Revised Aug 29 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fair weather
6 pm: Shortened sail and brought to with ship head to the westward – Sounded with 143 fathoms of line no ground – In 1st reef Top sails and made sail
12 mid: Light airs and cloudy
4 am: Light airs and hazy weather inclinable to calm
6 am: Light airs, out 1 reef Top Gallant Mizen Top Sails. Set the Small sails & staysails.
8 am: Caught a Pilot fish – saw a land bird flying round the ship.
9 am: Moderate breezes and fair weather
10 am: Employed working up Junk as yesterday. Carpenters employed as before. Sailmakers making draw Buckets – Saw many Flying-fish
12 noon: Fresh breezes and fair weather – Shortened sails
Assistant in company
Latitude Observed: 17°:48′ North