At 1/2 past 1 p.m.

Spoke with His Majesty's Ship Guardaloupe; at 6 Close Reeft the Topsails, and got down the Top Gallant Yards.

Wind Westerly; course South 27 degrees West; distance 33 miles; latitude 46 degrees 9 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 52 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North 36 degrees East, 96 leagues.
Wednesday, 31st.

First and Middle parts, Moderate breezes and Clear; Latter, fresh Gales and Cloudy.

At 6 p.m.loosed the 2nd Reef out of the Topsails, and at 8 a.m.took them in again; at Noon Tacked and stood to the North-West, having stood before to the Southward.