Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fine weather
3 pm: Saw Gulls & Boobies
4 pm: Ditto Weather
5 pm: At 5..40 spoke the Assistant – made the boats signals to return – At 6 hove too, in Boats & 2d Reefs
8 pm: Fine clear weather
10 pm: In 3d Reef Main Top Sail
11 pm: Made the Signal, and wore every two hours, during the Night – The Assistant leading on each Tack
4 am: Ditto Weather – Out Boats and sent them to ye Assistant
7 am: Bore away – set Fore Sail & Main Top Gallant Sail
8 am: Served the usual breakfast – Sailmaker employed as yesterday
10 am: Out all Reefs – saw Porpoises and flying fish – set the Fore & Fore Top Mast Steering Sail
12 noon: Moderate breezes and fine weather with haze – got the Best Bower anchor over
the Gun whale [gunwale] – Served portable soup and Krout in the Pease for dinner – Assistant
& Boats leading
Latitude Observed 9°..50′..04″ South