Revised Sep 17 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes and cloudy Weather
4 pm: Light Airs & Cloudy but not unpleasant Weather
7 pm: Porpoises about the Ship
8 pm: Ditto Weather Heavy clouds rising
9 pm: In royals and lower Studding sail
10 pm: Lightning from the NE
12 mid: Moderate Breezes and fair Weather
3 am: Cloudy
4 am: Set royals and all possible sail
5 am: Saw many flying fish and two of a Species of Dolphin called by Seamen Yellow Tails
8 am: Fresh Trade and cloudy Weather Sun out at Intervalsd sufficient to give us a Sett of Azimuths and Altitudes for the Time – Exercised great Guns and small Arms
10 am: At 10 Made the Signal and spoke the Assistant – all well the Captain sent Mr Portlock a Peice of fresh Pork by a Line and Breaker
11 am: Saw Numbers of flying fish but very few Birds, indeed very few this several Days A Puncheon of spruce Beer broached today
12 noon: At Noon Moderate Breeze & fair Weather
Assistant in Company.