Revised Aug 28 2021
1 pm: Light Breezes and fair Weather. Bent the best Top Sails and Fore Sail. Sent the Cutter for Lieut. Portlock to dine with me
3 pm: Saw Some Fish.
4 pm: Exercised Great Guns. Let fresh Water into the Ship and Worked the Pumps as usual
12 mid: Gunners Employed in the Magazine.
4 am: Fine Weather
7 am: Hot Breakfast of thick Portable Soup Gruel as usual.
9 am: Washed and Cleaned Ship and Aired with Fires.
10 am: Employed Painting the Pinnace and Cutter. Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer
12 noon: Very fine Weather. Assistant Packet and Guinea Men in Company. Obliged to wait for the Packet.