Revised Sep 4 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fair weather with haze.
2 pm: Opened a cask of Beef and a cask of Otaheitean Pork.
4 pm: Sailmakers employed – worked the Pumps as usual every evening
8 pm: Fresh breezes and clear weather in Lower steering sail
11 pm: Saw a Meteor in the SW quarter
2 am: Squally – In Fore Top Mast steering sail, Top Gallant Sails and 2nd reef Mizen Top Sail.
4 am: Fresh gales and squally weather.
7 am: Served the gruel breakfast. Out 2nd reef Mizen Top sail, and set Top Gallant sails – At 8 a fresh gale and fair weather Cleaned below and aired with fires. At 9 squally with rain – shortened sail. Spoke the Assistant and found all well on board. Clewed up and mended the Fore Top sail – Unbent the Jibb to repair.
12 noon: Fresh breezes and fair – Broached a cask of Spruce beer – Assistant in company.
Latitude Observed 12°·46′ North