Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gale and cloudy weather – Out 4th Reef Fore Top Sail
3 pm: Out 3d Reefs of the Topsails
4 pm: More moderate and the Sea much fallen, Up Top Gallant Yards, and out 2d Reefs of the Topsails set Top Gallant Sails and Staysails
6 pm: Out 1st Reefs & set the Fore Top Mast Steering Sail – let in fresh Water and pumped it out again as usual at 8 Squally with light Showers in 1st Reefs
12 mid: AM Squally with Light Showers
4 am: Fresh Gales & cloudy weather
5 am: Set the Lower Steering Sails
7 am: Served Burgoo and Portable Soup for Breakfast
8 am: Moderate and cloudy – up all Chests & cleaned below fore and aft – Aired the Ship with fires – Krout and Wort as usual
11 am: Spoke the Assistant learned all well on board
Saw a number of the same kind of Birds as yesterday
12 noon: Moderate Breezes and cloudy
Latitude Observed 40°..55′ South