1 pm: Moderate Breezes and Cloudy Weather

 2 pm: Employed Washing and mending Clothes as customary on Saturday

 4 pm: Saw many Dolphin, Albecores and S[c]hools of small Flying Fish. Many Sea Birds some of them species of Gulls as seen near Timor and New Holland. Tropic Birds and One Albetross. The latter with a great Swell from the Southward indicates a Strong Wind from thence. At Dark in 1st. Reefs.

10 pm: Squalley in 2nd Reefs

12 mid: Fresh Gale and great Sea from the WSW which obliged us to take in 3d Reefs and get down Fore Top Gallant Yard, the Ship falling so heavy into it.

 4 am: Strong Gales and dark Cloudy Weather

 6 am: Saw two Cape Hens, Tropic Birds, Albecores and other Fish.

 7 am: Down Main Top Gallant Yard.

 8 am: Served thick Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast. Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner.

10 am: Cleaned and Aired below with Fires. Mustered the People as usual in Divisions and Performed Divine Service.

12 noon: Strong Gale and open Cloudy Weather. A considerable Head Sea.
  Island Rodrigues lies in 19°..41′S and 63°..10′E
   Assistant in Company.