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Crusing for Spirm
Remarks On Board Brig Leonidas Thursday May 26th 1853

All theas 24 hours fine breeses and clear
weathear started 1 bls Pork one bls Beef
Lat by Ob 30° 45 North so ends this fine day

Remarks On board brig leonidas Friday May 27th 1853
All this day plesant breeses and fine weathear
brig stering on different tacks saw one sail
Lat by Ob 29° 50 North Long by Cro 53° 25¾ West
so ends this day

Remarks On board brig leonidas Saturday May 28th 1853
The first and middle part plesant breeses
the last part strong breeses from tt South
saw one sail stering to the N.E
so ends this day

Remarks On board brig leonidas Sunday May 29th 1853
All theas 24 hours changeble winds and rainy
brig stering to the westward so ends this day

Remarks On board brig Leonidas Monday May 30th 1853
The first part light breeses and calm with rain
the middle and last part strong breeses from
the East with heavy raines at 9 AM saw SW
Loard two boats without sucksess brig stering
W by N under clost reeft top sailes
so ends this bad day

[Marginalia]
K.
James Swain
[An unusual sketch, apparently of a whale sounding]
Lg 57 West
Lt 30 20 North
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Remarks On board brig Leonidas Tusday May 31th 1853
the first part strong winds from the east with heavy rain the mi
ddle and last part more modrate and clear made all sail
at 8 AM saw 2 sail &c Lat by Ob 30 20 North Long 57 49½ West

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1th June

Remarks On board brig Leonidas Wedensday June 1th 1853
All this day light varible winds from
the West brig under all sail saw
A no of sail &c Lat 30° 47 North so ends this day

Remarks On board brig leonidas Thursday June 2th 1853
All theas 24 hours fine breeses and squally saw
A no of sail &c Lat by Ob 31 25 Nor Log 58° 16½ W
so ends this day

[Marginalia]
Cro Rate
04' 15"
fast
Losing 3½ P Day

Remarks On board brig leonidas Friday June 3th 1853
The first part plesant breeses and clear the midd part
rainy the last part cloudy with A fresh breese from
the E.N.E. brig stering W by N under all sail &c
Lat 31° 54' Nor started bread flour &c so ends this day

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NOTES:
Line 32: James Swain is an ordinary seaman with a 1/150th lay. He most likely will appreciate the small bonus for raising whales.