Dec. 26th.—Lat. 26° 51′. Heavy swell and no breeze. An immense shoal of porpoises swimming towards the north. In hopes of a fair wind, as they always swim against the wind.
Dec. 27th.—Lat. 27° 48′. Stark calm. At 4 a.m. a strong breeze sprung up, but quite ahead.
Dec. 28th.—Lat. 27° 52′.
Dec. 29th.—Lat. 27° 29′; long. 47° 9′. Went on board the Commodore. A large shoal of porpoises by their swimming portending a fair wind, which soon sprung up.
Dec. 30th.—Lat. 30° 21′.
Dec. 31st.—Lat. 32° 11′. Anxious to get along, but the wind against us.
1807. Jan. 1st.—Lat. 32° 20′; long. 51° 15′.
Jan. 2nd.—Lat. 32° 30′. Wind against us.
[Remainder apparently written afterwards.]