Revised Sep 7, 2021
1 pm: Variable rain – made & shortened sail as necessary
3 pm: Very hard Rain the people employed catching water from the Awnings
5 pm: Filled 3 Puncheons with Rain water
6 pm: Fresh Breezes with rain in 1 Reefs of the Fore & Main Topsails
8 pm: Cloudy weather
10 pm: Fresh Breezes and squally with some [?] rain – A swell from the Southward
1 am: Frequent squalls in 2d Reefs of the Fore and Main Topsails
3 am: A Fire in the Galley all night
4 am: At 4 Light Breezes and Rain
7 am: Cloudy weather – out 2d Reefs of the Topsails
8 am: Hoisted our Colours to a strange sail which was answered with those of the National Assembly of France
9 am: Saw Some flying fish, a Dolphin and several Sea Birds
10 am: Fresh Breeze
11 am: Spoke her, she proved to be a Ship from Havre de Grace bound to Gabon on the Coast of Africa, had been out 30 Days – Cleaned dry below & kept fires in the Brodie Stoves – Aired the studding sails
12 noon: At Noon under single Reefed [?] and [?] – The Assistant in Company
Latitude Observed indifferent 6°..33′ North