Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Fresh gale and very hazy weather with much sea
4 pm: Saw Tropic birds, mother carys chickens and some of the petterel kind
6 pm: In lower steering sail
8 pm: Cloudy – down Topmast steering sail in top gallant Sails and 2d Reefs
10 pm: In 3d Reef Main Top Sail
12 mid: Fresh gale and cloudy
6 am: Moderate breeze and cloudy out 2d & 3d Reefs Main and 2d Fore Top Sail, set Top Gallant Sails the Lower and fore topmast steering sail
9 am: Saw Whale and red backed tropic birds, and some of the petterel kind –
Hauled down the Fore Top Mast Studding sail and clewed up the Fore Top Sail to [?] it – at 10
out 1st Reefs and set the studding sail again The Mizen Top Sail tye gave way, spliced it and hoisted
the sail again – set Top Gallant Studding Sails – Served fresh pork plantains &c –
at Noon a fresh breeze and fair weather with haze Assistant in Company Latitude Observed 17°..41′ South
The Assistant sparing us much sail
*At Noon Howes Island bore N8°E Distant 19 Leagues
Scilly Islands N45°W Distant 34 Leagues