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Revised Sep 1 2021

Bond's Providence Logbook Mar 1, 1792

Remarks &c Thursday 1st March 1792

 1 pm: A fresh gale and cloudy weather. Handed the Main Sail

 3 pm: Made sail – the Assistant in her station

 6 pm: Hazy weather saw two small Divers, a Cape Hen, and some Rock Weed – At 7 down steering sails, in 1st reef Main & Mizen & 2nd Fore Top Sail

 9 pm: Thick misty weather

 1 am: Thick Hazy weather – Luminous Particles in the sea alongside &c

 4 am: Moderate breezes and foggy weather

 5 am: Out reefs and set the Fore Top Mast steering sail

 6 am: The usual breakfast prepared to day – Less fog – set the Fore steering sail. Saw a bird on the water, believed by some to be a Penguin – Struck a Porpoise and got it on board – the meat was found to be exceeding good. Served Krout, Wort, with Borecole in the Pease for Dinner. Cleaned below and aired with fires – Saw rock weed covered with Barnacles, Porpoises & the same birds as yesterday – A swell from the SW

12 noon: At Noon Moderate breezes and thick foggy weather Sailmakers employed – Served out Slops to the People
   No Observation


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