Logs of Canadian whaling voyages are comparatively rare. The Mozambique left New Brunswick on 18th October 1833 in strong gales: 'it was necessary to slip the cables and run into the harbour with the loss of one Anchor and 30 fathoms of chain cable ... So begins a Voyage which I hope will not excede 20 Months.' Whales proved elusive and it was not until after the ship reached the Pacific grounds that on 6th June 1834 they 'Struck & killed a whale ... took the whale to the ship latter part cut her in and began to boil ...'. These catches are repeated, although the scarcity of whales is often remarked upon. Each catch is recorded with a small whale stamp and a note on the number of barrels of oil it yielded. The last dated entry is made somewhere of the coast of Madagascar on 21st April 1835.