

Feb 2, 1792 Home Bond's Log Feb 4, 1792
Revised 2010-07-08
1 pm: Fresh breezes and squally shortened sail for the Assistant
3 pm: Moderate and fair made sail.
7 pm: In 1st reef. Let in water &c as usual
8 pm: Moderate and cloudy.
10 pm: Fresh gales and cloudy – In steering sails
4 am: In 2nd reef Top Sails
7 am: Thick Gruel & Portable Soup for People's Breakfast.
8 am: Strong gales and thick misty weather in 2 reef Main & close reefed Fore Top Sail. Strong gales with heavy squalls, and misty. In Main Top Sail – down Top Gallant Yards. reefed and handed the Foresail – Served Krout and Wort as usual – Bent and set the storm staysails – Cleaned and aired below
12 noon: At Noon strong gales and thick rainy weather with a high sea – Assistant in company.
No Observation
Feb 2, 1792 Home Bond's Log Feb 4, 1792