Folio 21: Thursday 5 April 1821: received fresh beef which was again returned being...

Folio 21: Thursday 5 April 1821: received fresh beef which was again returned being stinking and unfit for men to eat.

Folio 21: Monday 9 April 1821: delivered the following letter to the master [abstract of the letter to the master]. Sir, The disease scurvy having disappeared from among the convicts and our watering which has been attended with difficulty though not on your part, being completed, it is my directions that upon the receipt of this letter you put to sea and proceed upon our voyage without further delay, to which I received the following answer. [abstract of the letter from the master] Sir, I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day's date. Directing me to proceed to sea without delay. In compliance therewith I beg to inform you that I shall put to sea tomorrow morning at daylight weather permitting. Signed Robert Weir. Signed the receipts for the provisions to Thomas Russell & Co. contractors.

Folio 22: Saturday 14 April 1821: took the irons off one leg of all those prisoners who had them put on account of our going into the harbour.

Folio 23: Thursday 19 April 1821: handcuffed Charles Smith a convict for abusive language to a soldier.

Folio 23: Friday 20 April 1821: released from handcuffs Charles Smith.

Folio 24: Sunday 29 April 1821: the gratings were put upon the prison hatches tarpaulins put over them and battened down on the weather side between 4 and 5 pm without my knowledge, I thought the master should or thought to have told me before he put them on he said he thought differently, this is a point which requires being explained.

Folio 24: Monday 30 April 1821: handcuffed William King for wantonly making water upon a fellow prisoner.

Folio 24: Wednesday 2 May 1821: released from handcuffs William King, prison hatch gratings again put on without my knowledge.

Folio 25: Thursday 10 May 1821: took the irons off one leg of the following prisoners for good conduct, John Burkinshaw, Joshua Chapiel, Charles Stanfield, Benjamin Hanson, Matthew Wilks, William McFarlaing, William Nicholls, Thomas Smith, John Scott Heath, Tho [Thomas] Simpson, John Farecloth, Robert Bell and Joshua Firth both legs out, and put the irons again on both legs of James Webster for irregular conduct.

Folio 25: Friday 11 May 1821: altered the weekly allowance of soap from three quarter of a pound to one quarter of a pound to each mess our soap getting short.

Folios 25-26: Saturday 12 May 1821: a convict complained some of the boatswain of the ship for cutting down a pair of trousers which were hanging up to dry and purposely letting them go overboard, the prisoner having his trousers up when on deck with his party and had to go below and left with a prisoner belonging to the party on deck to take down his trousers when he was coming below, this man was on deck and saw the boatswain cut them overboard, on my asking the boatswain if he had cut the trousers he said yes he had the captain's order and he would do it again if he found any hanging up, I now told the master what the boatswain had done and expected he would make the boatswain gave a pair of trousers for those he had cut overboard, the master did not send for the boatswain and said the boatswain had orders from him to cut everything out of the rigging at 4.30 pm but denied having orders to cut them overboard, on my insisting that the man should have trousers from the boatswain he told me he was captain of the ship and would not allow any thing hanging in the rigging after 4.30 pm, I told him he ought to make me acquainted with his orders and I would see that every thing belonging to the convicts was down by the sunset.

Folio 26: Monday 14 May 1821: having asked the master to cause the boatswain to give the convict a pair of trousers and to give me the answer merely yes or no, he said he would direct him to give the man a pair and the convict has got a pair today.

Folio 26: Tuesday 15 May 1821: this evening the gratings were put on the main hatch without my knowledge.

Folio 26: Wednesday 16 May 1821: this evening the main hatch was battened down without my knowledge.

Folio 27: Friday 18 May 1821: at 5 pm main hatches battened down without acquainting me, handcuffed John Matheson for insolence to one of the ships mate. Folio 27: Sunday 20 May 1821: released from handcuffs John Matheson.

Folio 27: Monday 21 May 1821: handcuffed Matthew Wilkes for wounding the hand of another prisoner by striking him with a scraper.

Folio 27: Wednesday 23 May 1821: released from handcuffs Matthew Wilkes.

Folio 28: Monday 28 May 1821: handcuffed Jeremiah Raby and William Budd for fighting in the prison.

Folio 28: Wednesday 30 May 1821: released from handcuffs Jeremiah Raby and William Budd.

Folio 28: Saturday 2 June 1821: main hatch battened down without my being told.

Folio 29: Saturday 9 June 1821: not a sick man on the list prisoners all in good health and high spirits.

Folio 29: Sunday 10 June 1821: the wife of Richard Upfield one of the guard was delivered of a male child.

Folio 29: Monday 11 June 1821: entered on ship's book for provisions Richard Upfield the child born last night, no prisoners on deck excepting the cooks and boatswain's mates on account of wet decks.

Folio 29: Wednesday 13 June 1821: main hatch continues battened down shipped several heavy seas which interfered very much with the cooking, issued a gill of wine to each of the 135 convicts and two gills to each of 2 convicts who were employed on deck cooking.

Folios 30-31: Sunday 24 June 1821: the sermon was one selected for the occasion considering it likely that this would be the last which I would read to them, I do most sincerely hope and trust that the sermons which they have heard and the observations which have from time to time been made to them may be instrumental in at least leading some of them to adopt new principles as will lead to amendment of life. The two following letters I received after performing divine service confirm the above hopes. The first is from the eleven high treason convicts, the other is from those convicts who are in the small prison with them. [included in this day's entry are copies of the convict's letters with convict names Richard Addy, John Peacock, John Lindley, Joseph Firth, Benjamin Hanson, Joseph Burkinshaw, William Cumstive, William Nicoll, Thomas Smith, William McFarlans, William Singleton, that sent to the surgeon].

Folio 32: Sunday 24 June 1821: sighting of land.