In the morning the wind was a mainsail breeze coming from the NW. The sky was cloudy. In the forenoon the wind was a mainsail breeze to stiff The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.double reefed topsail breeze, coming from the W to WNW. We put 2 to reefTo reduce the surface area exposed to the wind.reefs in the topsails. At noon our estimated compound course and sailed distance of the last twenty-four hours was NE by E 27 1/2 miles, which comes down to the estimated 38°15′ north latitude and 340°10′ longitude. We had a strong squall of wind, with hail and rain. We reset our compasses from 6° to 12° northwesterly. In the afternoon the wind was a western double reefed topsail breeze. When two The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bellsglasses had run out we reefed the topsails and pumped water out of the fore. Throughout the night, we had heavy squalls with hail, rain, wind and lightning till morning.

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– homeward bound
– the ship The Unity
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