Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate breeze and thick rainy weather with Squalls at times & heavy showers – made & shortened sail as necessary
4 pm: Fresh Breezes and dark cloudy weather with small Rain
6 pm: Worked the Pumps
8 pm: Light breezes & cloudy
10 pm: Squally with a light shower – in Spanker
12 mid: Moderate breeze & cloudy weather
2 am: Squally with Rain in Top Gallant & Steering Sails
3 am: More moderate, set Top Gallant Sails Lower, & Fore Top Mast Steering Sails – at 4 cloudy weather – Saw two Dolphin
6 am: Served the customary breakfast – at 8 fresh Breezes and cloudy set the Larboard
Steering Sails Cleaned below & aired with fires – exercised the great Guns – Marines at small
Arms firing – Sailmaker repairing the Mizen – at 11 squally with some Rain – shortened Sail
– at ½ past in 1st Reefs and made sail again – set the Starboard Fore Top Mast Steering Sail
Latitude by an indifferent Observation 1°..59′ North