Revised Aug 26 2021
1 pm: Strong Gale and very Cloudy Weather & a great Haze about the Horizon. In 2nd. Reef Main Top Sail and 3rd. Reef Fore Top Sail. handed Mizen Top Sail
3 pm: Many Albetrosses
6 pm: In 3rd. Reef Main Top Sail. Let Water into the Ship & Worked the pumps.–
8 pm: Dark Night and Strong Gale. Hauled the Main Sail up
10 pm: Fire all Night to Air the Ship.—
12 mid: In 4th Reef Fore Top Sail. Many luminous Spots on the Water.–
4 am: In 4th Reef Main Top Sail
6 am: Set the Main Sail
8 am: Dark Cloudy Weather and Rain. Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for breakfast – Krout & Sweet Wort as usual. —
10 am: Thick Rainy Weather with Squalls. Cleaned & dried with fires. Out 4 & 3 Reefs – Set Mizen Top Sail
12 noon: Dark Cloudy Weather and fresh Gale. No Observation
Sailmakers repairing Sails in the Cabbin
Taylor mending Cloaths.
Assistant in Company —