Revised Sep 3 2021
1 pm: Fresh gales and very hazy weather
4 pm: At 4 Pedro Bluff WNW, distant 6 or 7 leagues. Extremes of the land in sight from WNW to NE, off shore 6 or 7 leagues. At 5 Pedro Bluff North 4 or 5 miles. In Steering sails.
7 pm: At sunset Pedro Bluff E¾S, and Starve Gut Point NNW, distant off shore 3 miles – The westermost land NW½N. At 7 up Foresail, and hauled to the wind, sounded 20 fathoms water.
8 pm: At 8 a fresh gale and fair weather with lightning in the NW.
12 mid: Heavy squalls with light showers of rain. In 3rd. reef Top Sails – Wore ship
4 am: Wore ship
5 am: At day light Black River point bore N66W – the Extremes of the Land from NNW to EbN, off shore 9 miles
8 am: At 8 Luanna point E½N, Bluefields N½E, off shore 3 or 4 miles. Extremes of the Land in sight from WNW to ESE.
10 am: At 10 Hour.30 Minutes brought up with the small Bower in 5¼ fathoms water, sand and rocky bottom. The Tavern at Bluefields bearing NEbE, the shipping in Savanna la Mar NWbW½W – Extremes of the Land from SE½S to WbN, distance off shore about 1½ or 2 miles. In 2nd reef Top Sails and fuled sails – Hoisted out the Boats