[Lizard] N71E Distance 768 Leagues
at 7 Saw a Sail to the NEt out all reefs & got up T Gt Yards.
at 11 one Sail in sight.
[Fresh Gales & Squally]
½ past 1 PM Set Fore & Main Top studing sails at 2 Haul'd down Fore topmast Studing sail at 4 Strong Gales & Squally, ½ past Carried away the Fore Topsail Yard in the Slings got up another brought the. sail in 3d reef set the foretopsail at 7 Got down T Gt Yards & handed the Mizen Topsail. at 8 in 2d reef Main T Sail,

at 11 hauld up the Foresail brought Ship too under the Mn sail ー a great Sea.
Hard Gales & Squally Wr
at 1 PM Hauld tip the main sail & laid the Ship too under Mizen Staysail & Mizen. at 4 more moderate set Main topmast Staysail at 8 Strong Gales & Squally ー hauld down the main topmast Staysail & laid her too under the mizen Staysail furld the foresail & mainsail. at 11 very hard Gales, with Lightening & Rain at 12 Ballanced the Mizen & brought her too under her bare Poles a heavy gale with a prodigious sea running.

at ¼ past a hurricane of wind which lade the Ship on her beam ends which with the body of water on her deck, she was deprived of the power of Motion beat out the ports on the le[e]side & cut away the Mizenmast. after puting the helm up but being water logg'd & the sea breaking violently over us. The helm had no effect on us. we then cut away the main mast, & got the Ship before the wind.& then threw overboard all the Guns Carriages Shott, & every thing off the deck by which means the Ship began to be lively tho the waist was continually full of water. at 1 we got clear of the wreck [of] the Mainmast. Stove the pinnace & carried away w[it]h it the reeft trisails 2 small Anchors. and the major part of the boom the mizen mast carried away the barricade swivel Stocks, & 1 swivel hen coops wh all the ship & boats oars &c Stove in the larb(oar]d Quarter & Chains at 2 Ship'd a heavy sea over the Stem which Stove in the Larbd Quarter dead light & fill'd the waist wh water, scuttled the Longboat. at day light found the casks of Tar Pitch Varnish Pine harness Cask Strip tubb with their Contents, which was Stowd in the Manger, Stove to pieces during the night & washd overbd also the brick work of the Stove & fire hearth in the Galley.
at 8 AM a very hard gale & a great Sea following us. hoist'd the fore TGt sail to scud under & keep her before the sea. at 12 am Hard Gales & a great sea followg us scudding under the F T Gt Sail hoist'd on the foremast First and Middle parts Strong Gales and heavy Squalls with a Confused Sea. Latter more Moderate & the sea much fallen at 4 PM Reef'd the fore sail & Scudded under Do & the Top Gt Sail under it. ²