Revised Aug 30 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and cloudy weather
3 pm: Saw several Whales, Albatrosses, Pintada birds, and Sheerwaters.
5 pm: Bent the Best Bower Cable and restowed the anchor.
11 pm: Fresh breezes with frequent squalls and drizzling rain
2 am: At ½ past 2 hove to and tryed soundings 130 fathoms Line, no bottom – bore up and made sail. Squally, in 1 reef Main and 2nd reef Fore Top Sail
7 am: Fresh breezes and clear, out reefs.
8 am: Caught a Porpoise with a Harpoon.
9 am: Fresh breezes and very hazy; saw a quantity of sea fowl including some Gannets. Set royals &c.
10 am: At ½ past 10 saw the land about 8 leagues off. The Sugar Loaf bearing S66°.30′East.
12 noon: At noon the Table Hill S61°East Lyon's Head S70°East Lyon's rump
S73°East
Moderate breezes and hazy, the Assistant in company
Latitude Observed 33°·56′ South