Latitude 12.45N Longitude 19.00W. Wind Force 3.

0630. Took reef in Top sail. Carpenter making lockers for forward. PM. Midshipmen and boys at gun drill. 1650. Reefed Topsail. Sierra Leone bearing S52E 423 miles.

Latitude 11.37N Longitude 18.14W. Course SSE with light winds from the East. 0210. Up courses. 0645. Shook out reefs and set Royals. Sierra Leone bearing S57E 341 miles. Midshipmen at cutlass drill. Inspection of cleaned hammocks. Scrubbed and marked clothing. 2145. Braced round. 2330. At general quarters and fired one gun with blank cartridge.

Latitude 11.03N Longitude 17.46W. Course SSE. Light Northerly wind. Sierra Leone bearing  S60E 304 miles.

0645. Punished Michael Wade with 21 cuts of the birch.

0915. Read prayers. Exercised at General Quarters firing shot and shell at target.

1100. Set and trimmed Foresail. PM. Carpenter and blacksmith altered port quarter nettings.

1750. Quarters. Shortened sail to single reefed Topsail.

Latitude 10.27N. Longitude 17.18W.  Course SSE Wind light airs from NW changing to south westerly. Sierra Leone bearing S64E 264 miles.

0315. Set Top gallant and courses.

0440. Squared yards. Up mainsail.0600 Out refs of Topsails. Set Royals.

0900. Quarters. Marines at rifle drill. Magazine men at drill. Hammock lost overboard by accident.

1315 Trimmed and set mainsail. Making and mending clothes.

1840 Up Courses.

2130 Set Courses.

Latitude 9.50N. Longitude 16.51W  Course head from SSE to ESE. Calm to light winds.

0240. Trim and up windward clew of Mainsail.

0730. Up Courses.

0800. Down head sail.

0915. Braced round on Starboard tack. 4^th and 6^th gunners at drill.

1200 .Sounded in over 131 fathoms. Course at 1215 SE by East.

1315 Squared yards and set Foresail. Down Staysail. Set Top gallant and stud sails. Midshipmen at rifle drill.

1530. In Stud sails.

1710. Sounded no bottom at 150 fathoms.

2100. Braced round.

2250. So…

Latitude 9.30N longitude 16.14W. Sierra Leone bearing S69E. Course SW changing to WSW.

0100. Squared yards.

0600. Observed raft on Starboard beam. Hauled to wind on starboard tack. Hove to – up Foresail. Sent boat to board raft.

0630. Sounded in 130 fathoms – bottom sand.

0700. boat returned. 0730. Filled; tacked; set Courses.

0830. Shortened sail. Hove to; raft alongside.

0930. Filled and set Royals; Flying jib and Spanker. Cleaned ship.

1150. Sounded in 87 fathoms – sand.

1215. Cours…

Latitude 9.12N Longitude 15.04W. Sierra Leone  bearing S69E 113 miles. Wind northerly Force 2.

0330. Braced round. 0345. Sounded in 70 fathoms – sand.

0415. Sounded in 60 fathoms.

0545. Sounded in 36 fathoms.

0945. Mustered by Divisions. 1000. Set Mainsail. Divine Service.

1150. Sounded in 35 fathoms bottom sand and broken shell.

1240. Course SE ½ E. 1645 Quarters.

1830. Up mainsail and squared yards.

0000.Sounded in 35 fathoms – sand and shell.

Latitude 8.49 N Longitude 14.13W. Wind Southerly and calm. Sounded in 34 fathoms – sand and shell.

0900. Mustered at Quarters. Cutlass men of Fore Quarters at drill.

1000. Sounded in 25 fathoms.

1315. Tacked and trimmed sails.

1630. Mustered at Quarters. Reefed Top sail. Sunset saw Barque bearing NWN.

2000. Sounded in 24 fathoms. Observed a boat on the Port beam. Hove to. In Top gallant and Royals.

2100. Filled and sounded in 17 fathoms. Shortened and furled sails. Came to with Broken bottom i…

At anchor.

0400. Up steam in one boiler. Down screw and shortened cable.

0715. Weighed and proceeded under steam. Course SE by E ½ E.

0945. Quarters and squared yards. 0950. Stopped and then proceeded.

1200. Came to in broken bottom. 16 fathoms. Centre Barracks bearing S ½ E. PM. At single anchor. Shipped in 12 shore men.

1800. sunset.

(Wednesday)  At single anchor off Sierra Leone.

0900. Quarters. Prayers.

1000. Let go lifebuoy – all correct. PM. Hoisted in provisions – received bread. Hoisted in boats.

At single anchor. Wind NW force .

0915. Mustered at Quarters.. prayers. Cutlass men of watch at drill.

PM. Make and mend clothes.

1645. Quarters. Sunset Up boats.

At anchor. Wind SW Force 1.

0915. Mustered at Quarters. Read prayers.  Bow pivot. 1 and 2 guns crews at rifle drill. Carpenter altering hammock netting.

1200. English mail steamer ATHENIAN arrived.

1420. Shortened in cable.

1535. Weighed and proceeded out of harbour under steam.

1700. Sierra Leone Lighthouse SE by S 1 ½ miles 1710. Quarters.

20.20. Set fore and aft sail and pointed yards to the wind.  WSW force 2.

Latitude 7.22N Longitude 14.17W. Course W ¼ S for the Cape. Wind NW by W Force 2 gusting 3.

0400. Sounded in 15 fathoms.

0530. Made sail to Top sails, Top gallant and Courses.

0605. Stopped engine.

0620. Trimmed sails. Course SSW. Cleaned ship.

1150. Sounded in 70 fathoms – sand.

1315. Trimmed and set Royals and Flying jib. Set Topmast and Top gallant stud sails. Stars obscured.

Sunday. Latitude 4.51N Longitude 14.11W. Cape Palmas S26E 392 miles. Wind NW light airs. Barometer 30.05 inches Temperature 84 F. 0940. Mustered for Divine Service.

1230. Course south.

1315. Braced in. 164.5 Secured anchors unbending cables.

2005. Up Courses, in Stud sails, Royals and Jib.

2205. Braced forward.

Latitude 3.59 N. Longitude 13.51W. WSW / West/ S by E / S ½ E / South / SE. Wind SSW Force 2.

0410. Set Foresai.l Wore round. Set mainsail and Spanker.0600 Set Royals and jib.

0915. Quarters. Read prayers. Cleaned sail rooms.

PM. Restoring holds. Scrubbed hammocks. Set Topmast staysail.

2220. In Royals and Jib.

Latitude 2.50N. longitude 12.29W Equator bearing S10E 175 miles. Wind SW changing to WSW Force 3.

0600. Reset sails.

0915. Quarters. Prayers. Set Royals and Flying jib.

1000. Set Starboard top and Top gallant stud sail. In Spanker. 3rd 27^th Guns crews at rifle drill.

PM. Small arms men of 4 26^th guns crew at rifle drill. Fitted spar onto Top sail. Sailmaker making wind sail. Mustered at Quarters. Inspected clean hammocks.

2030. In Stud sails, Royals and Flying Jib.

Latitude 1.37N Longitude 11.16W. Wind SW to WSW Force 2 rising to 4. Course southerly.  Equator  11.W S9E 98 miles.

0800. Making mats. Sailmaker making wind sails.

1140. Set Royals and Flying Jib.1315. Set port Top gallant and Top stud sails. Small arms men of 1^st and 3^rd guns at rifle drill.

1650. Quarters.

2020. in Royals, Flying Jib and Stud sails.

2100. Up courses.

1045. Set courses.

Latitude 0.50N. Longitude 10.32W. Equator 11W SSE 59 miles. Wind WSW Force 1 rising to 4. Course SW /SSE /SW by S.

0800. Exercised at General Quarters. Fitted spare main topsail.

PM. Making and mending clothes. Sailmakers still making wind sails.

1645. Mustered at Quarters. Washed clothes.

2015. In Topsails, Stud sails, Royals and Flying jib.

2350. Trimmed sails.

Latitude 0.19N.Longitude 10.00W. Course SW to SSW. Wind North Westerly force 2 rising to 5. Barometer 30.03 inches. Temperature 82 F.

0015. Taken aback. Shortened to Topsails and Jib. Trimmed to squalls.

0615. Braced round yards.

0850. Wore ship.

0920. Quarters and prayers.

1000. Set Courses.

1115. Set Top gallant and flying Top Stay sail. Even numbers of 1^st and 2^nd gun at rifle drill.

PM. Carpenter altering Quarterdeck netting.

1650 .Up Mainsail. Lit fires in one boiler.

1830. Commenced steami…

Latitude 0.55S Longitude 9.34W. Ascension Island bearing S35W 512 miles. Course SW by S. Wind South Force 2 to 5. Temperature 82 rising to 85F..

Daylight – a sail on the Port beam. Exchanged colours with French Brig. Cleaned ship PM.

1650. Mustered at Quarters.