Revised Aug 26 2021
1 pm: Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Weather
2 pm: many Albetrosses
6 pm: Let fresh Water into the Ship and worked the Pumps. In 1st. Reefs
8 pm: Fresh Gales and Squally Weather. Fires all Night to Air Ship
10 pm: In 2nd Reefs
12 mid: The Sea full of luminous blubbers.
4 am: Out 2nd Reefs
7 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast Krout, Vinegar, and Bore Cole mixed with Portable Soup and Oatmeal for Dinner.—
10 am: Cleaned below – Sailmakers repairing Sails
Hands Working up Junk
12 noon: Very fresh Gale & Cloudy Weather. Under Single Reefed Top Sail. Many Albetrosses
about. Served Spruce Beer to the people as usual a Puncheon for one Days allowance
A faint Glimmer of the Sun at which gave us Double Altitudes.
Assistant in Company & keeps tolerable way with us. –