Revised 2010-12-01
1 pm: Fresh Gales and cloudy weather – Saw Sheerwaters
4 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual
7 pm: In Fore Top Mast Steering Sail
10 pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy weather – Set Fore Top Mast Steering Sail Up Top Gallant Yards and set Main Top Gallant Sail
1 am: Ditto Weather
3 am: Squally with Rain in Fore Top Mast Steering Sail
5 am: More settled, out 2d Reefs Mizen Top Sail – set Fore Top Gallant Sail and
Lower & Fore Top Mast Steering Sail – Scv for Breakfast at 8 OClock as usual Thick portable Soup gruel
– Fresh Breezes and cloudy saw Sheerwaters and flying fish, a Man of war and a tropic bird –
Cleaned below and aired ship with fires – Served sour Krout – Stowed the cutter in the Launch –
Carpenters caulking the water ways on the Main Deck – Aired the small Sails
Latitude Observed 15°..22′ South
12 noon: At Noon a fresh Gale and Squally with a few drops of rain, Assistant in Company