Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes and cloudy weather
6 pm: Fresh Breezes and cloudy – Saw Albatrosses Sheerwaters of different kinds, Silver Birds and Mother Careys Chickens – Let in fresh water and pumped it out again as usual – at 7 dark cloudy Sky took in the Steering Sails and 1st and 2d Reefs of the Topsails, handed the Mainsail – A high swell from the Westward, the Ship rolling deep
12 mid: At 12 Fresh Gales and Squally in 3d Reef Fore Top Sail
2 am: Rain
5 am: Dark cloudy weather – Set the Main Top Gallant Sail
6 am: Out 3d Reef Fore Top Sail
7 am: Flying Showers of Rain – handed Main Top Gallant Sail Served Thick Gruel with portable Soup for Breakfast; at 9 fresh Gale and cloudy Squally got down Main Top Gallant Yard and unbent the Sail to repair – In 3d reefs Fore & Main Top Sail Served Krout and sweet wort as usual
12 noon: At Noon Strong Gale and cloudy – Saw numbers of the same kind of Birds
as yesterday
No Observations