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Revised Sep 16 2021

Flinders's Providence Logbook Mar 15, 1792

Remarks Thursday 15th Towards Otaheite

 1 pm: Fresh Gale and dark cloudy Weather A heavy head Sea – Several Albatrosses and small blue Petterels or Silver Birds about the Ship

 4 pm: Hazey Weather

 5 pm: The Pumps worked as usual

 7 pm: Squally – In 4th Reef Main topsail

 8 pm: Fresh Gale & very dark cloudy Weather

10 pm: A Hand as usual at the Jib-boom

12 mid: A Fire kept all Night in the Galley

 2 am: Squally with frequent Showers

 4 am: Fresh Gale & Cloudy – some Rock-weed seen

 6 am: Out 4th Reef Main topsail

 7 am: A Number of large brown Albatrosses and Silver Birds about the Ship

 9 am: Cleaned below and Aired with Fires – Wort at the usual Time – Sailmakers repairing the old Mainsail

10 am: At 10 sett the Mizen topsail – A Cask of Spruce Beer broached and given instead of Wine

12 noon: Fresh Gale & Cloudy Weather The Assistant near two Miles astern – Clewed up the Fore & Main & handed the Mizen topsail bore way and Spoke her All well on board hauled to the Wind and Made Sail again


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