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Berbice, Guyana

First mate’s logbook

The wind was an average topgallant sail breeze from ENE in the morning. At dawn we raised anchor and set sail. We sailed alongside the shore, measuring a depth of 4½ to 4 fathoms. During the forenoon an average topgallant sail breeze came from ENE and the sky was squally. We saw a corner to W by S and we got to a depth of 12 feet. We sailed alongside the shore for a bit and again got to a depth of nearly 4 fathoms. 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 6 glasses in the afternoon had run out we anchored at nearly 4 fathoms of mud. We had the corner to S by W½W of us and we had high water. Later in the evening and at night we had an average topgallant sail breeze and a stiff breeze from NE. Good weather with stiff showers and a bit of rain until the morning.