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Liberia

First mate’s logbook

There was a gentle NE breeze in the morning and forenoon. With the start of the forenoon we raised anchor and set sail. We saw two boats which were also sailing down the coast. Towards noon there was a gentle topgallant sail WSW breeze and a clear sky. Towards the end of the afternoon we had Rock CessLiberiaPikenine Sester to the NE of us at a depth of 22 1 fathom = 6 feet (170 cm)fathoms on stiff ground, we fired a shot. With 6 Glasses in a watchThe length 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 dog watches we dropped anchor at 24 fathoms of mud and sand ground. We guessed the Cliff of SanguinLiberiaClip of Sangewijn to be to the ESE of us. Throughout the night we had gentle breezes and still good weather till morning.