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1802 July H.M.S. Investigator [in the harbour of Port Jackson]

[Navigational data not reproduced - see original journal]

[Friday] - 2nd. Moderate breezes and cloudy. Employed painting the ship. A.M. Drizzling rain at times. Sent the Carpenters into the woods to cut a back tiller, which we propose to fit to enable us to carry the green house with less strain to the ship.

[Saturday] - 3rd. Varble weather. Cut up a cask of beef and pork No. 3 and No. 5 to their contents. A.M. Moderate and fine. Employed principally in painting the ship. Recd. 99 lbs of beef in lieu of so much salt pork to be returned. Came up the French ship Le Naturaliste from the lower part of the harbour, where she had been kept since her arrival by foul winds. She had attempted to get to Mauritius by the west round Van Diemens Land, but failed.

[Sunday] - 4th. Light breezes and fine weather. Finished painting the ship, and blacked the bends. A.M. Do. weather. Served fresh beef to the ships company. Mustered the ships company, saw them clean, and read the articles of war to them.