October 25th
First part commences fresh gales and squally. At 2 PM saw a Schooner bearing NW, steering to the Westward.Middle part more moderate with a heavy sea.
Latter part moderate and clear & cold. At 8 AM sent down the old Fore Topsail yard. At 10 got a new one aloft and set the sail.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.