Revised Sep 4 2021
1 pm: Strong gales and cloudy weather – in loer steering sail
3 pm: Sailmakers repairing sails – Passed through a strong rippling. Spoke the Assistant per signal – worked the Pumps.
7 pm: Saw a Mother Carey's chicken.
8 pm: In Top Gallant Sails & Fore Top Mast steering sail. At 8 set the Main Top Gallant sail
12 mid: Fair weather
4 am: Fresh gales and hazy. set Fore Top Gallant Sail.
5 am: Saw Albacores and flying-fish.
7 am: Served the usual breakfast of thick Portable Soup Gruel.
8 am: Ditto Weather Up all Chests & Bags and washed the Gun, Orlop & Cockpit decks – Aired ship with fires. At 9 out 2nd Top Sails(reef) and set Fore Top Mast steering sails – Served Krout. Sailmakers employed on the steering sails.
12 noon: Fresh breezes and fine weather – Assistant in company. Broached a
puncheon of Spruce beer
Latitude Observed 9°:34′ North