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Revised Sep 17 2021

Flinders's Providence Logbook Jan 7, 1793

Remarks ☽ [Monday] 7th From St Helena to St Vincents

 1 pm: Moderate Trade and fine Weather

 2 pm: A Portuguese Man of War seen a brown Sheerwater and some Carey chickens

 4 pm: Cloudy Weather

 6 pm: Pumps worked, Decks wetted &c as usual in the Evening.

 8 pm: Moderate Trade and fine Night

12 mid: Ditto Weather Porpoises about the Ship

 4 am: Fresh Trade and fine Weather

 5 am: This Morning at ½ past 10 Thomas Galloway (Lieutenants Cook) a stout able Man, departed this Life, aged 21 years, his Disorder was a Flux and he appears to have died for want of proper Nourishment.

 8 am: Exercised great Guns and Marines at Small Arms with Powder.

 9 am: Lowered the Main topsail to mend it – Saw many flying fish some exceedingly large.

11 am: Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer.

12 noon: At Noon Moderate Breezes and cloudy Weather – Set the Main topsail.
Assistant in Company


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