Revised Aug 29 2021
1 pm: Light breezes and hazy – a strange sail in sight
4 pm: Light Airs
9 pm: At 9 spoke the ship Redbridge J. Kelly Master, 16 days from Southampton, on the southern fishery, (she was 4° wrong in the Longitude from Cape Finester)
12 mid: Moderate & hazy, shortened sail for the Assistant
3 am: Light Airs and Calms
5 am: Very hazy weather – sat studding sails
7 am: Sent the Surgeon on board the Redbridge by request of the Master of her, to examine into the case of his own Disorder.
10 am: Employed cleaning the ship and working up Junk – also fixing the Quarter Deck Awnings – Exercised Great Guns & small arms.
12 noon: Light breezes and thick hazy weather – all sail sat
Assistant in Company
Latitude Observed: 30°:14′ North