Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate and hazy weather
5 pm: Exercised the Boats Crews with small Arms
7 pm: Moderate breeze and hazy weather – Saw Albatrosses Mother Careys Chickens, Sheerwaters of different kinds and Silver birds
12 mid: Fresh Breeze and cloudy, dark to the SW Quarter
1 am: Squally with small Rain
2 am: In 2d Reefs of the Topsails
4 am: Fresh Gale and cloudy – in 3d Reef Fore Topsail and set the Main Sail
6 am: In 3d Reef Main Top Sail and handed Mizen Top Sail
8 am: [?] Reefed the Topsails and got down Top Gallant Yards
10 am: Shipped a Sea and stove in the Larboard Quarter Galley Window – cleaned below and got up the wet cloaths to dry
12 noon: Fresh Gale and fair weather – Latitude Observed 37°..52′ South
1 pm: Fresh Gale and cloudy with a heavy Sea
3 pm: Saw Sheerwaters of different kinds, Albatrosses and Silver Birds
6 pm: More moderate – up Mizen Top Sail and out 4th Reefs Main & Fore
9 pm: Moderate and cloudy
10 pm: Out 2d Reefs Fore & Main & 1st Mizen Topsail
12 mid: Moderate breeze and cloudy weather – a dew falling
3 am: Out 3d Reefs Fore & Main Topsails got up the Top Gallant Yards & set the Sails
8 am: Out 1st Reefs – Served Krout
9 am: Moderate breeze and fine open weather – the Air cool
10 am: Saw Albatrosses Sheerwaters Mother Careys Chickens and Silver Birds – Cleaned below fore and aft
12 noon: Captain Bligh read prayers to the Ships Company
At Noon the same weather – Latitude Observed 37..30 South