In the morning an average topgallant sail breeze came from ESE and the weather was good. Later throughout the day the wind was a gentle and average topgallant sail breeze from NE by E. We cleaned the ‘tween decks and on the quarterdeck and fumigated it with juniper and incense. We brought the stream anchor under the bowsprits. 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 saw our boat to SW of us. With the start of the first watch the boat came alongside the ship, dragging its anchor. Later at night a weak and average topgallant sail breeze came from NE by E and we had good weather until the morning.

