Dec 8, 1787 Home Logbook Dec 18-23, 1787
Revised Jun 27 2021
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| Week Day | Mo Day | Winds | Remarks at St. Helens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1787 | |||
| Sunday | 9 | SSW SWBW SW | Strong Gales and Squally with heavy Rain at times. at ½ past 4 p.m. came too in St. Helens Road in 7 fms & veered ½ a Cable, Bembridge Point SBW and the land Mark WSW. At 7 A.M. Struck yards & Top Masts and Veered to a Whole Cable, Cleaned below and dryed. |
| Monday | 10 | SW | Fresh Gales and hazy Wr. P.M. I sent an Officer to Rear Admiral Sir Francis Samuel Drake with a Weekly Acct. A.M. up Yards & Topmasts and aired Sails. Found Riding here His Majestys Ship Orion Captn. Sir Hyde Parker, sent the large Cutter for Water, Hands making Puddens for the Yards. |
| Tuesday | 11 | Do. | Moderate and hazey Weather hove in to ½ a Cable. Employed the Cutter a Watering. |
| Wednesday | 12 | Do. | Do. Wr. with Strong Gales in the Middle and latter part. Employed making Matts and Ropebands. |
| Thursday | 13 | SWBW WSW N | Strong Gales with light Winds in the latter part, dryed Sails. Cleand below and other necessary duties. Shortening in the Cable. |
| Friday | 14 | No Eastly So to West | Very Variable Wr. with Thunder and Lightening. The Clerk of the Checque paid His Majestys Bounty to some of the People. Employed Airing Sails and Striking Top Gallt Masts. |
| Saturday | 15 | SW NW SW | Do. Wr. Aired Sails and got up Top Gallt Masts. Cleaned and dryed below, and employed making Ropebands & Points for Spare Sails. |
| Sunday | 16 | WSW NW WSW | Moderate Breezes and hazy Wr. Mustered all the People and Saw that they were Clean. Dryed Sails & Received on board 10 Casks of Beer. Read the Articles of War &ca. to the Ships Company. |
| Monday | 17 | WSW NW S | Variable Wr. and Rain. Dryed and Cleaned below. Sighted the Anchor and came too again as before. Finding my Best Bower Cable wore and this place not convenient to get provisions on board I determined to go up to Spithead. |
Dec 8, 1787 Home Logbook Dec 18-23, 1787