Latitude 30.24S Longitude 16.30W. Course SSE. Wind east changing to north force 1 increasing to 4. Barometer dropping from 30.45 inches to 30.33 inches. Cape of Good Hope bearing S82E 1790 miles.

0340. Up Courses. Cleaned ship.

0730. Set Courses.1120. Course SE by E. Trimmed and set all plain sail save Spanker, Fore topsail and Top gallant stud sails.

1315. Set Stud sails and cleaned ship. Boys at sail drill  In Royals, Flying jib and Stud sails save for Topsail stud sail.

2330 . In Top stud sail. Sailing to a squall.

Latitude 30.49S Longitude 14.45W. Course easterly. Wind NNE changing to south at midnight. Force 3 to 5.

0725. Set lee clew on Main sail, Royals, port topsail and Top gallant stud sails.

0945. Mustered by Open List.

Open List

‘One of a ship’s books, which contains the whole of the names of the actual officers and crew, in order to regulate their victualling. The crew are mustered by the open list.’

It appears this practice involved each crew member publically coming forward and stating their details (name, rank etc) which would then be listed and this used as the basis for musters going forward. This was apparently an attempt to prevent corruption in that those in charge of pay or victuals on board a ship may try to list non-existent crewmen and then keep their ‘pay’ for themselves.

1000.Performed Divine service.

1225. Course ESE.

1450. In Royals and Top gallant stud sails.

1510. In top Stud sails and up Mainsail. Braced forward on starboard tack.

1650. Double reefed Topsails.

1700. Set mainsails

1850. Trimmed sails.

Latitude 30.58S longitude 13.10W. Course E by  N/ ENE / SE by S. Wind SE by S  then southerly. Force  2/3 decreasing to 1  and increasing to 5 by midnight. Cape of Good Hope bearing S82E 1620 miles. Out second reef of Topsails.

0550. Out first reef of Top sails.

0600. Set Royals, Flying jib and Spanker.

0900. Read prayers. Exercised at General Quarters firing at target.

1145. Set Courses.

PM. Marines and 1^st Company of small arms men at rifle practice.

1545. Tacked. 1700. Quarters.

1830. In Royals and Flying jib.

1900. In first reef of Topsail.

Latitude 31.17S longitude 11.41 W.  course SE wind/ N / NWN Force 3 – 6.

0400 In Spanker

0415 Trimmed sails.

0730 Out reef and set Royals, Flying jib and Topsail stud sails.

0900 Mustered at quarters Read Articles of War. Set Port lower stud sails. and  Top gallant  stud sails. Cutlass men of watch at drill.

PM Variation by Azimuth 19.40W.

1645 Quarters, inspection and clean hammocks.

1815 In Top gallant and lower stud sails, royals and Flying jib.

1900. In Top sail and Main Top gallant sails. In Top stud sails.

2050 Up Mainsail. Squared yards.

Latitude 32.07. Longitude 8.45. Course SE Wind SSW Force 8 reducing to 1. Barometer 30.18 rising to 30.32. Temperature 72/75F. Cape of Good Hope bearing S85E 1370 miles.

0005. In Main, Top gallant and jib. Lowered Top sails to a squall from the SW. double reefed Topsail. Trimmed. Hoisted Top sails.

0300. In third reef of main Topsail.

0735 Out second reef of Main  and third reef of Mizzen Top sail. Set mainsail and Jib. Prayers and exercised at General Quarters. Out refs of Topsails. Set Top gallant sails.

1020. Set Royals and Flying jib. 1225 Course SE by E 13.20 Set Starboard Top sail and Top Gallant stud sails. Refitted Main Top sail.

1650. Mustered at Quarters  and shifted Top gallant sails.

1815 In Stud sail, Royals, Courses and Flying jib.

2015 Braced round and set Courses.

2300 Up mainsail. Swell from SW.

Latitude 32.16S.Longitude 7.41W. Course SE by E. Wind SSW to noon then NNE / N / NNW. Force 2 increasing to 5.

0100. Set mainsail. Swell from SW. 0-730 Up Courses.

0905 Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. A heavy swell from West.  Odd and 1^st guns crew at cutlass drill.

1040 Trimmed and set Foresail and lee clew of mainsail, flying jib and Royals. Set Stud sails.

PM.Made and mended clothes. Sailmakers repairing main Top sail.

1640 In Royals, flying jib, Top gallant and Stud sails.

2115 Trimmed sails. Up windward clew of mainsail.

Latitude 33.14S Longitude 0.34E. Course south Easterly. Wind E by N / North / NW. Force 1 rising to 6 at midnight Barometer dropping from 30.26 to 30.02 inches. Temperature 70F. Speed through the water 2 to 9 knots.

0645 Punished Jas Ferns(?) with birch as per warrant.

1055. Trimmed and set Royals, Flying jib. Out reef of Top sails.

1315 Trimmed and up windward clew of mainsail. Sailmakers altering Main Deck Awning. In first reef of Top sail.

1740 Up mainsail and squared yards. Down Flying jib and staysail. In Royals, Flying jib, top gallant sail. Set Flying jib staysail.

1950 Trimmed sails.

1110. In mainsail and Flying jib. Trimmed sails.

Latitude 33.58S Longitude 4.03E. Course SE to SE by E. Wind SW / WSW / West force 6 to 8. Maximum speed through the water 9 knots.

0015 in third reef. Trimmed and down jib,

0200 On preventer and braced (A Preventer is an extra rope to back up another) 0600 Trim and set mainsail.

0650 Down Top gallant and Royals.

0800 course SE by E.

0900 Out 2^nd reef of main topsail; out 2^nd and 3^rd reef  of Main topsail.

1140 Crossed yards. Refitting upper yards.

1215 course SE by E 3/4 S. Fitting of Royal yards. Sailmakers altering awning.

1700 Quarters. In 2^nd reef of Topsail and close reefeden.

1715 Shipped Norman Head. (A wooden bar thrust into the head of the rudder to prevent the loss of the rudder) and hooked on relieving tackle.

2359. Variation by amplitude 26.39W

Latitude 3332S longitude 8.05E. Cape of Good Hope bearing S84E 525 miles. Course SE by ¾ E. Wind West / SW by W / SSW force 6 rising to 8 and later falling to 5 at2200. Maximum speed through the water 10 knots falling to 6 knots.

0400 Lost overboard the log line and ship (31 feet) line.

0600 Up mainsail. Trimmed sails.

0900 Mustered at Quarters. Exercised at Fire Quarters. In Mizzen, Topsail. Set Mainsail.

1225. Course SE by E.

1400 trimmed sails. Fitted spare Topsail  to yard, parrels etc. (Parrell – those bands of rope or sometimes iron collars by which the centre of the yards are fastened at the slings to the mast so as to slide up and down freely when needed.)

1650. Quarters.

1655. Out two reefs of Fore and Main topsail; third reef of Mizzen topsail. Set Top gallant sails and Jib.

1900 In Top gallant sails and down jib.

Latitude 35.19S Longitude 10.47E. Course SE by E /ESE / E by S / E ½ S / East /E ½ S. Wind Southerly. Force 4 to 6 AM. 4 to 7 PM decreasing to 4 at Midnight. Speed through the water 4 to 8 knots.

0400. Barometer 30.43 inches Temperature 64F rising to 66F.

0610 set Top gallant sails and Jib. Served out soap and tobacco. Made mats. Sailmakers altering Main deck awning.

1330 trimmed followed by making and mending of clothes.

1650 Quarters. In second reef of Main topsail and third reef of Mizzen Top sail. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

1900 In Top gallant sails and down jib. 1200 Barometer 30.52 inches

Latitude 31.55S longitude 12.50E. Course Easterly until 1900 then Westerly. Wind SSE. Force 6 rising to 8.

0215 Barometer 30.40 inches falling to 30.21 at 0800.

0215. In third reef of Main topsails. Furled Mizzen topsail. Weather Topsail brace stranded. Spliced together and preventer parrel put on.

0800 Rove new Topsail brace and Main tack. Fitting topsail parrel.

PM Reeving new main Top sail brace. Carpenter repairing bulkhead and sheep pens. Sailmakers fitting new deck awning.

1650 Quarters. Wore ship (the opposite of tacking – the head of the ship is turned away from the wind and is known today as gybing) Reefed Main sail and down Top gallant yards.

(Sunday) Latitude 31.22S Longitude 12.21E. Course Easterly until 1800 when it changed to South easterly. Wind south to SSW Force 7 dropping to 4 at Midnight. Barometer dropped to 29.97 inches before rising to 30.00 inches. Temperature 67 rising to 69 F.  Ships speed 2 to 5 knots. Cape of Good Hope bearing S60E 362 miles.

0730 in main topsail. Set reefed mainsail and Forward Top staysail.

0930 Mustered by the Open List; read prayers. 1200 Sail in sight.

1315 passed an English ship standing to the North.

1540 Out third reef and forth reef of and main topsails.

1650 Mustered at Quarters. In Fore staysail.

1845 In third reef of Fore and Main topsail.

2240 Out third reef of Fore and Main Top sail.

Latitude 3106S Longitude 1525E. Course Easterly until 0635 then Westerly until 1040 when Easterly again and becoming South Easterly in the afternoon.  Barometer slowly rising to 30.10 inches with the temperature reaching 72F.

0300 Out reefs of courses and third reef of fore topsail. Set Jib and main top sail.

0635 Wore ship and crossed Top gallant yards, set Top gallant sails.

0930 Quarters; read prayers. 1

040. Set Spanker.

1115. In Spanker and tacked. Fitting of Main topsail. Set Spanker.

PM 5^th guns crew at cutlass drill.

1530 Up Mainsail and set Main trysail. Lit fires.

1640 Started steaming.

1640 Quarters. Furled sails and pointed yards to the wind.

1720. Set Fore staysail and Fore trysail. Tacked and braced.

Latitude 31.51S Longitude 1326E. Course South Easterly. Wind southerly. Force 2 increasing to 4. Barometer dropping to 30.05 inches.

0315. In Fore trysail. Daylight one sail in sight.

0735. Set Fore trysail. Read prayers and mustered at General Quarters.

0945. Put Mr White under arrest.

0955. Tacked.

Fitted Main topsails and making mats.

1330. Exchanged Colours with a Dutch vessel. Fourth gun’s crew at cutlass drill. Two sails in sight. Continued fitting Main topsail and pointing ropes (The tapering of the ends of ropes)

1650 Mustered at Quarters with clean hammocks. Variation by azimuth 32W.

2020 Set Main trysail, Fore and Fore topsail stay sail.

Latitude 32.51S Longitude 15.49 E. Course SSE. Wind SSW Force 1 to 3. Barometer rising to 30.17 inches. Cape of Good Hope bearing S 56 E 162 miles.

0145 Observed light on Starboard beam.

0250 stopped.

0255 Proceeded.

0550 Set Jib, Spanker and Foresail. Down Fore staysail.

0730 Furled Fore sail. Mustered at General Quarters and read prayers. Employed scraping mast and booms.

1230 Course SSE.

1400 Exchanged Colours with English ship – Benonn of London (?). Continued to scrape masts and booms. Bent on cable.

1650 Mustered for Quarters and then scrubbed hammocks. 200 Observed a bright meteor.

2340 Observed another bright meteor.

Arrived at Cape of Good Hope.. Course SSE. Wind SW / South / North. Light airs to Force 6. Speed through water 7 knots.

0430 Observed Cape Light

0615 In Fore and Aft sails.

0700 Started steaming.

0800 Cape of Good Hope Light  House S 40 E.

1000 Rounded Cape of Good Hope inside Bellon’s. Mustered at Quarters. Squared yards and mended sails.

1130 Saluted Commodore Dolph with guns.

1210 Came to with B B in 7 fathoms and veered to 8 shackles . Let go SB (Ships boat?) Moored ship on swivel with 4 shackles on each cable. Out dinghy and gig. Mustered by Divisions. Inspected clean hammocks.

1730 Hoisted out boom boats. Up boats.