Day Twenty One
Lat. 39° 7' S Long. 168° 27' W Dist. 153 miles
"The port watch set the lower topga'n'sails and we set the upper topga'n'sails and mainsail. The lower topgallant brace carried away in a squall while the port watch were on deck. There is a heavy swell and we are still shipping seas.
We squared the yards at 11 pm and the second mate got wet. He then asked me to go and watch the stove. The atmosphere being unbreathable and soot falling in large quantities in the room, I promply declined to be made to resemble a sweep but he got excited, called me by various names and made the tea himself."