Revised Sep 4 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fine weather Out whale boat & sent for Lieutenant Portlock
2 pm: At 2 the Island of Ascension SSE½E 13 or 14 Leagues distance. Saw flying fish and gannet boobies
6 pm: Lieutenant Portlock returned to the Assistant – worked the pumps as usual. In boat.
12 mid: Fine weather
4 am: Saw gannet boobies & flying fish.
7 am: Served thick portable soup gruel for breakfast.
8 am: Fine clear weather cleaned below and aired with fires. Exercised great guns and small arms – Sailmakers repairing Fore Top Mast Staysail – Served slops to the ships company. Portable soup in the pease for dinner sour krout as usual
12 noon: Moderate breezes and fine weather Assistant in company.
Latitude Observed 6°·50′ South