Revised Sep 2 2021
1 pm: Fresh gale and fair weather out 3rd reef Main Top Sail nad set Top Gallant sail
2 pm: At 2 Moderate breeze out 2 reefs and set Fore & Fore Top Mast steering sails – saw a shark of enormous size, I think 24 feet long
4 pm: At 4 western part of Moreia S12°W Eastern part S43°E distant off shore 7 or 8 miles – Unbent the Sheet Cable
6 pm: At 6 extremes of Moreia from EbW to SE½S – down starboard steering sails – distant off the western part of Moreia 5 or 6 leagues. and the high peaked mountain SEbE
8 pm: At 8 moderate and fair
11 pm: Squally
12 mid: AM two fin-back Whales close to the ship
6 am: Very hazy – saw Huaheine and Ulietea, the extremes of the former from N25°E to N12°E distant 6 leagues, and of Ulietea from N37°W to N60°W distant 5 or 6 leagues – set the staysail
8 am: At 8 a fresh gale and very hazy the eastermost part of Ulietea N10°E westermost part N18dfg;W The east high land N3°E the west Ditto N12°W off shore 4 or 5 leagues
11 am: Up all chests and Bags and washed the Gun Orlop & Cockpit Decks – set ye middle & Top Gallant staysails – Served fresh Pork, Bread fruit & Plantains as before. Stowed the Bower Anchors
12 noon: Fresh Trade & hazy weather Assistant in company