We continue on to St. Stevens and should reach it by morning. Have have had relativey calm seas but strong winds.

All of the buttons have gone missing from various articles of clothing. Although I find this most peculiar, I hesitate to make inquireies at the risk of being seen as a non-affectinve captain or one that is of ill temperment. I shall keep my eye on the situation and my berth doubly secured til' I can find reason for the missing, wooden buttons.