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56 Ship Horatio New Bedford C Grant Master
1880
Thursday Dec [DECEMBER] 2 Commences with strong gale from SW
steering SSE under short sail at 3 pm
saw sail to the NW steering ESE
at 7 pm wore ship to the WSW
at 1 pm am wore ship to SE
latter part squally weather
so End this day.
[ILLUSTRATION OF A TWO MASTED SHIP UNDER SAIL]
Lat [LATITUDE] 42.30 S Long [LONGITUDE] 174.00 W Barometer 29 90

Fridy [FRIDAY] 3 Commences with strong winds from SW on
Both tacks So End
Lat [LATITUDE] 42.30 S Long [LONGITUDE] 173.45 W Barometer 29 95

Satdy [SATURDAY] 4 Commences with strong gales from the
SW by S Steering South SE winds short [SAIL] at 7
PM wore ship to the NW & WNW at 7 am
Wore ship to the SE at 7-30 more moderate
Made sail at 11 am more moderate So End.
Lat [LATITUDE] 43.00 S Long [LONGITUDE] 174.15 W Barometer 30 00

Sundy [SUNDAY] 5 Commences with strong breezes from the
WNW steering South under all sail
at 4 pmsaw the land Chatham Island
Bearing South dist [DISTANCE] 20 mils [MILES] at 7 pm
PM strong gales from WSW wore ship
to the North & W and hove too under stern
sail at 4 am wore ship to the South more
moderate maid sail at 12 [BACK?] to [ CALM?] [SO END?]
[ILLUSTRATION OF LAND ON HORIZON]
here we found the
Chronometer 70 mils [MILES] to far East So [MUCH?]
for [ABD? OUR?] old chroner [CHRONOMETER]
Chron [CHRONOMETER] 174.40
Lat [LATITUDE] 43.45 [S] [LONGITUDE] 176.09 W