Revised Sep 3 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fine weather all sail set
3 pm: Hauled down the lee steering sails.
4 pm: Fresh breezes
5 pm: Finished the Cutter and got her in her place
7 pm: Shortened sail in 2nd reef Top Sails. Spoke the Assistant, and sounded – A swell from the ESE quarter
12 mid: Fresh breezes and pleasant weather with fine Moon light
4 am: Moderate breezes and hazy Horizon
5 am: Made all sail. Saw great numbers of Flying-fish and a Tropic bird – A swell from the ENE
8 am: Ditto Weather served the usual Breakfast. People employed shifting their Hammocks and airing their Bedding
10 am: Saw an exceeding large flock of sea birds of the Gull species
12 noon: Fresh breezes with some clouds – haule on a wind to make the Land –
Assistant leading
Latitude Observed 10°:19′·30″ South