Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Fresh Breezes and fair Weather with Haze. At 0:40 Made the Assistants Signal to steer West – Several large Boobies near the Ship
3 pm: At 3:10 The Assistant made our Signals to come within Hail and for the Boats to return on board – Spoke her and hove to – Lieutenant Portlock came on board in the Whale boat
5 pm: At 5 He returned on board. Hove too and hoisted in the Boats – At 6:40 Wore Ship
8 pm: Wore Ship – Lightning to the Westward
12 mid: Ship wore every Hour per Signal
4 am: Fresh Breezes and cloudy Weather
5 am: At 5:30 Hove to, lowered down the Boats and sent them to the Assistant, who soon after bore away the Boats leading and sounding – At 6:25 Bore up after the Assistant – Saw several Gulls – Set Studding sails – Passed thro extensive Patches of Scum which gave the Water the Appearance of being Shoal – Fine Weather – Washed below fore and aft
10 am: At 10:50 Saw a Shoal in the NW – Sailmakers and People employed upon occasional Duty
12 noon: At Noon Moderate Breezes and fair Weather rather hazey about the Horizon
The Assistant and Boats leading