Revised Sep 17 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes & Cloudy Weather with frequent Squalls of Wind and rain. – Made and shortened Sail as necessary
4 pm: Fresh Breezes & dark cloudy Weather
5 pm: Worked the Pumps to ventilate the Ship below as usual.
8 pm: Moderate Breezes & Cloudy
10 pm: Squally with a light Shower of Rain – One of the Botanists constantly up to see that the Plants receive all the Benefit of the rain
2 am: At 2 a heavy Squall shortened Sail
3 am: At 3 it moderated. Set Studding sails.
4 am: Cloudy Weather
6 am: Two Dolphins seen near the Ship
8 am: Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Weather Set the Larboard Studding sails.
10 am: Exercised the Great Guns and Marines at Platoon firing.
11 am: At 11 Squally with some rain, Shortened Sail, single reefed the Topsails and made Sail again. – Sailmakers repairing the Mizen
12 noon: At Noon Fresh Trade and thick cloudy Weather
Assistant in Company