17/ a great dele Better than I have been Yet thank my God for it also Mr. Arundell for his kind attention -Strong wind Still and Pleasing Weather with a following Sea -Wind N:EB:E the Ship Course S:W½S and went by the Log Since 12 oClock untill to day Noon 174 Miles -Not bad going for a Transport deeply loaded -Latte. obs. 18:55 North
18/ Quit well to day thanks to my blessed God our heavenly father for being So good to me and family hope in the Lord that my ever honourd dearly Beloved wife and Sweet Boy are well then I am compleatly happy -fresh gales from the NEBE and Hazey Weather -Shortened Sail for the Ships a stairn -Split the Fore Top Sail -the Comr. made the Signal for the fleet to Shorten Sail -Saw the Island of St Lucia one of the Cape De Vere Islands -Ships cours S:SW: went by the Log Since Yesterday 166 miles from 12 Noon untill 12 to day Latt 16.30
19/ Quit Recovered from my late illness -cannot Return too much thanks to my maker for it -dreamt of being with Reynolds at the Lovells last night hope he is well poor fellow -Still Strong wind from the E:N:E: with Hazey Weather -the Ship Stiring S:B:E: -Saw theland of the Island of Bonavista another of the Cape De Vere Island -The Comd. made the Signal for the Ship to come in to there Stations Lay too for 5 hour -10 oClock the Island of May another of the Cape De Vere -11 oClock Lay the Land of the Island of St Jagoe -Capt Meridith put the four Convict women Elizh. Dudgeon, Marget Hall, Elizh. Pully, Charlott Ware out of Irons whome I had put in Irons on the 9 of this month for fighting ther was never three great whores living than they are, the four of them that Went throu the Bulk head while we lay at the Mother Bank -I am convinced the[y] will not be long out of them the[y] are a disgrase to ther Whole Sex B…..s
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