| For a few days, the ship encountered nice weather, with fresh breezes and clear skies. There was a little rain along the way but the weather was a significant improvement over the previous days. Again, the engine had to be stopped on the 18th to clean and maintain the ship. |
This 24h Fresh Breezes and Clear
At 1 P.M. close reeft the main toppsail lett the foure trysail Tock a reef
in the foursail and stoved et
At 4 P.M. Sett the fouresail and Braild up the Four Spencer
At 3h 30m A.M. Left out the 2ond Rif of the toppsails.
Variation 2 ¼ Point West
This 24th fresh breezes and haycey
At 3 P.M. Tock three freefs in the Four toppsail
At 10 A.M. braild upp the mian trysail
Variation 2 Points West
The ferst part of this 24h Fresh breezes
& squaly the later part clear
Past and exchenst signals with a French Shipp Standing to the Eastward
At 10 P.M. Lett one Reef out the four toppsail
At 7 A.M. Lett the Reef out the maine toppsail saw a Bargue Standing to Eastward
At 9 A.M. lett the Reefs out the foure topsail laid the shipps head to the
wind NE 20m and Soundet no bottom
At 10 A.M. sett the spanker
At 9h 40m stoppet the Engen to shift the buckets in the waterweel
Variation 2 ½ Point West
First part of this 24h Fresh breezes
with Rain.
Later part fresh breezes and Clear
At 10 A.M. Close Reeft the foure and maine toppsails Clired upp the foure
sail
At 11 A.M. saw a large ship standing Eastward
Variation 2 ½ Point West