Saturday 14 May 1836

There has been a light Air of Wind, all Night, from E,N,E,
but at 8, A,M, it became quite Calm, and the heat was
really intolerable untill 2, P,M, at which time, a gentle Breeze
sprang up again from E,N,E, which made it a little more
cool, but at 6, P,M, we had another Calm   ______   Most of
the Passengers have slept upon Deck, every Night, for
the last Week, as the Steerage is like a hot Oven,  ______
We have seen a great number of Porpoises, and other large
Fish, swiming about the Vessel, for several Days past, but
have never been able to catch One, untill this Morn^g, when
at 6, O’Clock, (having made a Shark-hook out of an Iron
Bolt,) we had the pleasure to haul in One of these voracious
Animals, which was afterwards Cook’d, and consider’d a great
treat by the People, who it served to every Meal, du-
-ring the Day   _____________