Revised 2011-01-07
1 pm: Moderate breezes and fair weather with haze
3 pm: Opened a cask of Pork No 4. contents 122 double pieces & 1 of Beef No 1458 – 66 double pieces – Sailmakers repairing the Mizen Top Gallant Sail – worked the Pumps as usual
8 pm: Fresh breezes and clear weather – In Lower Steering Sail
10 pm: Saw a Meteor in the SW Quarter
2 am: Squally – in Top Gallant Sails Fore Top Mast steering & 2 reefs Mizen Top Sail
4 am: Fresh Gale and Squally weather
7 am: Served thick portable Soup gruel for breakfast – Out 2d Reef Mizen Top Sail & set Top Gallant Sails – at 8 a fresh Gale and fair weather – cleaned below and aired with fires
9 am: at 9 squally with Rain, shortened Sail – spoke the Assistant – all well – Clewed up the Fore Top Sail mended, & set it again – Unbent the Jib to repair
11 am: Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer
12 noon: At Noon fresh breezes and fair – Assistant in Company