1 pm: Moderate Weather with haze – overhauled a range of both Bowers

 5 pm: Shortened sail and brought up in ¼ less 5 Fathom Water with the best Bower, handed sails and hoisted out the Pinnace and Jolly boat veered away and moored Ship a Cable each way The Best Bower to the [blank] and the Small Bower to the [blank]. When moored the Sugar loaf S79°W Lions Rump N85°W North point of the road N28°E The [?] in Cape Town S56°W – rounded the Cables and down Top Gallant Yards – found in the Bay Three dutch Indiaman and two English Whalers and a French Brigantine (a French Ship from The Isle of france bound to Europe)
AM – Unbent the Sails and unrove the running rigging –

Saluted the Fort with 13 Guns – which was returned with an equal Number –
Moderate and fair