednsday April 29 the first and Midde Part of this 24 hours fresh wind @ South and ruff Sea @ 6 PM hove two Layup ESE under thre Staysails Cours maid good is NNE½E Last Part more moderate @ 5 am Sot our four Sail and close reef topsail So Ends this Day all well in Ploid @ Ships Dutey 318 Day out Latt ob 25:52S Long in 36:57E ___________________________________________________________________

Thursday April 30 the first and middle Part of this 24 hours fresh winds and ruff Sea Attendid with heavey Clouds @ 6 PMhove two and Wore Ship Layup WSW under three Staisails wind @ South Last part more moderate @5 maid sail run NE @ 8 am broke out our [bread?] and Coopered it So Ends this Day our Consert with us 319 Days out Latt ob 25:18S Long in 35:53E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1807 Friday May 1 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours fresh wind @ S run WNW @ 6 hove two under our Courses Last Part Small winds and Smooth Sea Attendid with few Showers of rain wind as befour mention Hands well in Ploid in their Duties So Ends this Day 320 Days out Latt ob25:26S Long in 36:00 E

1807 Saturday May 2 this 24 hours begins with Small winds and Squalley @ 1 PM fitted our mizzen gaft wind @SE run WNW @ 6 hove two Layup SSW our consert with us Middle and Last Part fine cruseing breez @ ESE Layup South @ 5 am maid Sail Hands well in Ploid @ Ships Dutey making Platts 321 Days out Latt ob 25:33 S Longin 35:52 E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday May 3 all this 24 hours Small winds @ E½S Layup SSE Attendid with few Squall Clouds @ 6 PM hove [two?] Layup SEbS @ 5am maid Sail run SSE With a Small Brees @ 11 Caught one Porpers So Ends this Day all well and hartey our Capt went on board our mait Ship to Dine 322 Days out Latt ob 25:44 S Longin [34?] E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday May 4 this 24 hours Small winds and Veriable from SE to NNE @ 6 PM hove two Layup SWbS @5 am maid Sail run WNW 8 am Saw a School of Sperm Whales coming to the Luard our Consert being to the windyard of us giv us no Chance 323 Days out Latt ob 25:50 S Long in [36:?] E

1807 Tusday May 5 the first Part of this 24 hours Squalley @ 4 PM took one Sperm Whale Long Side @ half Past 6 got her on board with one Crue Middle and Last Part fine weather and a Smoth Sea @ 9 am our capt came on board So Ends this Day all well in Ploid 324 Days out Latt ob 25:40 S Long [35:57?] E

drawing at left: spouting sperm whale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednsday May 6 1807 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours fine weather and smoth Sea @ 5 PM finnished Stowing Down and hove two Layup ENE wind SEbS Last Part fresh wind and some sea @ 4am heard some Whales Pasing us so we run those Coursis NW and West but could not see them hauld up SbW So Ends this Day Nothing in sight 325 Days out Latt ob 25:52 S Longin 35:44 E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday May 7 the and Middle Part of this 24 hours Small wind @ ESE Lay up SbW our consert with us Hands well in Ploid @ making Platts for the Bay Last Part weather as befour Mentiond @ 7 am Broak out our Run and [Cooperd?] our Provisions So Ends this Day all well and hartey Nothing in Sight 326 Days out Latt ob 26:40 S Longin 35:26 E

1807 Friday May 8, 1807 this 24 hours Begins with Small winds and Smoth Sea @ 5 PM Saw SEveral [Bretches?] to the weather it being so Late could Do nothing @ 6 hove two Layup SbE wind @ E½S Middle and Last Part Weather as befour mentiond @ 5 am maid Sail @ 6 Wore Ship Layup NbE our Consert with us Hands well in Ploid @ Ships Dutey in making [gask?] 327 Days out Latt ob 27:09 S Long [35:1?] E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday May 9th 1807 this 24 Hours fine Weather and Smoth Sea wind @ ESE @ 6 PM hove two Layup SbE at 5 am maid Sail and Wore Ship Layup NEbE our consert with us So Ends this Day Hands well in Ploid @ Ships Dutey 328 Days out Latt ob 27:09 S Long in [35:2?]E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday May 10 1807 all this 24 hours fine Weather and Smoth Sea wind Eb½S @ 6 PM hove two Layup SbE @ 5 am maid Sail and hogd the Ship @ 6 Saw a Large Brettch beairing NW Wore Ship and run for her till 9 but Could Not Sea her again our Consert With us Wore Ship Run [Sb?] So Ends this Day Nothing more in Sight 329 Days out Latt ob 27:07 S Longin 35:26 E

1807 Monday May 11 all this 24 hours small wind and smoth sea wind @ ESE @ 6PM hove two Layup EbS our consert with us @ 5am maid sail Layup SSE till 11 Wore Ship Layup NNE Saw one School of Porpersis So Ends this Day Hands well in Ploid in making Sinnet[sp?]-- 330 Days out Latt ob 29:33 S Long in 35:37 E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tusday May 12 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours small wind and smoth sea wind @ SE run NEbE our consert with us a Last Part @ 9am saw a Large School of Sperm Whales bound quick on our cours @ 12 meridian Down boats So Ends this Day all well & hartey 331 Days out Latt ob 27:03 S Long in 35:53 E

Drawing at left of sperm whale spouting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednsday May 13 the first Part of this 24 hours fresh wind and some Sea @ 2 PM got one Whale Long side the hero hero @ 6 PM got her on board @ 7 begin to try Last Part more moderate @ 5 am one Ship in Light 6@6 maid Sail and run from us NW 332 Day out --- Latt ob 27:07 Long 35:40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday May 14 1807 the first and Middle Part of this 24 hours fine Weather and smoth Sea @ 5 PM finnished trying and hove two Lay up ENE wind @ SE Last Part Squalley Hands well in Ploid Stowing Down our consert with us So Ends this Day 333 Days out Latt ob 27:00 Longin 35:20