Strong Gales and Cloudy the most part of this day.

Split the Maintopsail and unbent it, and bent another.

Wind South-South-West; course North-West by West 1/2 West; distance 132 miles; latitude 46 degrees 48 minutes South, longitude 97 degrees 17 minutes West.
Saturday, 18th.

Fresh gales all this day.

The weather Variable, sometimes fair and Cloudy, other times hazey, with drizzling rain.