Moored in Table Bay Cape of Good Hope

November 1791

Sunday 13  Light breezes & Cloudy PM Employed fixing leading blocks to the Rigging Refitting the Top Gallant Rigging & scraping & Blacking the Bends. Arrived a French Slave Ship Painted the Quarters on the inside AM Ditto Weather Arrived the Loyalist South Whaler of London, Clark Master put in here having the Scurvy on board Received on board 20 pounds of Fresh Mutton

Monday 14  PM Moderate & fine Weather AM Ditto Weather Arrived The Chaser South Whaler of London Lloyd Master came from [Delacau? not Delaware] Bay & has procured 1200 Barrels of Whale Oil & 50 Ditto of Sperme & a French Slave Ship Roused up the Small bower Cable & got up the Empty Beef Cask & a full Cask of Pork Stowed the Pork in the [Harness?] Cask & sent the Two Empty Casks on Shore, Coiled the Cable below & Received 7 Halfhogsheads of Water from the Tent At Noon Light Airs & Cloudy Received on board 25 pounds of Fresh Mutton

Tuesday 15  All this day Light Variable winds & fine Weather PM Employed Watering with the Cutter ... Compleated filling the Cask in the Fore hold with Water Carpenter Employed Painting the Ship AM Employed as before & on the Rigging Received on board 85 pounds of Fresh Mutton & 30 pounds of Soft Bread

Wednesday 16  Fresh breezes & Cloudy PM Received 4 Halfhogsheads of Water for present use got all the Swivels Mounted Employed Painting the Ships sides & Quick work Middle part Strong breezes & Hazey with Rain Latter part More Moderate & fine Employed as before & Painting the Swivels Received on board 80 pounds of Fresh Mutton & 24 pounds of Soft Bread

Thursday 17  Strong breezes & dark Cloudy Weather PM Employed Painting the Ships Sides, Launch & Gun Carriages others Employed about the Rigging Middle part Light breezes & Cloudy Weather AM Employed Painting the Launch & fitting Travelling Backstays &c Sailed hence French Merchant Ship & a Dutch East Indiaman Carpenter making a Fore yard Received 24 pounds of Mutton & 21 pounds of Bread