In the morning the wind came from NE: an average topgallant sail breeze and good weather. In the forenoon we had an ESE wind. 2 The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Eatch watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.glasses into the watch we raised anchor at the last of the ebb tide and sailed along the river of Essequibo, anchoring at 14 feet with the river W by So of us. In the afternoon we had a gentle and average topgallant sail NE breeze and good weather. When 5 glasses in the watch had run out we raised anchor We saw that the ship of captain Claas Matijsen was still anchored and sailed up the river, passing at depths of 18 to 12 and then again 15 feet till 5 1 fathom = 1.7 cubic metresfathoms. At sunset we passed the watch-post who fired 2 shots. 2 glasses into the first watch we passed the riverbank and anchored at 5 fathoms close to the plantation of Sir Van Rooden. We had good weather throughout night till morning.