Revised Aug 28 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gales and Cloudy Weather. People Employed mending their Clothes.
3 pm: Foggy Weather.
4 pm: Thick Wetting Mist. Saw a Mur and many Sheerwaters after Fish. Made the Assistants Signal to carry a light as soon as it became dark
7 pm: Sounded with 160 fathoms Line No Bottom
9 pm: Moderate and Cloudy. Out Reefs and Set Top Gallant Sails
12 mid: Light Breezes and Cloudy Weather
5 am: Sounded 105 fathoms a very (light straw colour) fine sandy bottom
6 am: Saw a Gannet and a Murr. Set Steering Sails & Royals
7 am: Served Hot Breakfast as usual. Saw a Sail from the Mast head in the South.
9 am: Cleaned Ship and Mustered the Ships Company. Saw them all with proper apparel and Performed Divine Service.
12 noon: Fine Weather. Sounded 93 fathoms bottom exactly as before.
Assistant and Ships as Yesterday
Saw Two Gannets and a Curleiu. Saw a Bird like a Brown Booby.