Revised Jun 7 2021
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1788
1:00 pm Light Airs & Cloudy Weather. a very Sultry & damp Air
2:00 pm Large Flocks of Gull Peterels about & great quanitites of Fish.
6:00 pm Dark Cloudy Weather.
8:00 pm Taken aback
9:00 pm Light Breezes, set the Fore Top Mast Steering Sail.
10:00 pm Much Lightning
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1788
12:00 am In Steering Sail. Lightning all round.
2:00 am Set Fore Top Mast Steering Sail
3:00 am Rain Thunder & Lightning
5:00 am In Steering Sail
8:00 am Light Breezes & fair Weather. Got all bedding, Chests & Cloaths up from below, Aired Cleaned & prepared for washing with Vinegar.
12:00 pm Light Breeze & fair Weather. Error in Acct today is 30 miles off. The Time Keeper Longitude I find it owing to a Current setting NBW distance 51 miles the last four days.
Remarks at Noon: Thermometer in Air 80°