February 1793

Tuesday 26th Moderate breezes and cloudy weather with showers at times. PM. received a turn of wood per Launch. Furled sails. AM. sent a party on shore to cut wood. Loosed sails to dry. Up all Chests and Bags and washed below. Sailmakers repairing the old Jibb.

Wednesday 27th Moderate breezes with showers all these 24 hours. PM received a turn of water per Launch. AM sent the wooders on shore. Cleaned below. Employed stowing away the wood &c. Sent an Officer on board the ship in Morant Bay, to search for a Deserter belonging to the Europa. An Officer also on the same duty here, and boarding the shallops coming and going at this port

Thursday 28th Moderate breezes and fair weather these 24 hours. PM sailmakers employed mending our thread bare sails. received a turn of wood per Launch. The Cutter returned from Morant Bay, without having found the Deserter. AM. people employed stowing away wood, Knotting yarns, and spinning spunyarn. – Sailmakers as before – Loosed sails to dry

March 1791 [1793]

Friday 1st First and middle parts moderate and fine weather – latter part fresh breezes. PM received wood per Launch. Furled sails, and bent the Main Top Mast Staysail. AM sent the wooding Party on shore to cur wood as usual. Hauled the seine and caught about 30 pounds of Fish. received a turn of water per Launch. Swayed up Top Gallant Masts – Arrived here a ship from Newcastle, 46 days from the Downs. Another ship arrived from the Island of St. Christophers