Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gales and cloudy in 3d Reefs Top Sails
7 pm: Spoke the Assistant – all well
8 pm: Let water in, and pumped it out as usual
9 pm: Fresh Breezes and hazy
10 pm: Small Rain – Moderate and cloudy
11 pm: Light Airs out Reefs
1 am: AM Drizling rain
4 am: At Daylight saw Van Diemens Land bearing from EBN to NNW off Shore 4 or 5 Leagues
6 am: Saw a Cape Hen, and a number of Porpoises
7 am: At ½ past 7 the Mewstone EBN 4 Leagues & the SW Cape N5°E 7 or 8 Miles – at ½ past 8 the South Cape N65°E, Mewstone N61°East, SW Cape N30°W Distant off shore 4 or 5 Miles
10 am: Served Gruel and sweet wort as usual Saw a number of Gannets besides the same kind of Birds as yesterday
12 noon: At Noon the Cockscomb Hill N23°W. South Cape N34°East Eddystone & Swilly
Rocks S65°..30′ East Tasmens Head N53°..30′ East & the Mew Stone S87°W Distant
off shore 6 or 7 Miles –
Moderate and fair weather Assistant in Company
Latitude Observed 43°..46′ South