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Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Saturday June 4th 1853

All this day plesant breeses from the NW &c
with some light rain squales brig stering
W by N started water 155 gallons &c
Lat by Ob 31° 52 North long by Cro 60 22 West
so ends this day

Remarks On board brig Leonidas Sunday June 5th 1853
All theas 24 hours more modrate breeses from the West
and clear weathear brig on different tacks Lat by Ob 32, 10 N
so ends this day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Monday June 6th 1853
The most part light breeses and find weathear at 8 AM
had some rain squales wind from the WSW started one bls Beef &c
Lat by Ob 31° 44 North Long by Cro 62° 19 West by Cro
so ends this long dismal day

Remarks On board Brig Leonidas Tusday June 7th 1853
All theas 24 hours fine breeses from the East ward
brig stering W by N some rain squales through the day
Lat by Ob 32 01 North so ends this fine day

Remarks On board brig leonidas Wedensday June 8th 1853
All this day fresh breeses from the E brig stering
W by N under easy sail Lat 31° 36 at 5 AM saw
two sail stering N.E. &c so ends this day Lng by Cro 64° 50 West

Remarks On board Brig leonidas Thursday June 9th 1853
All this day modrate breeses with som rain
squales at 5 PM loard for black fish without
suckcess saw A no of sail &c Lat 31 56 North
so ends this day

Remarks On board brig Leonidas Friday June 10th 1853

[Marginalia]
Light house Bermuda
[A sketch of an island with the lighthouse]

All this day modrate breeses and some rain squales
at 5 Am made all sail stering N by W for Bermuda
Lat by Ob 31° 56 North Long by Cro 65 27½ West

Remarks On board brig Leonidas Saturdy June 11th 1853
[Marginalia]
11th June
Cro Rate
03° 46
fast
[end marginalia]
This day light breeses with some fog and calm
at 3½ PM cp went on shoar and at sunset returned
at 8 AM Cp went on shoar and got potatoes 100 bbing
&c sold one lbs Port 4 hams &c
Lat 32 12 Nort Log by Cro Rate 3m 46" fast 65° 30 West 40 mile West

Remarks On board brig Leonidas Sunday June 12th 1853
All this day light winds and some cloudy at 6 PM kept off
SSE under all sail this day got A spar about 30 feet or more
18 in square hard pine & Lat 31° 48 North
[page number encircled, righthand corner, different ink & handwriting] 113
so ends this long day

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