Friday 8th January

Wet & windy: Woods of the 97^th was kind enough to take my Guard: HMS Jackall came in with the mail & Captain Pascoe very kindly bought me three hands and a cook, also a sheet anchor and ninety fathoms of chain cable from Malta, sent the men on board and discharged two Corfuotes who were working in the Vampire.  Sailed with Warry & Gwilt at one o’clock for Pagagna, with the topmast reefed, and strong SE wind when off Catarto, we were becalmed, so we took four hands in the Gig and pulled to the land where we shot three pigeons at the cave, which was full of them, we then returned on board the Cutter and dined.  A heavy mist came down and as we could not make out the entrance of the harbour, we made all snug and lay off and on all night.  Gwilt was very sick: wet night.