Revised Aug 26 2021
1 pm: Hard Gale and Cloudy Weather with bright intervals Much Sea from the W.S.S.—
3 pm: Set Fore Top Sail
4 pm: Saw a Bunch of Rock weed, called Tangle It is like Lashes of Coach Whips — Saw many Porpoises. — Some Albetrosses and Sheerwaters
5 am: Saw many Porpoises
8 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for breakfast Cleaned and Aired below with Fires. —
10 am: Served Krout as usual and Sweet Wort at ½ past 10. —
11 am: Saw a bunch large rock Weed - Served Slops and Tobacco. —
12 noon: Strong Gale and Cloudy Weather. The Sun to be seen but seldom. — Got
a tolerable good observation — Out 4th Reefs — A few Albetrosses and several sorts of
Petterals. – Much Sea from the WSW. —
Assistant in Company but I am obliged to carry less Sail for her than I should
other wise do. —