December 1791

Saturday 24  Fresh breezes & Clear PM Employed Occasionally AM Moderate & Hazey Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally Employed as before At Noon Moderate & Clear Providence ESE ¾ of a MIle

Sunday 25  Moderate & fair Employed Occasionally at 3 Saw the Land bearing EbN Table Land EbN & South land EbS bore up for the Providence at 5 hauled up at ½ past 8 Tacked Ship AM Moderate & Cloudy made & Shortened Sail Occasionally Mustered the Ships Company At Noon Moderate & Cloudy Providence WNW ½ Mile

Monday 26  Moderate & Cloudy PM made & shortened sail Occasionally at 6 Tacked Ship AM Light breezes & Cloudy Made & Shortened Sail & Tacked Occasionally fitted new Staysail Sheets At Noon Fresh breezes & Cloudy Providence NEbN 1 Cable

Tuesday 27  Fresh breezes & Cloudy Weather Opened a Tierce of Beef Mark John Brown Walinford Contents 38 Double Pieces Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally AM Fresh breezes & dark Cloudy Weather made & Shortened Sail Occasionally in Squalls Shiped a great quantity of Water At Noon Fresh Gales & clear Providence [SbW?] ½ Cable

Wednesday 28  Strong breezes & Cloudy PM got the other Anchor out of the Fore chains & lashed it a cross heavy Sea on AM Moderate & Cloudy Saw a Sail in the Eastward tending to the SE showed Colours to Ditto At Noon Moderate & fair Weather Providence WNW 1 Cable

Thursday 29  Ditto Weather PM Employed Occasionally Served Slops to the Ships Company AM Light breezes & Cloudy Answered the Signal from the Commodore to come within hail cleaned below & Aired the People's bedding Served Sourkrout &c Providence EbS ½ Cable

Friday 30  Ditto Weather Employed greasing the Topmasts & Topsail Sheets Ties &c Sailmaker repairing the Sails AM Light Airs & Cloudy made & Shortened sail Occasionally At Noon Moderate & clear Providence SSE

Saturday 31  Ditto Weather Employed making Sinnett made & shortened sail Occasionally AM Moderate Hazey Made & Shortened Sail Occasionally Served Sour krout At Noon Light breezes & Clear Providence NW ½ a Mile