Revised Sep 3 2021
1 pm: Light airs and squally with rain.
2 pm: In 1st. reef Topsails
4 pm: Moderate breezes with heavy rain – set steering sails, Negril by North bearing North. Extremes of the West End of Jamaica from EbN½N to EbS½S distance 10 or 11 leagues.
6 pm: At 6 moderate breezes and cloudy, a strange sail seen from the Mast head in the NNE
8 pm: Ditto Weather in steering sails.
10 pm: Fresh gales and cloudy with lightning in the SW Quarter
5 am: At day light stood for the land seen from the mast head, bearing WNW – Out 2nd. reefs
6 am: At ¼ past 6 Cayman brack from the Deck NW¼N to NWbW¼W distant 5 or 6 leagues.
7 am: At 7 Hour.53 Minutes East point (a perpendicular head) NbW, 5 or 6 miles
8 am: At 8 extremes of Cayman brack N80°W to N5°E distance off the Eastermost Extremes 3 or 4 miles – Saw many Flying-fish and Boobies.
9 am: At 9 Hour.25 Mintues saw little Caymana, N64°W, 5 miles to N89°W 9 miles.
Out reefs and set Steering sails
Muster the ships company in Divisions & exercised Great Guns
10 am: At 10.50 Eastermost part of Little Caymana NbE, 10 miles; Westermost part of Ditto N50°W, 8 miles
12 noon: At Noon fresh breezes and cloudy weather Westermost part of Little Caymana,
North 5 leagues. Eastermost land in sight NbE½E, distant 6 leagues
Latitude Observed 19°·29′ North