May 11-13, 1792 Home Flinders's Log May 18-19, 1792
Revised Sep 16 2021
Monday May 14th 1792 Moderate Breezes and fine Weather – A Party on shore upon Liberty till Sunsett At 8 Cloudy Weather AM Light Breezes and clear Weather Received a Load of Water by the Cutter – Cleaned below – Unbent the Fore topsail – People employed about the Tigging – Carpenters building the greenhouse and bout the Launch A tolerable Supply of Fruit of every kind to day and a few Hogs purchased – At Noon – Fine clear Weather < class="bb"> Tuesday 15th Calm. – The People employed mostly about the Rigging – AM Employed as yesterday and in the Fore Hold getting up Planks for the Carpenters – Received a moderate Supply of Fruit but few Hogs – Fair Weather
Wednesday 16th Moderate Breezes & fair Weather Employed upon occasional Duty AM. At 4 The Cutter
sent on shore to haul the Seine on the South Beach abreast of the Ship. at 8 she returned with about 70
Pounds of Fish, several fine Cavallies, some Mullet and a Quantity of small Fry – Carpenters at Work
as before – Cooper making breakers and the People about the Rigging and in the Main Hold –
Fresh Pork served as before
At Noon Light Airs and fair Weather
Thursday 17th Light Airs and rainy Weather Employed as before getting Plank out of the Main Hold –
AM. The Cutter sent on shore at Daybreak for Water – People employed about the Rigging Carpenters about
the Greenhouse and Launch – Planks sent on shore by the Jolly boat – Roused up the small bower Cable
stowed some Planks in the Tier and payed the Cable down upon it – Washed and cleaned below Fore and Aft
– Received a pletifull Supply of Bread fruit but very few Pigs – Fresh Pork &c Served
as before to the Ships Company
At Noon Moderate Breeze & Cloudy Weather
May 11-13, 1792 Home Flinders's Log May 18-19, 1792