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his own barrel saying he could do it as well as the revenue Cutter.

Oct. 4.
Fog & mist in the morning clearing a little toward noon so that at 12m. we got under way & with the Schr. "Kodiak" in tow stood out around the [[frist? priest?]] and off through the frass with a smooth sea & favoring tide so we left the islands astern some distance before dark.

Oct. 5.
Made good time up to about noon when the wind hauled ahead and freshened steadily until it became a strong NNE. gale - The middle of the forenoon the bowsprit & jib boom were carried away by the wind through the breaking of the bobstay

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mist and rain falling nearly all day especially in the PM when fierce squalls came dashing along the sea & howling about the ship.  The wind & sea worked ahead so that our progress became almost nothing in the eve and much water was shipped as the seas came rolling down upon us. 

Oct. 6th
Heavy gale with violent squalls from E. NE. mist and fog all day - Heavy head sea running making out progress very slow and keeping the deck covered with water most of the time - The ward room is flooded & the cabin has taken a wetting once or twice as the great green seas came pouring over the deck with a rush & swirl and found

Transcription Notes:
GG: nautical terms, used on sailing vessels: bowsprit, jib boom, bobstay