Friday 10 June 1836

This 24 hours gentle breeses from the NW all
drawing sail set steering SE AM obs^d a distance
between the and which gives our longitude
13.49 E  Latt^d Obs^d 35.47 South
Read in private a chapt in Rever^s and bowed my knees
before a throne of grace before God my saviour in
the everning comenced our prayermeeting with sing
ing and reading the word of God I well remember
the sayings of a pious minister meeting for prayer is
good meeting for prayer and singing was better
meeting for prayer and singing and reading was
best of all four prayed three that never prayed
in publick the breethings was Lord be mercifull
to me a sinner O Lord teach me to pray I am a
great sinner O Lord revive thy work in the midst
of wrath remember mercy.
read P the 51^st chapt 5 of Rever^s