Tuesd
y 12 May 1789
1 [pm] Strong Gale of high Sea
Shipping much water
& everyone wet. —
4 [pm] ½ oz Pork & bit of bread &
a
Jill water for dinner
6 [pm] Saw a Gannet & a
piece of Wood
8 [pm] Much Rain & Cold.
1 [am] Cloudy
5 [am] Cons
t. Rain & Cold
8 [am] Very Wet, served bit bread
& a tote Rum – one man
compl
d cholick
12 [noon] Calm & very Cloudy – very
uncomfortably Wet. – No Sun – See
Fish but can catch none – Tropic
Birds & Sheerwaters.
Dined on a bit of bread and a
Jill of Water.