Revised Sep 4 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fine weather
2 pm: Sailmakers repairing the old foresail
3 pm: Saw a tropic bird
4 pm: Ditto Weather unbent the 2nd. best, and bent the old foresail.
7 pm: Worked the pumps as usual and spoke the Assistant – found all well.
8 pm: Ditto Weather
12 mid: Fine weather and moon light.
1 am: Saw a bird.
4 am: Ditto Weather
5 am: Saw the Island of Ascension bearing SWbS
6 am: At 6 extremes of the island from S9°W to S25°W. centre mountain S16W. off shore about 4 leagues.
7 am: Served the usual breakfast. Saw Gannet Boobies – At 8 extremes of Ascension from S3°W to S8°E distant 5 or 6 leagues. Tropic & Man of war birds and carey chicken seen. Washed the gun, orlop & cockpit decks, and aired the ship with fires – Sailmakers about the Fore Top Mast staysail. Broached a cask of Spruce beer.
12 noon: Moderate breezes and fine weather Centre hill of Ascension S22°E about 11 leagues
Latitude Observed 7°·22′ South