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Revised Aug 28 2021

Portlock's Assistant Logbook Sep 30-Oct 7, 1791

Remarks on board His Majestys Brig Assistant

September 1791

Friday 30  Moderate & Clear PM People Employed Occasionally AM Cloudy Weather Served Portable Soup to the Ships Company At Noon Moderate & Cloudy Weather Providence SWbS 1 Mile
   Variation per Azimuths 14°..40′ Westerly

October 1791

Saturday 1  Moderate & Cloudy PM Opened a Cask of Beef Mark RH No 238 Contents 66 Double Pieces & a Cask of Pork Mark RH No 155 Contents 50 Double Pieces People Employed Occasionally At Noon Light breezes Providence SE ¾ of a Mile

Sunday 2  Moderate & Clear PM Employed making Points & Gaskets Caught 2 Large Blue Sharks AM Light breezes & Hazey Served Sour Krout to the Ships Company At Noon Moderate & Cloudy Weather Providence SWbS 1 Cable

Monday 3  Moderate & Cloudy PM Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Ditto Weather Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally Served Cocoa Sugar & Vinegar to the Ships Company At Noon Providence SW½S ¾ of a Cable

Tuesday 4  Fresh breezes & Cloudy PM Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Ditto Weather Employed working up Junk At Noon Providence SSW 1 Cable

Wednesday 5  Fresh breezes & Squally took in & set Sail Occasionally AM Moderate & Cloudy People Employed making Points & Gasketts Served Portable Soup & Borecole to the Ships Company At Noon Ditto Weather Providence WbN 1 Cable

Thursday 6  Moderate & Cloudy PM People Employed working up Junk Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Ditto Weather Employed as before \Served Sourkrout & Sweet Wort to the Ships Company At Noon Providence SWbS 1 Mile

Friday 7  Moderate & Open Cloudy Weather PM Employed making Points & Gasketts AM Ditto Weather Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally Employed as before At Noon Providence NWbN 1 Cable


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