Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and cloudy weather with Light Squalls and rain
4 pm: Cloudy – Saw Bonettas, & Albacores – Sea Birds at a distance
6 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual
8 pm: Cloudy
12 mid: Ditto Weather – At ½ past 1 a dark Squall with heavy rain In Royals, Studding Sails, Spanker & Top Gallant Sails – Hauled up the Foresail to prevent running a head of the Assistant – shewed a light which was answered by her – at 3 a light breeze & settled rain – at 4 a heavy Shower
6 am: Moderate breeze with Showers of Rain – set Top Gallant Sails, Fore Sail, Fore Top Mast, Lower, & Fore Top Gallant Steering Sails – Served thick portable Soup gruel for Breakfast – at 8 a moderate breeze and rainy weather – cleaned & dried below & besides the Brodies Stoves several wood in the hanging ones between decks – at 10 a heavy Squall & rain in steering & Top Gallant Sails – at 11 moderate Set steering & Top Gallant Sails – Served Krout & Portable Soup in the Pease for dinner
12 noon: At Noon moderate breeze & rainy weather – Broached a Puncheon of Spruce beer
No Observation