In the morning there was a gentle SE breeze. At dawn we raised the anchor and drifted off. When 8 The lenght of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.glasses in the watch had run out we anchored at 4 ½ 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm)fathomsbefore the plantation of Van Roden and our captain went to the fort. In the forenoon a surgeon came on board to examine the slaves. We raised the anchor at noon with a shower from NE and sailed some more. Later in the day we floated backwards again. We had a gentle topgallant sail NE breeze in the afternoon with good weather. When 6 glasses in the watch had run out we anchored at the fort at 4 fathoms and fired 12 shots. Here we found the ships which were usually as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square-rigged on all three masts (full rigged), but were faster and with lighter armament, used for patrolling and escortfrigate ship The Hope, commanded by captain Baak, and the flute The Pieter and Davidt. We moored the ship with the stream anchor at ebb tide. During the night we had good weather till the morning.