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Revised Aug 27 2021

Providence Logbook Oct 26, 1792

Remarks Friday 26th October 1792

 1 pm: Fresh Gales and Cloudy Weather with spitting Rain.

 2 pm: Several Tropic Birds.

 4 pm: Bent the Old Jibb.

 6 pm: Fresh Breezes and Fair Weather. In lower Steering Sail.
Let fresh Water into the Ship and worked the Pumps.

 9 pm: Squally inclinable to Rain.

12 mid: Fresh Gale and fine Weather.

 6 am: Down Top Gallant Yards and bent the Old Top Gallant Sails.

 7 am: Served thick Portable Soup for Breakfast as usual. Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner and Sour Krout.

 8 am: Up Top Gallant Yards. Bent the Old Fore Sail. Washed Ship and dried with Fires.

10 am: Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer for the People.

12 noon: Fresh Gale and fair Weather. Assistant in Company but not able to keep way with us for the first time since we left Timor.
   Tropic Birds seen.


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