In the morning and forenoon there was a NE gentle breeze and a dense, misty sky. With 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 into the forenoon the weather cleared, so raised anchor and set sail. In the forenoon we had a SW gentle calm. With 7 glasses we dropped anchor at 27 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm)fathoms on stiff ground. Newcess TownLiberia Little Sester was to the N by W and Grand KolaLiberiaGrand Corro to the E by N and Kwa KolaLiberiaLittle Corro to the NE by E of us. During the dog watches it was completely calm. At night we had a moderate topgallant sail breeze from the SE by E and good weather till morning.