Moored in Table Bay Cape of Good Hope

December 1791

Tuesday 13  First part Fresh breezes & clear PM People Employed sewing Matts the Foot of the Square Mainsail & about the Rigging Middle & Latter parts Light Variable winds & clear Weather AM Employed sewing Matts on the Foot of the Foresail, Bent the Main Topsail Arrived here an English South Whaler Received on board 31 pounds of Mutton & 18 pounds of Bread

Wednesday 14  All this day light Variable winds & fine Weather PM Employed sewing Matts on the Foot of the Fore Topsail & making sinnetts AM Dryed Colours Employed about the Rigging Arrived a French Ship Received on board 27 pounds of Mutton & 18 pounds of Bread Received Mr. Sherrard Andrew Goldie & William Carter from Sick Quarters

Thursday 15  Light Winds & Clear PM Employed Occasionally at 6 Strong Gales & Hazey Struck lower yards & Top Gallant masts Freshened hawse & [?] yards to the wind AM Ditto Weather Employed preparing for Sea

Friday 16  Strong Gales & Clear Employed working up Junk Latter part light winds & fine Weather at 8 AM Swayed up lower yards & Top Gallant masts & loosed sails to dry Employed setting up the Bowsprit Shrouds & sewing hide on the yards

Saturday 17  Light winds & fine Weather PM Bent the Mainsail Employed preparing for Sea 5 5 Fresh Gales & Cloudy Struck lower yards & Top Gallant masts Employed Occasionally Received 3 Hogsheads of Water from the Providence Middle & Latter parts Light Variable winds & fine Weather Swayed up lower yards & Top Gallant masts Arrived a Brig from Batavia with the Crew of His Majestys Late Ship Sirius & a French Whaler Received a Barrel of Wine

Sunday 18  Fresh Gales & Cloudy PM People Employed upon the Rigging Received Water per Cutter at 7 Struck Top Gallant masts AM Moderate & Cloudy Mustered the Ships Company swayed up Top Gallant masts

Monday 19  Fresh Gales & Cloudy Weather with Squalls at 6 PM Anchored here an English Whaler AM Ditto Weather Struck lower yards [&] Top Gallant masts Employed making Bunt Gasketts