July 1791

Friday 8  Fresh breezes & Cloudy with Rain at times Employed working up Junk AM at 10 The Providence went into Sheerness Harbour to take in more Ballast Employed as before Received on board 123 pounds of Fresh Beef.

Saturday 9  Light breezes & Cloudy Employed as before at 6 PM Fresh Gales & Squally with Rain accompanied with Thunder & Lightning Struck Top Gallant masts AM Fresh breezes & Cloudy Swayed up Top Gallant masts & Crossed the yards Loosed Sails to Dry at 11 Furled Ditto At Noon Ditto Weather.

Sunday 10  All these 24 Hours Fresh breezes & Cloudy Weather with Rain at Times People Employed working up Junk

Monday 11  First part Ditto Weather Middle & Latter Strong Gales with heavy Squalls of Rain at 9 AM Struck Top Gallant masts Employed Occasionally Exercised Great Guns & Small Arms

Abreast the Buoy of the House

Tuesday 12  First part Fresh Gales & Cloudy with constant Rain Middle Fresh Gales & Squally Latter More Moderate at 9 AM Swayed up Top Gallant masts & Unmoored Ship at 10 Came to Sail in Company with the Providence At Noon abreast the Buoy of the House

Lying too in the Downs

Wednesday 13  Fresh breezes & Cloudy at 1 PM Anchored in Girdle hole in 10 Fathoms Water at 4 Weighed & made Sail at 10 Anchored with the Small bower in 19 Fathoms Water North Foreland SbW distance 2 Leagues at 4 Weighed & came to Sail under the Topsails at 6 Set Top Gallant Sails at 8 AM Hove too Main Topsail to the Stars in the Downs . . . Discharged the Pilot