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Thursday the 21st of May 1795

Light airs WSW received on board 20 casks of red & white
[lead?] for the Captain and officers. People employed under the Boatswain
Officers on board as yesterday

Friday the 22d

Light airs Westerly; received on board 50 packages of private
trade for Captn [Captain] & officers & 6 package of baggage for passengers, 1 chest for a
cadet & 10 1/2 barrels of gun powder ships stores. at 6 PM a sloop in
coming down the reach got athwart our Hawse & carried away the Bowspirt
cap; people employed by the Boatswain
Officers on board as yesterday

Saturday the 23rd

Light airs Westerly & calm employed receiving on board
private Trade on account of the Captain & officers & passengers baggage
worked on the gundeck Officers as yesterday

Sunday the 24th

Fresh gales Easterly received on board a new cap for
the Bowsprit came on board Captn [[Captain Edwards]] with [[Mr. Joseph Carr]] Pilot
who took charge of the ship; got the cap on the Bowspirt, run the Jib Boom
out & bent the Jib at Noon spliced the stream cable to the small Bower & unmoor-
ed ship on the flood, on the Ebb weight, tacked & filled down to the lower part of the
reach when we brough up with the best bower & served out half a cable
All officers on board

Monday the 25th

Strong gales Easterly fair weather at day light moored the
ship on the flood a cable each way, best bower to the Eastward people employed
in painting a new Main Topsail & about the rigging received on board some
stores & passenger's baggage
Officers on board Chief, third, fourth, fifth, & sixth

Tuesday th 26th

Strong gales from the NE fair weather; came on board [[Mr. Warren]] from
the [[East India House]] & [[John Cordoroy]] paid past of the river paid
Officers on board as yesterday

Wednesday the 27th

Fresh gales Northerly fair weather, employed as yesteday, finished paying
the river pay sealed the guns loaded & charged them
All officers on board
Draught of water foreward 21 feet & 2 inches aftr [aftward?] 20 feet & 9 inches

Thursday the 28th

Modearate Breezes from NE to NW at day light drew up the plice of the
small Bower, cleared Hawse & on the flood an moored at nine AM came on board
Captn [[Captain Edwards]] soon after we weighed dropt down near the Hope, let go the Anchor
to wait the tide soon afet we again weighed lacked & filled thro' the Hope made sail
down sea reach, the swift yaught [yacht?] a head Captn [[Captain Piper]] at 8 PM the yaught [yacht] making
the signal for shoal water on the flats came too with the best Bower near
the buoy of the Knows veered out half a cable

Friday the 29th

Strong gales from the Noward [Northward] accompanied with drizzling rain down top
gallant yards in the Evening sighted the anchor let it go again & veered half a
cable

Saturday the 30th

Fresh breezes Noerly [Northerly] at 8 am weighed anchor at 9 past by the Buoy on the Pansand &
stood down the Queen's Channel, up the top gallant yards & out reefs; at 15 minutes before 2
PM came too in the Downs with the best Bower in 9 Fathoms the No [North] Foreland bearing
NNE 1/4 E the So [South] Foreland SW 1/2 W & Deal Town WNW; found riding here his majesty's ship
[[Jupiter]] of 50 guns [[Admiral Vandisrut]] Commander with several Frigates & other vessels
[[Mr. Dovereword]] Mate went on shore in the evening & soon after returned with a message
from the Admiral that no convoy had been appointed