Day Seventy Four
Lat. 38° 09' S Long. 1° 34' W Dist. 95 miles
"Breeze sprang up at 1 am and steadily increased but it is a dead head wind. 6 am other watch furled the upper topga'n'sails. 9.30 am we furled the mainsail. Rain started. 11 am we furled the lower topga'n'sails.
It was a mistake to kill the Albatros as we have now a head wind and not getting nearer port. 4 pm all hands wore ship. 7 pm port watch squared in the yards a bit. Still a nasty drizzle. 10 pm blowing half a gale of wind.
Lost about four boxes of matches tonight."