1853 June 25. Lat 35° 15' Lon 46° 24' 7 Saturday. June. 25. The sea weed has become thicker than ever before and the patches much larger. It occurs in rows conforming in direction with the wind (S.W.) which rows are often within 50 ft of each other, and are very regularly filled up, though breaks sometimes occur. Mr. Brooke thinks the linear groups are formed by the tendency of each bunch of weed to come into the stale water under the lee of another bunch. Sunday. June. 26th Less weed is observed in quantity. Lat at noon 35. 8 Lon 42. 17 Monday June. 27. Much less weed today. Late 35. 2 Lon 38 5.1 Tuesday. June. 28th. Passed a bank standing N.E. The wind is now N & N.E. Lat. at noon 34. 5.5 Lon 35° 47' Wednesday. June. 29th Scarce a bunch of full weed is to be seen. A school of Grampuses was seen on the western quarter at sunset. Lat. 34° 51, Lon 32 47'. Thursday, June 30th Lat. 33°56' Lon. 30° 48' The wind becomes much lighter, from the North-east. No animals were taken.