Wednesday, October 2nd

Found a fine breeze rolling us onward though a point or two out of our best course. It increased after breakfast and stiffened into something strong. Some confusion on the forecastle from some stay giving way, which had nearly lost us our foreyard. Lat. 6.30. The Captain suspects that we are being carried by some current rapidly to the eastward. Caughey is better today and complains only of bruises. The cock feeding and seeing a deal better. After dinner the Captain taught us the game of shovel-board, which is a sort of deck quoits or bowls; lasted and amused us till dark.