Wind calm. Temperature at noon 84 F. Barometer falling to 30.04 inches.

AM Employed refitting gun tackles and strapping blocks..

PM as the forenoon.

1735. Mustered by Divisions.

Temperature at noon 85F. Barometer continues to fall  – 29.99 inches.

Employed cleaning ship throughout.

1715 Mustered at Quarters.

Wind north westerly force 1 to 2. Temperature at noon 84F with barometer falling to 29.77 inches.

AM. Mustered by Divisions and performed Divine Service.

PM Gave General leave to both watches.

1730. Mustered at Quarters.

Wind variable in direction force 1 to 2. Temperature at noon 86F. Barometer continues to drop to 29.96 inches.

0915 Mustered at Quarters. Second company of small arms men at drill. Pistolmen firing at target.

PM Training party and acting seaman gunners at rifle drill. Employed refitting gun gear. Gave general leave to Port watch, Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Wind westerly force 1 to 2. Temperature at noon 82F. Barometer 29.97 inches.

0715 Veered to 5 shackles to allow AMOURIQUE to weigh.

0735. AMOURIQUE sailed. Saluted French Commodore with 11 guns which were returned.. Hove back to mooring swivel.

PM Fired a time gun. Employed refitting clothes lines, pointing ropes and gripes. Artificers making good small defects.

Wind calm increasing to force 2 from the NNW. Noon temperature 84F.  Barometer dropping to 29.93 inches.

0900 Port watch returned from leave. Employed refitting  new hammocks, clothes etc.

1110. Up ships screw and lowered again.

PM Exercised at General quarters. Watch employed  repairing foresail and cleaning nettings. Gave general leave to starboard watch. 1

750 down top gallant masts.

Wind north westerly. Force 1 to 3. Noon temperature 86F. barometer 29.96 inches.

AM Watch employed rigging Top gallant funnels  and refitting Foresail.

1115. Up Top gallant masts.

PM making and mending clothes. Carpenters making lockers in after nettings. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Wind force 1 to 3 north westerly. Temperature at noon 85F. Barometer 29.90 inches.

AM Employed restoring sail room. Carpenters and artificers altering hammock nettings. Part of watch at rifle drill.

PM. Sent boys away sailing in pinnace for exercise..  Let go life buoy

1720 Mustered at Quarters. Bent sails. Crossed Top gallant yards. and all correct.

Wind northerly force 1 to 2. Temperature at noon 84F. Barometer steady.

AM Watering ship from launch. Employed cleaning ship throughout. PM As required.

1645 Mustered at Quarters. Issued clean hammocks.

1810. In boom boats.

Wind North westerly force 1 to 2. Temperature at noon 86F.

AM. Through overboard 6lbs of bad beef. Received 880lbs of sugar.

1000. Mustered by Divisions for Divine Service.

PM Gave special leave to both watches.

1600 Rove messengers. Mustered at Quarters. In small boas. Rove port anchor gear.

Wind north westerly force 1. Temperature at noon 86F Barometer rising – 29.91 inches.

AM. Watering ship by launch. Employed cleaning tiers and after sail tiers and repositioning the same.

1100. Out small boats.

1115. Out boom baots.

PM. Training party at rifle drill. Unrove anchor gear. Artificers making good small defects. Off steaming covers. Observed steaming standing forward.

Wind north westerly to WNW force 2 increasing to 4. Temperature at noon 83F. Barometer 30.03 inches.. 045. HMS at cutlass drill. Training party at rifle drill. Watch employed as required. Carpenters making lockers.

Wind north westerly force 2 to 3. Barometer rising from 29.93 inches to 29.98 inches before falling to 29.90 inches. Crossed yards and loosed sails.

0915 Exercised at General Quarters. Watch employed stropping blocks. Carpenters making lockers. Received stores from NYMPH. Sailmakers altering hatchway hood..

PM Employed stropping blocks and striking down stores. Pinnace and gig laying down buoys.

Wind north westerly calm to force 1. Barometer steady. Maximum temperature 84F.

AM. Employed cleaning after hold for survey.. Employed in striking down provisions and restoring main hold.

PM Employed as in forenoon. Carpenters making lockers. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Wind calm with barometer rising to 29.95 inches. Broken cloud.

0755 Loosed sails. Employed getting up soap and tobacco. Third class of the watch at cutlass drill. Carpenters about the lockers.

PM. Exercised second company of small arms men. Discharged Mr Chalmers. Sub Lt. to NYMPH. Joined Mr Reynard – acting Sub Lt. received 54,000 Rupees.

1715 Quarters and in boom boats.

Wind calm rising to force 2 from the NW. Barometer rising to to 30.01 inches with the noon temperature 87F.

AM Employed cleaning ship throughout..

PM As in the forenoon.

1750 Rove messenger. On steaming covers

1910 Mail Steamer arrived and anchored.

20.30 steamer left.

Wind West to north west force 2 rising to 3. Barometer rising to 30.02 inches.

0400 Off mooring swivel. Shortened in to 2 shackles on starboard cable.

0510 Lit fires under starboard boiler.

0745 Weighed. Under steam. And proceeded out in charge of pilot.. Course NE. Set Jib, fore jib and Spanker. Performed Divine Service. West Cousin N56W. South point La Digue – East.

1215. Course NE by E ¾ E.

1310. Down Jib, in Spanker.

1440 Came to in 7 fathoms with sandy bottom. Veered to 3 ½ shackles…

Wind westerly force 2 to 4 with the barometer dropping to 29.96 inches before rising to 30.05 inches. Moored in Curieuse Bay (Curieuse Island is a small granitic island 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km²) in the Seychelles close to the north coast of the island of Praslin. )

AM. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Artificers making good small defects. Training party at gun drill. Employed repairing Mizzen topsail.

PM. Artificers as in the forenoon. Training party of both watches at gun drill.. Watch and sailmakers …

Wind West force 2 rising to 5.

AM. Seining party returns.

0800. Crossed Top gallant an. Training party of watch passing for Seamen Gunners and trained men.  Watch repairing Mizzen topsail and  converting Main to plain deck awning.. 0100 Furled sails. Down Royal Yards. Training party firing shell at target. 17125 Quarters. In pinnace and small boats.

At anchor. Wind westerly force 2 to 4 increasing to 5.

0440 Light fire under one boiler.

0715. Weighed under steam and proceeded out of Curieuse Bay under charge of pilot.

0600. Pointed yards to wind.

0900 Read prayers. Exercised at Quarters. Set fore and aft sails except Main trysail.

0948. Set Foresail. Training party at cutlass drill. 18lbs of condemned preserved beef thrown overboard.

1315. In Foresail and fore and aft sails. Squared yards.

1415. Anchored in the Barochois in 11 fathoms with …