Revised Aug 27 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes and fine Weather with Haze.
2 pm: Tropic Birds. Carpenters Painting the Small Cutter. Sailmakers repairing the Jibb.
6 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual
7 pm: In 1st. Reefs
8 pm: Inclinable to Calm. Heavy Dew
12 mid: Fine Night
4 am: Cloudy Weather
6 am: Sheerwaters and Tropic Birds
8 am: Moderate and Fair Weather and Smooth Water. Hot Breakfast as usual and Portable Soup
in the Pease for Dinner.
Carpenters Employed Caulking round the Quick Work of the Fore Castle. Roused the Larboard Cables up &
Cleaned thoroughly and Aired with Fires. Opened Cask of Pork No. 9 Contents 113 Double Pieces.
12 noon: Light Winds and fair Weather but just at Noon it came Cloudy and lost the
Observation.
Smooth Water. Latitude per Column is from Double Altitudes
Assistant in Company.
An Altitude at Noon by Time Keeper 80°..15′ 22
Latitude 26°..40′ South