Revised 2010-07-16
1 pm: Fresh breezes and fine weather Exercised Marines at small Arms
4 pm: People employed variously – some fitting Buoy ropes. Saw flock of birds
6 pm: Made the Assistant's Signal to come within hail – Shortened sail, and took 2 reefs in the Top Sails – A Booby rested on the ship but did not catch him.
10 pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy
4 am: Squally
6 am: Out reefs and made all Sail – Strong breezes
8 am: Fine weather – Served the usual Breakfast – Washed below Fore & Aft; the beams well to clear the Cockroaches
10 am: Bent the new Main Top Sail
11 am: Served Sour Krout to the people as usual
12 noon: Moderate and fine weather – People employed to wash and mend their
clothes – Assistant in company
Latitude Observed 13°:19′ South