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Revised Sep 17 2021

Flinders's Providence Logbook Dec 30, 1792

Remarks ☉ [Sunday] December 30 1792 H.M.S. Providence

 1 pm: Moderate Breezes & Cloudy Weather

 2 pm: Sailmakers repairing the Foresail

 3 pm: People employed upon occasional Duty

 4 pm: Saw some flying Fish

 6 pm: Pumps worked as usual

 7 pm: Before Dark Took in the royals

 8 pm: Fresh Trade and Cloudy

12 mid: Ditto Weather and pleasant

 4 am: Ditto Weather

 5 am: At Day break royals set and all possible sail

 7 am: A Tropic Bird seen and some flying Fish. remark that we see much fewer Birds within the Tropic than farther to the Southward

 9 am: Ships Company mustered in Divisions, seen clean & Divine Service performed to them by the Captain

11 am: Spruce Beer ro the People today

12 noon: At Noon Moderate Breeze & fine Weather
Assistant in Company


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