July4th。ThevesselinsightprovedtobeasmallbrigfromLiverpool，andwasallowedtopassunmolested。Augustusspentmostofhistimeondeck，withaviewofobtainingalltheinformationinhispowerrespectingtheintentionsofthemutineers。Theyhadfrequentandviolentquarrelsamongthemselves，inoneofwhichaharpooner，JimBonner，wasthrownoverboard。Thepartyofthematewasgainingground。JimBonnerbelongedtothecook’sgang，ofwhichPeterswasapartisan。
July5th。Aboutdaybreaktherecameonastiffbreezefromthewest，whichatnoonfreshenedintoagale，sothatthebrigcouldcarrynothingmorethanhertrysailandforesail。Intakingintheforetopsail，Simms，oneofthecommonhands，andbelongingalsotothecook’sgang，felloverboard，beingverymuchinliquor，andwasdrowned-noattemptbeingmadetosavehim。Thewholenumberofpersonsonboardwasnowthirteen，towit：DirkPeters；Seymour，theofthecook’sparty；themate，whosenameIneverlearned；Absalomparty；-besidesAugustusandmyself。
July6th。Thegalelastedallthisday，blowinginheavysqualls，accompaniedwithrain。Thebrigtookinagooddealofwaterthroughherseams，andoneofthepumpswaskeptcontinuallygoing，Augustusbeingforcedtotakehisturn。justattwilightalargeshippassedclosebyus，withouthavingbeendiscovereduntilwithinhail。Theshipwassupposedtobetheoneforwhichthemutineerswereonthelookout。Thematehailedher，butthereplywasdrownedintheroaringofthegale。Ateleven，aseawasshippedamidships，whichtoreawayagreatportionofthelarboardbulwarks，anddidsomeotherslightdamage。Towardmorningtheweathermoderated，andatsunrisetherewasverylittlewind。
July7th。Therewasaheavyswellrunningallthisday，duringwhichthebrig，beinglight，rolledexcessively，andmanyarticlesbrokelooseinthehold，asIcouldheardistinctlyfrommyhiding-place。Isufferedagreatdealfromsea-sickness。PetershadalongconversationthisdaywithAugustus，andtoldhimthattwoofhisgang，GreelyandAllen，hadgoneovertothemate，andwereresolvedtoturnpirates。HeputseveralquestionstoAugustuswhichhedidnotthenexactlyunderstand。Duringapartofthiseveningtheleakgaineduponthevessel；andlittlecouldbedonetoremedyit，asitwasoccasionedbythebrigsstraining，andtakinginthewaterthroughherseams。Asailwasthrummed，andgotunderthebows，whichaidedusinsomemeasure，sothatwebegantogainupontheleak。
July8th。Alightbreezesprangupatsunrisefromtheeastward，whenthemateheadedthebrigtothesouthwest，withtheintentionofmakingsomeoftheWestIndiaislandsinpursuanceofhispiraticaldesigns。NooppositionwasmadebyPetersorthecook-atleastnoneinthehearingofAugustus。AllideaoftakingthevesselfromtheCapeVerdswasabandoned。Theleakwasnoweasilykeptunderbyonepumpgoingeverythreequartersofanhour。Thesailwasdrawnfrombeneaththebows。Spoketwosmallschoonersduringtheday。