February 1792

Tuesday 28  Moderate & Cloudy Weather PM got the Sheet Anchor Inboard & secured it Middle parts Moderate & fair AM Strong breezes & Hazey Saw several Albetrosses & a Port Egmont Hen & a Bird about the size of an Albetross entirely black except the Bill which was a pale Straw Colour At Noon Fresh breezes & Hazey Providence ENE ½ a Cable Served Spruce Beer Barley Portable Soup & Fresh Pork

Wednesday 29  Moderate breezes & Hazey Saw several Albetrosses PM Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Fresh breezes & Hazey Marines Employed cleaning Small Arms & People cleaning away in the Fore Hold for Water ... Made & Shortened Sail as necessary .. Saw several Blue Petrils & Albetross At Noon Fresh breezes & open Cloudy Weather Providence E½N 1½ Miles ... Served Barley Portable Soup Sour Krout & Vinegar

March

Thursday 1  Fresh breezes & Hazey Saw several Blue Petrils & Albetross Seamen Employed Occasionally at ½ past 8 Split the Main Topmast Studding Sail In 1st. Reef of the Fore Topsail Middle parts Fresh Breezes & thick Foggy Weather Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Moderate breezes & Hazey Out Reef of the Fore Topsail & set Studding Sails Saw some Kelp & several Penguins Albetrosses & other Birds ... Cleaned below .. At Noon Moderate breezes & thick foggy Weather Providence EbN 1 Cable Served Barley Portable Soup & Sourkrout

Friday 2  Moderate & Thick Foggy Weather Saw a number of Blue Petrils & Albetross, Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally .. Middle parts Moderate breezes & Hazey Latter Moderate & fair Weather Saw a Quantity of Rock weed & 2 Seals Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally to keep in our Station At Noon Fresh breezes & open Cloudy Weather Providence East 2 Cables .. Saw a Whale .. Served Barley Portable Soup & Sour Krout

Saturday 3  Fresh breezes & Hazey Saw some Albetross PM made & shortened sail Occasionally Middle part Fresh breezes & hazey Latter Strong breezes Saw some Kelp several Albetross & a Port Egmont Hen Sailmaker Employed mending a Topmast Studding Sail At Noon Fresh breezes & Hazey Providence NbE ½ a Cable Served Sweet Wort Sour Krout & Vinegar