In the morning and forenoon the wind was a gentle NE breeze and calm. With 3 The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.glasses into the forenoon we raised anchor and set sail. We bought a basket of rice. Throughout the afternoon there was a gentle WSW breeze. With the start of the dog watches we dropped anchor at 23 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm)fathoms of stiff ground before River CessLiberiaRio Sester with the river to the NE ½ E of us. We put the rigging in our boat. Throughout the rest of the night we had an eastern gentle breeze and good weather till morning.