180 "France" July 23rd 4 am. Arose up & Proceeded. 8 am. Arrived at Fakakura Isl. Engine used & low. Heavy swell at the Rage. Wind SSW fresh. Night watches kept. Bar: 30.10. July 24th 4 am. Arose up & Proceeded. 8 a.m. Arrived at Tongaiki Isl. Engine used low. Anchorage considerably better shells for anchors & boats. Wind SSW fresh. Bar: 30.10" Night watches kept. July 25th 4 a.m. Wind having shifted to ENE, Arose up & proceeded. 8 am. Kest at Tongoa. Engine not used. Otherwise Sabbath observed. Bar: 30.10". Wind NE. Night watches kept. July 26th Party landed as usual for collecting. Crew employed repairing sails & variously. Wind NE. mod. Cloudy weather. Bar: 30.10 Night watches kept. July 27th Noon. Heavy sea & strong equally SW. Arose up & ran behind Epi, split foresail Kest in Jaffna. Wind shifted to SE. Bar: 30.10. Night watches kept. Engine used ½ hour. July 28th 5.30 a.m. Proceeded. 6.30. Work ship & returned to Kago. Sea too heavy for Engine Kago to be any good. 7.30 Be moored. Wind strong SE. Equally. Night watches kept. July 29th July 30th 6 am. Proceeded. Fin. NE wind. 10 a.m. Kest off Tongoa. Boat out to. Engine used NW & SW West. fine. Night watch kept. July 31st At Tongoa collecting. Weather fine Bar: 30.10". Crew repairing sails re. Night watch kept. Well re att'd & Aug 1st Master reduced Jaffna notice (in Form of contract.) 181 "France" Aug 1st (Sabbath) Routine work carried out otherwise observed the Sabbath. Night watch kept. Aug 2nd Proceeded at 6 am to Epi Island. Wind mod. St. sea smooth. 2 pm & 40 in Drummond Bay in Jaffna. Routine work re carried out. & watches kept. Aug 3rd at Epi until Aug 8th. Party landed daily for collecting purposes. Weather changeable. Dropped seen at a mile of the 6°5. Shell coming in. Bar: Range between 30.00~30.15" Night watches kept. Well re att'd & Aug 8th At Epi. Sabbath observed. Routine work carried out & night watches kept. Prepared His day's sail for Lopevi next morning. Aug 9th 4 a.m. Left Epi. 11 a.m. Arrived Lopevi. Kest close in, in Jaffna both &s Weather fine St. smooth sea. & watches set. Well re att'd & Aug 10th Party landed for hunting. 11 am. Wind Sky & peeling. Arose up & lay to off shore. 4 pm. Returned & Kest at N.W. corner of the island. & watches set. Well re att'd & Aug 11th 10 am. Proceeded. Noon Kest off Lole in the wall at Panuama Isl. Party landed & watches set. Well re att'd & Aug 12th Party landed. Routine work are carried out Sts, well re att'd & watches kept. Aug 13th 14°5~15°5 Working Panuma. Weather remained fine throughout Bar: 30.15" (low) Sabbath (observed). Aug 14th 3 am. Arose up & proceeded. 9 am. arrived Croisier Cove Ambrym Isl. Party landed. Sts, well re att'd & nights watch kept. fine clear weather.