Revised Aug 29 2021
June 1791
Thursday 16th Strong gales with rain employed stowing the Booms & scraping the Quick-work – AM. Ditto Weather. employed making ropebands and Plats – Carpenters employed on board. A Brig fell on board of us and carried away the spritsail yard
Friday 17 Fresh breezes and cloudy received Sails and Carpenters stores AM fell overboard and was drowned Martin Kelly Seaman – Loosed Sails to dry – bent the Fore sail received the Pinnace from the yard – rigged the spritsail yard – Painters employed on board
Saturday 18 Ditto Weather. handed sails. received Boatswains stores with the sails from the yard – Employed making Plats for the Cables – rounded 5 fathoms of each bower cable – received 4 fathoms of wood – fresh Beef and some Provisions in casks
Sunday 19 Moderate and clear received 4 fathoms of wood and Boatswains stores AM. Ditto Weather. up Top Gallant Yards – Painters employed – Loosed Sails to dry – came on board the Pilot
Monday 20 Moderate and clear handed Sails – at 8 down Top Gallant yards AM. Ditto Weather. received 2 boxes of Essance of Spruce and a box of [?]
Tuesday 21 Ditto Weather. Employed working up Junk and clearing the
Decks for dropping down the River – AM. Light Airs
and cloudy – Loosed sails but the Master Assistant
thought it advisable to pass the Lashings again
Ships Draught of Water Forward 14:10½ Abaft 15:2
Wednesday 22 Variable with squalls of rain. received Fresh Beef. At 2 PM. made the signal for Assistance – The riggers with a Launch and Kedge anchor attended the ship – Cast off from the Hulk and made sail – At 6 brought up in Gallions reach; veered away and moored on the small bower with one cable, to the NE, and ½ a cable on the best bower, to the SW – Hand sails, down Top Gallant yards. AM. Loosed Sails to dry