Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Light Breezes and thick rainy weather with a long North Swell
3 pm: Up Top Gallant Yards and set the Sails
4 pm: Light Airs and rainy inclining to Calm
6 pm: Light haze increasing with Rain and thick misty weather – at 7 moderate Breeze with Rain set the Fore Sail and Top Gallant Sails
9 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual
10 pm: Kept a fire in the Galley all night
12 mid: Fresh Breeze and Squally with Rain
1 am: In 2d & 3 Reefs Fore Top Sail and 2d Main Top Sail
2 am: Severe Squalls of Hail and rain – the air very cold – shortened Sail as necessary
4 am: Fresh Gale and cloudy with flying Squalls
6 am: Out 2d Reefs Main Sail 3 fore Top Sail, set the Main Top Gallant Sail
8 am: The People had thick gruel and portable Soup mixed for Breakfast
9 am: Cleaned below and aired Ship with fires, got up all wet cloaths to dry, served Krout and wor as usual – at 9 shortened Sail for the Tender – at 11 made sail – Aired the small Sails – Out all Reefs
12 noon: At Noon fresh Gale and fair weather – The People had Bore cole in the
Pease for dinner
Saw but few Birds this day – of any kind
Latitude Observed 47°..03′ South