Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and cloudy weather – at ½ past noon Shortened Sail, and sent the small Cutter on board the Assistant – they returned with Lieutenant Portlock at ½ past 1, in boat and made sail
5 pm: Let in water, and pumped it out again
6 pm: Shortened Sail, at ½ past 6 Sent the small Cutter on board the Assistant with Lieutenant Portlock – at 7 in boat, and made sail
12 mid: Light Airs inclining to Calm
5 am: Fresh breezes and cloudy
8 am: Served a breakfast to the People of thick gruel and portable Soup – and Krout and sweet wort as usual – Cleaned below and aired the Ship with fires – Exercised the Boats Crews with small Arms
12 noon: Fresh breezes and fair weather – The water very smooth But few Birds of
any kind were seen to day
Latitude Observed 39°..18′ South