Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gales and thick cloudy Weather
4 pm: Cloudy unpleasant Weather and threatning rain Worked the Pumps and wetted the Decks as usual in the Evening – Before Dark – In Studding sails Top Gallant sails and 2nd reefs
8 pm: Thick Weather with some spots of tain – Tood a third reef in the Fore and Main topsails
12 mid: Dark cloudy Weather threatning Squalls – Assistant ahead carrying a Light
4 am: Fresh Gales
5 am: Out 3rd reefs
6 am: Out 2nd reefs, set Top Gallant sails & Fore topmast studding sail – Saw some Birds and a few flying Fish
9 am: Passed by a Spar covered with Barnacles – Unbent the Cables and stowed the Anchors Carpenters caulking the Water ways on the Main Deck, People employed upon occasional Duty & Sailmakers repairing the best Main topsail
12 noon: Fresh Gale and dark cloudy Weather No Appearance of tghe Sun near Noon
Assistant in Company ahead