The weather was fine, however; the vessel, which at first sailing was lumbered in such a manner that we could hardly get in or out of our berths, and scarcely work ship, by little and little got into order, so that we soon found ourselves more at ease.
On the 14th we commenced to take flying fish.

The 24th, we saw a great quantity of dolphins.

We prepared lines and took two of the latter, which we cooked.

The flesh of this fish appeared to me excellent.
After leaving New York, till the 4th of October, we headed southeast.

On that day we struck the trade winds, and bore S.S.E.; being, according to our observations, in latitude 17 deg.