Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Cloudy weather with haze on the Horizon
3 pm: Fitted a Martingale
4 pm: The Cutter returned with the people from ye Assistant and reported her ready for Sea – Moderate and cloudy received water per Cutter
6 pm: At ½ past 6 weighed and made sail with the Assistant – at 7 hoisted in the Cutter – at 8 Light Airs, Fluted Cape close to Penguin Island SBW Distant 1 Mile
11 pm: A Heavy and sudden Squall of wind, In Top Gallant Sails and close reefed the Top Sails – [?] the Jib unvent it – at Midnight fresh Gales and cloudy with rain
3 am: Strong Gales and hard Squalls with Rain at times, handed the Mizen Top Sail
5 am: Cloudy with hard Squalls – Saw a Seal and several porpoises – at 5 more moderate – set the Mizen Top Sail Saw the Land about Fluted Cape bearing NW – at 7 Heavy Squalls with Rain – handed the Mizen Top Sail – at 8 handed the Fore Top Sail and got down the Top Gallant Yards
10 am: Served thick Gruel and portable Soup for Breakfast and Krout as usual
11 am: Got the Small Sails out of the Tops
12 noon: At Noon Strong Gales and Squally Assistant in Company – handed the
Main Top Sail
Latitude Observed 44°..24′ South
Saw Albatrosses, Silver Birds, Mother Careys Chickens and Sheerwaters of different kinds
The South Cape of New Zealand from Adventure Bay bears 74° East Distance 296 Leagues