Friday, 6th May.

fore part calm boats returned seen nothing today the Second Mate had his boat robbed in his absence of a bottle of rum, it being customary to carry it here so that in case of a hard drag to give it to the boats crew but they page 440 will carry no more from this ship as I will turn it all into the sea first but the Second mate is no officer the fourth Mate is worse I can express my opinion of the others hereafter Latter calm I went out in the bay^* myself to look for whales and at Noon landed on the point with the intention of killing or maiming the first Blackguard who should dare to set his foot in my boat without my permission but altho I earnestly wished for an opportunity to have murdered one rascal no one was hardy enough to venture to do it perhaps they thought not but at least I did so