Revised Aug 28 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gale and very thick Rainy Weather
3 pm: Bent New Fore Top Mast Stay Sail.
6 pm: In 2nd Reefs
7 pm: Hove too and Sounded with 160 fathoms of Line a very good cast but got no Ground
10 pm: Very thick Rainy Weather. Fires all Night to Air Ship and dry Clothes
12 mid: Burnt False Fires to show our possition
4 am: Fired a Swivel to the Packet
5 am: Weather Cleared Saw all the Ships well situated
6 am: Wet Fog and at times Rain
8 am: Thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast
9 am: Cleaned below and kept up good Fires
10 am: Served Sour Krout and Spruce Beer
12 noon: Fresh Gales and Cloudy Weather. The Sun just appeared and gave us a
good Observation
Assistant, Packet and Guineamen in Company