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1860
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August 25}
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preserve his life for many years & bless him & his, [[underlined]] now & forever [[/underlined]]
I feel that with William Sterry, an American, from Groton, Conn. Ku-jes-se & his nu-li-an-a, Tu-nuk-de-lieu, & 2 other Esquimaux, duty impels me to start this year.
There are circumstance that I should take the advantage of: The free ^[[navigation]] of the Northern waters - [[underlined]] better in this respect than it will be again, [[/underlined]] perhaps, [[underlined]] for 20 years. [[/underlined]]
XI O'Clock night - Mr Morgan comes down calling my attention to the Aurora Borealis ^ [[in the heavens]] now to be seen on deck
XII O'Clk . A fine display indeed of Aurora Australis - Southern Lights - for South is the direction where they are to be seen to - night.
Barometer stands 30.050}
Thermometer " [[ditto for: stands]] 32 [[degree symbol]]}
Wind (moderate) N.W.}
[[strikethrough]] Weather [[/strikethrough]] Sky "Clear as a Bell". }
I took on deck two delicate compasses to observe if they would by effected by the Lights. They were not in the least.
The display is really beautiful. Streamers darting up like lightning, mounting to, & passing zenith. Some banks of light were so thick that the stars behind were obscured, even those of the 1st magnitude!