Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Fresh Breezes & fair Weather Rock weed passing about the Afternoon – Albatrosses – Sheerwaters and four Cape Hens flying about us – Sailmakers repairing the old Main topsail
6 pm: Fresh Gales & Cloudy Weather In all Steering sails and furled the Main sail
8 pm: Gale increasing in 3rd Reefs
10 pm: Strong Gales and thick misty Weather Close reefed the Fore and Main & handed the Mizen topsail – Fore sail in the Brails
1 am: A Fire kept all Night in the Galley to Air the Ship
4 am: The Assistant considerably astern – and Gale increasing – Handed the Fore topsail and sent down Top Gallant yards
8 am: Hard Gale and misty Weather Under close reefed Main topsail and Fore topmast Stay-sail – Ship rolling considerably
10 am: Bent the Storm staysail
11 am: Saw a number of Seals some small blue Petterels Carey Chickens and Albatrosses
12 noon: At Noon a hard Gale and thick misty Weather The Assistant in Company under close reefed Fore topsail and Foresail and us under close reefed Main topsail and Foresail in the Brails – Two or three small Seas shipped