Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Fresh Breezes and fair Weather Saw some Tropic Birds
2 pm: People employed upon necessary Duty
4 pm: Ditto Weather
5 pm: Worked the Pumps, to sweeten the Ship as usual – Before Dark. Took in Top Gallant Studding sails and 1st reef of the Topsails – Spoke the Assistant – All well on board
8 pm: Cloudy Weather
10 pm: Shortened and made Sail occasionally to keep the Assistant in her Station
12 mid: Fresh Breezes and cloudy Weather A heavy Dew falling
4 am: Moon up and fine Night The Watch upon Deck scrubbing their Hammocks – At Day break – Out reefs and made all Sail
8 am: Fine Weather but very hazey – roused up the Best Bower Cable Scraped and cleaned the Orlop Deck under it and coiled it away again – Sailmakers repairing the Jib And the small Sails
12 noon: At Noon Fresh Breezes & hazey Weather with flying Clouds
Assistant in Company