Revised Aug 27 2021
1 pm: Moderate and fair Weather with Haze.
3 pm: Saw a Whale, Albetrosses and Sheerwaters. A Sea rising fast from the Westward.
6 pm: Pumped Ship as usual. A Great Head Sea.
7 pm: In 2nd Reefs Top Sails and down Fore Top Gallant Yard.
4 am: Up Fore Top Gallant Yard and Out 2nd Reefs.
6 am: Set Steering Sails.
8 am: Served Hot Breakfast as usual and Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner. Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer.
10 am: Cleaned below.
12 noon: Fair Weather and Cloudy. My Plants doing very well.
Assistant in Company