Revised Aug 27 2021
1 pm: Fair and Pleasant but the Sun generally Clouded
5 pm: Let fresh Water into the Ship and Worked the Pumps as usual to ventilate the Ship.
7 pm: In Steering Sails and 1st Reefs.
8 pm: Very Cloudy Weather but in other respects a fine Night.
10 pm: Heard the blowing of Whales.
5 am: Made all possible Sail. Saw Tropic Birds and some flying Fish.
7 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast. Portable Soup & Sour Krout in the Pease for Dinner.
8 am: Washed and Cleaned below and Aired with Fires. Exercised Small Arms and fired. Sailmakers mending Mizen Top Sail.
11 am: Strong Breezes and dark Cloudy Weather. In 1st. Reefs.
12 noon: Extremely Cloudy not a glimpse of the Sun.
Assistant in Company.
My Plants are in charming condition
Corrected Course this day N57°W 100 Miles having supposed the Error in Current setting North.