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Revised Aug 27 2021

Providence Logbook Nov 15, 1792

Remarks Thursday 15th November 1792 [Towards] Cape of Good Hope

 1 pm: Fair Weather. A Great Swell from the WSW.

 2 pm: Saw Albetrosses and Sheerwaters.

 4 pm: Light Winds, Fish

 6 pm: Let fresh Water into the Ship and Worked the Pumps.

 8 pm: In 1st. Reefs and Set Fore and Fore Top Mast Steering Sails.

 4 am: Fine Weather. Out Reefs and made all Sail.

 6 am: Albetrosses Sheerwaters and some Albecores.

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

 8 am: Washed the After Cockpit and Cabbins out with boiling Water
Dried with Fires. Carpenters Caulking the Quick Work.

10 am: Marines Exercising at Small Arms.

12 noon: Fine Weather. Still considerable Swell from the WSW. Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer.
  The Thermometer to day was 1 Degree higher on Deck than in its place.
   Assistant in Company.


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