Fresh wind and clear high sea.

Keeping good look out for Island of Norfolk.

At 4 A.M.made sail--at 6 A.M.saw Norfolk and Phillip Islands distant 12 leagues--at noon, being 9 or 10 miles off ye town, fired a gun and hoisted signal for pilot.
"Friday, 9th October.

Moderate weather--at half-past 2 P.M.fired a 2nd gun for pilot--at half-past 3 seeing no boat and judging of the appearance of the sea there was no landing at Sydney Bay,* (* Sydney, Norfolk Island.) bore on for Cascade, and by 5 got in sight of ye Storehouse--fired another gun--at 7 P.M.John Drumond, pilot, came on board, took charge as pilot--sent our boatswain's mate on shore in pilot's boat with letter to Lieutenant Governor--kept standing off all night--at daylight the Storehouse distant 3 miles--at 6 A.M.

landed Captain E.Abbott, Ensign Piper and Mr.John Roberts--at 9 A.M.