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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Jun 20-29, 1788

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Week DaysMo DaysWindsTherRemarks in False Bay Cape of Good Hope
1788 June
Friday20All
Round
Light Airs and Fair Wr. Employed watering & bending some of our Sails and other Necessary Duties. Cooper and Armourer on shore as before. Reced. Fresh Meat & Vegetables. Sailmrs. Completing the Sails.
Saturday21Do Do. Wr. Came on board Coll. Gordon Commander in Chief of all the Dutch Troops. Saluted him with 11 Guns. Empd. watering & in the Hold. Received on board all our Wine by a shore Craft. Carpenters employed as necessary. Served Fresh Meat & Vegetables.
Sunday22Calm Do. Wr. Employed in the Hold. Bending Sails, and Stowing the Booms. Received Fresh Meat & Vegetables as before. Reced 3 Barrls. of Gun Powder.
Monday23Do Calm Employed completing the Rigging and necessary duties. Carpenters also employed. Reced. Fresh Meat & Vegetables.
Tuesday24NWBW
Calm
SBE
NE
S
Moderate and fair Wr. PM Sailed the Dublin East India Man Saluted with 11 Guns returned 9 Sailed also two Dutch India Men and two Dutch Merchant ships outward bound. Empd. cleaning Ship and receiving running Rigging Served Fresh Meat & Vegetables
Wednesday25Varia
NW
Do. Wr. Launch watering & Carpenters completing their work. Received Fresh Meat & Vegetables. Paid them Government allowance. Paid also the Armourer & Sailmakers.
Thursday26WNW
To
North
Fresh Gales & very hard Squalls with heavy Rain. Sent Hands to cut Brooms, Served Fresh Meat &ca. as usual.
Friday27N
To
NE
Fresh Gales & Cloudy. Completed our water. Anchored a French Pacquet No bound to Isle de France. Received on board Wine. Hauled the Seine, Served Fresh Meat &c.
Saturday28NE
N
NE
Modt. Breezes & thick Rainy Wr. Sailed the French Ship for St Malo. Hoisted in the Launch. Empd. Cleaning Ship & getting ready for Sea. Served Fresh Meat & Vegetables as usual. Sent dispatches by the F. Ship.
Sunday29NE
SEly
Do. Wr. Employed getting ready for Sea. Served Fresh Meat and Vegetables as usual.

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