Revised Sep 17 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gale and fair Weather
2 pm: People washing and mending their Clothes – Sailmakers about the Quarter Deck Awning
4 pm: Ditto Weather
5 pm: Pumps worked as usual
6 pm: Before Dark – Took in the Steering Sails.
8 pm: Fresh Gales & Squally Weather
9 pm: In Top Gallant sails.
10 pm: Squally Weather and very dark to the Northward, we imagined it might be over the Land as we are now nearly in the Latitude of the South End of Hispaniola – the Assistants Signal made to go ahead and sound. – Hard rain – Second reefed the Topsails and up Fore sail – At 2 third reefed the Topsails.
5 am: Dark cloudy Weather and very hazey – At Daybreak Out 3rd reefs nad set Top Gallant sails.
6 am: Some Sea Birds and flying fish seen
8 am: Saw the Island Hispaniola the South End – regular high land – soon after the Assistant made the Signal for that Purpose, bearing WNW. Washed and cleaned below – Fires to air the Cockpits – Grampusses and Porpoises seen – At 11 Saw the Island Beata.
12 noon: At Noon Fresh Gale and fair Weather with Haze The Eastermost Land thought to be
Point Salinas N13°E South Point of Hispaniola N19°E 5 or 6 Leagues the low Island Bears N34°W
to 43W about 4 Leagues, the small rocky Island Altavella N67°W 4 or 5 Leagues
Assistant in Company astern.