===+===+======+=========+=======+=======================================================

_H_|_K_|_[HK]_|_Courses_|_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday Janry. 28th. 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+-------------------------------------------------------

1 | | | | | Begins Moderate Breezes and Clear Weather, from the

2 | | | | | Southward, the Governor, came on board with a Number

3 | | | | | of Gentlemen to view the Ship Fired a Salute of 13

4 | | | | | Guns at 6 A M. sent the Boat on Shore, for the People,

5 | | | | | People employd Heaving Short. and Clearing Decks, at

6 | | | steered | | 10 P.M. Fired a Gun, and Hoisted a Signal for the

7 | | | out | | Boats to come off at 12 PM got under way went out

8 | | | North | SSE | with the French Frigate. La Sensible Bound to Brest

9 | | | | | we Bound on a Cruize,

10 | | | | |

11 | | | | |

12 | | | | |

1 | | | | |

2 | | | | |

3 | | | At 4 PM | | At 2 PM Saw a Sail to Leward, gave Chace came up

4 | | | Hauld | | with her, At 4 Boarded her, she proved to be a Dutch

5 | | | ENE | | Snow. from Amsterdam to Lisbon, Latter Part Clear

6 | | | | | Weather, and Fresh Breezes.

7 | | | | |

8 | | | | |

9 | | | | | Lost Sight of the French Frigate

10 | | | | |

11 | | | | |

12 | | | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+=======================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday Janry. 29th: 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+-------------------------------------------------------

1 | | | | | Begins Moderate Breezes and Clear Weather

2 | | | | |

3 | | | | |

4 | 4 | 4 | ENE | South |

5 | 4 | 4 | | |

6 | 4 | 4 | | |

7 | 4 | 4 | NEBE | |

8 | 5 | | NE | |

9 | 6 | | | |

10 | 2 | | NEBE | |

11 | 2 | | | | At 4 AM Wore Ship to the Westward. at 1/2 Past 6

12 | 2 | | | | saw the Land Bearing SBW. about 7 Leags. Distt.

1 | 2 | | EBN | |

2 | 2 | | | SSE |

3 | 2 | | ENE | |

4 | 2 | | WBS | |

5 | 2 | | WNW | |

6 | 2 | | WBN | SWBS |

7 | 2 | | | | No Observation this day

8 | 2 | | | |

9 | 1 | 4 | | |

10 | 1 | 4 | | |

11 | 1 | 4 | | |

12 | 1 | 4 | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+======================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday Janry 30th. 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+-------+------------------------------------------------------

1 | 3 | | SSW | NEBE | Begins fresh Gales and Squally, Employd Clearing the

2 | 3 | | | | Lumber from between Decks. & stowing it away in the

3 | 3 | | | | Hold Sundry other Jobbs, at 5 PM. Hauled up Main

4 | 3 | | | | Sail, and Wore Ship to the Northward, took in 2 Reefs

5 | 5 | | | | of the Top Sails Fresh Gales and Squally with Rain

6 | 6 | | | |

7 | 5 | | NWBN | NNE |

8 | 4 | | | |

9 | 4 | | | | At 6 Close Reefd Fore & Main Top Sails, & Handd.

10 | 4 | | | | the Mizen Top Sail, Struck Top Gallt. Yards. &

11 | 3 | | | | Handd. the Main Sail

12 | 3 | | | |

1 | 3 | | WNW | NBE |

2 | 3 | | | | Expended 2 Barrels of Beef 1 Barrel of Pork

3 | 3 | | | | At 12 P.M. Fresh Gales and thick Weather,

4 | 3 | | | |

5 | 2 | | NWBW | | At 4 AM. Ditto Weather,

6 | 2 | | | |

7 | 2 | | | | At 8 AM Moderate Breezes & Hazy with Rain

8 | 2 | 4 | WNW | |

9 | 2 | 4 | | | At 9 Saw a Sail Let the Reefs out of the Top Sails

10 | 2 | 4 | | | a large Swell from the Eastward

11 | 2 | 4 | | |

12 | 2 | 4 | | | Lattd. Obsd. 44°. 19" North.

===+===+======+=========+=======+======================================================

| _Remarks on Monday Janry 31st. 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+-------+------------------------------------------------------

1 | 2 | | SBE | SWBW | Begins Fresh Gales and Squally. with Rain from the

2 | 2 | 4 | | | Eastd.

3 | 6 | | | | At 7 PM. Splitt the Fore Top Sail

4 | 7 | 4 | | |

5 | 7 | 4 | | | At 8 Handed it; Handed Main & Mizen Top Sail

6 | 7 | 4 | NBW | WBS |

7 | 6 | | | |

8 | 6 | | | | At 10 Do. Weather Blows very Hard,

9 | 4 | | | |

10 | 4 | | | |

11 | 5 | | | | At 12 Do. Weather.--

12 | 5 | | | | Expended 2 Bbls. of Beef 1 Bbl. of Pork, 1 Bbl. Flour

1 | 6 | | NWBN | | 1 Box of Candles,

2 | 5 | 4 | | |

3 | 6 | | | | At 4 AM Moderate Breezes & a Large Sea unbent the

4 | 4 | 4 | | | Fore Top Sail

5 | 4 | | | |

6 | 4 | | | |

7 | 2 | 4 | | | At 8 made Sail Moderate Breezes and Clear Weather

8 | 2 | 4 | | |

9 | 2 | 4 | SWBW | SBE |

10 | 2 | 4 | | | Lattd. Obsd. 44° .. 31" North

11 | 2 | 4 | SW | SSE |

12 | 2 | 4 | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+====================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday Febry. 1st. 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+----------------------------------------------------

1 | 1 | 4 | NWBW | BEBE | Begins Light Winds & Clear Weather, People Employd

2 | 1 | 4 | | | cleaning the between Decks, and Scrubbing

3 | 1 | 4 | | | Hammocks & other Necessary Jobbs

4 | 2 | 4 | | |

5 | 2 | | | |

6 | 3 | 4 | | |

7 | 3 | | NNW | EBS |

8 | 4 | 4 | | | Expended 1 Barrel of Beef

9 | 4 | 4 | | |

10 | 3 | 4 | | |

11 | 3 | 4 | | | At 8 Light Winds & Clear Weather,

12 | 3 | 4 | | |

1 | 4 | | North | |

2 | 4 | | | |

3 | 4 | 4 | | | At 9 Squally with Rain, at 10 Handd. Mizn. Top Sail

4 | 4 | 4 | | |

5 | 4 | | | | At 11 Set the Mizen Top Sail again

6 | 3 | 4 | | |

7 | 4 | | | |

8 | 4 | | NWBW | NEBE |

9 | 4 | | 1/2W | 1/2E |

10 | 3 | | NW | NNE |

11 | 2 | | | | No Observation

12 | 2 | | NWBW | NEBN |

===+===+======+=========+=======+====================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday Febry. 2 nd. 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+-------+----------------------------------------------------

1 | 2 | | NWBW | NEBN | Begins Moderate Breezes. and Squally with Rain.

2 | 1 | 4 | | | People variously employed about the Ship

3 | 4 | 4 | | |

4 | 3 | | | |

5 | 2 | | | | At 4 PM Ditto Winds, with Showers of Rain

6 | 4 | 4 | | | At 6 do. Weather

7 | 3 | | | |

8 | 4 | 4 | North | ENE | At 8 Sprung up a Breeze from the Eastwd.

9 | 4 | | NBE | EBN |

10 | 4 | | | | At 10 Fresh Gales and Cloudy

11 | 4 | | | | Expended 1 Bbl. of Flour, Broachd 1 Pipe of Gin &

12 | 4 | 4 | | | 1 Cask of Beans

1 | 4 | | | | At 6 A M. Saw a Sail on the Quarter Wore Ship and

2 | 4 | | | | gave Chace, Sett the Main Sail Mizzen Top Sail &

3 | 4 | | | | Jibb

4 | 4 | | | |

5 | 4 | | | | At 9 AM. came up and spoke her, she proved to be a

6 | 4 | | SSE | | Letter of Marque, Ship from Virginia. Bound to

7 | 6 | | | | Bourdeaux, out 33 Days. John Gale Commander,

8 | 7 | | | |

9 | 8 | | | |

10 | 8 | | NBE | | Lattd: Obsd. 45°. 46" North

11 | 3 | | | |

12 | 3 | | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+=======================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday Febry. 3rd. 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+-------------------------------------------------------

1 | 2 | | NNW | NE | Begins Fresh Breezes and Squally, at 1 P.M made a

2 | 1 | 4 | | | Sail on our Larboard Quarter, Wore Ship gave Chace,

3 | 4 | 4 | West | | Out all Reefs, Set Steering Sails got Top Gallt.

4 | 3 | | NW | | Yards athwart set Top Gallt. Sails, at 5 P M gave

5 | 2 | | SSE | | over Chace, Wore Ship to the Eastward, Reefd the

6 | 4 | 4 | | | Top Sails Light Winds & Squally

7 | 2 | 4 | | |

8 | 3 | 4 | | |

9 | 3 | | | |

10 | 3 | | SBE | EBN |

11 | 3 | 4 | | |

12 | 3 | | | | Expended 1 Barrel of Beef

1 | 3 | | | |

2 | 2 | | | | Departed this Life Benjn. Powers Master at Arms

3 | 1 | 4 | | | At 4 A M. Light Winds & Clear Weather, the Ship in

4 | 1 | 4 | | | Sight

5 | 4 | | | |

6 | 3 | | ENE | EBS | At 6 A M. Tacked Ship to the Southward

7 | 3 | | | | At 8 Small Winds & Pleasant Weather,

8 | 3 | | East | SE |

9 | 2 | | SSE | | At 10 Backd. Main & Miz Top Sail Hauled down

10 | 1 | 4 | EBN | SEBS | Jibb & Main Top Mast Stay Sail, Hoisted out the

11 | 1 | 4 | | | Yawl went on Board the Ship in Company

12 | 2 | 4 | | | Lattd: Obsd. 45°. 15" North

===+===+======+=========+=======+=======================================================

| _Remarks on Friday Febry. 4th. 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+-------------------------------------------------------

1 | 3 | | East | EBS | Begins Fresh Gales & thick Weather, from the Southward

2 | 3 | 4 | SSE | |

3 | 4 | | SBE | | At 4 PM. Fresh Gales & Squally with Rain, at 5 PM

4 | 4 | | | | sent the Yawl on Board the Ship in Company, with her

5 | 4 | | | | Captain and a Passenger,

6 | 4 | | | |

7 | 6 | | | |

8 | 6 | | | | At 6 Fresh Gales & thick Weather,

9 | 8 | | | |

10 | 8 | | | | At 8 Fresh Gales and Squally

11 | 8 | | | | At 9 Handed down the Main Top Sail Struck Top

12 | 8 | | | | Gallt Yards, Hauled up the Mizen down Stay Sails

1 | 7 | 4 | | | Fore and Aft,

2 | 6 | 4 | | |

3 | 6 | 4 | ENE | SE |

4 | 6 | 4 | | |

5 | 5 | 4 | | | Expended 2 Bbls. of Pork, Broachd 1 Box of Candles

6 | 5 | 4 | | |

7 | 5 | | | | At 4 A M. Fresh Gales and a Large Sea

8 | 5 | | | | Broachd 2 Barrels of Beef

9 | 4 | | EBN. |SEBS |

10 | 4 | | ESE | |

11 | 4 | | | | No Observation

12 | 4 | | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+==========================================================

| | _Remarks on Satarday Febry. 5th. 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+----------------------------------------------------------

1 | 2 | | East |SSW | Begins Moderate Breezes & a Large Sea, wth Rain,

2 | 1 | | | | saw a Ship to the Westward, Tackd Ship and gave

3 | 5 | | | | Chace at 4 PM Spoke to her she was from Stockholm

4 | 5 | | SE |NW | Bound to Lisbon. at 4 P M Wore Ship and stood to

5 | 5 | | | | the ENE.. Expended 2 Barrels of Beef

6 | 3 | | ENE |SW |

7 | 3 | | | |

8 | 5 | | | |

9 | 5 | | | |

10 | 7 | | | | At 10 Reeft Top Sails and Sett Main Stay Sail

11 | 8 | | | | Retook a small French Bark, that had been taken by

12 | 8 | | | | a Geurnsey Privateer, Laden with Wine from Bourdeaux,

1 | 8 | | | | sent a Midshipman, and 3 Hands on Board,

2 | 9 | | | | her, and took her in Tow.

3 | 8 | | | |

4 | 7 | | | |

5 | 6 | | | | At Meridian found her to be very Weak & Leaky to

6 | 6 | | | | Bear Towing, we Halled by the Wind, and Layd our

7 | 6 | | | | Top Sails a back, in Order to take the Men out of the

8 | 6 | | | | Prize--

9 | 6 | | | |

10 | 4 | | | |

11 | 4 | | | |

12 | 4 | | | | Lattd. Obsd. 47°..16" North

===+===+======+=========+=======+==========================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday Febry. 6th. 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+-------+----------------------------------------------------------

1 | | | | | Begins with thick Weather, & fresh Breezes, Cut away

2 | | |Laying | | the Masts of the Prize, and got her a long Side,

3 | | |too | | took out of her, her Main & Fore Sail, & Fore Top

4 | | | | | Sail a small Hauser, & 11 Casks of Wine, before we

5 | 4 | |SEBE | WNW | could get anything more, she Sunk, served the Ships

6 | 4 | | | | Company, 1 Cask, of Wine, at 12 PM. Do. Weather

7 | 4 | 4 | | | at 4 PM. Do. Weather, made Sail, and Immediately

8 | 8 | | | | After saw a Fleet, to Leeward. Hauled our Wind and

9 | 8 | | | | made Sail from them, a Large Sea with Fresh Gales at

10 | 8 | 10 | | | Wore Ship and stood towards the Fleet at 1/2 Past 11

11 | 8 | 4 | | | Carryd away. the Larboard Main Top Sail Sheet, took

12 | 8 | | | | in the Top Sails

1 | 7 | | | |

2 | 6 | | | |

3 | 6 | | | |

4 | 6 | | | |

5 |10 | | | |

6 | 9 | | | |

7 | 8 | | NBE | |

8 | 6 | | | |

9 | 6 | | | | Broachd 1 Barrel of Beef 2 Bbls. of Pork, 1 Bbl. of

10 | 4 | | | | Flour, 1 Butt of Water

11 | 4 | | SBE | |

12 | 4 | | | | Lattd. Obsd: 47°. 46" N

===+===+======+=========+=======+=======================================================

| _Remarks on Monday Febry. 7: 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+-------------------------------------------------------

1 | 2 | | ENE | WBN | Begins Fresh Gales and Squally with a Large Sea, we

2 | 2 | | | | in Chace of the Fleet under our Fore Sail Main and

3 | 3 | | | | Mizen Stay Sails, at 2 PM. Wore Ship to the Northward,

4 | 3 | | | | Three Ships out of the Fleet standing towards

5 | 4 | | | | us, Hove out a Signal to the Livingston the Ship in

6 | 4 | | | | Company to follow us At 4 Lost Sight of the Fleet.

7 | 3 | 4 | | | got down Top Gallt. Yards.

8 | 4 | | SBE | |

9 | 4 | 4 | | |

10 | 5 | | | |

11 | 5 | | | | At 6 the Weather more Moderate, bore away under

12 | 5 | | | | our Fore Sail, at 12 PM. Sounded and got Bottom 85

1 | 4 | 4 | | | fathom Gray Sand, at 4 PM. Sounded the same Depth

2 | 2 | 5 | | | of Water, at 6 Moderate thick Weather, Spoke the

3 | 5 | | | | Livingston desired them to make Sail got up Top Gallt.

4 | 5 | | | | Yards. sett Top Gallt. Sails

5 | 5 | | | |

6 | 5 | | | |

7 | 5 | | | |

8 | 5 | 4 | | |

9 | 5 | 4 | ENE | | Broachd 1 Bbl. of Beef 1 Cask of Wine

10 | 5 | | | NW. | No Observation

11 | 6 | | NE | |

12 | 6 | | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+=======================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday Febry. 8: 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+-------------------------------------------------------

1 | 4 | 4 | ENE | SW | Begins Moderate Breezes thick & Hazy Weather, at 1

2 | 4 | 4 | | | PM saw the Land bearing from NE to E. which we

3 | 4 | | | | Judge to be the Penmark, At 5. we were within 1

4 | 4 | | | | League of the Rocks, WBN from thence, we Halled by

5 | 3 | | | | the Wind, to the Southd. Sounded 45 fathom Water,

6 | 3 | | South | WSW | fine Gray Sand, our Consort in Sight, at 9 Sounded

7 | 3 | | | | 50 fathom, at 10 same Depth Muddy Bottom, Thick

8 | 3 | | SBE | | Weather, attended with Rain at 11 Tackd At 6 AM.

9 | 3 | | | | Wore Ship to the Southd. Sounded 60 Fathom of

10 | 2 | | SSE | SW | Water, fine Gray Sand, Do. Weather, at 9 Sett Main

11 | 2 | | | | Sail & Main Top Mast Stay Sail & Jibb Discovered

12 | 2 | 4 | West | SSW | the =Land= Head to be Loose

1 | 2 | 4 | | | Broachd 1 Bbl. of Pork

2 | 2 | 4 | WBN | | 1 Box of Candles

3 | 3 | | | | 1 Cask of Wine

4 | 3 | | | |

5 | 2 | | | |

6 | 2 | | WNW | SWBS |

7 | 2 | | South | SW |

8 | 2 | | | WSW | No Observation

9 | 5 | 4 | | |

10 | 5 | 4 | | |

11 | 5 | 4 | | |

12 | 5 | 4 | | |

===+===+======+=========+=======+===================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday Febry. 9th: 1780_

---+---+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------------------------

1 | 3 | | SBW | WBS | Begins Moderate Breezes and Rain Sounded 63

2 | 3 | | | | Fathom Water, fine Sand, at 6 PM. Close Reefd the

3 | 3 | | | | Top Sails

4 | 2 | 4 | SSW | West. |

5 | 3 | | | |

6 | 3 | 4 | | |

7 | 3 | | | | Expended 1 Bbl. of Pork. 1 Cask of Wine

8 | 3 | | SBW | |

9 | 3 | 4 | | | Broachd 2 Bbls. of Beef 1 Box of Candles

10 | 3 | 4 | | |

11 | 3 | 4 | | | At 10 Sounded 65 Fathom Water,

12 | 3 | 4 | | | At 1 AM. Wore Ship, at 5 Out Reefs, at 6 spoke a

1 | 4 | | | | Dutch Galliott Bound to Brest she informed us

2 | 4 | | ESE | | Belslile Bore NNE Distance 8 Leagues

3 | 4 | | | |

4 | 4 | 4 | | |

5 | 5 | 4 | | |

6 | 5 | | | | At 11 Belslile a Head fine Pleasant Weather, the

7 | 5 | | | | Livingston in Company

8 | 5 | | NNE | |

9 | 4 | | | |

10 | 4 | | | |

11 | 3 | | | | Lattd. Obsd. 46°. 39" No

12 | 3 | | NW | SWBW |

===+===+======+=========+=======+===================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday Febry. 10th: 1780_--

---+---+------+---------+-------+---------------------------------------------------

1 | 1 | 4 | NNW | West | Pleasant Weather, and Light Airs of Wind, Belslile

2 | 1 | | | | still in Sight Sounded 50 Fathom Water, Gravell

3 | 1 | | | | Stones Expended 2 Bbls. of Beef. At 6 PM. Belslile

4 | 1 | | | | North End bore NEBN about 3 Leagues Distance, At

5 | 2 | | | | 7 Sounded 45 Fathom Water with Sand, Hauled up our

6 | 2 | | NW | SBW | Courses, took in Top Gallt. Sails and settled the

7 | 2 | 4 | | | Top Sails At 4 AM. Lay too

8 | 2 | 4 | | |

9 | 2 | 4 | | |

10 | 2 | | | |

11 | 1 | 4 | | |

12 | 1 | 4 | | | At 6 made Sail and stood in for the Land,

1 | 2 | | North | |

2 | 2 | | | | At 8 Saw the Isle of Groa bearing EBS.

3 | 2 | | | |

4 | 2 | | | | At Meridian Close in with Groa,

5 | | | | |

6 | | | | | Expended 2 Bbls. of Beef

7 | 5 | | NEBE | | Broachd 1 Bbl. of Flour

8 | 5 | | | | 1 Pipe of Gin

9 | | | | | Recd. 325 lb. Fresh Beef

10 | | | | |

11 | | | | |

12 | | | | |

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday Febry. 11th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Pleasant Weather, at 3 PM came to an Anchor, within the Isle of

| Groa with our Larboard Anchor, the Purser went to L'Orient, at 8

ESE | Returnd with Beef. the Livingston likewise came too an Anchor,

| Broachd 1 Bbl. of Flour

| 1 Cask of Gin

| A.M. Employed Cleaning the Ship several Gentlemen on Board from

| L'Ort.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday Febry. 12th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Fresh Breezes and Pleasant Weather, till Evening, the Captain went

| to L'Orient, the Boat returned, with 729 lb Beef & 50 lb. Bread,

"--" | thick Weather all Night in the Morning Pleasant Weather, People

| Employd making Points & Gasketts. Knolling Yarns for Spun Yarn.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday Febry. 13th. 1780--_

| ---------------------------------------------------------------------

| Fair, But very Cold Weather, People Employd as before,

| Recd. 717 lb. Beef Broachd 1 Cask of Butter.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday Febry. 14th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Fair and Cold Weather, PM. People variously employed, A M People

| Employed, making Points and Gasketts, sent 2 Casks to L'Orient

| for Water

|

| Broachd 1 Box of Candles. 1 Cask of Wine,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday Febry. 15th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair and Cold Weather, People Employd, making Points and Spun

| Yarn. at 5 OClock got down Top Gallt. Yards, Broachd 2 Bbls. of

EBS. | Pork, 1 of them destroyd by the Ratts

| AM. Do. Weather, People Employd as above, the Boat went to L'Orient

| with some of the Sick, Recd. 700 lb. Beef

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday Febry. 16th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, Moderate Breezes of Wind, People Employd making

| Points and Spun Yarn. A.M. Do. Weather, Employed washing the Ship

| Fore and Aft. Received 300 lb. Bread--

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday 17th. February 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Cold Weather Moderate Breezes of Wind, Received from L'Orient

| 1 Anchor, Wt. 3200 lb. with Orders from Capt. Jones to get an Anchor

East | left by the Serapis, In the Evening do. Weather, the People

| Employed about the Serapis Anchor, Scrubbing their Hammocks and

| other Necessary Jobbs

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday 18th. February 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fresh Breezes and Fair Weather, got up the Anchor, but could

| not get up the Cable, without the Ships getting under way, went

| to the Anchor got it to the Bow, and got in the Cable about 50

| fathom A M Do. Weather, Light Airs of Wind, Hove up our Anchor,

| and got under Sail in Order, to get nearer the Port of L.'Orient

| At Meridian Calm let go our Anchor again

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday 19th. February 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, at 1 OClock sprung up a small Breeze got

| under Sail, and run into the Harbour, Moored the Ship to the

NW. | Kings Moorings AM. Dirty Squally Weather, People variously employed,

| Carpenters on Shore making a New Sett of Tops for the Ship

| Recd. 531 lb. Beef 300 lb. Bread. 1 Teirce of Gin

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday 20th. February 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Squally Weather, People employd getting down Top Gallt. Masts

| and Yards. and unseeved the Running Rigging

|

| AM. Pleasant Weather, loosed Sails to Dry Recd. 683 lb. Beef 522 lb.

| Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday 21st. February 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| P.M. Pleasant Weather unbent Sails AM. Ditto Weather.

| People variously employed 12 of them on shore on Liberty

| Received 862 lb. Beef

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_|_Remarks on Teusday 22nd. February 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Cold Weather, People Employed making Points and other

| Necessary Duty, a Sail Maker from Shore came on board, and

| Measured our Spars for a New Sett of Sails Recd 294 lb. Bread,

| Broachd 1 Box of Candles, AM. Ditto Weather People Employd as above

| At 11 Capt Jones came on board and gave Orders to unrig the Ship

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday 23rd. February 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, got down Top Sail Yards. and Top Masts and

| unrove all the Running Rigging Recd. 650 lb. Beef 522 lb. Bread

| AM Do. Weather People Employd getting down the Top Masts Rigging

NNW. | and other necessary Duty, Capt. Jones and some French Carpenters

| came on Board. Mr. Darling the Boatswain released from his Confinement

| and Ordered to resume his Station, and do his Duty

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday 24th. February 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| P.M Pleasant Weather, People Employed Rigging, Carpenters on Shore

| making sett of Tops, for the Ship, A M Thick Weather, and small

SE | Rain, People Employd repairing the Top Mast Rigging, got the Brig

| that we took the first Cruize, along Side to put our Stores in

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday 25th. February 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, People Employd getting our Stores on Board the

| Brig and overhauling the Rigging A M. Do. Weather Seamen Employd

SW. | at the Rigging others getting Stores into the Brig getting Water

| Casks out of the Hold, sent 50 of them ashore, Recd 800 lb. Beef

| 504 lb. Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday 26th. February 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather Fresh Breezes, Employd getting Stores on board the

| Brig and fixing the Top Mast Rigging, in the Evening Squally &

| fresh Gales of Wind had about 20 Casks of Powder damaged. by Mr.

"--" | Frankford Masters Mate Starting Water in the Hold, so much as to

| come an Inch up the Casks Heads in the Magazine,--Employd getting

| out the Powder, Capenters & Gunners Stores and Starting the Water

| Casks out of the Ground Tier,--

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday 27th. February 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather People variously employed

West | AM Ditto Weather

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday 28th. February 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Moderate Breezes of Wind, People variously employed,

| A M. Do. Weather, Employed getting out Water Casks and

| sending them on Shore, and putting Stores on Board the Brig

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday 29th. February 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Moderate Breezes of Wind. Employd fixing the

| Rigging, the Ship Clearing of her Stores AM. Do. Weather, Seamen

| Employed getting down the Fore Rigging and Over Hauling it, others

| getting out Water, unbending the Cables, and putting Sundry Stores

| on board the Brig

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday March 1st. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, Put our Cables on board the Brig the People

| Employd about the Rigging, Broachd 1 Box of Candles

WSW. | AM Pleasant Weather, Employd getting the Fore Rigging aloft

| and Trimming the Ballast aft. three Caulkers from the Lusanne

| to Caulk between Decks. Capt. Bell came on Board

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday March 2nd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, Employd about the Fore Rigging and Rigging the

| Fore Yard, in Order to Lift the Bowspritt (Trimming the Ballast

| Aft, Carpenters Employed on Shore, making the Tops, Recd.

| 885 lb. Beef & 524 lb. Bread, Broached 1 Cask of Brandy.

| AM. Dirty Weather, Employd Knotting of Yarns and other Necessary

| Duty--

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday March 3rd. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

West | PM. Fair Weather. People variously employed,

| AM Squally Weather and got up the Main Top, and other Necessary

| Duty

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday March 4th.. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| At PM Squally Weather, Employd getting off some of the Main Rigging

| and Putting Provisions on board, the Brig, the Carpenters having

NNE | finished the Tops. came on Board, Recd. 746 lb. Beef 360 lb Bread.

| AM. Fine Pleasant Weather, Employed getting down the Main Rigging

| taking up the Orlop Decks. and other Necessary Jobbs

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday March 5th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Moderate Cloudy Weather, People variously employed, Broachd. 1

SW. | Box of Candles, AM. Do. Weather, got out the Bow Spritt, and Cutt

| 2 feet 2 Inches off the Heel,--Got the Main Top up

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday March 6th..1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Thick Weather, People Employd, fixing the Rigging and other

| Necessary Duty. Recd. 683 lb. Beef & 480 lb. Bread.

| AM Ditto Weather got the Bowspritt in again, some Hands employd

| fixing the Main Rigging, others as Necessary

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday March 7th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, got the Fore Top on, and got the Cat Water

| secured, Hands Employd fixing the Main Rigging others Employd on

SW. | Necessary Jobbs.

| AM Do. Weather, Hands Employd Rigging the Main

| Mast, Bow Spritt &c.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday March 8th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Moderate Weather, Employd. Rigging the Ship and Trimming the

| Ballast forward, Recd. 756 lb. Beef 564 lb. Bread.

SW | AM. Do. Weather Employd Rigging the Main Mast Bow Spritt and other

| Necessary Jobbs

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday March 9th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| People Employd Fixing the Rigging Trimming Ballast forward and

| other Necessary Duty.

SW | AM Fair Weather, Employd as above, 2 Caulkers of the Lusanne at

| work today. Recd. 768 lb. Beef 564 lb. Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday March 10th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, People employd Rigging the Ship and making some

NE | Alterations in the Hold.

| AM Do. Weather Employd as above, 3 Caulkers at Work between Decks

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday March 11th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, People Employd about the Rigging stowed the

| Ballast in the Hold, Delivered the Anchor that we received at the

| Isle of Groa, to a French Frigate lying here, AM Fair Weather, got

East | the Fore Top Mast rigging up, Hands still Employd stowing of Ballast

| in the Hold, and other Necessary Duty

| Received 1 Barrel of Tar,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday March 12th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fine Pleasant Weather, Rigging the Ship, and Stowing the Ballast

WSW | Recd. 32 Coils of Cordage, 789 lb. Beef & 580 lb. Bread. AM. Wet

| Dirty Weather, Employd Cleaning the Ship Fore and Aft

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday March 13th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, Employd Rigging the Main Top Mast and getting

| the Main Yard, Fore and Aft. in Order to reduce it Recd. 377 lb.

| Beef A M Ditto Weather, got the Top Masts up Swayed up the Fore Yard,

| and got the Mizen Top Sail and Cross Yard athwart

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday March 14th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, got the Fore Top Sail Yard athwart, in the Top

| People Employd fixing the Rigging, Carpenters reducing the Main

| Yard. Recd. 858 lb. Beef 480 lb. Bread, Broachd 1 Butt of Gin, 1 Box

| of Candles AM. Do. Weather got a Lighter along side, in Order to

South. | put our Gravel Ballast into, Employd Rigging the Ship, and moving

| the Iron Ballast forward in the Hold, Recd. by 2 French Boats 39

| Coils of Cordage 38 Skanes of Marline, & 1 Barrel of Tar,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday March 15th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, got the Main Top Mast on End, People Employd

| at the Rigging Reducing the Main Yard, and Building a New Orlop

WNW | Deck, AM Cold Weather, People Employd at the Rigging and other

| Necessary Duty.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday March 16th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather got the Main Top Sail Yard athwart, & Got the

West | Main Yard Rigged & swayed up, Recd. 615 lb. Beef & 516 lb. Bread.

| AM. Dirty Rainy Weather employd Cleaning the Decks & other Necessary

| Duty

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday March 17th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Moderate Dirty Weather, People Employed taking the Turns out of

WSW | the Moorings, Received 1 Teirce of Salt

| A M Do. Weather People variously employed.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday March 18th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Breezes and Squally Took down the Gally. and placed the

| Coppers in the Hold, Carpenters Employd making a New Main Top Gallt.

| Mast, Laying the Orlop Deck, Altering Carpenters Boatswains &

| Gunners Store Rooms, Recd. 688 lb. Beef & 600 lb Bread, A M Fresh

| Gales and Rain Found the Deck under the Gally so Rotten as Obliged

| us to lay New Plank in that place

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday March 19th. 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fresh Breezes and Dirty Weather People variously employed

WSW | Broachd 1 Box of Candles. & 1 Cask of Butter

| AM. Ditto Weather, People Employd as most Necessary

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday March 20th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Thick Dirty Weather People variously Employd Recd. 833 lb. of

| Beef & 63 lb. Bread. A M Fair Weather, Employd Tarring the Rigging

| and other Necessary Duty Carpenters Employd making the Top Gallt

| Masts and laying the Deck under the Gally, and Building the Store

SE | Rooms a new forward, Recd. 2 Bbls. of Tar, sent a Number of Men

| to the Gun Wharf to get Cannon ready for Shipping--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday March 21st. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fine Weather, People variously Employed, at 4 a Lighter came

| along side, with 13 Cannon, 11 of which 18 Pounders, the other

| 2, Nine Pounders, got purchases fixed for them Hoisting in a

| Number of Men came along side, that had lately come in a Cartell

SW | from England--

| AM Ditto Weather, Hoisted in the Guns Sent the Lighters for more

| the Caulkers not on Board to Day.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday March 22nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather People Employd, Tarring Rigging & Blacking the

| Sparrs. at 4 OClock, the Lighter came along Side, with 12 Eighteen

| Pounders, Hoisted them in, One of our People Died at the Hospital

| which is the third since we came in, Vizt. Nathl. Warner,

West | Moses Hilton & Henry Wrightenton several others have Deserted

| Received 1252 lb Beef & 3,000 lb Biscuits A M. Do. Weather

| sent the Lighter on Shore for the Remainder of the Guns. at 8

| OClock she Returned with 4. 18 Pounders, & 9---9 do. Recd. 3

| Coils of Cordage

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday March 23rd. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather. Employd. Loading a Hoy with Gravel Ballast

| and other Necessary Duty AM, Fair Weather finishd. Loading the

| Lighter and sent her on Shore, to unload the Ballast, Carpenters

NW. | Employd Building a Store Room. in the Place where the Boatswains.

| was. for the Sails, 2 Frenchmen Employd. Covering said Place with

| Tin

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday March 24th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, a Number of People on Shore, Discharging

| the Duty in the Lighter Ballast, People employd at the Rigging

| and other Necessary Duty. a Bricklayer came on Board with Mortar,

| for building the Gally. got the Lighter along Side, again, Recd.

East | 565 lb Beef & 36 lb. Bread, & 2 Teirces of Brandy. Broachd one,

| A M. Ditto Weather fresh Gales of Wind, sent the Lighter. on Shore,

| for 2 Guns. 1 of 18 Pounder the other of 9 Pounder, got them in.

| and began. Loading the Lighter with Ballast, got a spar on Board

| to make a Top Gallt Yard, and some Sheet Lead to lay under the

| Gally. French Men at work Tinning the Sail Room,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Saturday March 25th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, loading the Lighter with Ballast, and getting

| the Top Gallt. Masts on End, Received 525 lb Beef & 60 lb.

South, | Bread 1 Box of Candles,

|

| AM. Pleasant Weather, finished getting out the Ballast. and

| sent hands on Shore, to unlade her,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday March 26th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleast. Weather, Employd Blacking our Masts and Steering Sail

| Booms, and other Necessary Duty. Benj. Yewlin Died, at the Hospital

SSW. | 2 of the Caulkers at work this Day. Recd. 575 lb. Beef A M.

| Ditto Weather Employd, Scraping and Washing the Decks got the

| Top Gallant Yards athwart

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday March 27th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Thick Weather, sent the Lighter for Wood, Received 72lb. Bread

| AM. Fair Weather, sent the Barge for the Lighter, found the Tides

| had Nipped her, Left her aground, 3 Bricklayers and 2 Men Tinning

SE-- | the Sail Room. at work on Board 3 Caulkers, Caulking the

| Main Deck, and Cabbin

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday March 28th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, People variously Employd Recd. 1159 lb. Beef

| Broachd 1 Tierce of Brandy 1 Butt of Gin

|

| AM. Dirty Rainy Weather, sent the Barge for the Lighter People

West | Employd, on Board, Knotting of Yarns, & Making Points & Gasketts

| the Caulkers. Caulking the Orlop Deck. the Bricklayers. & Tinners

| as before,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday March 29th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, got the Lighter along side With Wood, 10 Chord

SW | which we took in, AM. Dirty Weather, sent the Lighter on Shore,

| and brought off 94 Casks, the Caulkers on board

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday March 30th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, People variously Employed Recd. 645 lb. Beef

| 72 lb Bread AM. Thick Weather, Careened the Ship, and Scrubbed

| her Bottom, on the Starboard Side, as far down as we Could payd

| her Sides, with Lamb Black & Tallow, Carpenters making some

| Alterations in the Cock Pitt.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday March 31st. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| P M Clear Weather, Blackd, our Bends. and got the Ship upright.

| The Tinners not on Board. Recd. 145 lb. Beef A M Squally Weather,

| Careened Ship, Scrubbed her Larboard Side and Payd it, the

| Caulkers at Work, Caulking the Main Deck next the Side--

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Satarday April 1st: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Employed taking out the Ballast out of the Spirrit

| Room, and other Necessary Duty. 3 Caulkers & 1 Carpenters from

WSW | the Philadelphia Ship at work, on Board, Received 1247 lb Bread

| AM Rainy Dirty Weather, employd stowing away Water Casks &c. the

| Carpenters & 2 of the Caulkers at work,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday April 2nd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Dirty Weather, People variously employd, Recd. 1233 lb. Beef

| AM. Thick Gales and Dirty Weather, Put several Potts of Fire, composed

"-" | of Combustibles, below. and shut all the Hatchways in Order to cleanse

| the Ship, and Kill the Vermin on Board,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday April 3rd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Hard Gales. and Squally, still smoaking the Ship, Broachd, 1

WNW. | Box of Candles, AM Dirty Weather, Employd making Points & Gasketts

| & other Necessary Duty

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday April 4th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Gales and Squally. People employd variously. Recd. 341

| lb Beef & 3010 lb. Bread. Broachd 1 Cask Arrack, AM Moderate

NW | Weather sent the Barge for some Plank, People Employd Knotting

| Yarns and making Points & Gasketts.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday April 5th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| AM. Fresh Gales. Employd Cleaning out the Spirrit Room and getting

"-" | out the Ballast Recd. 595 lb. Beef, 144 lb. Bread. A M Fair Weather

| variously employed

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday April 6th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, got some of the Casks & Ballast out of the Fore

"-" | Hold to Enlarge the Magazine Recd. 612 lb. Beef & 72 lb. Bread

| AM Ditto Weather, Employd getting up the Rigging

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday April 7th. 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, Employd setting up the Rigging and other Necessary

| Duty, 6 Carpenters & Caulkers from the Philadelphia Ship at Work,

NE | Fresh Gales & Rain, People variously employd,--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday April 8th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fresh Gales attended with Rain, People variously employd

| Recd. 1221 lb. Beef Employd as Necessary

| =====================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday April 9th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, Employd as most Necessary, Recd. 8 Bolts of =for=

| Duck, for making of Hammocks, & some twine Broachd 1 Cask of Arrack,

| AM Dirty Weather, People Employd scrubbing the Hammocks.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday April 10th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant. Weather, People variously employd, the Lighter returned

West | with Water, Recd. 93 lb. Bread. AM. Ditto Weather

| unloaded the Lighter. filled 40 Casks.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday April 11th 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, People variously employed, the Lighter returned

| with Water, Recd. 93 lb. Bread. AM Do. Weather unloaded the Lighter,

| Started the Water into Casks in the Hold filled 40--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday April 12th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

VBle, | PM. Pleasant Weather all Hands variously employd; A M Ditto

| Weather, 3 OClock sent the Lighter for Water

| Departed this Life Chace Rogers Cooper----

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday April 13th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, the Lighter returned with Water, Hoisted it in and

| started it into Casks in the Hold, filled 50 Casks, sent the Lighter

| for more Water Recd. 1912 lb. Beef & 72 lb. Bread, Broachd 1 Cask

| of Arrack

|

| AM. Fresh Gales, the Lighter set out again and got about a Mile,

Westy. | from the Ship when the People were obliged to leave her, the Wind

| blowing to Hard to get any further,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday April 14th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Breezes. People variously employed, Recd. 72 lb. Bread,

NE | A M Ditto Weather, gave the Lusannes, Carpenters & Caulkers, a

| Certificate for the Time they had worked on board, got Water a Long

| side,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday April 15th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, Employd getting the Water, and other Necessary

| Duty, Received 608 lb. Bread, 3028 lb. Beef. A M. Do. Weather sent

SE. | the Lighter to Port Louis, for Boxes of Small Arms at Meridian she

| returnd with 67 Boxes

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday April 16th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM small Showers of Rain, Hoisted in the Arms. the Barge brought

| off 6 Planks and 2 Knees for Enlarging the Gangways. Recd. 108 lb.

NW | Bread Broachd 1 Cask of Arrack, 1 Cask of Butter

| A M Ditto Weather, People variously employed, Carpenters Lengthning

| the Quarter Deck, 2 Carpenters 2 Caulkers. from the Lusanne on board.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday April 17th..1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fresh Breezes and Fair Weather, People Variously Employed, Recd

West | 983 lb Beef Broachd 1 Box of Candles. A M Ditto Weather, Carpenters

| and others Employed as most Necessary, Sent the Lighter on Shore

| for the Remainder, of our Water Cask, and some Coal

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday April 18th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Gales, Fair Weather, Variously Employed on Board

WNW. | A M Ditto Weather, Carpenters Lengthning the Quarter Deck, Received

| 10 Chord of Wood,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday April 19th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, the Lighter came along Side with the Water Casks

| and 25 Bushels of Coals. stowed the Water Casks, & Coal, Carpenters

West | Employed as usual, A M Ditto Weather, People variously Employed,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday April 20th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, People variously employed Recd 847 lb Beef

NNW. | 108 lb Bread, 2 Casks of Brandy Contg. 120 Gallons, Broachd one

| A M. Ditto Weather, Employd as most necessary.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday April 21st: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, People variously Employed

|

| AM. Foggy Dirty Weather,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday April 22nd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

SW. | PM Fair Weather, the People Received one Months Pay Recd 108 lb

| Bread, and 6 Bushells of Salt, A M Do. Weather, got a Craft with

| Water along side, filled all our Gang Casks Except 6 Gang Casks,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday April 23rd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| P M Fair Weather, sent the Craft on Shore, Carpenters at work on

West | the Quarter Deck, and Gangways Recd. 2030 lb Beef, Broachd 1 Cask

| of Brandy, A M. Dirty Weather, People variously employed

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday April 24th: 1780_--

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

Vble, | PM. Fair Weather, People Employed on Sundry Jobbs. M M Thick

| Weather

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday April 25th..1780_--

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, People Employd on Sundry Jobbs, A M Thick Foggy

| Wear.

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday April 26th. 1780_--

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fresh Breezes attended with Rain, Struck Top Gallt. Masts

| Recd. 108 lb. Bread, & 278 Candles, and 2 Casks of Brandy.

W.SW | A M Fair Weather got up Top Gallt. Masts, Mr. Blodgett the Purser,

| and the Master of the Lusanne came on board, to Survey Provisions

| People Employed Trimming the Casks.

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday April 27th.. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Coopers Trimming the Provision Casks, Carpenters

SW. | Employed as usual, Recd. 2047 Beef Broach 1 Cask of Brandy

| AM Fresh Winds and Rain

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday April 28th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Dirty Weather, variously Employed, Recd. 324 lb. Beef 108 lb.

| Bread

"-" | A M Ditto Weather,

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday April 29th.. 1780_--

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Coopers Employed, Pickling & Trimming Provisions

| Carpenters Building the Gang Ways; Recd. 14 Bushells Salt

| Broachd 1 Box of Candles, A M Do. Weather Employd as usual

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday April 30th.. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| P.M Fair Weather Carpenters Employed as usual,

|

| A.M. Ditto Weather,

|

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday May the 1st: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather People Employd variously, Recd. 1484 lb. Beef & 105

SE. | lb. Bread, AM Dirty Rainy Weather

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday May the 2nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| AM. Dirty Weather, People variously Employed, Recd 2845 lb. Bread

ENE | A M Fair Weather, surveying Provisions, Condemnd 1 Hogshead

| 2 Teirces & 5 Barrels of Beef

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday May the 3rd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, People variously employed, Broachd 1 Cask of Brandy

| AM Ditto Weather, came on Board one of the Harbour Pilots, with

| Orders for us to leave the Kings Moorings, to make room for a 74

| Gun Ship from the Port, Bent our Cable we received in Holland, to

Easty. | our best Bower Anchor, and an Old one to the Small Bower and Moored

| the Ship in 9 Fathom Water, put Service on the best Cable,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday May 4th.. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fine Weather, 2 Plumbers on board Pulling Leads in the Hause

SSW | Holes Recd. 1229 lb. Beef & 108 lb. Bread. AM Do. Weather People

| variously Employed

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday May 5th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather People variously Employed, AM Thick Weather small

| Rain, a French Boat came along side with an Eighteen Inch Cable,

| a Rope for a Messinger 2 Buoy Ropes. a Coil of Bolt Ropes

| very poor Rigging gave a Receipt for all Except the Messinger,

| Carpenters Employed finishing the Gang Ways. Caulkers Employd

| Caulking them. Surveyd some Provisions. Condemnd 2 Barrels.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday May 6th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather People variously Employd. Recd. 1032 lb. Beef &

SW. | 108 lb. Bread AM Thick Weather

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday May 7th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, the Caukers finished Caulking the Gang Ways.

SW | Coopers Trimming Provisions, A M Thick Weather Mustered the People

| several Missing

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday 8th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Recd. 806 lb. Beef 80 lb. Bread & 4 Teirces of Rum

| Contg. 216 Galls. Broachd one, A M. Thick Weather, some Rain. Recd.

| 459 Starr Shott, Twelve Pounders. & 262 Nine Pounders.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday Monday May 9th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fresh Gales and thick Weather, People variously Employed. Recd.

| 33 lb. Beef & 8 Bushells of Salt. AM. Ditto Weather, finished. Overhauling

| the Provisions, one Barrel more Condemnd.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday May 10th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Gales and Dirty Weather, People variously Employed Recd.

| 407 lb. Beef 12 Teirces of Brandy. A M Ditto Weather,--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday May 11th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Carpenters and others Employed as most Necessary

WSW. | Recd. 154 lb. Bread. Broachd 1 Barrel of Pork, A M Ditto Weather.

| People Employed, Cleaning the Guns for Painting

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday May 12th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fair Weather, People variously Employed, Recd. 1070 lb. Beef

| Broachd 1 Tierce of Rum. 1 Box of Candles, found. 1 Barrel 3/4 of

SSW | another of Flour has been taken out of the Brig along Side

| AM Ditto Weather Employd Painting the Guns----

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Satarday May 13th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Gales. & Dirty Weather, Struck Top Gallr. Masts,

| Struck Yards and Top Masts, miss a Half Bbl. of Pork, out of the

| Brig, AM. Fair Weather, People variously employed, gave the

SSW | Lusannes Carpenters Certificates for thier Work, (Vizt. James

| Barry 20 days Jas. Clark 20 days. Natl. Boyd 12 days. Christ.

| Marlin 12 days Wm. White 10 days

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday May 14th: 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

SSW | PM Fresh Gales and Dirty Weather, Employd Painting the Ship

| and other Necessary Duty Recd. 1121 lb. Beef 108 lb. Bread,

North. | A M Ditto Weather Swayed up Yards & Top Masts

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday May 15th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fresh Gales & Dirty Weather, Struck Yards & Top Masts, AM

| Fresh Breezes and Fair Weather People variously employed

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday May 16th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Pleasant Weather, Employed making Sennett for Waste Netting,

| Painting the Inside of the Ship, and a Stowing a Quantity Plank

| in the Hold, Recd. 108 lb. Bread. Broachd 1 Teirce of Rum.

| A M Foggy Weather, People variously Employed.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday May 17th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

Vble. | PM Fair Weather, People variously Employed. Recd. 1346 lb. Beef,

| & 3,000 Wt. Bread. A M Ditto Weather, swayed up Yards and Top

| Masts.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday May 18th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, People variously Employed Recd. 12 Bushels of

| Potatoes, 1 Teirce of Rum we Broached.

Calm | AM Ditto Weather, sent our Barge, and another Port to Port

| Louis for Powder, Employd on Board Painting the Inside Work,

| Round the Quarter Deck, and other Necessary Duty

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday May 19th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fine Pleasant Weather, the Boats returned with 67 Barrels of Powder

Vble. | Stowed 54 forward in a place, built for that Purpose, abaft, the

| Magazine received 108 lb. Bread

| AM Ditto Weather, Employed unrigging the Mizen Mast in Order to

| Shift it farther Aft.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday May 20th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM. Fine Pleasant Weather, a French Boat Brought along Side, 15

| Teirces of 1 Bbl. of Pork, we have now on board of 63 Bbls. of Beef

| 17 Teirces of Ditto, 1 Large Teirce, & 2 Puncheons of ditto, 10 Bbls.

| & 2 Teirces of Pork, 182 Butts & 10 Puncheons of Water, Recd. 1638 lb

| Beef & 3 Casks of Rum Contg. 223 Galls. Broachd 1, AM Ditto Weather,

| Employd stepping the Mizen Mast, and getting up Sheers in Order to

| Hoist it out, Carpenters fixing the Step for it on the Lower Deck,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday May 21st: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, 2 French Boats brought us off 6 Chord of Wood

| got out our Mizen Mast, and stept it. Broachd 1 Teirce of Rum AM

| Ditto Weather, Employd Rigging the Mizen Mast, and other Necessary

| Duty.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday May 22nd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, People variously Employed Recd. 108 lb. Bread

West. | AM Fresh Breezes. Employd Rigging the Mizen Mast

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday May 23rd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

"-" | PM. Fresh Breezes and fair Weather, Variously Employed, AM. Ditto

| Weather, Employed Cleaning the Ship, Fore and Aft

|

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday May 24th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, People variously employed

|

| AM Ditto Weather, the Boats went to Port Louis for Powder, got the

VBle. | Cables, out of the Starboard Orlop, in Order to Paint the End of the

| New Cable, found one of the Cables, we got in Holland, Eat in several

| Places by the Ratts, as much as 20 Yarns off

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday May 25th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Fair Weather, Finished Painting the Cable, spliced it to the

| Part of a Cable, took up with the Serapis's Anchor, Coiled them

| after wetting them. the Boats returned with the Powder, Stowed 20

| Barrels in the After Magazines, which filled it, put 29 Barrels on

SW | Board the Brig along side. which was all the Boats brought

| AM Ditto Weather, Employd Cleaning the Ships Sides in Order for

| Paying them.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday May 26th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, People variously employed

|

| AM Ditto Weather, employd Blacking the Ships Sides & Painting the

| Carved Work, 2 French Boats brought off 10 Barrels of Pork.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday May 27th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| PM Pleasant Weather, still Employd Blacking the Ship Two French

| Boats brought. 57 Sacks of Bread.

NE. | AM. Do. Weather, Hands Employed stowing away the Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday May 28th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate & Pleasant, Cleaned Ship got Top Gallt Yards a Cross

SSE. | &c. Latter part Moderate and Pleasant

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday May 29th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate & Clear, People variously Employed on board,

SSW | Recd. 60 Bags of Bread, Exercised the Cannon. Latter Part Ditto Winds

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday May 30th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate & Clear, People variously, Employed. Shifted the Sheet,

VBle. | Bower, and the small Bower Cv Middle Part Hard Thunder, Squalls and

| some Rain Latter Part Ditto Weather,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday May 31st. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate & Clear, People variously Employed, at Sennett. Points

SW | & Gasketts. Middle Part. Exercised the Cannon. Cleaning Ship and

| other Sundry Jobbs.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday June the 1st. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate & Clear, People variously Employd,

West | Latter Part Do. Weather

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday June 2nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate and Pleasant Weather. People Employd as Necessary

SW | Exercised the Cannon.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday June 3rd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

NE | Begins Moderate Breezes and Pleasant Weather. People as Yesterday

+======================================================================

| _Sunday_

| _Remarks on =Satarday= June 4th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

SSW | Begins Moderate and Clear Weather, People Cleaning between Decks.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday June 5th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate Breezes and Plenty of Rain, People variously Employed

West. | Received 60 Bags of Bread.

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday June 6th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

SW. | Moderate & Clear People Variously Employed.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday June 7th..1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Moderate & Clear, some Squalls of Rain, People Employed on Sundry Jobbs

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday June 8th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

WSW. | Moderate & Clear, People Employd, on various Occasions

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday June 9th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

SW. | Begins Moderate & Clear, People as before

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday June 10th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

-"- | Begins Moderate & Clear, People as before,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday June 11th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

-"- | Begins Moderate & Clear, People as before

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday June 12th..1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Moderate & Clear, Employd Hauling the Brig from along side

| up to the Key the Tide of Ebb making Could not get her up,

| Returned with the Boat. & People, Capt. Landy came on board, and took

| Command, he said by Orders of Congress, his Orders were read to the

| Officers & People, Capt. Landy Orderd all the Officers, that belonged

| to the Late Bon Homme Richard, Capt. Jones, on Shore, and any other

| Officer, that would not Acknowledge him Capt. of the Alliance,

| Capt Jones Officers came on Shore,--Capt Jones, set out for Paris--

|

| End of the Alliances Journall

An Account of Occurrences in L'Orient respecting the Bon Homme

Richards Officers & Crew

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday June 13th. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear Pleasant Weather all the Officers on Shore waiting

WSW | for Orders

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday June 14th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear Pleasant Weather, the Officers as before,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday June 15th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Clear & Pleasant Weather, still Waiting for Orders

| Commencement of the Ariels Journal

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday June 16th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins Clear & Pleasant Weather, Orders to the Officers, to Attend

| on Board, the Ariel Frigate, in the Port of L'Orient, being taken

| in the Service of the United States

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday June 17th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear and Moderate Weather, People Employd getting in 6

| Chord of Wood, and the Top Mast Rigging, Shrouds and Stays Likewise

| got 2 Anchors to the Bow. and bent the Cables to them and then

SW | Hauled the Ship out in the Stream.

| Received on Board 24 Sheets of Lead

| 1 Bar of Lead

| 5 Cables

| 4 Hausers

| 63 Water Casks

A Journall Kept on Board the American Continental Ship of War, Ariel,

of 26 ... Nine Pounders, Commanded by the Honble. John Paul Jones

Esqr. Commencing in the Port of L.'Orient June the 16th: 1780--

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday June 18th. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear and Moderate Weather, went on Board the Ship

| Alliance, with an Order from the Commandant, to Capt Landy, for the

| People that belongd. to the late Bon Homme Richard but Capt. Landy

| refused letting them come on Shore, without an Order from Capt.

| Jones, at 3 PM. the Alliance fired a Gun and Hoisted, an American

| Jack, at the Fore Top Mast Head, being a Signal for a Pilot in Order

| to go down to Port Louis, at 5 in the Afternoon, the Alliance fired

| a Salute of 15 Guns

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday June 19th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Messrs. Lunt and Stacey went on Board the Alliance, and got their

| Cloaths on Shore, the Alliance fired a Gun, and Hoisted a Signal for

| a Pilot, to carry her to the Isle of Groa,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday June 20th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Morning the Alliance Halled down to Port, Louis at 1/2 Past 7

| Capt Jones Arrived from Paris----

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday June 21st: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This morning the Alliance Halled outside of Port Louis, and got

| under way with all Sail Sett, Mr. Lunt & self went on board the

| Alliance after the People belonging to the late Bon Homme Richard,

| Capt. Landy refused the men to come on Shore, as likewise Capt.

| Jones Stores, or Barge

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday June 22nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day the Serapis was Sold here for 240,000 Livres.

| Nothing more Particular,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday June 23rd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Nothing

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday June 24th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Alliance Sailed and Came to an Anchor under Groa,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday June 25th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This day Commodore Gillon set out for Amsterdam, waited on the

| Commandant, Concerning Men that belonged to the Late Bon Homme

| Richard, Entered in the Service of the State of South Carolina,

| under the Command, of the Commodore,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday June 26th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Halled the Ariel into Port and received Orders to Commence Rigging

| her,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday June 27th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, and a fresh Breeze of Wind French Riggers

| on board the Ariel,

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday June 28th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day begins with a fresh Breeze, & fine Weather, this Morning

| the News of South Carolina being taken by the English Arrived

| in Town.--getting Guns on board

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday June 29th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Capt. Jones Orderd to send on Board the Alliance for

| 80 of the best Seamen, and the Carpenters and Joiners to assist

| in fitting the Ariel for Sea, and for the Alliance, to come to

| Port Louis, these Orders were sent on board by Mr. Livingston,

| an Officer in the Service of America, Capt. Landy sent 23 Men.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday June 30th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day begins with Cloudy Weather, and some Rain, Orders were

| given to pay the People 5 Guineas pr. Man.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday July 1st. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This day Cloudy Weather, and some Rain. People Employed setting

| up the Lower Rigging, Over Hauled the Shott on board and found

| there to be 780, Round for the 9 Pounders & 200 Double Headed

| Shott

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday July 2nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Cloudy Weather, and some Rain, and a Fresh Breeze, of

| Wind,--

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday July the 3rd. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Cloudy with Rain. People Employd Rigging the Ship

| Received on Board the following Stores. Vizt.

| 1 Cask of Rum Contg. 60 Gallons

| 12 Cans

| 12 Crows +============================================

| 1 Gallon of Salt | _Remarks on Teusday July 4th. 1780_

| 1 Quart +--------------------------------------------

| 1 Pint Pot | People Employd Rigging the Ship, Received

| 3 Gill 1-1/2 Pint Pot | Top Masts & 3 Lower Caps. got them over

| 1 Funnell | Head and Swayed the Top Masts up,

| 40 lb Fresh Beef | Recd. 42 lb Fresh Beef

| 42 lb. Bread | 42 Bread

+=========================+============================================

| _Remarks on Weds.day July 5th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Cloudy Weather and Rain. People Employd Rigging the Ship

| 5 French Boys came on Board,

| Received the following Stores Vizt.

| 2 Fore & Main Top Gallt. Caps | 3 Top Sail Yards

| 2 Pair of Top Gallt. Cross Trees | 3 Lower Yards

| 2 Top Ropes | 1 Jibb Boom

| 2 Top Mauls | 42 lb. Bread

| 3 Iron Fidds

| 32 small Dead Eyes

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday July 6th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, all Hands Employed Rigging the Ship

| Received the following Articles Vizt.

| Lanyards for the Top Mast Shrouds

| 12 Baskets

| 24 Scrapers

| 1 Lanthorn

| 12 Brooms

| 52 lb. Fresh Beef

| 54 lb Bread

|

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday July 7th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Rain and thick Weather, all Hands Employed Rigging the

| Ship, the Officers and Men who were Confined in Goal were

| released, and Came on Board, Recd. the followg. Articles Vizt.

| 12 Crow Bars

| 12 Hand Spikes

| 58lb. Fresh Beef

| 60lb Bread,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday July 8th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day begins with fine Weather, all Hands Employd Rigging the

| Ship, French Carpenters at work,

| Expended 58 lb Fresh Beef

| 60 lb Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday July 9th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, the French Carpenters at work

| Received 58 lb Beef

| 100 lb Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday July 10th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, all Hands Employed Rigging the Ship,----

| Entered Mr. Wheeler, as Gunner, Martin Shaw as Boatswains Mate

| 3 Americans & 6 Seamen, (French) Cleaned out the Hold, for Stowing,

| Received 2 Carpenters from an American Brig, called the Duke of

| Leinster. French Carpenters & Riggers as before,

| Recd. 63 lb. Beef

| 73 Bread

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday July 11th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, Hands Employed Rigging the Ship, Cleaning

| the between Decks, Coiling the Cables. in their propper places, a

| Number of French Carpenters at work, and some from the Duke of

| Leinster

|

| Expended 67 lb. Fresh Beef

| 66 Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday July 12th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Hands Employed fitting the Ship, Blacking Yards Masts &c.

| Mr. Wheeler the Gunner, set out for St. Maloes, to recruit Men

| French Carpenters, and the Joiners from the Duke of Linster,

| Provisions Expended 67 lb Fresh Beef

| 66 lb. Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday July 13th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fair Weather, and Clear, Hands Employd as Necessary

| French Carpenters & 2 Joiners from the Duke of Leinster as before,

| Provisions Expended 140 lb. Beef

| 140 Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday July 14th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Breezes and Clear Weather, Hands Employed as most

| Necessary. took in 147 Pieces of Iron Ballast, Received a Cask of

| Brandy. French Carpenters &c. as before

| Expended 163 lb. Beef

| 161 lb Bread

| 1 Cask of Rum

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Satarday July 15th. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, Hands Employed taking out some Large Iron

| Ballast, Provisions Expended 160 lb. Beef

| 160 Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday July 16th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, No People at work.

| Expended 101 lb. Beef

| 161 Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday July 17th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, and Moderate Winds, Hands employed setting

| up the Rigging, Carpenters as before,

| Provisions Expended 160 lb Beef

| 160 Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday July the 18th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Cloudy Weather and some Rain, People Employd as Necessary

| Received from Port Louis, as follows

| 37 Cases with 33 Arms in each

| 16 do ... with 25 do..

| Provisions Expended 188 lb Beef

| 191 Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday July 19th: 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Cloudy Weather, People variously employed. Received from

| Port Louis as follows.

| 34 Cases with 33 Arms in ea

| 23 Cases with 25 Do

| 1 Case with 24 do

| 2 Cases with 34 do.

| Provisions Expended 210 lb Beef

| 200 Bread

| 1 Cask Rum 55 Galls.

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday July 20th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, Hands Employed about the Rigging stowing the

| Hold, &c. French Carpenters as before, Received from Port Louis Vizt.

| 24 Cases with 33 Arms in ea

| 6 Cases of do. 34 do

| 1 Case --- 19 do

| 1 small do. with Pistols

| Provisions Expended. 118 lb. Beef

| 118 Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday July 21st: 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, People Employed as Necessary. At 11 OClock

| Hoisted Jack, Ensign, & Pendant, Manned Ship in Complement to a

| French Admiral passing by. Received 5 Chord of Wood

| Expended 118 lb Beef

| 118 Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Saturday July 22nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, the People stowing the Hold,

| Received the following Provisions VIZt.

| 40 Bbls. of Beef 100 Kegs of Barly

| 20 Do. of Pork 110 lb. Fresh Beef

| 2 Do. of Pease 110 Bread

| 12 Do. of Flour 6 Gallons of Salt

| 2 Hhds. of Potatoes

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday July 23rd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, the French Carpenters at work as usual

| Provisions Expended 118 lb Beef

| 118 lb Bread

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday July 24th. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fair Weather, People Employd about Necessary Jobbs

| French Carpenters as usual Received on Board 5 Firkins of Butter,

| Entered 6 Englishmen from a French Prison

| Received 110 lb. Beef

| 198 Bread

| 1 Cask of Rum

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday July 25th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather, People Employed, about Necessary Jobbs

| French Carpenters as usual, Recd. 5,000 lb Biscuit, Bent Fore Top

| Sail and Jibb, Fore Top Mast stay Sail & Mizen, Fore & Main Sail

| Received several Robins & Earings, Recd 212 lb Beef 212 lb Bread

| Received the following Gunners Stores

|

| 40 Gun Takles |15 Thimbles | 2 Skanes of

| 24 Breechings | 2 Hooks | Hambro' Line

| 1 Pair of Slings | 9 Rings | 1 Hammer

|Beds & Coins for 20 | 8 Crow Bars | 2 Spare Carriages

|Carriages | 2 Hammers | 4 Spare Beds.

| 2 Spunges | 4 Bundle Rings of Wire|

| 2 Worms | 3 Sheep Skins |

| 2 Ladles | 1 Piece of Cork |

| 30 Cartridge Boxes |30 Wax Candles |

| 15 Powder Horns | 1 Piece of Bees Wax |

| 3 Bouch Barrels | 6 Seives |

| 116 Grape Shott | 2 Peices of Marline |

| 84 Cannister Shott | 2 Lamps |

|1600 Wads | 9 Side Lanthorns |

| 3 Axel Trees | 1 Pair of Jack Screws |

| 15 Priming Wires |10 Aprons of Lead |

| 6 Gimbletts | 1 Sheet of Lead |

| 8 Spare Rammers | 1 Keg of Black Paint |

| 3 Marline Spikes | 1 Keg of White Paint |

| 2 Axes | 2 Skanes of Hausing |

| 4 Scrapers |

| a Quantity of Matching|

| 1 Cold Chissell |

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday July 26th. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather. People Employd as Necessary

| Recd. 9267 lb Biscuit

| Expended 212 lb Beef

| 212 Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday July 27th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather, People Employd about the Nettings

| for the Waist and other Necessary Jobbs. the French Carpenters and

| Joiners at work as usual,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday July 28th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather People Employd as most Necessary

| French Carpenters and Joiners as before, Received 5 Chord of Wood,

| 96 Hammocks, and a Large Chest for the Masters small stores

| Expended 220 lb Beef

| 220 Bread

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday July 29th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather, Received on Board 2 Pine Tables and

| a Number of Coils of small Cordage. Halled the Ship out in the

| Road: and Moored her, to the Moorings

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday July 30th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather & Calm, People Employd. Cleaning Ship &c.

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday July 31st. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather, People Employd on Sundry Jobbs French

| Carpenters & Joiners as before, Received on Board the Medicine Chest

| and 12 Beds for the Sick,

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday August the 1st. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fine Weather People Employd on Necessary Jobbs.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday August 2nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Cloudy Weather, & some Rain People Employd on Necessary

| Jobbs. French Carpenters and Joiners as before,

| Received on Board the following Stores Vizt.

| 54 Coils of small Cordage

| 32 Lengths of Junk 2 fatm, each

| 2 Cases of Bottled Rum

| 3 Double Blocks

| 3 Tribble Blocks

| 12 Fiddle Blocks

| 22 Single Blocks

| 2 Tye Blocks

| 1 Burton Block

| 2 Snatch Blocks

| 2 Top Blocks

| 1 Cat Block

| 2 Top Sail Sheet Blocks

| 25--6 Inch Block

| 6--8 Inch Block

| 24 Hook Blocks

| 8 Strap Blocks

| 8 Tail Blocks

| 5 Ribbs

| 24 Trucks

| 1 Panell

| 2 Fids

| 2 Malletts

| 38 Belaying Pins

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday August 3rd: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Fine Pleasant Weather, People variously employed, some to Work

| on the Quarters some Arranging the Anchors on each Bow

| Received on Board the following Stores

| 25 small Single Blocks

| 8 feet of Lignum Vita for Pins for Blocks

| 6 Nine Inch Blocks

| 2 Top Sail Tye Blocks,

| 12, 2 Inch Blocks

| 4 Fiddle Blocks, 1 Dozen Trucks. 5 Ribbs

| 4 Eight Inch Blocks

| 15 Tribble double Fiddle Blocks

| 22 Hook Blocks ready finished,

| 8 Blocks ready Strapped

| 2 Top Blocks

| 2 Top Sail Sheet Blocks

| 1 Catt Block

| 2 Large double Block

| 14 Trucks

| 8 small Tail Blocks

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday August 4th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Weather very fine People Employd getting in Single Ballast and

| several other Necessary Jobbs.

| Received on Board as follows.--Vizt.

| 8 Shovells | 10 Thimbles

| 6 Lanthorns | 2 Dark Lanthorns

| 6 Sheets of Tin | 6 Long Brushes

| 1 Copper Machine | 3 Iron Wedges

| 10 Hooks & Thimbles | 3 Spun Yarn Winches

| 10 Staples | 1 Fish Gig

| 1 Shark Hook | 1 Grain

| 18 Planks | 2 Barrels of Tar,

| 1 Half Barrel Pitch |

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Satarday August 5th 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, the Capt. Orderd the Hold to be broke up to

| search for a Box of Arms, Received, a long Side a Hoy with Powder.

| Stowed away 60 Barrels of it. French Carpenters as before,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday August 6th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, Hands still Employed breaking up the Hold,

| Found out the Mistake in the Arms, took in the Remainder of the

| Powder, being in all 237 Barrells, stowed away the Main Hold, and

| Bent the Main Top Sail

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday August 7th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, People Employed, scrapeing and Cleaning the

| Gun Deck, this Morning the Carpenters and Caulkers, were Orderd

| a Shore, & in the afternoon returned

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday August 8th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, People Employd Cleaning the Cabbin fitting

| of Sails in Order to Bend, Bent the Main & Fore Sail Unbent the

| Mizen Top Sail, and Bent another, and Bent the Main Top Mast Stay

| Sail, Shifted some of the Ballast from Forward too Aft, in Order to

| Bring her by the Stern

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday August 9th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day fine Weather, People Employd on Sundry Jobbs

| Received on Board as follows.

| 200 Barrels of Powder 5 Bundles Wood Hoops

| 52 Hammocks 2 Rudder Irons

| 5 Breakers 1 Harness Tub

| 1 Wood Funnell 4 Futtock Plates

| 7 Piggins 12 Boom Irons

| 6 Breakers. 2 Irons for the Anchor Stock

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Thursday August. 10th: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day Fine Weather, Hands Employd, Scraping the Ships Sides

| and other Necessary Jobbs. Examined the Cask of Potatoes and found

| them not fitt to Eat,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday August 11th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Fore Part of these 24 Hours Clear, and Pleasant Weather, Winds

| from the Westward, Middle and latter part, thunder & Rain

| Mr. Stacey taken Sick this day

| Received on Board the following Stores

| 3 Coils of 3 Inch Rope,

| 3 Coils of 6 Inch Hauser laid

| 1 Coil of 2 Inch..Do.

| 3 Pair of Lower Shrouds

| 1 Coil of 4 Inch for Stays

| 1 Fish Pendant

| 1 Fish Pendant of 5 Inch

| 2 Coils of 3 Inch

| 1 Fish Hook 1 Catt Block

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday August 12th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Begins with Clear, Pleasant Weather, Winds Squally. Middle

| and latter Part, Squally with Showers of Rain

| Received on Board the following Stores Vizt.

| 50 fathom of 4 Inch Rope

| 1 Coil of 2 Inch

| 1 Coil of 3 Inch

| 2 Coils of 2-1/2 Inch

| 1 Coil of 3-1/2 Inch

| 1 Catt Block

| 1 Large Single 1 Large Double Block

| 21 Basketts

|

| French Carpenters and Joiners as before,

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday August 13th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day begins with Clear, Pleasant Weather, People Employd

| washing the Decks, and scraping the Ships sides, Middle and

| latter part Ditto Weather,

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday August 14th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| This Day begins, with Clear, Pleasant Weather, People Employd

| Received on Board the following Articles Vizt.

|

| 2 Main Top Mast Steerg. Sails

| 1 Mizen

| 1 Main Steering Sail

| 2 Jibbs

| 2 Main Top Gallt. Steerg. Sails

| 2 Mizen Top Mast Do

| 1 Sprit Sail Top Sail

| 2 Barricado Cloths

| 5 Covering Cloths

| 1 Wind Sail

| 1 Quarter Cloth

| 1 Canvas Hose

| 6 Tarpaulins

| 5 Coats for Masts

| 2 Pumps for Hoses

| 2 Fore Top Mast Steering Sails

| 2 Fore Top Gallt. Steering Sails

| 1 Middle Stay Sail

| 1 Main Sail

| 1 Fore Sail

| 1 Royall

| 16 Cott Frames

| 4 Chair Frames

| 4 Benches

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday August 15th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The first part of these 24 Hours. Clear Weather, and the Wind

| from the Westward, Received on board 6 Different Flags and 1

| English Pendant, the Middle, and Latter Part Do Weather, People

| Employd Cleaning the Ship Painters in Painting, thus ends this

| 24 Hours

|

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday August 16th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours Squalls of Wind and Rain, from the Westward,

| Received on Board the following Articles Vizt.

|

| 1 Drum

| 1 Peice of Wire

| 1 Bolt & Shackel

| 4 Iron Stantions for the Waist

| 1 Cupboard for the Amourer

| 73 Brooms

| 24 Sheets of Tin

| 4 Kegs of Shott

| 1 Bag of Flints

| 51 Peices of Horn for Lanthorns

| 2 Spare Drum Heads

| 1 Bag of Amourers Tools

| 20 Reams of Paper for Musqt. Cartridges

| 1 Tarpaulin for the Arm Chest

| 1 Great Coat for the Marines

| Painters Painting the Ship

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday August 17th: 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours Squalls of Wind & Rain from the Westward

| Received on Board the following Articles Vizt.

| 3 Top Armours

| 4 Waste & fore Castle Cloths

| 1 Hanging Compass

| 27 Barrels of Powder, and all the spare Sparrs.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday August 18th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Fore Part of these 24 Hours. Clear Weather, fresh Gales from

| the Westward. Employd getting the Steering Sail Booms to the

| Yards. Received 1 Cask of Brandy, Painters Painting the Ship

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday August 19th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours Clear Weather and fresh Gales. People on sundry

| Jobbs Painters still at work, Received a Number of Fusiez for

| the Marines

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday August 20th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours, Clear & Pleasant Weather. Company Came on board

| to view the Ship--Manned Ship at thier departure,----

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday August 21st: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours, Clear Weather & fresh Breezes from the Westward

| People variously Employed, Received a Number of Sparrs, New

| Sails &c.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday August 22nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

Westy. | These 24 Hours fresh Gales & Cloudy Weather, Received on Board

| Viz--

| 1 Store Chest for the Marines Cloaths

| 2 Binnacles

| 2 Racks for the Arms.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday August 23rd. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fresh Gales. Received, on Board 1 Locker for the

| Cook 1 Large Chest for the Capts. Table Linnen &c. 2 Arm Chest

| for Tops. 1 4 Hour Glass. People Employd as Necessary--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday August 24th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

Easty. | These 24 Hours Winds from the Eastward. People Employed setting

| up the Rigging, Received on Board Vizt.

| 300 Pair of Shoes

| 300 Pair of Stockgs

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday August 25th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours, fresh Gales to the Eastward, this Being the

| French Kings Birth day. Fired 2 Royall Salutes, with the Cannon,

| the Marines, fired 2 Feu de Joyes. the People variously

| Employed--on Sundry Jobbs--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday August 26th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Fore Part of these 24 Hours. Begins with fresh Gales from

| the Eastwd. People variously employed, Bending Steering Sails,

| Recd. 60 Casks of Water.

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday August 27th: 1780----_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

Easty. | These 24 Hours, fresh Gales, employed stowing away the Water

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday August 28th: 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours. Clear, and Pleasant Weather, Finished stowing the

| Water Casks, Received on Board the following Articles Vizt.

|

| 10 Chord of Wood | No. 22 a Large Mortar marked A

| No. 1 a Case A | No. 23 a Parcell of Sieves

| 9 Do. | 5 a Case

| 10 Do. | 24 a Barrel of Oyl

| 17 Do. | 3 a Case

| 12 Do. | 4 a Case

| 19 Do. | 20 a Case

| 7 Do. | 2 a Case

| 13 Do. | 21 a Case

| 15 Do. | 25 a Case of Instruments

| 16 Do. | 8 a Case

| 14 Do. | 11 a Case

| 18 Do. |

| 6 Do. |

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday August 29th..1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours begins with Moderate Breezes, from the Westward,

| People variously Employed, fitting sundry Jobbs about the Rigging,

| Received on Board the following Articles Vizt.

|

| No. 1 a Case marked TR | No. 2 a Box marked WP

| 2 a Case FL | Box marked <C>

| a Box MD | a Trunk marked PT

| a Box PB | a Trunk W

| a Trunk TR | 6 Cases of Wine V

| No. 1 a Box WP |

| 2 a Box......TR |

| 1 a Trunk ....FL |

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday August 30th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear Weather, and Fresh Breezes from the Westward,

| People variously employed. Received on Board the following

| Articles

Westy- | 1 Pipe of Wine

| 8 different Ensigns

| 3 Pendants.

| 1 Cask of Brandy

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday August 31st: 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear Weather, and Light Winds from the Westward

--"-- | People variously Employed

|

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday September 1st: 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours. Hazey. with Rain, People Employed fitting the

--"-- | Quarter Deck, for a Grand Entertainment, Received 16 Cases of

| Wine--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday September 2nd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours begins with Clear Weather, and Moderate Breezes

| from the Eastward, had a Grand Entertainment on Board.. Expended

EastY- | 2 Cases No. 7 & 20, Fired Salutes, Exercised Great Guns, and

| small Arms. the Capt. Kicked Mr. Fanning, Midshipman, and

| Ordered him below,--

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday September 3rd. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| ... These 24 Hours. Clear Weather, People & Carpenters variously

"--" | employed clearing the Ship, Exercised the Guns.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday September 4th. 1780--_

+---------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours Modte. Weather. Winds from the Westwd. People

Westy. | variously employed. Mr. Potter. Mid Orderd in Irons. by the Capt.

| for a Thermometer being broke in his Cabbin

==============================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday September 5th: 1780----_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours. Clear Weather, and Moderate Breezes from the Eastwd.

| a Pilot came on board, took the Charge of the Ship, in Order to

Easty--| carry her to the Isle of Groa', Sett the Top Sails, Cast off the

| Moorings and went without Fort Louis, then set all Sail, made 3 or

| 4 Tacks and Came to Anchor under Groa', Received on Board, 1 Cask

| and a half of Brandy

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday September 6th.. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Moderate Breezes from the Southward, a Tumbling Swell

Southy.| at 10 A M freshened the Hause, People variously employed on Sundry

| Necessary Jobbs.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday September 7th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

--"-- | Begins with Clear Weather & fresh Gales from the Southward, Sent the

| Yawl on Shore, for 2 Casks of Water, Struck Top Gallt Yards

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday September. 8th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Cloudy Weather, Showers, of Rain fresh Gales from the

--"-- | So.ward Sent the Jolly Boat to L'Orient for Bread & Beef.. Sent up

| Top Gallt. Yards. People variously Employed. about Sundry Jobbs

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday September 9th. 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with fresh Gales from the Westward, sent the Boat for Water.

Westy. | afterwards sent her to L'Orient, for Bread & Beef, Hove up the

| Anchor, and let it go in 15 fathom Water, Dryd the Sails,--Latter

| Part. Cleared the Decks. Handed Sails, Struck Top Gallt. Yards--the

| Boat returned--with Beef & Bread.

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday September 10th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Cloudy Weather, and fresh Gales from the Northward

Northy-| People variously employed, the Boat came off. with. Bread & Beef

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday September 11th: 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Moderate Weather.--Light Breezes from the Northward

--"-- | Sent the Jolly Boat on Shore, for Bread & Beef. Struck Top Gallt

| Yards the Jolly Boat came off,--with Beef & Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday September 12th. 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Moderate Weather, Clear, and Light Winds from the

| Northwd. Hoisted out the Barge, and sent her to L'Orient, Loosed

--"-- | Sails to Dry, at Noon Handed them, the Barge came off with Money

| to pay the Wages. to the 16th. of March of the Officers & Men. of

| the Late Bon Homme Richard, Struck Top Gallt. Yards

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday September 13th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with fresh Gales from the Southwd. Cloudy Weather, a Craft

| came a long side. with 20 Casks of Water. and Releiving Takles

--"-- | for the Gunner, filled up all the Water Casks, Employed Clearing the

| Booms, and stowed the Barge, Sent the Jolly Boat on Shore for Beef

| & Bread.

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday September 14th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Clear Weather, and Moderate Breezes from the Westward

Westy. | People Employed making Points, and splicing the Larboard Cable,

| the Jolly Boat returned. with Bread & Beef

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday September 15th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Cloudy Weather, and Moderate Breezes. the Jolly Boat

Westy. | set out for L'Orient for Beef & Bread, People Employed variously

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday September 16th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with fresh Breezes of Wind, Westerly, Received on board the

| following Stores Vizt.

--"-- | 7 Casks of Brandy | 2 Cask of Hams

| 3 Bales of Blankets | 3 Barrels of Flour

| 8 Bags of Cheese | 1 Barrel of Pease

| 9 Kegs of Pease | 1 Large Trunk

| 9 Kegs of Butter | 2 Boxes of Candles

| 32 Boxes of Wine | 1 Barrel of Brandy

+=========================+============================================

| _Remarks on Sunday September 17th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with fresh Gales, and Showers of Rain, sent the Jolly Boat to

| L'Orient at 10 A M Veered out to a whole Cable, and struck Top

--"-- | Gallt. Masts, at 1 A M. Hoisted a Signal, and fired a Gun for a

| Pilot at 3 a Pilot came on Board, from Groa'. at 4 veered to a

| Cable & a Half, Latter part blowing fresh with Lightning, got up

| the Lightning Rods

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday September. 18th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours Hazy Weather, Hove up the Anchor, found it Clear,

| and let it go again, the Jolly Boat returned with Provisions, Heeled

Vble | Ship and scrubbed under Water. Both Sides, Exercised the Great Guns.

| sent the Jolly Boat to Town, for Beef & Bread----

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Teusday September 19th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Fresh Breezes from NW. at Meridian the Jolly Boat

NW | returned with Passengers and Provisions. Received on Board the

| following Articles Vizt.

| 6 Boxes of Wine | 1 Bale of Blankets | 1 Barrel of Rice

| 4 Hhds of Charcoal | 10 do, of Jackets | 1 Box of Drafts

| 2 Barrell Hozes | 16 Trunks & Boxes | 3 small Boxes

| 1 Green Hide | 23 Hogs | 1 Large Box markd W.

| 19 Sheep | 5 Trunks |

| 2 Goats | 2 Large Cask |

| 12 Hogs | 6 Bags of Hay |

| 4 Bags of Oats | Fishing Lines & Hooks |

| 6 Bags of Potatoes | Quantity of Twine |

| 14 do. of Pease | Spun Yarn & Marline |

| 5 do. of BuckWheat | & Cotton Yarn |

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday September 20th: 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Heavy Gales from the Westward. Veered out a Cable

Westy. | Cloudy and Heavy Showers of Rain, People variously Employed Rousing

| up the Cables, and spliced them three on one End, and 2 on the

| other, sent the Jolly Boat on Shore, Middle Part Clear, came on

| Board a Number of Passengers

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday September 21st: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Moderate Breezes, from the Eastward, Hove in the Cable,

Easty. | Clear Weather, the Jolly Boat came off with Beef & Bread. Drying

| Sails, came on Board 2 Passengers with thier Baggage,

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday September 22nd: 1780_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Moderate Breezes from the Westward, the Jolly Boat

Westy. | returned, with Provisions, Recd. by a Chace Marey. the following

| Articles Vizt.

|

| | 3 Baskets Loaf Sugar |

| 1 Cask of Wine | 3 Trunks P I | 3 Boxes Oyl or Wine

| 10 do. of White Beans | 1 Box Window Glass | 12 Cask of Water

| 1 do. of Hatts | 15 Hatts | 8 New Cotts

| 8 Bales of Stops | 3 Kegs of Whiting | 1 Hhd Vinegar

| 13 do. of Mattrasses | 1 Half Barrel |

| 4 Hampers Bottled Beer,| 1 Jarr, |

+=========================+=======================+====================

| _Remarks on Satarday September 23rd. 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours begins with fresh Gales from the Eastward. Cloudy

Easty. | Weather sent down Top Gallt. Yards. People Employed on Sundry Jobbs.

| fired a Gun for all Capts. of Merchantmen to come on board. Served

| out 3 Cotts

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday September 24th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Fresh Gales from the Westward, Came in a Fleet from Nantz, under

Westy. | the Convoy of 4 Frigates, People variously Employed. Paid some

| of the People a Months Pay. Served the Ships Company with Bedding

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Monday September 25th: 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with fresh Gales, from the Westward. People variously employed

--"-- | the Latter Clear Weather & Light Winds. Expended 2 Cask of

| Water 1. of Beef

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday September 26th: 1780_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

Westy | The Fore Part of these 24 Hours fresh Gales from the Westward. People

Northd.| variously Employed. Ends with Modte. Weather, Wind to the Northwd

|

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday September 27th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Fore Part of these 24 Hours. Light Winds from the Northwd. Hove

Norty. | Short a Peak, Loosed Fore Top Sail and fired a Gun. Came on Board

| sundry Articles, for the Capt.. the Latter part veered away the Cable

Westd. | Sent up Top Gallt. Yards. Received Bread & Beef. Ends with, Light

| Breeze from the Wstwd

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday September 28th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Fore part of these 24 Hours, fresh Gales from the Westward.

--"-- | Veered to a whole Cable, sent the Jolly Boat to L'Orient. Exercised

| the Cannon, People Necessary Employed. Ends Squally with Rain

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday September 29th. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| The Fore Part of these 24 Hours, fresh Gales from the Westward, at 8

--"-- | AM Veered to a Cable, and a Half. & Struck Top Gallt. Masts. the Middle

| part, Showers of Rain, and Heavy Seas, People Necessary Employd

| Expended 2 Casks of Water

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday September 30th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Showers of Rain, and Heavy Gales from the Westward

--"-- | the Middle Part Clear Weather, Exercised the Great Guns. Expended

| 2 Casks of Water. 1 Cask of Beef

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Sunday October. 1st. 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with fresh Gales. from the Westward. with a Heavy Sea, the

| Brigs of our Convoy, slipd their Cables, and went into Port Louis,

--"-- | the Middle part a French Frigate & armed Brig Slipd and went in/

| Hoisted a Signal and fired a Gun for a Pilot. the Gale & Sea Increasing

| with Heavy Squalls of Rain, Expended 2 Casks of Water

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Monday October. 2nd. 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Heavy Gales, and Clouds from the Westward, and a Heavy

| Sea, Hoisted a Signal, and fired a Gun, every half Hour untill we

| got a Pilot--the Gale abated, People Employed on Sundry Necessary

Westwd-| Jobbs. about the Ship. Fired 2 Shott at a Brig that was under

| American Colours, that went into Port Louis. Expended 2 Casks of

| Water, & 1 of Beef Ends with Heavy Squalls of Rain

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday October 3rd. 1780----_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours begins with Moderate Weather, and little Breezes of

--"-- | Wind Hove up the Starboard Anchor, and let go the Larboard one,

| Expended 276 lb. Beef

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Wednesday October 4th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fresh Breezes of Wind, and Moderate Weather, got

| Top Gallt. Mast up and stowed the Starboard Anchor, at 4 P.M.

--"-- | the Captain went on Shore, Hoisted out the small Boat, and sent

| her to Groa' for Passengers

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday October 5th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours. Little Winds to the Northward, Hove Short at 4

Northwd.| sent the Boat for the Capt. at 9 she returned with the Capt. Received

| from L'Orient. as follows.

| 5 Marline Spikes | 12--6 Inch Blocks

| 34 Brooms | 12--9 Inch Blocks

| 4 Barrels of Pork | 3 Sides of Leather

| 8 Barrels of Beef | 12 Hooks & Thimbles

| 2 Casks of Wine | 1 Bolt of Canvas

| 2 Casks of Brandy | 2 Kegs of Butter

| 4 Barrels of Flour | 2 Bags of Onions

| 1 Barrell of Oatmeal | 2 Boxes of Arms

| 1 Cask of Suett |

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Friday October, the 6th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours fresh Breezes of Wind to the Southwd. & Cloudy

| Weather, Hove short in Order for getting under way, But the

| Weather not proving favourable, veered out the Cable again struck

Southd.| Top Gallt. Yards. Hoisted out the small Boat, and sent her on

| board. the Merchantmen. with Signals. the Duke of Lienster. one

| of our Fleet got under way. in Company with the Lugger, into

| L'Orient

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Satarday October 7th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours. fresh Breezes of Wind, and Cloudy Weather, Loosed

"--"- | the Sails to Dry. Hoisted out the small Boat to send her to the

| Isle of Groa' for Water, but before she got a Shore made a Signal

| for her to return.

===+===+======+=========+========+======================================================

_H_|_K_|_[HK]_|_Courses_| _Winds_| _Remarks on Sunday October 8th. 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+--------+------------------------------------------------------

1| | | | | Begins with fine Pleasant Weather, fired a Gun, and

2| | | | | made a Signal for Sailing, Hove up. and stood off,

3| | | | | and fired several Guns. for a Brig and a Lugger,

4| | | | | to come out of Port. at 6 PM the Duke of Leinster,

5| | | | | came up with us, and spoke us as at 8 PM. did the

6| 1| 1 | SW | NW | Lugger.

7| 2| | West | NNW |

8| 2| | | | the West End. of the Island Groa' bore NNW

9| | | | | Let 2 Reefs out of the Top Sails, Sett Courses

10| | | | | and Stay Sails, Got up Top Gallt. Yards and sett Top

11| | | | | Gallt. Sails,

12| | | | |

1| | | | |

2| | | | |

3| | | | |

4| | | | | At 6 In Top Gallt. Sails, Halled down Staysails

5| | | | | At 7 AM Double Reefed, the Top Sails, Isle of Groa,

6| | | | | bearing NEBE: distt 6 Leagues

7| | | | |

8| 5| 1 | WSW. | South | At 9 Struck Top Gallt. Masts & Yards: Handed Top

9| 5| 1 | | | Sails & Jibb

10| 4| 1 | | |

11| 1| 1 | | | Ends with Heavy Gales

12| 1| 1 | | | No Observation--

===+===+======+=========+========+======================================================

| _Remarks on Monday October 9th: 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+--------+------------------------------------------------------

1| 3 | 1 | WNW | SW | Begins with Heavy Gales. and a great Sea, shipped

2| 3 | 1 | | | much Water the Ship under her Courses. one of the

3| 3 | | | | Brigs in Sight.

4| 3 | 1 | | |

5| 4 | |WBN1/2N | SWBS | At 6 P.M. Wore Ship. Sounded 50 fathom Water.

6| 4 | | | | Housed the Guns

7| 2 | 1 | | | At 7. Down Fore Top Mast & Mizen Stay Sails,

8| 2 | 1 | NWBW | SWBW | Haulled up the Mizen

9| 2 | | SSE | SW | At 9 the Ship Water Logged, up Main Sail & Reefed

10| 2 | | SBE | | him At 10 Handed the Main Sail, the Gale still

11| 2 | | | | Increasing, sett the Chain Pumps to work, the Ship

12| 2 | | | | making much Water, at 1/2 Past 11 Handed the Fore Sail,

1| | | | | finding the Ship would not right let go the Lee Anchor,

2| | | | | in 40 fathom, and Cut away the Fore Mast at 2 AM.

3| | | | | the Gale Increasing, the Ship making much Water Cut

4| | | | | away Main & Mizen Masts, Hands Employed Pumping

5| | | | | and, Clearing the Rack,--the Ship then bringing

6| | | | | up and Riding to her Anchor, with a Heavy Sea,----

7| | | | |

8| | | | |

9| | | | |

11| | | | |

12| | | | |

===+===+======+=========+========+======================================================

| _Remarks on Teusday October 10th: 1780--_

---+---+------+---------+--------+------------------------------------------------------

1| | | | | Begins with Clear Weather, and Heavy Gales from the

2| | | | | SW. and a Heavy Sea, Shipped much Water, the

3| | | | | Pumps constantly Employed, getting things ready, for

4| | | | | Jury Mast Got up a Jury Fore Mast, and Rigged the

5| | | | | Sail

6| | | | | Expended 2 Casks of Water. 1 of Pork--

7| | | | |

8| | | | |

9| | | | |

10| | | | |

11| | | | |

12| | | | |

1| | | | |

3| | | | |

4| | | | |

5| | | | |

6| | | | |

7| | | | |

8| | | | |

9| | | | |

10| | | | |

11| | | | |

12| | | | |

=======+======================================================================

_Winds_| _Remarks on Wednesday October 11th: 1780--_

-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Squally Weather, & Rain with Heavy Seas. Shipped much

| Water, Rigged a Pair of Sheers, for a Jury Mizen Mast, and a Yard

| athwart them. Bent a Stay Sail & Jibb. at 12 AM. Cut the Cable

| and got under way. and stood off WSW. at 4 AM Kept her away ESE. At

| 8 AM. EBN. at 10 made the Island of Groa, bearing ENE. Distance. 6 or

| 7 Leagues, stood in for it----

| Expended. 2 Casks of Pork,----

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Thursday October 12th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| Begins with Moderate Weather, the Winds from the NW. At 1 PM.

| Hoisted a Signal, and fired several Guns for a Pilot at 4 P.M got one

NW. | off from Groa' at 6 P.M Came to an Anchor in 13 fathom of Water, under

| the Isle of Groa, the Middle and latter part pleasant Weather

+======================================================================

| _Remarks on Friday October 13th: 1780--_

+----------------------------------------------------------------------

| These 24 Hours, at 12 Hove up the Anchor, and got under Sail, at 5

| PM. Came to an Anchor, in the Harbour, of L'Orient. in 5 fathom Water

SW | Moored the Ship, with the Pilots Stream Anchor, and Cable, and our

| own Bower Anchor, getting out Boats and Clearing Ship

| Recd fresh Beef and Bread

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| _Remarks on Satarday October 14th: 1780----_

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Southd.| These 24 Hours, begins with fresh Breezes from the Southward. People

| variously Employed.--the Pilot, came and took up his Stream Anchor,

Eastd--| and Carried out our Sheet Anchor. Ends with Pleasant Weather.

| Winds from the Eastward, Received fresh Beef & Bread