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(Mon 11th?)
Monday Morn VII O'clock on the Great Banks of Newfoundland.
This morning while the George Henry was [[insertion]] dashing firmly before Ship [[/insertion]] going before a firm SW breeze  
The cry of "Porpoises", I brought all hands out.  Smith - a man of some weaknesses [[insertion]] (who's the man that has [[?]]) but of genial heart & strong hand - took his position by the Mintingale (or as [[strikethrough]]?[[/strikethrough]] a Dane would call it by the Dolphin Striker) & with [[strikethrough]] Whale [[/strikethrough]] harpoon in hand - Sterry - [[insertion]] [[strikethrough]] stood[[/strikethrough]]  ready close by him stood Sterry [[/insertion]] the genial - [[underlined]] the immortal Sterry [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] the Sterry [[/insertion]] who can eat more pork [[strikethrough]] & Rye Bread [[/strikethrough]] & beans - drink - more [[strikethrough]] barl [[/strikethrough]] 'rot-gut' from a [[insertion]] pantry [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] water [[/strikethrough]] pitcher [[strikethrough]] which he downs [[/strikethrough]] without distinguishing its taste from pure water than any other Groton boy.  There stood Sterry whistling - adjusting [[strikethrough]] Block [[/strikethrough]] & rope [[insertion]] Blocks - whistles - [[/insertion]] chewing tobacco &- whistling.  Porpoise after porpoise [[insertion]] darted [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] shot [[/strikethrough]] by.  [[strikethrough]] The harpoon man [[/strikethrough]]  Smith often poised [[insertion]] the harpoon but [[/insertion]] but [[?]] often un-poised ^[[it.]]  Poor Smith hung [[insertion]] both [[/insertion]] his head & harpoon the former on his shoulder the harp-oon he [[strikethrough]] still hung with a then? lashed to the jib br?[[/strikethrough]] hung by a tow string to the Martingale where it hangs still.

Transcription Notes:
I know 'Sterry' is a person, but I'm not clear of the spelling.