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Rials and ye galant sails and fore & aft
topsails this night was anything but
Pleasant for a green hand but 5 days
to sea to be called on to go aloft on
A gale of wind amid rain thunder and
lightning to Which seem to the Heavens
With One continued flush I say these
sircumstance must awaken in the minds
of gree[n] hands some idea of a storm at sea

Thursday 28th
AM Wind Continued N W more Moderate
Labored watch employed in setting up for fore
Rigin
PM Wind N by E increas again

Friday 29th
AM wind E by N Blowing close by
Topsails breas
PM Wind and Weather the same nothing of importance

Saturday 30th
AM wind south east increased to
A gale Close reef Topsails and as
much as we want at that
PM wind hauls to the southward [?]
And Increases fast

Sunday 31th
AM Labored watch called at 4 oclock the
wind was Blowing at furious rate and
there was on her waves a close reef fore Topsails
The ship was on the wind through the
Day the wind increasing every moment.

Monday Sept 1st
AM wind south we was 1 1/2 Degrees to the
Southeast of the Gulphe when the belabored watch
was called at 4 o'clock the ship was
Tying to under Foretopmost sail the mate
order of the studing sail turbling is not