Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate breeze and fine weather
3 pm: Made the Assistants signal to come within hail – spoke her and found all well on board – Saw Whales & Porpoises
12 mid: Shortened Sail and sounded under Topsails 248 fathoms no ground – ½ past made sail & bore away the Course
4 am: Fresh breezes and fine weather – all Sail set
5 am: Cloudy weather – Saw Albatrosses, Pintadas, Sheerwaters & carys chickens
7 am: Passed brown scum and a fin back whale, also Porpoises – Set the starboard steering Sails
8 am: Served the usual breakfast – Sailmakers repairing Main Top Sail – Carpenters
caulking and painting quick work – Up all Chests and bags and had a thorough clean below – Aired
with brodie Stoves Served Krout and broached a puncheon of Spruce Beer – at noon Strong breezes and
cloudy Assistant in Company
Latitude Observed 33°..37′..17″ South