July 1791

Saturday 23rd  Moderate and fair at 4 AM Strong gales – at 10 Moderate and cloudy, the Commissioner came on board and paid the ship's company 2 months Advance – received Fresh Beef – Employed fleeting the Lower rigging Ships Draught of water foreward 15:02 Abaft 16:02

Sunday 24  Fresh gales and hazy weather. sat up the lower rigging AM. small rain – received Beer. Employed cleaning the ship &c for sea. Hoisted in the Launch. Punished John Jones Marine with 12 Lashes for neglect of duty. read the Articles of War and Mustered the ships company

Monday 25  Fresh gales and cloudy – middle part squally with rain. Employed as necessary

Tuesday 26  Fresh gales and showering weather – AM strong gales – Employed working up Junk. Loosed sails to dry

Wednesday 27  Light breezes and continual rain – Employed as necessary

Thursday 28  Moderate and cloudy. At 4 PM furled sails as per signal – Employed working up Junk. AM. Moderate – Unbent the sheet cable. sailed HMS Salisbury for Newfoundland

Friday 29  Moderate and fair weather – Employed as duty required At 4 AM. veered away and unmoored, hove in to half a Cable on the small Bower – Washed & cleaned fore & aft – Fresh gales and hazy weather.

Saturday 30  Fresh gales and clear weather – Employed putting service on the small Bower cable – At 5 PM. blowing strong with rain. got up a range of the best Bower At 11 PM. veered to the whole cable service and struck lower Yards & Top Gallant Masts per signal. At 1 more moderate hove in to ½ Cable service. At 8 AM up Lower Yards & Top Gallant Masts. received Fresh Beef – Beer & returned empty casks – Opened a cask of Pork No. 1778 – Contents 53 double pieces