The wind came from W in the morning. It was mostly quiet. In the forenoon a gentle breeze came from WNW and the weather was good. We put the anchors on the bow. In the afternoon our estimated compound course and covered distance of the last 24 hours was SSE 2½ mile. We estimate the latitude at 3º53’ and the longitude at 19º30′ and we found the latitude to be 3º54’. In the afternoon and during the dog watches the wind was a gentle breeze with rain that varied between NW and SSW. We also had a topsail breeze with drizzling rain. During the first watch, after 5 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 had run out, we got a heavy trade wind the SE. We tacked about to the W. Later at night the wind was a topsail breeze from S. We had thick skies until the morning.