

Jan 19, 1792 Home Tobin's Log Jan 21, 1792
Revised 2010-10-21
1 pm: A Fresh breeze and fair weather
4 pm: Shortened Sail for the Assistant – The water very smooth
7 pm: Hazy horizon – let fresh water in, and pumped it out as usual
9 pm: Fresh breezes and cloudy – in 1st Reef of the Main and 2d Fore & Mizen Top Sails
12 mid: In 2d Reef of the Main Topsail
1 am: Ditto Weather
4 am: A Fresh Gale and cloudy set the Main Top Gallant Sail
7 am: Saw Sheerwaters, Albatrosses, Mother Careys Chickens and Silver Birds in numbers
9 am: Cleaned below and aired with fires
10 am: Served portable soup in the Burgoo for breakfast, and sweet wort and Krout as usual
12 noon: At Noon fresh breezes and cloudy weather – The water very smooth
Latitude Observed 39°..04′ South
Jan 19, 1792 Home Tobin's Log Jan 21, 1792