

Jul 16, 1793 Home Tobin's Log Jul 18, 1793
Revised 2011-01-23
1 pm: Fresh Gale and cloudy weather with haze – Saw flying fish and some gulph weed – Sailmakers employed making a main top gallant steering Sail
6 pm: Handed Top Gallant Sails
7 pm: Worked the Pumps as usual
8 pm: Cloudy weather
12 mid: Ditto Weather
1 am: Set Top Gallant Sails
4 am: Out 2d Reefs and set the Fore Top Mast Steering Sail – Thomas in company – Assistant, Antelope & Cleminson 5 or 6 Miles astern – served thick portable soup gruel for breakfast & Portable Soup in the Pease for dinner – Sour Krout as usual
9 am: Hauled down the Fore Top Mast Steering Sail – Served Vinegar – cleaned below – Exercised great Guns and small Arms – Saw flying fish – Sailmakers as PM – Gunners making catridges Wads &c –
12 noon: At Noon fresh breeze & fair weather – broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer –
Vessels as before
Latitude Observed 40°..34′ North
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