Revised Aug 26 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes and fair Weather out all Reefs and Set Steering Sails
3 pm: Saw a Tropic Bird, the Long Feathers of the Tail Red. —
5 pm: People Employed mending Cloaths
6 pm: Let Water into the Ship and ventilated with the Pumps as usual.
8 pm: In Starboard Steering Sails
1 am: Fresh Breezes and fine Weather in Steering Sails and 1st. Reefs – Shortned Sail occasionally for the Assistant. —
5 am: Out Reefs and Set Steering Sails
8 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast Krout – Sweet Wort at 10 OClock – Bore Cole in the Pease for Dinner —
10 am: Mustered the Ships Company Clean dressed, and perfomed Divine Service. A more healthy Set of Men were never seen. —
11 am: Saw three Tropic Birds
12 noon: Fine Weather. Swell from the SW. —
Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer for the Ships Company.–
Assistant in Company—