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-Saturday June 15-
Ther. 42. 62. 48. Bar. 30.430 Cloudy light S air. later clears a little and wind shifts to NE. Go ashore + bid all hands good bye. Mrs. [[Ennis'?]] brother is at Bullock + Co's clothing warehouse. The priest's wife wants guitar strings and [[No.3?]] cloth shoes See Capt. [[Niebaum?]] and learn about the Telegraph scheme from him. Go aboard the Hutchinson for a while then [[aboard?]]. Clears off about noon with varying lt. winds [[bitterly?]] fresh NE which prevent our leaving the harbor. P.M. obs. for time. Evening leave the small harbor and anchor in the road. Schr. John Bright arrives from North having visited the [[?]] + gone north until he reached the ice in 58[degree]30'. He had sounded a good deal about the [[Ids.?]] found a [[fifteen?]] mile S current north of St Paul SW 80 miles from St.P. 70[degrees] [[?]] a little further 120/0 thinks the currents up there [[variable?]] with wind +c but at this season mostly SW. rarely E. Go to church + call on the priest's family + aboard by 10 P.M. Bar. 29.870
about six P.M. wind shifts to N. clouds up and fog rolls in. later nearly calm or SE