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Revised Aug 27 2021

Providence Logbook Nov 29, 1792

Remarks Thursday 29th November 1792 [Towards] Cape of Good Hope

 1 pm: Strong Gales and fair Weather. Out Reefs of the Courses.

 2 pm: Unbent the Fore Sail and Main Top Sail and bent the best.

 3 pm: Sailmakers employed repairing Top Gallant Sails.

 4 pm: Saw a few Pintada Birds Albetrosses and Sheerwaters.

 6 pm: Let fresh Water into the Ship and Ventilated with the Pumps.

 8 pm: Expecting the Wind to come from the SW, I took this favorable chance of standing to the Southward to enable me to lie well up for the Cape on the next tack.

 8 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast & Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner.

10 am: Washed and Cleaned Ship and dried well with Fires.

12 noon: Fair Weather with Strong Gales. Under Double Reef Main Top Sail 3 Reefs in the Fore and 2 in the Mizen Topsail.
  Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer.
   Assistant in Company.


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