In the morning and forenoon the wind was a double reefed topsail breeze coming from the SWS and a cloudy sky. At noon our estimated compound course and sailed distance of the last twenty-four hours was S by W ⅓ W, which comes down to the estimated north latitude of 40°40′, longitude 313′. During the afternoon watch and the dog watch, the wind changed from a double to single reefed topsail breeze coming from WSW to SW by S. The sky was cloudy. We To reduce the surface area exposed to the wind.reefed the topsails. When The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.four glasses in the dog watches had run out, we came about WNW. During the first watch the wind remained as before with lightning. During the middle watch we had a topsail SW by S breeze and a cloudy sky. When four glasses had run out we had a heavy wind, overcast sky, rain, thunder and lightning with a hard wind till morning.