Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Fresh breezes and fair weather with haze
2 pm: At ¾ past 12 the Assistant made the Signal for seeing Land in the SW Quarter Saw a sandy Key [in] the same Quarter from the Mast head – at ¾ past 1 hove all aback to clear some discolored water that had the appearance of a shoal kept the lead constantly going – soundings as per Column (Coarse grey sand with pieces of shell, Coral & Shells Coral Sand) – at 2 wore ship
4 pm: Moderate and clear weather
8 pm: At 8 moderate and fine weather
11 pm: Tacked per Strong – Noddies about the Ship
12 mid: Fresh breezes and clear Tacked per Signal
2 am: Tacked Ship per Signal made to the Assistant
4 am: Tacked again
6 am: Made the Signal and Spoke the Assistant – hauled out the Cutter and sent her
a head of the Assistant to lead with signals – at 7 Bore up served the usual breakfast – Ditto Weather
– cleaned below – Saw a Grampus – Served portable Soup & Borecole thickened with oatmeal
for dinner – and the weekly allowance of Vinegar – at 40 minutes past 11 the Assistant made the
Signal to denote danger – hauled to the wind on the Starboard Tack and sounded – Breakers in
sight from the Mast head bearing NBW, At Noon a moderate breeze and fair weather – Shoal bearing from
WNW to N½W – Tacked Ship
Latitude Observed 9°..06′ South
Saw Boobies Noddies nad two kind of Gulls