September 1791

Friday 23  Fresh breezes & Hazey Weather PM Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally to keep in our Station AM Ditto Weather Got up the Spare Sails & various Stores to Air & Dry . . . Cleaned below . . . People Employed making Matts Served Portable Soup to the Ships Company At Noon Providence WSW.

Saturday 24  Light Airs Inclinable to Calm PM Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Dark Cloudy Weather At Noon Providence SSW 1 Cable

Sunday 25  Light Airs & Clear PM Cleaned below & Aired with Fires at 5 Caught a Shark & Distributed it to the Ships Company AM Dark Cloudy Weather with Rain Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally At Noon Providence SbE ½ a Mile

Monday 26  Moderate & Cloudy PM Saw a Strange Sail in the SW at 10 Squally In Top Gallant Sails & single reefed the Fore Topsail AM Fresh breezes & Squally with Rain at Times Made & Shortened Sail as necessary Served Cocoa Sugar & Vinegar to the Ships Company At Noon Ditto Weather Providence East 1 Cable

Tuesday 27  Fresh breezes & Squally PM Employed Occasionally AM More Moderate Set Top Gallant Sails at 7 Out Reef of the Fore Topsail Served Sweet Wort to the Ships Company At Noon Fresh breezes & Squally Providence West 1 Mile.

Wednesday 28  Ditto Weather PM People Employed making Matts Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Moderate & dark Cloudy Weather In Top Gallant Sails at ½ past 5 Set Top Gallant Sails At Noon Providence WbN 1 Cable.

Thursday 29  Fresh breezes & open Cloudy Weather PM at 3 The Commodore made the Signal to come within Hail Answered Ditto Got down the Fore Top Gallant yard lowered the Fore Topsail Shifted the Topmast Fid & set up the rigging at 6 Got up Fore Top Gallant yard & set the Sail AM Clear Weather Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally Served Sourkrout & Portable Soup to the Ships Company At Noon Providence SW 1 Mile