Revised Sep 2 2021
1 pm: Fresh breezes and fair weather wtih haze – At ⅔ past 12 Assistant made Signal for seeing Land in the SW – saw a Sandy Key from the Mast Head – ¾ past 1 hove all aback to clear a Shoal ahead and under the lee bow Got up a range of the Cable – And at 2 wore ship and kept the Lead constantly going, soundings as per Column
8 pm: Moderate and fine clear weather
11 pm: Tacked per Signal – Noddies about the ship
1 am: Fresh breezes and clear – Tacked per Signal
2 am: Tacked Ship per Signal made to the Assistant
4 am: Tacked as before
6 am: Made ye Signal and spoke the Assistant – Out Cutter and sent her ahead of the Brig to lead – At 7 bore up, served the usual breakfast
8 am: Ditto Weather cleaned below – Saw a Grampus. Served Portable Soup and
Bore Cole thickened with Oatmeal for Dinner, and Vinegar as usual on Monday's – At 40 minutes past
11 the Assistant made ye Signal to Denote Danger; hauled to the wind on the Starboard tack andf sounded
– Breakers seen from the Mast head bearing NbW ndf At Noon Moderate breezes and fair weather –
Shoal bearing from WNW to N½W – Tacked Ship – Assistant in company
Latitude Observed 9°:06½′ South