Strong gales and squally the first part the remainder afresh breezes and settled weather. At 1 PM. was obliged to take in the Topsails, but set them again at 4. At 11 AM saw a Bird something like a snipe only it had a short Bill, it had the appearence of a land bird, Several Albetroses, Pintado Birds, and sheer-waters about the Ship, and a number of Doves, of these we have seen more or less ever since the 31st of last month the day we first saw them —