

Oct 25, 1792 Home Tobin's Log Oct 27, 1792
Revised 2010-12-01
1 pm: Fresh Gale and cloudy weather
2 pm: Saw several Tropic Birds
4 pm: Unbent the best & bent the old Jib – hauled in the Lower Steering Sail – worked the Pumps as usual – at 6 a stady fresh breeze & fine weather
9 pm: Squally with a light shower of rain
12 mid: Fresh Gale and fine weather
2 am: In Fore Top Mast Steering Sail
4 am: In Top Gallant Sails
5 am: Fair weather – Saw Tropic Birds
6 am: Got down Top Gallant Yards to bend the old Top Gallant Sails – set the Fore Top Mast
Steering Sail – Served the usual Breakfast – Washed the gun, Orlop, & Cockpits and as usual
sluiced the beams well to destroy cockroaches – Ared ship with fires – Served Krout – Portable
Soup in the Pease for dinner – Got up Top Gallant Yards & unbent the second best & bent the old
Fore Sail – Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer – At Noon fresh Gale and fair weather
Assistant in Company – Latitude Observed 16°..13′ South
Oct 25, 1792 Home Tobin's Log Oct 27, 1792