Mond^y. 18 May 1789 1 [pm] Light winds - Gloomy W^r. & heavy Rain. – Very wet & Cold Boobies. & a kind of Gull ab^t. 6 [pm] Fresh Gales dark W^r. & squally great Sea from SE breaking over us - Very wet & Cold. Bread & Water for Sup^r. 9 [pm] Steering by the Sea not able to see the Comp[a]ss – 11 [pm] Heavy Rain. Nothing to Shelter us very wet & Cold & pain in our Bones. 8 [am] Ceased Raining - Dark Cloudy w^th. much Sea. began to wring our wet cloaths. — 12 [noon] Squally w^th. Rain Bread & water for dinner — Some Birds, Boobies & Noddies No Obsⁿ.

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