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Declaration of Protest

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and light winds from W. to SW. middle and latter part strong winds shift heading W.N.W. and still leaking about the same Monday Oct 1869. began with winds and weather much the same, [also?] preceding day, at dark took n sail, middle and latter part strong winds from S.S.W. one sail in sight men complied in ship duty Tuesday 19"69 Lat 7°6 N. Lon.110°6'E. began with strong winds, men pumping ship every 4 hours, pumping 20 minutes each time, middle part strong winds,and latter part much the same, had another heavy squall thursday Oct., 20"69, began with wind and weather much the same, at 4 we wore ship heading S.E by E. still leaking as before, middle and latter parts stormy winds and rain, employed in ships duty, found the mizzen fore top sail yard slitting in the slings Thursday Oct, 21"69 Lat 6°29 N. 111°31'E. began with stormy winds the ship under short sail, heading W. at dark wore ship S.S.W middle and latter part moderate the ship leaking about the same, pumping every two hours, employed in replacing the main sail Friday Oct 22"1869 began with light winds from the S.W Ship heading W.N. W middle and latter part moderate all sail set employed in ships duty Saturday, Oct.,23"69 began with stormy squalls from S.W the ship, the ship under short sail headed S.S.E middle and latter parts moderate, made sail lowered the boats for Black Fish but did not get any, saw more, lowered boat got one, still pumping about the same Sunday Oct 24"69 Lat 5°45 N. Lon 111°19' E. began with light winds middle and latter parts light and variable winds one sail in sight still pumping about the same Monday,Oct.,25 "1869 began with light air and calms middle and latter part much the same. Employed in boiling Black Fish out and mending royal yard still pumping about the same Tuesday. Oct 26"69 Lat 6°16 N. Lon 110°49 E. began with stormy winds from W. at dark wore ship and shortened sail, the leak about the same, middle and latter parts moderate, employed in ship duty Wednesday, Oct., 27"69 Lat 6°35 N. Lon 110° 30 E. began with fresh breezes from the W. at dark wore ship and shortened sail, ship heading S.W middle and latter part moderate, at daylight made sail, tacked ship heading N. still leaking about the same Friday Oct.,29"1869. Lat 5°47 N. Lon 109°E. began with stormy winds from the North steering W. cloudy and raining, the leak increasing some, middle and latter parts much the same. Saturday Oct., 30"69. Lat 5°12 N. Lon 107°20'E. began with moderate winds from N.N.W steering W. by N. middle and latter parts light and variable winds, at daylight the land in sight bearing S. distant about 20 miles, the leak about the same. Sunday Oct.,31"69 bgean with moderate winds from the N. steering S.W be W. middle and latterforced our fore top sail yard sprung badly fixed it and made sail on the ship, still pumping as before Monday Nov 1"69 Lat 3°11 N. Lon-E. began with light and variable winds, middle and latter part moderate winds from the N. steering S.S by W. Employed in ships duty of various kinds Tuesday Nov., 2"69 began with stormy winds from N. to N.E at 6Oclock Ran the Island of [Pulo?] was in sight distant about 30 miles bearing S.W middle and latter parts

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