Revised Sep 16 2021
1 pm: Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Weather
2 pm: Saw a large Flock of Pintada Birds and Sheerwaters
4 pm: Ditto Weather The Assistant considerably astern, obliged to shorten Sail for her.
6 pm: In Top Gallant sails and 1st reefs – The Assistant came up, spoke her, all well on board
8 pm: Dark cloudy Sky to the Westward
9 pm: Set the Fore topmast Studding sail
11 pm: Squally
12 mid: Fresh Breeze & Cloudy
3 am: Light rain
4 am: Cloudy Weather and hazey.
5 am: Out 1st reefs and made all Sail.
7 am: Saw a few Birds
8 am: Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Weather
9 am: Carpenters caulking in the great Cabbin – People picking Oakum & about
the rigging Saw a Shoal of Killers and two Spermaceti Whales playing upon the Water about a Mile distant
Our first Lieutenant says upon the Occasion
"Two Whales were seen upon the Sea
"Wagging their Tails in Extacy.
Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer
12 noon: At Noon Moderate Breezes & hazey Weather
Assistant in Company Sun only seen at Intervals being generally clouded.