Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes and fine Weather
2 pm: Saw three Tropic Birds – The Awning spread and furled before dark – Saw an Egg-Bird
6 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual
7 pm: Before Dark In 1st Reefs
8 pm: Cloudy Weather The Fore Top Mast Steering Sail set
10 pm: Fine Clear Night
12 mid: Light Breezes and Clear Weather
1 am: A Man out at the Bow sprit end to look out as usual
4 am: Cloudy to Windward which produced a light Shower of Rain
5 am: At Day break Out 1st Reefs and made all Sail
7 am: Saw a small brown Sheerwater
8 am: Fresh Breezes and fine Weather Washed below and aired with Fires – Exercised the Marines at Platoon firing Sweet Wort as usual – Measured the Log-line
11 am: Carpenters repairing the Launch Sailmakers making Caps for the Swivel Locks
12 noon: Moderate Breezes & fine Weather
The Assistant in Company