The wind from NW was mostly quiet in the morning, and at the start of the morning watch we raised anchor and set sail. In the forenoon we got a gentle breeze from the SW. We bought two slaves: a male and a female. Later in the afternoon and during the dog watches the wind was a gentle topgallant sail breeze from SW and the weather was good. With 8 The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells. glasses into the afternoon we anchored unto 9½ 1 fathom= 6 feet (170 cm) fathoms of sticky ground in front of Secondi-TakoradiGhanaFort Sekondi we had the fort to the NNW of us. We fired 5 shots and our captain went to the shore today. Here we found captain David Sijlonimi and a a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the foremasts rigged square and the aftermast rigged fore-and-aft. barque from Elmina CastleGhanaElmina. The wind from N was mostly quiet later at night until the morning.