Aug. 8th. Commences with pleasant weather; hauled down and shifted over starboard foretop-gallant studding sails, set the foretop-gallant and topmast studding sails, hauled down jib and flying jib, brailed up the main topmast stay-sail and main try-sail; at three thirty set the main fore topmast stay-sail main try-sail and spanker, bending lower studding sails; from four o’clock to eight o’clock set the port lower studding sails, jib and flying jib; at nine o’clock inspected crew at quarters; all plain sail set to royals, also all port studding sails; exercised crew at taking in, loosening, furling, and setting royals and mizzen top-gallant sails; from four to six P. M., all plain sail set to royals, and all the port fore studding sails set also; at seven thirty made Hatteras light.
