Revised Sep 17 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes & fine Weather At 1 Shortened Sail, hoisted out the Whale boat and sent her to the Assistant for Lieutenant Portlock when she returned made all Sail. Saw Albatrosses, & Sheerwaters.
4 pm: Ditto Weather Passed a Portuguese man of war and a Shoal of Fish. People washing and mending their Cloaths. At 7 Mr Portlock returned and the Whale boat hoisted in – Tobacco served in afternoon – Took in the Fore royal the Main Top Top Gallant studding sails – At 8 Fresh Breezes.
10 pm: reefed the Main topsail, and took in the Lower and Fore topmast studding sails.
12 mid: Moderate Breezes & Cloudy Weather some Dew falling.
2 am: Passed thro' a strong ripling probably affected by a partial eddy Current.
4 am: Fine Weather Got the Foresail topsail yard across.
5 am: Some Sheerwaters, Albatrosses and Whales seen.
8 am: An increasing Breeze. reefed the Fore and Mizen topsails – Ships Company
mustered in Divisions seen clean & Divine Service performed to them by the Captain. – At 2
Second reefed the Fore topsail – Pintado's, Sheerwaters and Carey Chickens about
A Puncheon of Spruce broached for the People
12 noon: At Noon Fresh Gale & Cloudy Weather
Assistant in Company.