Sept. 20th
These 24 hours commences with fresh breeze, nothing in sight. At 7 PM squally.Middle part light winds, clear weather.
Long By Lunar 25..27
Latter part moderate Breezes and a heavy sea, nothing in sight.
Hands Employed at Sundry jobs.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
22 – Cloudy disagreeable day, Wind S.E. – Went to Town, din’d at Mrs. Wests & return’d Home in the evening –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 19, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Sept. 19th
The first part of these 24 hours commences with fresh breezes. Nothing in sight, at 8 PM squally, with light rains.Middle part same, took in & made sail as occasion required.
Latter part moderate and clear. Nothing in sight.
Long. By Looner 25..00
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
21 Cloudy da Wind S.E. – Went to Town, on Duty as usual, din’d at Steretts and return’d home in the evening –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 18, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Sept. 18th
These 24 hours commences with fresh Breezes, with rain, and a heavy sea from the N.W. Took in and made sail accordingly.Middle part more moderate made sail again.
Latter part fresh Breezes and a heavy sea.
Longitude by Lunar 23..28..30.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
20- Had a pleasant Night, & came home to Dinner, but was sent for by Gen. Smith to establish Videttes between town & Annapolis, appointed Jacob Hollingsworth & eight men –
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 17, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Sept. 17th
These 24 hours commences with fresh Gales and cloudy. At 8 PM light breezes & a heavy sea, at 10 nearly calm, split the Mainsail, got it down & the sail makers to work repairing it, at Midnight got it mended & up again.Middle part fresh gales and a heavy sea, as before.
Latter part more moderate but a heavy head sea on, got a good observation.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
19 – Went to Town, on Duty as usual & kept watch all Night at Gen. Smiths, Din’d this day at P.Hoffmans~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 16, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
16th Sept. Went yesterday to Town, and remain’d all day & Night on duty at Gen. Smiths – the Enemy have all embark’d, & their vessels mov’d into the Bay, a part were this evening standing down the Bay ~
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, September 13, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
Sept. 16th
These 24 hours commences with fresh gales and squally, at 4 PM wove ship, at 15 minutes past 4 pitched away the Flying Jib Boom. Wove ship immediately to clear the wreck of the Boom, hove too, and saved the Jib. (uncl. Abbreviation)Middle part same as first.
Latter part same, watch employed in getting a F. Jib Boom out. At 12 got the Flying Jib Boom out & and sail bent and wove ship & made sail head. WNW.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.