anchor'd here the Duke of Gloucester, English East India Ship from China.

In the Evening a prodigious hard gale of wind came on at South-East, which continued till about 3 o'clock in the Morning.

During the Gales the Table Mountains and Adjacent Hills were cap'd with Extraordinary while Clouds; the remainder of the Day light Airs and pleasant weather.
Sunday, 31st.

Clear pleasant weather all this day.

In the Morning we got on board a whole Ox, which we cut up and salted.