Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Fresh Gales and Cloudy – in 2d Reef Main and 3d Reef Fore & Mizen Top Sail – down Top Gallant Yards
2 pm: At 2 Squally in 3d Reef Main Top Sail, and struck the Fore Top Gallant Mast – at 3 Squally and thick weather close reefed the Fore and Mizen Top Sails – ½ past wore ship
4 pm: At 4 strong gales and cloudy, out 3d Reef Main Top Sail Unbent the Fore Top Mast Staysail – Saw Mother Careys Chickens and Pintada birds
8 pm: at 8 Strong breezes and cloudy weather
12 mid: Fresh breezes and fair weather
4 am: Out 4th Reef Fore Top Sail and swayed up Fore Top Gallant Masts
5 am: Out 3d & 2d Reefs Top Sails – Crossed the Top Gallant Yards &
set the Sails – Saw many whales, Albatrosses, Sheerwaters, Pintada Birds, and mother Careys Chickens
– two small Birds with black heads & forked Tails – Served Portable Soup gruel for
breakfast – Washed all the decks and aired with fires – Carpenters caulking the upper deck –
Sailmakers mending sails & some people washing and cleaning the Quarter Deck – Being Monday
served Vinegar – Borecole & portable Soup mixed with oatmeal for dinner – At 10 Light
breezes – at Noon Light Airs – swell from WSW
Latitude Observed 37°..09′..15″ South