Revised Aug 27 2021
1 pm: Moderate and fair Weather with much Haze
2 pm: Employed Mending Mizen Top Sail
6 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual.
7 pm: In all Studding Sails and 1st. Reefs.
9 pm: Squally in 2nd Reefs
12 mid: Cloudy Weather
5 am: Fair Weather and Cloudy Out all Reefs and made all Sail
6 am: Thick Portable Soup for breakfast as usual. Sout Krout and Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner.
8 am: Fine pleasant Weather with some haze.
9 am: Aired below with Fires. Saw Tropic Birds and Flying Fish, and some Man of War Birds.
12 noon: Pleasant Weather and Cloudy with bright intervals. After much difficulty I
got some Lunar Observations
Assistant in Company.