Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Fresh gale and fair weather with Haze
2 pm: Set Top Gallant Sails, out 2d Reef Mizen Top Sail
3 pm: Saw flying fish
5 pm: Unbent the old and bent the new Fore Top Gallant Sail worked the Pumps as usual
8 pm: Cloudy
12 mid: Steady fresh gale – In Top Gallant Sails – Assistant dropping astern – at 3 set Top Gallant Sails
3 am: Strong Fore and cloudy – In Top Gallant Sails
5 am: Squally
6 am: Set Top Gallant Sails – thick hazy weather – Saw flying fish & found
three in the fore chains – Served thick portable Soup gruel for breakfast – cleaned below and
aired with fires – at 9 unbent the Main Topsail to repair – out 2d Reef Fore Top Sail & set the
Lower and Fore Top Mast steering Sail – Unbent the old & bent the new Main Top Gallant Sail –
Served the weekly allowance of vinegar – Borecole and portable Soup mixed with oatmeal for dinner –
Exercised marines at small Arms and fired – Made the Assistants Signal to make more Sail – answered
– at 1 set the Main Top Sail with two reefs in it – At Noon fresh Gale and thick Hazy weather
Sun out at times – Sold the Effects of Thomas Galloway deceased at the Mast
Latitude Observed 8°..53′ North