Thursday 6 May 1802  Day 84

     Strong gales and squalls
     with some rain at times.

 "A sudden and dreadful squall came
  on about 8 in the morning - in the
  space of a quarter of an hour very
  calm and began to darken all round
  - all in an instant the wind came
  from the N.E. to S.W.- like a clap
  of thunder put all the  sails back
   and the ship in the most iminent
    danger either of going down or 
       losing her masts -
  
  a great many of the sails was rent
   to pieces before they could be
   handed- and the topmast split-
   she was under a great press of 
    sail when the squall came on-
  however providence is great for 
  there was no other material damage
   sustained - it continued a gale
     and squalls the whole day- 
    the seas run mountain high- 
  towards evening some of the chests
  in the cabbin  was hove out of the
   cleats- but was secured without
  any being hurt. Ship under reefed
  topsail and foresail the whole day.
  Deadlights put in cabbin windows
  before night."

         Logged 194 miles.
   Lat.Obs.not taken. Long.53.44 E.

       Completed 9929 miles.