The wind came from E in the morning. At dawn we raised anchors and set sail. During the forenoon an average topgallant sail breeze came from ENE and we had good weather. Today a male slave passed away, No.26. At noon we saw a corner to SW by W of us, and 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., 8 glasses in the afternoon had run out we had the corner to S of us. We saw 2 big river mouths that came together. We set sail for WNW and got to a depth of 3 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm) fathoms. A stiff topsail breeze came from NE and it was stormy. We sprayed lime juice on the ‘tween decks and on the quarterdeck. At dusk we anchored at 4½ feet of sticky ground. Later at night a gentle breeze came from NE and we had good weather until morning.

