:10: a Clock Raised penguenn and the dutch flagg on it....
Sunday August 31 Att one Anchored in Table Bay In :9: fath: The Forte: S S W and Green point Wt be No ½ No: and Pinquen Island N N W ... wee: weeried [veered] out two cables of our Best Bower [Anchor*]: Lett goe our Small Bower and houe In a Cable of the Best bower and was moored In :½ an houre Struck Yard and Topmast ... In the morning By day Light Sent ye Longboate For Watter....
Munday Sept ye Prima. This 24 fresh gales att :S S E: so that wee cannot gett our Boats on shore Rigged our Longeboat :Reeft: ye sailes and Tryed to Turrn a shore but: the first Tripp found She Lost ground So wee weered our Yaull* with seuerall Running Roops a Stern ye Long boat gott hould to halled her on board Keep ye people Imployed Ouer halling our Rigging and Blocks and Black our Yards: with Tarr and Blacking.
Tuesday 2d Blew so hard Our Boats Cannot gett on Shore Our Yuall gott a Shore: for fres prouition for Our Men: those that had the Scouery are Recouered of it....
Wednesday 3d Our Boats: Made: two Turnns but: with: much Difficulty and hazard ... But: Towards morning Moderate Weathr I whent a Shore In the Pinnace* But Longboat Cannot gett a Shore.
Thursday 4d ... Our Longboat Made :4: Trips with watter.
Fryday 5 ... In ye Morning sent ye Long boate on Shore with all Our Empty Caske*.
Saturd: 6 ... Little wind Till a bout :11: a Clock: then wayed and Runn Out ... [calms, re-anchored until next day]....
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