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Revised Aug 26 2021

Providence Logbook Mar 1, 1792

Remarks Thursday 1st March 1792 Towards New Zeland

 1 pm: Fresh Gales & dark Cloudy Weather. Sailmakers Employed about the Sails & Carpenters about the Cutter. —

 5 pm: Saw some Divers — Two Cape Hens and bunches of Rock Weed. —

 8 pm: Steered to give New Zeland a larger birth, in case the Wind Southing and to enable me to be more in a new Track —

10 pm: In Steering Sails and 1st. Reefs

 4 am: Moderate Breezes and Foggy Weather. Out Reefs. —

 6 am: Set all Steering Sails

 8 am: Thick Misty Weather and sometimes a Fog. —

 9 am: Saw a Pengwin. –

10 am: Served Bore Cole &c &c as yesterday and Aired Ship with Fires. Saw Rock Weed. Caughyt a Porpoise. —

12 noon: Moderate and thick Cloudy Weather. Sun out at times but no Horizon. No Latitude. Assistant in Company. —
The Latitude Observed at Noon is from Double Altitudes the following afternoon. —
 Served Slop & Tobacco to the Ships Company —

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