Revised Sep 7, 2021
1 pm: Fresh Breezes and fine weather – payed down the small Bower Cable
4 pm: Made the Assistants Signal to come within hail
6 pm: Hove the Main Topsail to the Mast and sent the Jolly boat on board the Assistant – Set up the Fore & Main Top Mast Rigging – at ½ past 8 hoisted in the Jolly Boat and made sail
11 pm: Moderate and fine clear weather – saw a Man of War Bird
12 mid: At 12 Cloudy
4 am: Fine open weather with low clouds
6 am: Squally
7 am: Moderate and fine weather aired Ship with fires cleaned below and roused up the Sheet Cable to clean their [tier?] & Broached a Cask of Spruce Beer
10 am: Out 1st Reefs – saw a Man of War bird – payed down the Cable
11 am: Saw a large flock of sea Birds at a distance of several [?] in pursuit of fish –
12 noon: Assistant in Company
Latitude Observed 19°..52′ South