The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Vol 2 of 3, by Benjamin Franklin.

Date	Hour	Temp. of Air.	Temp. of Wat.	Wind	Course	Distance	Latitude N.	Longitude W.	Remarks
April 10			62
11			61
12			64
13			65
14			65				° ′	° ′
26		60	70				37 39	60 38	Much gulph weed; saw a whale.
27		60	70	SSE	WbS		37 13	62 29	Colour of water changed.
28	8 A.M.	70	64	SW	WNW		37 48	64 35	No gulph weed.
—	6 P.M.	67	60			34			Sounded, no bottom.
29	8 A.M.	63	71	N	W	44	37 26	66 0	Much light in the water last night.
—	5 P.M.	65	72	NE		57			Water again of the usual deep sea colour, little or no light in it at night.
—	11 dit.	66	66	NWbN	WbS	57
30	8 A.M.	64	70	NE	WbN	69
—	12	62	70		EbS	24	37 20	68 53	Frequent gulph weed, water continues of sea colour, little light.
—	6 P.M.	64	72	ESE	WbN	43
—	10 dit.	65	65	S		25			Much light.
May 1	7 A.M.	68	63			60			Much light all last night.
—	12	65	56	SSW	WNW	44	38 13	72 23	Colour of water changed.
—	4 P.M.	64	56		WbN	21
—	10 dit.	64	57	SW	WNW	31			Much light.
2	8 A.M.	62	53			18	38 43	74 3	Much light. Thunder-gust.
—	12	60	53	WSW	NW	18
—	6 P.M.	64	55	NW	WSW	15
—	10	65	55	NbW	WbN	10
3	7 A.M.	62	54			30	38 30	75 0