Lat. 46 [degrees] - 0 N. [North]
Lon. 47 - 31 W. [West]
Run 309 m.
Sept. 24. Cloudless, cool, a high N.W. wind
& heavy sea in the morning gradually
moderating until by evening the sea was 
nearly calm and the ship almost
perfectly steady.
  Great numbers of Fulmars constantly
in sight from 10 A.M. when I came
on deck to about 5 P.M. when they
rather suddenly & completely disappeared.
During the morning 100 or 200 were constantly 
following the steamer, in the afternoon they
were scattered about everywhere as far as
the eye could reach. A few Shearwaters
(P. major) were mingled with them in
the afternoon. I looked carefully for 
Mother Carys [Carey's] but did not see one.
At 3.30 P.M. a school of about 12 small
whales (15 to 25 ft.[feet] long), probably Black Fish
came about the steamer spouting & blowing.
One showed his whole length within
30 yds. [yards] of us. At 10 P.M. we saw
the lights of the fishing vessels anchored
on the banks a few miles to the N. [North] 
Lat. 43" [degrees?] 51 N. [North]
Lon. 54" [degrees?] 33 W. [West]
Run 325 m.
Sept. 25. Early morning fine but clouds
soon gathering & the sky overcast by 11
A.M. Moderate breeze from S. W. but
the sea smooth with almost no
swell or motion on steamer.
As I was dressing I happened to
look out of my port hole when I saw
a school of at least 30 small, dark
greenish, exceedingly active Porpoises
within 20 to 50 yds. [yards] racing with
the steamer continually taking long
graceful leaps out of the water springing
3 or 4 ft. [feet] above the surface & 6 to
10 ft. [feet] horizontal distance. A bird
which looked like Stercorarius buffoni
passed at about this time.
  During most of the day Mother Carys 
were constantly in sight wandering about
in their usual circular manner. I rarely
saw more than three or four at once.