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Tobin's Providence Logbook Jul 14-16, 1792

[H M S Providence Moored in Matavai Bay] Otaheite

July 14-16 1792

Saturday 14th First part moderate breeze and fair weather – middle part variable light airs and cloudy, latter part light airs with showers at times – PM people employed scraping and greasing down the topmasts, and washing the officers cabins and between decks with boiling water, destroyed a number of Cockroaches – received a turn of water per Launch people and carpenters variously employed – The Launch as well as the Assistantsquall employed in bringing on board bread fruit plants from the Post – In both of them were platforms for the purpose – Received 161 large pots and 148 small, served fresh bread fruit &c and received a plentifull supply

Sunday 15 First part showers of rain with fresh breezes and fair at times, middle part moderate breezes and cloudy with showers and lightning – latter part moderate breezes and dark cloudy weather rain at times – a moderate breeze from the westward at Sea all these 24 Hours – a heavy surf on the beach – PM The two Launches employed bringing on board plants, received 298 large pots and 82 small AM sent the Launch on shore for more plants received 64 large pots – people and carpenters variously employed preparing for Sea – loosed sails to dry – Served fresh pork bread fruit &c and received a plentifull supply

Monday 16 First part moderate breezes and dark cloudy weather with heavy showers of rain at times middle part light airs & cloudy weather latter part moderate &c cloudy with showers at times – PM received on board 182 large pots of plants – handed sails, the weather looking rainy AM The two Launches employed bringing on board plants – received 121 large pots 153 small; 39 Tubs and 26 Boxes – people and carpenters variously employed – got on board the Observatory – Served fresh pork bread fruit &c and received a moderate supply

Total plants received on board –
[?] Bread fruit plants 777 large pots – 313 small pots – 35 Tubs and 26 boxes –
A'Vees 8 large pots and 17 small ones
Matte 5 large pots 1 small one
A'Ayah 4 large pots, 31 small ones and 2 Tubs – Orai'Ah 10 large pots – [?] 2 large pots, [?] 7 large pots – E'atah 18 large pots and 7 small ones – Etton 2 large pots and 4 small ones – Various other plants – 2 large pots 8 small pots and 2 Tubs

[Frankly, I am only guessing at the spelling of the above plants.]

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