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rels of large mackerel in the night* He says four or five other vessels 
caught fish in our vicinity. 
May 12. The mackerel from May 3 to this date seem to be located be- 
tween 37° and 38° 10' north latitude, and 74° 28' to 75° 25' west longi- 
tude. Some were caught as far north as 38° 40', west longitude 73° 52'. 
These were principally small and mixed, except one trip of large fish. 
The species was said to occupy a width of 15 miles east and west and 
to extend 25 or 30 miles north and south. 
May 12. Schooner M. 8. Ayer , 60 miles south-southeast from Cape 
Henlopen, seined 200 barrels round fish. 
May 12. Schooner Grampus took one mackerel in gill-net at 4.35 a. m. 
latitude 38° 30', longitude 73° 55'. 
May 12. Captain McGowan left New York. He saw small schools olf 
Scotland Light-Ship, which he thought were large fish. Schooner Col. 
J. H. French , coming from northward, reports a small school or two. 
Captain Spurling, schooner Lizzie Maud , reports twenty-five sail ar- 
riving at New York since May 3. The fish were taken from 15 miles off 
Smith’s Island, Maryland, to 50 miles off-shore, latitude of Cape Henry. 
Captain Chase, schooner Clara 8. Cameron , reports the southern body 
of fish enormous and very wild. 
May 13. In north latitude 37° 48', west longitude 74° 13', 37 fathoms, 
‘ a fleet of eleven vessels was working on the mackerel. About sundown 
four vessels set for fish, but one made a water haul, while the Henry 
Morganthau , of Portland, Captain McGowan, the Caroline Vought , of 
Boothbay, and one other vessel were successful. Captain Collins and 
I went to the Morganthau to see them bail in. They had about 200 bar- 
rels of mixed fish, ranging from 11 inches to 13J inches. She had just 
arrived here from New York. 
May 13. Capt. Sol. Jacobs, schooner Mollie Adams , is reported to 
have caught mackerel in 12 fathoms off Winter Quarter Shoal. 
Captain Chase, schooner Clara 8. Cameron , took 127 barrels of mixed 
mackerel at night off Winter Quarter Shoal. He saw milt but no eggs, 
and thought there were no females. 
May 13. Eight schools, mostly large ones, were seen from the Gram - 
pus at 7 p. m. A vessel near us caught a small school. The watch 
saw several more schools in the night. The location was latitude 37° 
48' N. and longitude 74° 13' W.j 37 fathoms. 
May 13. Captain Smith left New York and saw no fishermen except 
Captain Joyce, who seemed to be going to market. He saw no fish on 
the way south. 
May 13. The schooner William M. Gaffney has just come from the 
northward. She cruised all the way from 15 miles off Fire Island and 
saw no fish. Our position was about north latitude 37° 48', west longi- 
tude 74° 13'. 
May 14. The schooner John G. Whittier came out of New York and 
sailed to the southward, keeping close in shore. She saw no fish. 
