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Later that afternoon, the second mate pulled alongside a large whale and missed.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-c"},{"date":"1862-07-11","events":[],"lat":6.6667,"lon":113.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 11th\nStrong breezes from SW and\nclowdy weather steered E\nand ESE nothing seen\nLat 6..40 N Long 113..12 8 Pm\nwore to WNW a heavey swell\nat 3. more moderate\n\n[whale stamp: whole whale]","wind":[["whole","SW","strong"],["whole","","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong breezes and cloudy skies with a heavy swell; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-12","events":[],"lat":6.6586,"lon":113.1747},{"date":"1862-07-13","events":[],"lat":6.6506,"lon":113.1495},{"date":"1862-07-14","events":[],"lat":6.6425,"lon":113.1242},{"date":"1862-07-15","events":[],"lat":6.6344,"lon":113.0989},{"date":"1862-07-16","events":[],"lat":6.6264,"lon":113.0737},{"date":"1862-07-17","events":[],"lat":6.6183,"lon":113.0484},{"date":"1862-07-18","events":[],"lat":6.6102,"lon":113.0231},{"date":"1862-07-19","events":[],"lat":6.6022,"lon":112.9979},{"date":"1862-07-20","events":[],"lat":6.5941,"lon":112.9726},{"date":"1862-07-21","events":[],"lat":6.5861,"lon":112.9473},{"date":"1862-07-22","events":[],"lat":6.578,"lon":112.9221},{"date":"1862-07-23","events":[],"lat":6.5699,"lon":112.8968},{"date":"1862-07-24","events":[],"lat":6.5619,"lon":112.8715},{"date":"1862-07-25","events":[],"lat":6.5538,"lon":112.8463},{"date":"1862-07-26","events":[],"lat":6.5457,"lon":112.821},{"date":"1862-07-27","events":[],"lat":6.5377,"lon":112.7957},{"date":"1862-07-28","events":[],"lat":6.5296,"lon":112.7704},{"date":"1862-07-29","events":[],"lat":6.5215,"lon":112.7452},{"date":"1862-07-30","events":[],"lat":6.5135,"lon":112.7199},{"date":"1862-07-31","events":[],"lat":6.5054,"lon":112.6946},{"date":"1862-08-01","events":[],"lat":6.4973,"lon":112.6694},{"date":"1862-08-02","events":[],"lat":6.4893,"lon":112.6441},{"date":"1862-08-03","events":[],"lat":6.4812,"lon":112.6188},{"date":"1862-08-04","events":[],"lat":6.4732,"lon":112.5936},{"date":"1862-08-05","events":[],"lat":6.4651,"lon":112.5683},{"date":"1862-08-06","events":[],"lat":6.457,"lon":112.543},{"date":"1862-08-07","events":[],"lat":6.449,"lon":112.5178},{"date":"1862-08-08","events":[],"lat":6.4409,"lon":112.4925},{"date":"1862-08-09","events":[],"lat":6.4328,"lon":112.4672},{"date":"1862-08-10","events":[],"lat":6.4248,"lon":112.442},{"date":"1862-08-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":6.4167,"lon":112.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Aug 11th On the 12th\nof July saw Sp Whales at\nsunset lowered but without\nsuccess on the 13th spoke the\nBarke Atlantic Spearman\nhad taken 150 bbls since we\nparted on the 23d of July\nput away for Labuan in\ncompany with the A had strong\nSW winds on the 26 Anchored\nin Labuan in 7 fathoms of\nwater while lying there George\nThompson Boatsteerer and Manuel\nSilva Bart Bressemar and Nicholas\nPeach stole a boat from along\nside and ran away on\nthe 3 of Aug got underway\nand stood out since then\nhave had strong breezes and hevy\nsqualls have seen No Whales\nLat this day 6..25 Long 112..25 at noon\n[whale stamp: tail with 21] 18 [whale stamp: tail with 22] [whale stamp: tail with 23]","wind":[["whole","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Recapping the past month, they chased sperm whales unsuccessfully in July, met the bark Atlantic, and anchored at Labuan. While there, a harpooner and three crewmen stole a boat and deserted.","moments":[{"kind":"crew","title":"Four crew members stole a boat and deserted","quote":"stole a boat from along side and ran away","interest":5,"topic":"desertions"},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Atlantic","rig":"bark","port":"","captain":"Spearman","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","place":"Labuan","plate":"chase.sperm-b"},{"date":"1862-08-12","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-08-11","lat":6.375,"lon":112.1084},{"date":"1862-08-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":3}],"lat":6.3333,"lon":111.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Aug 13th\nam at 9 Oclock saw Sp Whales\ngoing E.N.E at 10.30 lowered the\nboats the Atlantic in company\nLat 6..20 North Long 111..48 East\nPm at 2 Struck and killed\nthree whales and at 4 took\nthem alongside and cut them\nin the A in company the Cook\nand three others sick I think\nwe ought to have an Hospital\nSo much sickness as we have","plain":"They sighted sperm whales and put the boats out, sailing alongside the Atlantic. They struck and killed three whales and brought them alongside to strip the blubber. With four men sick, the keeper lamented their frequent illnesses.","moments":[{"kind":"voice","title":"Keeper wished for a hospital","quote":"I think we ought to have an Hospital So much sickness as we have","interest":1},{"kind":"accident","title":"Cook and three others reported sick","quote":"the Cook\nand three others sick I think\nwe ought to have an Hospital\nSo much sickness as we have","interest":1,"topic":"sickness"},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Atlantic","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","catch":3,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-08-14","events":[],"lat":6.1667,"lon":111.8292,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Aug 14th\nA M employed in boiling\nand clearing up the decks\nthe Atlantic in sight\nLat 6.10 N Long 111..49..45- E.\nP M squally with some rain","weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew boiled blubber and cleared the decks, with the ship Atlantic in sight. The afternoon brought squalls and some rain.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1862-08-15","events":[],"lat":6.6,"lon":111.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Aug 15th\nA M strong breezes fron\nWSW and W and Cloudy\nsteered by wind the A in sight\nLat 6..36 N. Long 111..46 East\nP M squally with rain boiling","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong breezes and squalls with rain. 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They put out the boats, killed five whales, and brought them alongside around midnight before stripping the blubber.","where":"at sea","catch":5,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-09-11","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-09-10","lat":6.4657,"lon":112.7529},{"date":"1862-09-12","events":[],"lat":6.4647,"lon":112.8059},{"date":"1862-09-13","events":[],"lat":6.4638,"lon":112.8588},{"date":"1862-09-14","events":[],"lat":6.4628,"lon":112.9118},{"date":"1862-09-15","events":[],"lat":6.4618,"lon":112.9647},{"date":"1862-09-16","events":[],"lat":6.4608,"lon":113.0176},{"date":"1862-09-17","events":[],"lat":6.4598,"lon":113.0706},{"date":"1862-09-18","events":[],"lat":6.4588,"lon":113.1235},{"date":"1862-09-19","events":[],"lat":6.4579,"lon":113.1765},{"date":"1862-09-20","events":[],"lat":6.4569,"lon":113.2294},{"date":"1862-09-21","events":[],"lat":6.4559,"lon":113.2824},{"date":"1862-09-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":6.4549,"lon":113.3353,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday [struck: Sept.] Sept 22d\nA M strong gales and squally\nwind S W and fair weather yesterday\nsaw Sp Whales going to windward\nit was very rugged at 4.40 PM\nlowered struck and killed\none at 8.30 got him alongside\ncut him in this morning\non the 16th spoke the Atalanta\nshe had taken 70 bbls since we\nparted 17th saw the Rodman\nlast from Singapore. 200 Sp since\nleaving Hono","wind":[["first","SW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"In rough weather the previous afternoon, the crew put out boats, struck, and killed a sperm whale, bringing it alongside by evening and stripping the blubber this morning.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Atalanta","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Rodman","rig":"","port":"Singapore","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-09-23","events":[],"lat":6.4539,"lon":113.3882},{"date":"1862-09-24","events":[],"lat":6.4529,"lon":113.4412},{"date":"1862-09-25","events":[],"lat":6.452,"lon":113.4941},{"date":"1862-09-26","events":[],"lat":6.451,"lon":113.5471},{"date":"1862-09-27","events":[],"lat":6.45,"lon":113.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Sept 27th\nCalm with light airs\nat intervals the last week\nwe have had strong SW\nwinds and have been trying\nto holeb [struck: on] betwixt [struck: that]\n[struck: Thay]al Charlotte and Louisa\nShoals the Old ship did\nfirst rate gained to windward\ndaily against wind and swell\nLat 16 27 North Long [illegible] 38 E\n\n24 [blot] 26\nTwice","wind":[["whole","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calms and light breezes alternated. Over the past week of strong southwest winds, the old ship performed \"first rate,\" successfully beating to windward against the wind and swell between Royal Charlotte and Louisa Shoals.","moments":[{"kind":"voice","title":"Praise for the ship's performance","quote":"the Old ship did first rate gained to windward daily","interest":1}],"where":"near land","place":"Royal Charlotte and Louisa Shoals","plate":"land.landfall-a"},{"date":"1862-09-28","events":[],"lat":6.4795,"lon":113.5282},{"date":"1862-09-29","events":[],"lat":6.509,"lon":113.4564},{"date":"1862-09-30","events":[],"lat":6.5385,"lon":113.3846},{"date":"1862-10-01","events":[],"lat":6.5679,"lon":113.3128},{"date":"1862-10-02","events":[],"lat":6.5974,"lon":113.241},{"date":"1862-10-03","events":[],"lat":6.6269,"lon":113.1692},{"date":"1862-10-04","events":[],"lat":6.6564,"lon":113.0975},{"date":"1862-10-05","events":[],"lat":6.6859,"lon":113.0257},{"date":"1862-10-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":6.7154,"lon":112.9539,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday Oct 6th Calm On the 30th\nof Sept saw Sperm Whales\nto windward going quick\nlowered but without succes\nhad hard squalls and very rugg\nOct 3d saw Sperm Whales again\nto windward 4 1/2 miles off at\n20 minutes to 5 Oclock PM lowered\nbut did not get to the whales\ntill after sunset Oct 4th\nsaw Sperm Whales again got\none the Barks Rodman and\nAtlantic in sight last eve\nsold the Rodman a Kedge anchor\none we got from the City of\nPalfeces Oct 2 sold the Bark\nAtlantic 1 Topsail 1 spanker 1 Old\n34\n26 Main sail 1 Fore Topmost stay sail\n3 Old stay sails 1 Gaff Topsail\n1 awning all from the Bark City of\nP","wind":[["whole","","calm"]],"weather":["calm","squalls"],"plain":"Covering several days, the crew chased sperm whales on September 30 and October 3 without success, but took one on October 4. They also sold salvaged sails and gear to the barks Rodman and Atlantic.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Sold salvaged gear to other ships","quote":"sold the Rodman a Kedge anchor one we got from the City of Palfeces","interest":2},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Rodman","rig":"bark","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Atlantic","rig":"bark","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-10-07","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-10-06","lat":6.7448,"lon":112.8821},{"date":"1862-10-08","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-10-06","lat":6.7743,"lon":112.8103},{"date":"1862-10-09","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-10-06","lat":6.8038,"lon":112.7385},{"date":"1862-10-10","events":[],"lat":6.8333,"lon":112.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Oct 10th\nThe last few days have had\ncalms and a strong current sittg\nSW have been to 111.37 East\nyesterday saw three sails today\na fresh breeze the Rodman\nin sight bound off\nLat 6.50 N Long 112.40 E","wind":[["whole","","fresh"]],"plain":"After several days of calms and strong currents, a fresh breeze picked up. 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The crew sighted finback whales and saw another ship sailing eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-02","events":[],"lat":6.35,"lon":112.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 2d\nLight breezes from [struck: N W] head\nW S W at 10 light airs from N E\nLat 6.21 N Long 112 34 East\nP M calm nothing seen","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["first","NE","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds gave way to calms in the afternoon; nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-03","events":[],"lat":6.3417,"lon":112.3875},{"date":"1863-04-04","events":[],"lat":6.3333,"lon":112.2084},{"date":"1863-04-05","events":[],"lat":6.325,"lon":112.0292},{"date":"1863-04-06","events":[],"lat":6.3167,"lon":111.85},{"date":"1863-04-07","events":[],"lat":6.3083,"lon":111.6709},{"date":"1863-04-08","events":[],"lat":6.3,"lon":111.4917},{"date":"1863-04-09","events":[],"lat":6.2917,"lon":111.3125},{"date":"1863-04-10","events":[],"lat":6.2833,"lon":111.1334},{"date":"1863-04-11","events":[],"lat":6.275,"lon":110.9542},{"date":"1863-04-12","events":[],"lat":6.2667,"lon":110.775},{"date":"1863-04-13","events":[],"lat":6.2583,"lon":110.5959},{"date":"1863-04-14","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":6.25,"lon":110.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 14th\nA.M. Fresh breezes from East\nand fine weather steered South\nN.N.E by wind saw Blackfish\nand Porpoises. Two men sick\nLat 6..10 N Long 110..25- East\nP.M fresh breezes head S E\nrain squalls","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["rain","squalls"],"plain":"They saw pilot whales and porpoises under fresh breezes and fine weather, though rain squalls arrived in the afternoon. Two crewmen were reported sick.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"Two men reported sick","quote":"Two men sick","interest":1,"topic":"sickness"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-15","events":[],"lat":5.6667,"lon":110.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 15th\n[struck: A.M.] Fresh breezes from E\nand squally with heavey\nshowers of rain at 10 cleared up\nLat 5..40 N Long 110..36 E\nP.M calm nothing seen","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","clear","calm"],"plain":"Squally weather brought heavy rain in the morning before clearing, followed by a calm afternoon with nothing seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-16","events":[],"lat":7.0333,"lon":110.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 16th\na.m a Fresh breezes from\nE.N.E. and fair weather\nsteered. S.E. all sail\nLat 7..02 N Long 110..41 E\nP.M. squally with rain.\nRipley repucking casks saw\nPorpoises and small fish.","wind":[["first","ENE","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship sailed southeast with every sail set through fresh breezes and afternoon rain squalls. Ripley worked on packing casks, and the crew saw porpoises and small fish.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-17","events":[],"lat":6.95,"lon":110.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 17th\na M. Fresh breezes from\nN. and E and squally steerd\nS.E and N employ'ed repairing\ncasks nothing seen on the grou\nLat 6..57 N Long 110..37/E\nP.M. heavey squalls of rain\nwith thunfler and lightnig\nfind the current setting strong SW","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","thunder","lightning"],"plain":"The crew spent the morning repairing casks in squally weather. Heavy squalls of rain with thunder and lightning struck in the afternoon, with a strong current setting to the southwest.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-18","events":[],"lat":6.05,"lon":111.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday April 18th\na M. Strong breezes from\nN.E. and fair weather steerd\nE S E and S.E by wind\nLat obs 6..03 N Long 111..21\nP.M strong breeze nothing\nseen repairing casks","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong breezes and fair weather while the crew repaired casks; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-19","events":[],"lat":6.3667,"lon":111.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 19th\nA M Strong breezes from N E\nsteered S. S. W. nothing seen\nLat by 22 North Long 111..16 E\nP M Weather the same.","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["latter","NE","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes blew throughout the day with nothing seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-20","events":[],"lat":7.2167,"lon":111.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday April 20th\nFresh breezes and fair\nweather a strong current\nsetting S W nothing seen\nLat 7..13 N Long 111..04 E","wind":[["whole","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fresh breezes and fair weather with a strong current setting southwest; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-21","events":[],"lat":6.6667,"lon":111.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 21st\nA Frresh breeze and\nfine weather throughout\nnothing seen but porpoises\nLat 6..40 No Long 111..36 E","wind":[["whole","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze; saw nothing all day except porpoises.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-22","events":[],"lat":6.2,"lon":112.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 22d\nA. M. Fresh breezes from N E\nand fine weather steered\nS. E. nothing seen on the ground\nLat 6..12 N Long 112..25. E.\nP. M. steered North saw drift","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh breezes; the crew saw no whales on the grounds, only drift.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-23","events":[],"lat":6.5833,"lon":111.9917,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday April 23d\nA M Light variable\nbreezes with fine rain\nLat 6..35. North\nP M. Heavy showers of rain","wind":[["first","variable","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Light, variable winds brought fine rain in the morning, followed by heavy showers in the afternoon. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-24","events":[],"lat":7.0,"lon":111.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 24th\nThroughout variable breezes\nand thick rainy weather\nLat by Estimate off 7..00 N Long 111.54 E\nnothing seen on the ground","wind":[["whole","variable","moderate"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"The ship experienced variable breezes and thick, rainy weather, seeing nothing on the whaling grounds.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-25","events":[],"lat":7.4667,"lon":111.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday April 25th\nLight freezes from S and\nSW and raining steered N[illegible]W\nunder all sail porpoises seen\nLat. Obs. 7..28. N. Long 111..16 E\nP.M. wind S.W.","wind":[["first","S","light"],["first","SW","light"],["latter","SW",""]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Light breezes and rain. The ship sailed with every sail set, and the crew saw porpoises.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Porpoises seen","quote":"porpoises seen"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"nature.porpoises-a"},{"date":"1863-04-26","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":8.8833,"lon":110.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 26th\nFresh breezes from S and fine\nweather steered N and NNW\nall sail set saw a Finback\nLat Obs 8..53 N Long 110..58 E\nP.M cloudy weather saw porpoises","wind":[["whole","S","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Fine weather with all sail set. The crew saw a finback whale, and later in the day spotted porpoises.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":10.4667,"lon":110.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday April 27th\nA.M. light breezes from SSE\nand light showers of rain\nsteered. NNW saw two ships\nLat 10..28 N Long 110..55 E\nP.M. at 1 hour and 20 munits\nsaw a Sperm Whale lowered\nbut without success as\nthe whale went off to windwar\nquick passed the English\nShip Kensington 50 days from\nCalcutta\n[whale stamp] 33","wind":[["first","SSE","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"They saw two ships and put the boats out to chase a sperm whale, but it quickly escaped upwind. Later, they passed the English ship Kensington, fifty days out of Calcutta.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Kensington","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-a"},{"date":"1863-04-28","events":[],"lat":11.8833,"lon":110.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 28th\nFine breezes from South\nand fine weather steered\nN and N.N.W. under all\nsail saw two sails and\nporpoises, Lat 11..53 N Long 110..58 E\nP.M steered N.W.byW.\n\" \"","wind":[["whole","S","moderate"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Fine weather with a good breeze while sailing with every sail set. The crew saw two ships and some porpoises.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-04-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":12.7833,"lon":110.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 29th\nFresh breezes and fine\nweather steered N.N.W at\nnoon Cape Varella bore [illegible]\ndist 55 miles steered WbN\n[whale stamp] 34\n\n1863 Master Cruiseing In the China Sea\nLat Obs 12..47 N Long 110..27 East\nP.M at 2 Oclock saw a Sperm Whale\nat 3 hours and 45 mintuts lowered\n4 Boats a 6 the Boats came aboard\nwith a Bull whale the land in\nsight","wind":[["whole","","fresh"]],"plain":"While cruising in the China Sea with land in sight, they spotted a sperm whale in the afternoon. Four boats put out to chase, returning at six o'clock with a bull whale.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Varella","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1863-04-30","events":[],"lat":12.85,"lon":110.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 30th\nA M moderate breezes from\nS and fine weather at 5 began\nto cut in at 8 finished\nmade sail and stood in shore\nLat Obs 12..51 N Long 110..16 E\nPM trying out at 4 Cape Vorella\nbore W dist 20 miles saw two\nJunks wore off shore at sunset\nreefed Topsails","wind":[["first","S","moderate"]],"plain":"The crew finished stripping the blubber from a whale, set sail toward shore, and began boiling the blubber. Later in the day, they sighted Cape Vorella and two junks before turning back offshore.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Vorella","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1863-05-01","events":[],"lat":12.45,"lon":109.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 1st\nA M Fresh breezes from S and\nfine weather headed in\nshore saw a Bark and two\ncountry craft experienced a\nstrong current setting to the South\nLat Obs 12..27 N Long 109..59 E\nPM standing off shore\nsaw a ship imployed boiling","wind":[["first","S","fresh"]],"plain":"They headed toward the shore in fresh breezes and fine weather, sighting a bark and two local craft while battling a strong southward current. In the afternoon they stood offshore and saw a ship boiling blubber.","where":"near land","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1863-05-02","events":[],"lat":13.0833,"lon":110.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 2d\nA M Fresh breezes from Souther\nand fair weather standing\noff and shore saw 4 sails\nLat Obs 13..05 N Long 110..12 East\nP.M standing off shore saw\na Junk off","wind":[["first","S","fresh"]],"plain":"Cruising off the coast in fair weather, the crew saw four ships and later spotted a junk.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1863-05-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":13.6167,"lon":110.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 3d\nFresh breezes from SSE and\n35 lines fine weather at daylight saw\na school of Sperm Whales going\nNNE lowered and chased\nLat Obs 13..37 N Long 110..29 E\nP.M the boats still in chase\nat sunset came on board without\nsuccess as the Whales were very shy","wind":[["whole","SSE","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew put the boats out at daylight to chase a school of sperm whales. They pursued them all day without success because the whales were very shy, returning to the ship at sunset.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-b"},{"date":"1863-05-04","events":[],"lat":13.25,"lon":110.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 4th\nLight breezes from S. throughout\nand fine weather saw\na sail standing to the N.\nCape Varella bore S.W a\nstrong current setting S W\nLat Obs 13..15 N Long 110..11 E\nPm calm saw nothing of the\nspouting kind","wind":[["whole","S","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes, turning calm in the afternoon. Cape Varella was in sight, and they saw a ship heading north, but spotted no whales.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Varella"},{"date":"1863-05-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"pilot","count":2}],"lat":13.9667,"lon":110.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 5th\nLight breezes from NE. and E\nand fine weather steered\nto the Northward the Coast of\nCochin China in sight\nlowered for Blackfish took two\nLat Obs 13..58 N Long 110..08 E\nPm Showers of rain steered\nW and S.W. saw a sail boiling\nBlackfish Blubber.","wind":[["whole","NE","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"With the coast of Cochin China in sight, the crew put the boats out to chase pilot whales and caught two. Later in the day, they saw another ship boiling pilot whale blubber.","where":"near land","place":"Cochin China","catch":2,"plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1863-05-06","events":[],"lat":13.4667,"lon":110.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 6th\nA light breeze throughout\nand fine weather the land\nin sight no whales seen\nLat Obs 13..28 N Long 110..20\nPm a shower of rain","wind":[["whole","","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes, and land was in sight. They saw no whales, and a shower of rain fell in the afternoon.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1863-05-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"grampus","count":null}],"lat":13.1667,"lon":110.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 7th\nA light breeze and\nfine weather headed off\nand on shore saw Porpoises\nand Grampus the water\nlooks about right for Sperm\nLat ops 13.10. N Long 110..20\nCoopering oil","wind":[["whole","","light"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"The crew cruised back and forth off the coast in fine weather, coopering oil. They saw porpoises and killer whales, noting the water looked promising for sperm whales.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1863-05-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":13.5333,"lon":110.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 8th\nLight airs and fine\nweather stowed down the\nOil the land in sight saw Finb.\nLat Obs 13..32 Long 110..16 E\nPm steered W S W","wind":[["whole","","light"]],"plain":"With light breezes and fine weather, the crew stowed the oil into the hold. Land was in sight, and they saw finback whales.","where":"near land","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1863-05-09","events":[],"lat":13.0833,"lon":110.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 9th\nA.M. Light airs from\nS.W steered E Cape\nVarella bore W by S dist 20\nmiles saw [illegible] un[illegible]\na sail in sight\nLat Obs 13..05 - N Long 110..00\nP.M. Calm at 5-Oclock\ntook a breeze from East","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and calm spells as the ship sailed near Cape Varella, with another vessel sighted in the distance.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Varella"},{"date":"1863-05-10","events":[],"lat":12.3333,"lon":110.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 10th\nLight airs from S.E and E\nand fine weather the land\nin sight saw a Bark\nLat 12.20 N Long 110..10 E","wind":[["whole","SE","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather with land in sight. A bark was sighted.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1863-05-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":12.5,"lon":110.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 11th\nLight variable airs and\nfine weather Cape Varrella\nbore N.W saw Blackfish\n[struck: a Bark in sight] sounded\nLat 12.30 N Long 110..11 E\nP.M. at 5 saw spouts 5 miles off","wind":[["whole","variable","light"]],"plain":"In fine weather with light airs, Cape Varella was in sight. The crew saw pilot whales, sounded the depths, and spotted distant whale spouts in the afternoon.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Varrella"},{"date":"1863-05-12","events":[],"lat":12.9667,"lon":110.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 12th\nA M Heavy Showers of\nrain at 7 Oclock cleared up\nthe Cape Varella bore W\nLat Obs 12..58 N Long 110..14\nP.M light airs nothing seen","wind":[["latter","","light"]],"weather":["rain","clear"],"plain":"Heavy rain showers fell in the morning before clearing up, with Cape Varella in sight to the west. Light breezes followed in the afternoon, and nothing was seen.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Varella"},{"date":"1863-05-13","events":[],"lat":13.65,"lon":110.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 13th\nA.M. Fresh breezes from\nE.S.W to S.S.E and fine wr\nsteered by wind on opposite\ntacks nothing seen but land\nLat Obs 13..39 N Long 110..28-E\nP M strong breezes saw\nPorpoises and small fish","wind":[["first","","fresh"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"The crew sailed under fresh to strong breezes with land in sight, seeing porpoises and small fish.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1863-05-14","events":[],"lat":13.2,"lon":110.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 14th\nA.M. Fresh breezes from S and\nfine weather steered E.S.E.\nby wind nothing seen on the ground\nLat Obs 13..12 N Long 110 [illegible] W\nP.M wind the same","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh breezes; nothing was seen on the whaling grounds.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-15","events":[],"lat":13.15,"lon":110.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 15th\nwind S\nA M Fresh breezes and\nfine weather headed by wind\non opposite tacks saw two\nships steering to the North\nLat Obs 13.09 Long 110..26 W\nP M strong breezes nothing seen\nbut they daliel","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh to strong breezes. The crew saw two ships heading north, but encountered nothing else.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-16","events":[],"lat":12.7,"lon":110.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 16th\nwind SSW.\nA Fresh breeze throughou[struck: t]\nand fine weather nothing\nseen on the ground\nLat Obs 12..42 N Long 110..34\nP M saw a Bark","wind":[["whole","SSW","fresh"]],"plain":"Fresh breezes and fine weather, with nothing seen on the whaling grounds. In the afternoon, they sighted a bark.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-17","events":[],"lat":12.1,"lon":111.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 17th\nwind SSW.\nA. Fresh breeze all these 24\nhours and fine weather\nsteered by wind saw a sail\nLat Obs 12..06 N Long 111..00 W\nP M saw the island","wind":[["whole","SSW","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze. The crew spotted another ship, and by the afternoon, they sighted land.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1863-05-18","events":[],"lat":11.4833,"lon":111.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 18th\nFine breezes from SS.W and\nS.W. weather fine two sails\nin sight stand by wind\nLat Obs 11..29 N Long 111..10 W","wind":[["whole","SSW","moderate"],["whole","SW","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and breezes as the ship sailed along; two other ships were in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-19","events":[],"lat":10.8833,"lon":110.9,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuisday May 19th\nFresh breezes and squalls\nsaw three sails split the Jib\nLat 10..53 N Long 110..54 W","wind":[["whole","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They experienced fresh breezes and squalls, saw three ships, and split the jib.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-20","events":[],"lat":10.8833,"lon":111.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 20th\nHoreigh brazes and frie\nweather [struck: wind] from S.S.W\nto W.S.W heading by wind\nLat 10..53 N Long 111..38 E","wind":[["whole","SSW","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes as the ship continued on its course; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-21","events":[],"lat":9.8333,"lon":111.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 21st\nFresh breezes from S W and fair\nweather headed S.S.E by wind\nat 11. O clock saw breakers on Rob Roy\nshoal hauled up for it and\npassed close to. then stered to\npass between Spratleys and\nStorm Island. at 4 P.m. Spratleys\nIsland bore N.E dist 4 miles saw\nnothing of Storm Island the\nwind hauled to S.E. stered S W\nand passed over the position\nassigned it on the Charts\nsqually and rainy all night\nLat Obs 9..50 N Long 111..48 at noon","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["middle","SE",""]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"They passed close to breakers on Rob Roy Shoal and later sighted Spratley's Island. They sailed right over the charted position of Storm Island but saw no sign of it, enduring squally and rainy weather all night.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Sailed over phantom Storm Island","quote":"","interest":1}],"where":"near land","place":"Spratleys Island"},{"date":"1863-05-22","events":[],"lat":8.1167,"lon":111.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 22d\nA.m squally with rain at 7 cleared\nup steering S.E. by. E continued\nrain through the night Spratleys\nIsland is a low sandy Isle about\na mile in extend and covered\nwith a low brush wood.\nLat. Obs 8..07 N Long 111.. 48 E\nP.m squally passed between Ovens\nand the Bombay Castle Shoals\nstered E S E and S.E.by. E","weather":["squalls","rain","clear"],"plain":"In squally and rainy weather, they navigated past Spratly Island, noting it was a low, sandy isle covered in brushwood, and navigated between Owen and Bombay Castle shoals.","where":"near land","place":"Spratleys Island"},{"date":"1863-05-23","events":[],"lat":6.9333,"lon":112.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 23d\nA.m Fresh breezes with\nlight showers of rain stered\nS.S.E and S by wind nothing\nseen but drift wood\nLat Obs 6..56 N Long 112..30 E\nP.m wind and weather\nthe same found our Chn\nto be 10 miles to far east\nas usual so Ends.\nat 6 Oclock spoke Bark Atholte\n[margin text for Friday:]\nWind S.W\nto. W.\n[margin text for Saturday:]\nwind S.H to W","wind":[["first","","fresh"],["whole","SW",""]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"They sailed through fresh breezes and light rain, seeing nothing but driftwood. At 6 o'clock, they met and spoke with the bark Atholte.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Atholte","rig":"bark","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-c"},{"date":"1863-05-24","events":[],"lat":6.6917,"lon":112.5833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday May 24th\nwind S.W.\nA. M. strong breezes and\nsqually with rain steered\nW.N.W the wind at 10 hours\nCapt Shearman came\non board rainy\nSun Obscured\nP M weather the same","wind":[["first","SW","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship faced strong breezes, squalls, and rain. Captain Shearman came on board during the morning, and rainy weather continued through the afternoon.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-25","events":[],"lat":6.45,"lon":112.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday\nMay 25th\nA strong braye and cloud\nsteered W.N.W and N.W.\nby wind the Atlantic\n[struck: in] sight nothing of\nthe Spouting kind sun\nLat Obs 6..27 N. Long 112.40\nP.M. squally with rain","wind":[["whole","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship encountered strong breezes, clouds, and squalls with rain, but saw nothing of the \"spouting kind.\" The Atlantic remained in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-05-26","events":[],"lat":6.8,"lon":112.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday\nMay 26th\nwind S.W to NW\nA. M. fresh breezes and\nclear weather steered WNW\nby wind the Atlantic in sight\nLat Obs 6..48 N Long 112..20 E\nP. 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The weather today was fine with very little wind.","moments":[{"kind":"crew","title":"Crewman deserted in Labuan","quote":"lost one man by desertion Jim crow","interest":5,"topic":"desertions"}],"where":"at sea","place":"Labuan"},{"date":"1863-06-18","events":[],"lat":6.6667,"lon":113.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 18th\nA. M fresh breezes from\nS. and. W. and squally\nweather saw nothing\nLat by 6 40 N Long 113..12 E\nP M strong breezes","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Fresh to strong breezes and squally weather; nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-19","events":[],"lat":6.7333,"lon":112.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday\nJune 19th Fresh breezes from S and W\nand squally saw nothing\nLat Obs 6.44 N Long 112..36 E","wind":[["whole","SW","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Fresh, squally breezes; saw nothing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-20","events":[],"lat":6.1333,"lon":112.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday\nJune 20th a.m Fresh breezes and fair\nweather steered S.S.E at\n9..30 tacked to W.N.W.\nLat Obs. 6.08 N Long 112..30 E","wind":[["first","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fresh breezes and fair weather; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-21","events":[],"lat":6.2055,"lon":112.0556},{"date":"1863-06-22","events":[],"lat":6.2778,"lon":111.6111},{"date":"1863-06-23","events":[],"lat":6.35,"lon":111.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday\n[struck: May 23]\nJune\nStrong breezes and fine\nweather steered by wind\nwind S.W. saw a ship bond\nto the S nothing seen on the\nground of the spouting kind\nLat Obs 6..21 N Long 111[struck: ..] 10 E","wind":[["whole","SW","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather. They saw a ship heading south, but saw no whales on the grounds.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-24","events":[],"lat":6.35,"lon":110.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday\nJune 24\nWind SW\nStrong gales and heavey rain\nsqualls nothing seen on the\nground Lat Obs 6.21 Long 110..55. E\nPM weather same","wind":[["whole","SW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","rain","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and heavy rain squalls continued throughout the day, with nothing seen on the whaling grounds.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-25","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":6.1667,"lon":110.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday\nJune 25\na m strong breezes and\nclear weather saw Blackfish\nLat Obs 6..12 N Long 110..30 E\nPM fine weather made\na new davit for Waist Boat","wind":[["first","","strong"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"They saw pilot whales in the morning, and the crew made a new davit for the waist boat during the afternoon.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-26","events":[],"lat":7.1,"lon":109.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday\nJune 26th\nStrong breezes and cloudy\nwind. S.W saw nothing\nLat Obs 7..06 N Long 109..42 E","wind":[["whole","SW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong breezes and cloudy weather; saw nothing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-27","events":[],"lat":7.7667,"lon":109.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday\nJune 27\nStrong breezes and cloudy\nwind S.W nothing seen\nLat Obs 7..46 N Long 109..11 E","wind":[["whole","SW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong breezes and cloudy weather; nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-28","events":[],"lat":7.1833,"lon":109.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday\nJune 28th Strong breezes and cloudy\nsteered S,S,E by wind ship\nunder double reefs nothing seen\nLat 7..11 N Long 109..57 E","wind":[["whole","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong breezes and cloudy weather; the ship sailed under reduced canvas with nothing seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-29","events":[],"lat":5.9167,"lon":110.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday\nJune 29th Strong breezes and rugged\nsteered S,S,E by wind\nat 8. Oclock passed an\nAmerican ship on the\nwestern tack nothing of the\nspouting kind seen [on the\nground] Lat 5..55 N Long 110..55 E\n\n[struck:","wind":[["whole","","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"They sailed in strong breezes and rough seas, passing an American ship at 8 o'clock. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-06-30","events":[],"lat":5.8707,"lon":110.9715,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday\nJune 30th]","plain":"No details were recorded for this day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-07-01","events":[],"lat":5.8246,"lon":111.0262},{"date":"1863-07-02","events":[],"lat":5.7786,"lon":111.081},{"date":"1863-07-03","events":[],"lat":5.7326,"lon":111.1357},{"date":"1863-07-04","events":[],"lat":5.6865,"lon":111.1905},{"date":"1863-07-05","events":[],"lat":5.6405,"lon":111.2453},{"date":"1863-07-06","events":[],"lat":5.5945,"lon":111.3},{"date":"1863-07-07","events":[],"lat":5.5484,"lon":111.3548},{"date":"1863-07-08","events":[],"lat":5.5024,"lon":111.4096},{"date":"1863-07-09","events":[],"lat":5.4564,"lon":111.4643},{"date":"1863-07-10","events":[],"lat":5.4103,"lon":111.5191},{"date":"1863-07-11","events":[],"lat":5.3643,"lon":111.5738},{"date":"1863-07-12","events":[],"lat":5.3183,"lon":111.6286},{"date":"1863-07-13","events":[],"lat":5.2722,"lon":111.6834},{"date":"1863-07-14","events":[],"lat":5.2262,"lon":111.7381},{"date":"1863-07-15","events":[],"lat":5.1802,"lon":111.7929},{"date":"1863-07-16","events":[],"lat":5.1341,"lon":111.8477},{"date":"1863-07-17","events":[],"lat":5.0881,"lon":111.9024},{"date":"1863-07-18","events":[],"lat":5.0421,"lon":111.9572},{"date":"1863-07-19","events":[],"lat":4.996,"lon":112.0119},{"date":"1863-07-20","events":[],"lat":4.95,"lon":112.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday\nJuly 20 Light breezes from S W and\nfair weather steering to the\nEast since last date\nhave cruised the grounds\nover and have been as\nfar to the West as 109 E\nand have not seen the\nspout of a whale have\nseen the Atlantic twice\nshe has seen nothing the\nCaptain has gone In\nto Labuan to get married\nI have about concluded\nthat it will not do to stay\nhere any longer the bay\nI think is about well cleaned\nLat Obs 4..57 N Long 112..04 E\n[whale stamp with 36 inscribed]","wind":[["whole","SW","light"]],"plain":"Light breezes and fair weather as they sailed east. After cruising the grounds thoroughly without seeing a single whale spout, the keeper concluded the bay was cleaned out and that it was time to leave.","moments":[{"kind":"voice","title":"Keeper declared the whaling grounds fished out","quote":"I have about concluded that it will not do to stay here any longer the bay I think is about well cleaned","interest":1},{"kind":"people","title":"Captain left for Labuan to get married","quote":"the Captain has gone In to Labuan to get married","interest":2}],"where":"at sea","place":"Labuan","plate":"life.keeper-d"},{"date":"1863-07-21","events":[],"lat":5.3476,"lon":112.6143},{"date":"1863-07-22","events":[],"lat":5.7452,"lon":113.1619},{"date":"1863-07-23","events":[],"lat":6.1428,"lon":113.7095},{"date":"1863-07-24","events":[],"lat":6.5405,"lon":114.2572},{"date":"1863-07-25","events":[],"lat":6.9381,"lon":114.8048},{"date":"1863-07-26","events":[],"lat":7.3357,"lon":115.3524},{"date":"1863-07-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":7.7333,"lon":115.9,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday\nJuly 27th Light breezes from SSW\nand fair weather on the\n25th saw Sp Whales going to\nwindward so fast we could\nnot catch them our\nusual luck seems to\n\n1863 Thos Morrison Master In China Sea\nfollow us wherever we go. Our\noil has been leaking for some\ntime past on the 24th and\n25th broke out and found\na general leak in the\nground tier casks they seem\nto be rotten took [struck: spout] out\nseveral the casks have never\nhad fresh water in them\nthey are mostly safe casks\nLat 7..44 North Long 115..54 E\nLat where saw the Whales 7..12 N Long 115..41 E\nI dont know whether we shall\never get another whale or\nnot it is three months day\nafter tomorrow since we\ngot a whale the last nine\nmonths we have taken 100\nbarrels. great doings and no\nindications of doing any better","wind":[["whole","SSW","light"]],"plain":"In fair weather in the China Sea, the keeper lamented seeing fast-moving sperm whales two days earlier that they could not catch. Inspecting leaking casks in the hold, the crew found rotten barrels, prompting bitter complaints about their dismal luck.","moments":[{"kind":"voice","title":"Keeper despaired over bad luck and rotten casks","quote":"I dont know whether we shall ever get another whale or not","interest":1}],"where":"at sea","place":"China Sea","plate":"life.keeper-d"},{"date":"1863-07-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":7.3833,"lon":115.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday\nJuly 28th\n[blot]\nLight Land and Sea breezes\nKiney Balu in sight to\nSE [struck: s] at 4 PM saw Sp Whales\nsix miles off chased but\nwithout success the Whales\nstayed down 50 minutes\nLat 7. 23 N Long 115..50. E","wind":[["whole","","light"]],"plain":"With Mount Kinabalu in sight, the crew spotted sperm whales about six miles off at 4 PM and gave chase without success, as the whales stayed down for 50 minutes.","where":"near land","place":"Kiney Balu","plate":"chase.sperm-a"},{"date":"1863-07-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":7.2833,"lon":115.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday\nJuly 29\n[whale stamp]\nFine weather calm\nKiney Balu in sight\nLat Obs 7..17 N Long 115..43 E\nat 1 PM lowered for sp\nwhales struck and killed\none at sunset took him\nalongside","wind":[["whole","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"In calm weather with Mount Kinabalu in sight, the crew put out boats at 1 p.m. for sperm whales, harpooning and killing one, and brought it alongside at sunset.","where":"near land","place":"Kiney Balu","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1863-07-30","events":[],"lat":7.35,"lon":115.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday\nJuly 30th\nCalm cut in the\nwhale current S.W. saw\nabundance of drift wood\nLat Obs 7..21 N Long 115..18 E\nEnds light airs from West","wind":[["first","","calm"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"In calm weather, the crew stripped the blubber from their whale and observed abundant driftwood drifting with the southwest current.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1863-07-31","events":[],"lat":7.45,"lon":115.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday\nJuly 31st Fresh breezes and squally\nBoiling and fitting casks\nLat Obs 7.27 N Long 115.37 E\nPM cloudy saw thrift and\nPorpoises no whales seen","wind":[["whole","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","cloudy"],"plain":"Fresh squally breezes while the crew boiled blubber and prepared casks. Later they saw porpoises, but no whales were seen.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw porpoises","quote":"saw thrift and\nPorpoises"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"nature.porpoises-a"},{"date":"1863-08-01","events":[],"lat":7.4667,"lon":116.5583,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday\nAugust 1st Strong breezes and squally\nKini Balu in sight [struck: off]\nS.S.E employed in reparing\nWind W. to SW casks [struck: Lat] Obs 7.28. N.\nPM squally saw drift wood","wind":[["whole","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Strong breezes and squalls as Mount Kinabalu was in sight to the south-southeast. The crew repaired casks and spotted driftwood in the afternoon.","where":"near land","place":"Kini Balu"},{"date":"1863-08-02","events":[],"lat":7.0,"lon":115.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday\nAug 2d Strong breezes and squally\nweather [blot] Kini Balu\nin sight bearing S.S.E\nLat 7 [illegible] Long 115.48 East","wind":[["whole","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed in strong breezes and squalls with Mount Kinabalu in sight to the south-southeast.","where":"near land","place":"Kini Balu"},{"date":"1863-08-03","events":[],"lat":7.0857,"lon":115.9714},{"date":"1863-08-04","events":[],"lat":7.1714,"lon":116.1429},{"date":"1863-08-05","events":[],"lat":7.2571,"lon":116.3143},{"date":"1863-08-06","events":[],"lat":7.3429,"lon":116.4857},{"date":"1863-08-07","events":[],"lat":7.4286,"lon":116.6571},{"date":"1863-08-08","events":[],"lat":7.5143,"lon":116.8286},{"date":"1863-08-09","events":[],"lat":7.6,"lon":117.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Aug\n9\n\nFresh breezes from South\nand fair weather steering\nE.S.E Cagayan Sooloo in\nsight W.S.W the last\n8 days we have hade heavey\ngales of wind and heavier\nsqualls and have carried\nall possible sail but\nall to no purpose lost ground\nevery day yesterday found\nourselves in the entrance\nof Balabac Strait blowy\nand as squally as ever\nwith our sails strained\nand some of them split\nso kept off and came thro\nthe Straits at 2 PM the Mangsee\nIsles bore N steered East\nso now we are bound\nthe Lord knows where I do\nfor it seems of no earthly use\nfor me to lay out any planes\nas I always slip up on the[struck: m]\n\n[written vertically in margin next to Aug 9 entry:]\nIt will never do to give\nup so but keep trying\nto the last","wind":[["whole","S","fresh"]],"plain":"After eight days of heavy gales, split sails, and lost ground, the ship passed through Balabac Strait. The keeper despaired that they were now bound \"the Lord knows where,\" though he resolved to keep trying to the last.","where":"near land","place":"Balabac Strait"},{"date":"1863-08-10","events":[],"lat":7.2509,"lon":117.7453},{"date":"1863-08-11","events":[],"lat":6.9018,"lon":118.4907},{"date":"1863-08-12","events":[],"lat":6.5528,"lon":119.236},{"date":"1863-08-13","events":[],"lat":6.2037,"lon":119.9814},{"date":"1863-08-14","events":[],"lat":5.8546,"lon":120.7267},{"date":"1863-08-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":5.5333,"lon":121.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday\nAugst 15th { Light airs and fine\n{ weather the Sooloo Isles\n{ in sight dist 25 miles\n{ last Tuesday came through\n{ the Straits of Basseelan\n{ on Thursday spoke the\n{ Ship Swallow 900 Sp\n{ she reported Rose Pool\n{ full Neworke 1750 Sp\n{ Rodman 1700 Sp 300\n{ Humpback everybody\n{ getting oil but me\n{ Lat Obs 5..32 N ,, Long 121,, 29 E\n\n[drawing: whale numbered 39 / 40.]\n4 Times\nSaw Whales","wind":[["whole","","light"]],"plain":"With the Sooloo Islands in sight, they saw whales four times. 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