Revised Sep 9, 2021
Sunday 21st First and latter part fresh breezes and cloudy – middle part Light breezes and fair – PM arrived H M Packet Tankerville 43 days from Falmouth – People mending their cloaths – AM Received 103 pound of fresh Beef – mustered in divisions
Monday 22d First and latter part fresh breezes and hazy middle part light airs and fair – PM arrived three french schooners Prizes to the Tyger Privateer – Made the Signal for a Kittereen – AM Sailed H. M. Squall. Penelope on a cruize – sailmakers employed at the Yard – Carpenters & Gunners as yesterday – People under the Boatswain – Sent the Yard Launch for a turn of water – Received fresh beef
Tuesday 23d First and latter part moderate breezes and hazy middle part light airs and fair weather
PM the Assistants boat brought on board five french* Gentlemen to deliver themselves up as Pirsoners –
They came in a schooner under dutch colours – Delivered them to the commissarys Officer –
Received a turn of water per Launch – AM Sailmaker employed fixing quarter & waist cloths –
Carpenters as yesterday – Washed all Decks – received Beefg – Gunner repairing cartridges
making wads &c
* Monsieur Borrelle Commandant at Port Au Prince, one of the Gentlemen
Wednesday 24th Moderate breezes and fair weather all these 24 hours PM Arrived H M Cutter Advice with a french prize schooner packet bound from Port as usual Prince to Cape Francois with dispatches – entered nine volunteers AM Carpenters as yesterday as well as Sailmakers & Gunners – Received 119 pound fresh beef – loosed Sails to dry – Exercised great Guns and small Arms Entered one volunteer Seaman