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Revised 2010-10-30

Tobin's Providence Logbook Mar 22, 1792

H M Ship Providence from Adventure Bay Van [Diemens Land towards Otaheite – 1792]

Thursday March 22d 1792

 1 pm: Light Breezes and fine weather

 2 pm: Bent the Fore Top Mast Staysail

 3 pm: Unbent the Storm Staysails

 4 pm: Unbent the new, and bent the old Fore Sail

 7 pm: In steering Sails – worked the pumps as usual – at 8 Light Airs and fine weather inclining to calm – a long Swell from the Westward

10 pm: Moderate breeze and fine weather

11 pm: Luminous Blubbers in the water in small numbers

12 mid: Squally in 1st Reefs Top Sails

 1 am: In Top Gallant Sails

 4 am: Moderate breezes and cloudy weather – made more Sail – Scrubbed Hamacoes – The People had thick portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast

 8 am: Dark cloudy weather – Swell from the SW Cleaned below and aired with fires – Krout and sweet wort at the usual time Bore Cole in the pease for dinner – Saw Albatrosses and Sheerwaters – The People making points &c, Sailmakers repairing the foresail – At Noon moderate Breeze and fair weather Assistant in Company – Broached a puncheon of Spruce Beer
Latitude Observed 39°..22′ South


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