In the morning and forenoon we had a weak and moderate topgallant sail breeze. We fired a As a request to trade.shot, and at the beginning of the forenoon we raised anchor and set sail. We received canoes on board and bought a girl slave. We saw 1 ship to the west of us which was anchored next to us. In the afternoon and dog watches there was a SW by SSW gentle and moderate topgallant sail breeze with a misty sky. With 6 glasses (in a watch)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 dog watches we dropped anchor at 20 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm)fathoms of stiff ground and fired a As greeting.shot. Throughout the night we had a S gentle breeze with an overcast, misty sky till morning.