0 HEAD 1 SOUR Legacy 2 VERS 6.0 2 NAME Legacy (R) 2 CORP Millennia Corp. 3 ADDR PO Box 9410 4 CONT Surprise, AZ 85374 1 DEST Legacy 1 DATE 11 Jul 2006 1 SUBM @S0@ 1 FILE CORNER.GED 1 GEDC 2 VERS 5.5 2 FORM LINEAGE-LINKED 1 CHAR ANSI 0 @S0@ SUBM 1 NAME Rob Corner 1 ADDR 3 Rock Lilly Close 2 CONT Worrigee, New South Wales, Australia 2 CONT 2540 1 _EMAIL rob@ozcorners.net 1 _URL www.ozcorners.net/family/tree 0 @I1@ INDI 1 NAME Robert Stephen /CORNER/ 2 GIVN Robert Stephen 2 SURN CORNER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 28 Apr 1959 2 PLAC Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 1 _UID 4DE1037C4CF54B0A9DECD4B7F5AD9057E00D 1 CHAN 2 DATE 15 Nov 2004 3 TIME 15:14 1 OBJE 2 FORM jpg 2 FILE e:\Photos & Graphics\Family\Brian Corner's funeral day\Rob Linda Kids1a.jpg 2 TITL Rob and Linda with Mikayla, Brendan and Karina 2 _DATE Aug 2003 2 _SCBK Y 2 _TYPE PHOTO 1 OBJE 2 FORM JPG 2 FILE e:\Photos & Graphics\Family\Brian Corner's funeral day\Jay Rob Lee Mum3.JPG 2 TITL Janette, Merlyn, Leanne and Rob 2 _DATE Aug 2003 2 _SCBK Y 2 _TYPE PHOTO 1 OBJE 2 FORM jpg 2 FILE E:\Photos & Graphics\Family\Rob\Rob.jpg 2 TITL Rob 2 _DATE Aug 2003 2 _SCBK Y 2 _PRIM Y 2 _TYPE PHOTO 1 OBJE 2 FORM jpg 2 FILE e:\Photos & Graphics\Family\Family History\Robert with Dad 2.jpg 2 TITL Rob with Brian 2 _SCBK Y 2 _TYPE PHOTO 1 FAMS @F44@ 1 FAMS @F45@ 1 FAMC @F52@ 0 @I2@ INDI 1 NAME Linda Ann /SZABO/ 2 GIVN Linda Ann 2 SURN SZABO 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 30 Nov 1964 2 PLAC Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia 1 _UID ABAB6B4D17E8452A80E8F12A39EF7B35D75C 1 CHAN 2 DATE 15 Nov 2004 3 TIME 15:14 1 FAMS @F44@ 1 FAMC @F42@ 0 @I3@ INDI 1 NAME John Douglas /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN John Douglas 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1884 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 18829/1884 John D CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at FORBES 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1969 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID E3A17BCFC57A44E593C9D5E6F780A9B01DFC 1 CHAN 2 DATE 22 Nov 2004 3 TIME 21:54 1 FAMC @F14@ 1 NOTE @HI3@ 0 @HI3@ NOTE 1 CONC (Research):9077/1916 John CHESHER married Catherine M HUM 1 CONC E at SYDNEY 0 @I4@ INDI 1 NAME Richard Frank /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN Richard Frank 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1883 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 17129/1883 Richard F CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at FORBES 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1940 2 PLAC Sydney, Nsw, Australia 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID 8A87375FAC2C45C1A5829E19755496C58775 1 CHAN 2 DATE 22 Nov 2004 3 TIME 21:55 1 FAMC @F14@ 1 NOTE @HI4@ 0 @HI4@ NOTE 1 CONC (Research):possible marriage 1 CONT 290/1906 Richard R CHESHIRE married Minnie M M O'MARA at SY 1 CONC DNEY 1 CONT 1 CONT Death record not found 0 @I5@ INDI 1 NAME Arthur /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN Arthur 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1881 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 15033/1881 Arthur CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at FORBES 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE 1882 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 8015/1882 Arthur CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA M, at FORBES 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID AF173DB42D93492ABB4A0E1C2F013DA1271C 1 CHAN 2 DATE 15 Nov 2004 3 TIME 15:11 1 FAMC @F14@ 0 @I6@ INDI 1 NAME Edward Browne /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN Edward Browne 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1879 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 17420/1879 Edward Brown CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY at MOLONG 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE 2 Sep 1900 2 PLAC Kameelpoort, Cape Province, South Africa 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 4222/1901 Edward B CHESHER died, (ON SERVICES at WAR) SOUTH AFRICA 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 11 Jun 2004 1 _STAT Never Married 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 EVEN BOER War L/Cpl 333 NSW Citizens Bushmen, C Sqn CMF 2 TYPE War Service 2 NOTE Killed 2 Sep 1900 1 _UID C26A12F3288C4B36A375F56E6726A0EBF9C9 1 CHAN 2 DATE 15 Nov 2004 3 TIME 16:24 1 FAMC @F14@ 0 @I7@ INDI 1 NAME Christina /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN Christina 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1877 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 15329/1877 Christina CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA M at MOLONG 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE Aft 1945 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID D03510B5C2BC460F8A1EB61BC1E753FA0BE1 1 CHAN 2 DATE 22 Nov 2004 3 TIME 21:45 1 FAMC @F14@ 1 NOTE @HI7@ 0 @HI7@ NOTE 1 CONC (Research):11655/1917 Edgar V ELLIOTT married Christiina CH 1 CONC ESHER at ORANGE 0 @I8@ INDI 1 NAME Annie /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN Annie 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE 1876 2 PLAC Eugowra, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 14827/1876 Annie CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY A at MOLONG 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE Est 1966 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID A76864135C4D465F99BDE3FBA4B11181EF1B 1 CHAN 2 DATE 22 Nov 2004 3 TIME 21:45 1 FAMC @F14@ 1 NOTE @HI8@ 0 @HI8@ NOTE 1 CONC (Research):1st marriage 1 CONT 5667/1904 Arthur Peter EGAN married Annie CHESHER at SYDNEY 1 CONT 2nd Marriage 1 CONT 26923/1941James Ellis Yeend ROBINSON married Annie EGAN a 1 CONC t BALMAIN 0 @I9@ INDI 1 NAME George /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN George 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 17 Jun 1874 2 PLAC Trunkey Creek, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 12195/1874 George CHESHER born to DONALD and ISABELLA MARY at HARTLEY 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE Jul 1942 2 PLAC Granville, Sydney, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 17812/1942 George CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA, at GRANVILLE 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID 1D4C0E54EE5D4373ACC11981F46D57861129 1 CHAN 2 DATE 22 Nov 2004 3 TIME 21:51 1 FAMC @F14@ 1 NOTE @HI9@ 0 @HI9@ NOTE 1 CONC (Research):married Alberta Annie N NEILSON in 1911 1 CONT 10116/1911George CHESHER married Alberta A N NELSON at NEWT 1 CONC OWN 1 CONT 1 CONT birth 1 CONT 35171/1888 Alberta A N NELSON born to PETER G and ELIZA a 1 CONC t LISMORE 1 CONT 1 CONT BOER WAR VET 1 CONT George Chesher private 23 A Sqdrn NSW Mntd Rifles 1 CONT Wounded at Paardeburg 19 Feb 1900 invalided to Australia ar 1 CONC rived 30 Aug 1900 1 CONT TWO GEORGE CHESHERS - WHICH ONE IS RIGHT? 0 @I10@ INDI 1 NAME Donald /CHESHER/ 2 GIVN Donald 2 SURN CHESHER 1 SEX M 1 BIRT 2 DATE 14 Nov 1872 2 PLAC Abercrombie River, Oberon, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 11748/1873 Donald CHESHER born to Donald and Isabella Mary at HARTLEY 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 DEAT 2 DATE 25 May 1910 2 PLAC Forbes, Nsw, Australia 2 SOUR @S2@ 3 PAGE 5244/1910 Donald CHESHER died, parents DONALD and ISABELLA at FORBES 3 QUAY 3 3 DATE 4 Jun 2004 1 SOUR @S7@ 1 _UID 3E0649A88BA34327AB9E8D99F7FA6BA63E7D 1 CHAN 2 DATE 22 Nov 2004 3 TIME 21:47 1 FAMS @F165@ 1 FAMC @F14@ 0 @I11@ INDI 1 NAME Janet /McKELLAR/ 2 GIVN Janet 2 SURN McKELLAR 1 SEX F 1 BIRT 2 DATE Abt 1851 1 DEAT 2 DATE Abt 1917 1 IMMI with family aboard 'Beejapore' 2 DATE 1853 2 NOTE State Records lists 3 CONT Janet McKELLAR aged 2 arrived with family aboard 'Beejapore 3 CONC ' in 1853 (Reel 2454) 3 CONT 3 CONT Family who arrived "Beejapore" John 32, Isabella 31,Elizabe 3 CONC th 5 ,Janet 2 1 _UID 2D3CE9BF35FF4B239253FABEF53E76716AB1 1 CHAN 2 DATE 26 Oct 2005 3 TIME 21:40 1 FAMS @F38@ 1 FAMC @F170@ 1 NOTE @NI11@ 1 NOTE @HI11@ 0 @NI11@ NOTE 1 CONC Journal of a voyage to Sydney New South Wales in the ship " 1 CONC Beejapore" Capn. S L McLay from Liverpool Oct 12 1852. Arri 1 CONC ved at Sydney Heads Jan 5 1853. Passage 84 days 22 hours me 1 CONC an time 1 CONT [by] W. Usherwood Sydney NSW 1 CONT ML B784 CY 1117 held by State Library NSW 1 CONT 1 CONT p1 1 CONT October 12th 1852 Tuesday 1 CONT Having to embark so early this morning we thought it quit 1 CONC e useless troubling ourselves to undress and go to rest? Ma 1 CONC tthew Willis and I therefore sat up and talked over our fut 1 CONC ure plans on our arrival in the New World, which we intende 1 CONC d visiting, and smoked a "mild Havana" until 2.30 am, at wh 1 CONC ich time he called up his brother William and brother in la 1 CONC w Phillip Scott Esq. Who after partaking with us of Coffe 1 CONC e which we had ready, we all trudged off to Woodside wher 1 CONC e we embarked on board the ferry boat which conveyed us t 1 CONC o the landing stage S Georges Pier Head, where we met Cap 1 CONC . McLay, and thence taking the tug, which was to tow the go 1 CONC od ship to sea, soon found ourselves on board the Beejapore 1 CONC , prepared to weigh anchor but before this could be effecte 1 CONC d, we were suddenly enveloped in so thick a fog, we were ob 1 CONC liged to desist and await patiently until it cleared away 1 CONC . Which did not take place before 11 am. At which time th 1 CONC e anchor was weighed and we proceeded under tow of the Drea 1 CONC dnought, down the river, previous to which Mr. Scott fearin 1 CONC g he should not get back in time ^ to return home that even 1 CONC ing left us. 1 CONT We proceeded through the Victoria Channel, passed the Bel 1 CONC l Buoy at one pm and at 3 the steamer came along side, an 1 CONC d after embarking Mr. Willis, the pilot and 1 CONT P2 1 CONT four men who had stowed themselves away in the hopes of get 1 CONC ting a free passage to Australia, she left us and after set 1 CONC ting all sail including Topmast and Lower Stud sails we pro 1 CONC ceeded on our way with light Easterly and SE winds, at 8 of 1 CONC f Point Lynas. Being both of us tired this evening we turne 1 CONC d in early, feeling determined to make up for our want of s 1 CONC leep last night 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Oct 13th On turning out this morning we found tha 1 CONC t the Cap. had decided to go by the North Channel the win 1 CONC d being still light from the Southwest with every appearanc 1 CONC e of its continuing so. This day also very hot with a brill 1 CONC iant sun, most of the passengers on deck - on enquiring th 1 CONC e numbers I find there are on board this ship in all 1032 l 1 CONC iving beings, a considerable number for one ship to carr 1 CONC y - pm passed South Rock Light South Copeland light this da 1 CONC y light winds from South to South West. 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Oct 14th 1 CONT This day commenced with light winds which increased slightl 1 CONC y towards afternoon and showed us quite plainly that if w 1 CONC e could only get a fair chance we should most assuredly no 1 CONC t be the last ship out to Australia of those sailing abou 1 CONC t these same time with us, as she very soon commenced 1 CONT P3 1 CONT To reel off 9½ and 10 knots, when sitting in the cabin we s 1 CONC carcely thought she was moving. At 2 am passed the Mull o 1 CONC f Cantyre and at 1 CONT Noon …B???? 1 CONT 6pm …P?? S??? 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday October 13th 1 CONT On turning out this morning about 8 We saw a barque conside 1 CONC rably ahead of us which we very soon had the pleasure of se 1 CONC eing much further astern and before 12 was out of sight 1 CONC , a ship also the same - found the ship had been going al 1 CONC l night 10 to 10½ knots though she is not yet in trim bein 1 CONC g several inches too much about the head. One PM still stro 1 CONC ng breeze from South course steered West by S ship continui 1 CONC ng to run 10 knots ??? 1 CONT Latitude 54.32 N Long 13.26 W (JR 180 miles due west of Sli 1 CONC go) 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Oct 16th 1 CONT Still getting on splendidly, the ship having averaged throu 1 CONC gh the night 8½ to 9 knots, we have indeed so far been luck 1 CONC y in getting so well clear of the channel and done so wel 1 CONC l since which will I trust continue - One of the passenger 1 CONC s children died during the night. At noon this day by obser 1 CONC vation 52.7 N light winds ship only going 6½ to 7 knots whi 1 CONC ch she was scarcely able to keep up all day the wind gettin 1 CONC g lighter. 1 CONT Sunday Oct 17th 1 CONT Slight winds and fine weather again, ship under all sail, p 1 CONC assed another barque which we soon ran out of sight as we h 1 CONC ad done the others. 1 CONT This afternoon the Church service was read by Mr. Miles on 1 CONC e of the passengers, who is appointed by Commissioners as T 1 CONC eacher of the Children on board towards evening winds incre 1 CONC ased ship going 10½ to 11 knots per hour. 1 CONT P4 1 CONT Monday Oct 18th Strong breeze all night. Ship continued t 1 CONC o make the same distance as last evening at 8 or 9 o'cloc 1 CONC k going 12 knots wind East steering SW by Sth but by observ 1 CONC ation at 12 46° 22" North Long by Chron 18° 49 W winds cont 1 CONC inue all day ship going 11½ to 12 Knots. 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Oct 19th 1 CONT Heavy rain during the night, at 2 AM when the log was hove 1 CONC , sip was found to be going full 13 knots, weather squally 1 CONC , when we got up it was more moderate ship going 10 knots L 1 CONC at by Obn 41,46 N Long by a/c 19.24 W at 10 Pm heavy rain d 1 CONC uring which turned in 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Oct 20th 1 CONT This morning on turning out found us to be nearly dead cal 1 CONC m ship only making 3 knots several small showers of durin 1 CONC g the morning, weather very much warmer, we have now most d 1 CONC ecidedly escaped from the winter which was showing every in 1 CONC dication of fast approaching ere we left Old England, and a 1 CONC re now about in the latitudes of the Northernmost of the We 1 CONC stern isles and have been visited by several land birds evi 1 CONC dently from these islands, soon after dinner or about 4.2 1 CONC 0 ?? great excitement was caused in the ship by one of th 1 CONC e lads coming to inform us that a shark was prowling abou 1 CONC t the bows of the ship, a hook was soon got ready 1 CONT P5 1 CONT With a very tempting bait in the shape of a large piece o 1 CONC f pork but his lordship was not to be done and would not co 1 CONC me aft where the tempting morsel was awaiting him after th 1 CONC e passengers had had their tea, they were all allowed to co 1 CONC me on deck again, where they appeared to enjoy themselves r 1 CONC ight well in their respective modes most pleasing to them 1 CONC , as whilst the bulk were singing and dancing some few wh 1 CONC o evidently thought it wrong so to do, went forward and com 1 CONC menced singing psalms, the evening is most delightful the m 1 CONC oon shining very brilliantly whilst scarcely a breath distu 1 CONC rbs our sails which are lazily flapping against the masts 1 CONC . We are all cautiously hoping again for a nice breeze to d 1 CONC rive us forward again at our old sped, but indeed we canno 1 CONC t complain having got this far after a run of eight days on 1 CONC ly having come round the North of Ireland. Just previous t 1 CONC o turning in about midnight a splendid breeze sprung up whi 1 CONC ch lasted all night We soon made up for our slow progress d 1 CONC uring the day as she again logged of her 11 and 12 knots La 1 CONC t 39.26 N Long 20.34 W by a/c 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Oct 21st 1 CONT This morning on turning out, were glad to find the ship ha 1 CONC d kept up the speed reported in the conclusion of last nigh 1 CONC ts remarks 1 CONT Although the wind at this time appeared very light sound sh 1 CONC e was still making 10 to 10½. At about 10 with great diffic 1 CONC ulty and straining of my eyes I discovered a vessel in th 1 CONC e horizon and soon after a second which afterwards proved t 1 CONC o be brig and schooner they were at 1 Pm both rather abaf 1 CONC t the beam and speedily vanished 1 CONT P6 1 CONT From our gaze, This day the ship has looked more like a fur 1 CONC niture and bedding warehouse than anything else as the deck 1 CONC s and all available places have been covered with the passe 1 CONC ngers bedding which have all been airing and purifying, i 1 CONC n the evening the passengers were allowed another treat an 1 CONC d dancing and singing has been going on as yesterday, we mu 1 CONC ster 2 violinists one of which plays on each side the decks 1 CONC ??? And the people appear to keep them pretty well employed 1 CONC , about 8.30 passed a brig??? Homeward bound but it was to 1 CONC o dark to signalize which we exceedingly regretted as we ha 1 CONC ve been cautiously looking out the last two or three days t 1 CONC o report ourselves to our friends at home; no Electric tele 1 CONC graph having yet been established or to my knowledge invent 1 CONC ed to enable ships far away ahead??? To communicate with th 1 CONC e shore we must wait patiently until another vessel appear 1 CONC s to convey our messages to the British shore which we hop 1 CONC e for their sakes may not be long 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Oct 22nd Lat by Obs 37.13 N Long by a/c 20.07 W 1 CONT During last night wind has been very light, ship only avera 1 CONC ging 5 to 6 knots, this morning again presented to us anoth 1 CONC er splendid sunshine but we had rather have, if our wishe 1 CONC s were consulted a nice breeze to carry on again 10 knots 1 CONC , / what dis- 1 CONT P7 1 CONT contented mortals men are here we are after coming throug 1 CONC h the North Channel right round Ireland and yet in 10 day 1 CONC s ^from weighing anchor at noon of this day, we are in La 1 CONC t 34.45 N that instead of grumbling and wishing for more wi 1 CONC nd, where it slightly fails us we ought to be very thankfu 1 CONC l for having got on so well and hope we may still continu 1 CONC e to do so unto the end of the voyage Should such be the ca 1 CONC se we should make a capital passage, of which all on boar 1 CONC d are very sanguine, but it will not do to calculate upon a 1 CONC ny such thing lest our hopes should be dashed to the ground 1 CONC , everything on board goes on most satisfactorily much mor 1 CONC e so than one like myself totally unaccustomed to ships wit 1 CONC h such a huge family on board could anticipate, the passeng 1 CONC ers are all most amply provided for, indeed so much that i 1 CONC t is really shameful to see the waste that many of the thou 1 CONC ghtless beings make of their food the whole of which is o 1 CONC f the very best description Such I am sure that 9/10ths o 1 CONC f them never had before, There are some very amusing charac 1 CONC ters amongst the group one Mr. Miles the schoolmaster whos 1 CONC e voice can be heard all over the ship, and who takes a ver 1 CONC y active hand in looking after the passengers and carryin 1 CONC g out the general arrangements of the ship he is a very use 1 CONC ful man on board but takes cognizance of too many trifles 1 CONC , as he is constantly appearing before the Superior Sup. Wi 1 CONC th some unfortunate culprit, another whose name I know no 1 CONC t but whom M.M.W christened Phoebe, by which she is known o 1 CONC n the poop, attends to our fowls various descriptions of li 1 CONC ve stock is quite a character in her own way. She will [be 1 CONC ] invaluable to some Australian farmer with?? I doubt not s 1 CONC oon get a situation 1 CONT p8 1 CONT in that capacity. About 9 pm a brig was discovered on the s 1 CONC tarboard bow, which the Capt. Fancies is a Man of War bri 1 CONC g from her appearance and the easy sail she was under nothi 1 CONC ng but reefed topsails, whilst we are under all sail, we sh 1 CONC owed a light to her, which was answered in the same way. Pa 1 CONC ssengers dancing again as usual this evening 1 CONT Lat by Obs. 34.45 N 1 CONT Long by a/c 21.24 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Oct 23rd 1 CONT A fine morning again presented itself to our vision and o 1 CONC n going on deck about 8 found a nice North Easter blowing w 1 CONC hich the Capt. And Mate both think is the commencement of h 1 CONC e Trade Winds, that this is rather further N than we expect 1 CONC ed at this season of the years to meet them, all studding s 1 CONC ails set and an immense amount of canvass we show. Ship goi 1 CONC ng 9½ which was increased to 10 and 11 which was kept up du 1 CONC ring the day. We shall make another excellent days work - 1 CONT The evening being fine the passengers were all again allowe 1 CONC d to "trip the light fantastic toe" which they apparently d 1 CONC id to their hearts content. After watching them sometime w 1 CONC e adjourned to the after part of the poop where we were muc 1 CONC h pleased with the singing of one of the female passenger 1 CONC s Emily Bishop I believe by name who sang a song called th 1 CONC e "Star of Glengarry" with very great taste and apparent fe 1 CONC eling - she sang one or two others also but this was a gem 1 CONC , after which she slightly hinted how much pleasure it woul 1 CONC d give her, if the tall gentleman meaning MMW, who they ha 1 CONC d heard humming several tunes would favor them with one sh 1 CONC e would not ask such a liberty he just coming up at time? 1 CONC ? Consented as ??? in conjunction with the Dr. and myself h 1 CONC ad asked for two or three after which Dr. Barnett's say. Bu 1 CONC t more of him anon. 1 CONT (vertical note appended Lat 32.29 W Long by Obs. 22.18 in t 1 CONC he latitude of the Madieras) 1 CONT p9 1 CONT (JR - Note this page is written in an entirely different ha 1 CONC nd) 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday October 24th 1 CONT An Emigrants Ships decks are a singular sight at any time b 1 CONC ut today ours have been a perfect study, and a Painter migh 1 CONC t have sketched groups to his hearts content in every attit 1 CONC ude and position during the various divine services which h 1 CONC ave been held throughout the day, - the Morning was beautif 1 CONC ul, and as arranged yesterday, the Bell began to ring at te 1 CONC n o'clock for the Roman Catholics, this soon mustered the I 1 CONC rish, who kneeling down on the deck immediately commenced t 1 CONC heir matins under the guidance of a respectable man (one o 1 CONC f themselves); all seemed very attentive and most of the fe 1 CONC males held her rosary in her hand, - the Service lasted nea 1 CONC rly an hour; and then after an interval of a few minutes on 1 CONC ly, the bell again was sounded to summon the Protestants 1 CONC , - Mr. Miles mounted on some spare spars read the prayer 1 CONC s and lessons of the day very well, the morning hymn havin 1 CONC g been previously sung by his daughters and the rest of th 1 CONC e congregation, all was concluded before noon so that the d 1 CONC inner hour should not be interfered with . - At about 2 p 1 CONC m the bell was again in requisition and was this time respo 1 CONC nded to by the Scotch who mustered pretty strong, and appea 1 CONC red much edified by a long succession of hymns and prayer 1 CONC s which Mr. Miles treated them to,- he appeared quite in hi 1 CONC s element in this service (being a Scotchman) and shut hi 1 CONC s eyes very tightly during the long rambling prayer, whic 1 CONC h operation appears quite necessary and almost half the bat 1 CONC tle in the Scotch mode off worship. - 1 CONT After their service a number of Methodists held a prayer me 1 CONC eting, but as the Cabin dinner hour had now arrived they ha 1 CONC d it all to themselves so far as we were concerned, but w 1 CONC e have no reason to doubt that their noses and lungs held o 1 CONC ut as bravely as usual in sustaining that admirable imitati 1 CONC on of the Bagpipe which they dignify by the name of singing 1 CONC . - Mr. Miles and his wife (our Ship's Matron) dined with u 1 CONC s, and the former afforded us much amusement by his extraor 1 CONC dinary style of conversation, he is a tall gaunt man wit 1 CONC h a thoroughly Scotch face, his features constantly workin 1 CONC g from his efforts to bring out the long high sounding word 1 CONC s, he tells us he has been a sub-editor of a newspaper, Sup 1 CONC erintendent of a prison, a schoolmaster etc. etc. and we fa 1 CONC ncy that in all three various callings he has kept one thin 1 CONC g steadily before him viz gathering together of the longes 1 CONC t words he can meet with, all which he has ready at a momen 1 CONC ts notice and summons to his aid when required with the utm 1 CONC ost promptitude, - he and his wife have a room to themselve 1 CONC s and on the main deck 1 CONT P10 1 CONT (original hand writing continues) 1 CONT He having charge of the children generally as Instructor, a 1 CONC nd she of the single females.- The wind during the day kep 1 CONC t very steady but about ten pm it deserted us and left us b 1 CONC ecalmed until about one am. When a light SSE breeze sprun 1 CONC g up which seemed as we had been rather premature in congra 1 CONC tulating ourselves on having got into the trades Lat 27.4 1 CONC 4 N Long 23.46 Do 1 CONT 1 CONT Monday Oct 25th 1 CONT About midnight the wind became rather variable and then shi 1 CONC fted to SE from East which we had had all the previous da 1 CONC y which continued flying about until about 8 pm when it bec 1 CONC ame suddenly squally threatening much more, in TG Sails Mai 1 CONC n Sails Cross Jack ?? at 18.30 the wind suddenly shifted an 1 CONC d took us all aback, it was however very light, the Capt. W 1 CONC as fully prepared for such a move having got her under snu 1 CONC g canvass. This was certainly a busy scene, the reducing o 1 CONC f the canvass, the lightening was playing most vividly al 1 CONC l round keeping the heavens in an almost continuous blaze w 1 CONC hilst between the flashes the clouds were black as thunde 1 CONC r which the intermittent light showed more distinctly leavi 1 CONC ng us in no doubt but that ere long we should have plenty o 1 CONC f both winds and rain, such however was my impression, th 1 CONC e rain shortly came in most copious torrents which quickl 1 CONC y drove me below. The wind however I think had passed ahea 1 CONC d of us, as we escaped it's fury - at 10 it became more mod 1 CONC erate and after 12 light variable winds again prevailed- W 1 CONC e were most of us rather disappointed at the rain coming o 1 CONC n so suddenly. Our Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Barnett had t 1 CONC aken a fancy to sleep on deck and got his cot or rather on 1 CONC e out of the hospital slung under the spanker boom, we wer 1 CONC e auspiciously hoping he would have got turned in and go 1 CONC t a good drenching, I must however attempt to describe hi 1 CONC m which will give my reader, Trust ??? - any one take the t 1 CONC rouble so to do some account of my reasons for wishing him 1 CONC , so good a wish 1 CONT P11 1 CONT He is as I before said Surgeon Superintendent and he has th 1 CONC e sole care and charge of the passengers, assisted by Mr, J 1 CONC ohnson a surgeon, also a very nice fellow, Dr. B. is a stou 1 CONC t strong looking man of about 5 ft 9 high, age about 40. so 1 CONC und face with dark hair and whiskers, and has the misfortun 1 CONC e to be sadly hipped, after the first day on board, he too 1 CONC k to his bead which he perseveringly kept until within a da 1 CONC y or two, he certainly was rather sea sick but made himsel 1 CONC f much worse by lying in bed and taking nothing but brand 1 CONC y and water and occasionally a dose of champagne, since h 1 CONC e has turned out, he has done nothing but sit or lie on th 1 CONC e poop deck leaving Mr. Johnson to do all the work which h 1 CONC e certainly has done most assiduously - This sadly to be pi 1 CONC tied individual suffers greatly from acidity on the stomach 1 CONC , and cannot take wine without at the same time taking a do 1 CONC se of soda swallowing at the same time both bane and antido 1 CONC te, the amount of soda he has taken during the day must b 1 CONC e considerable for one individual as he is constantly at it 1 CONC . Notwithstanding the delicate state of his stomach, sinc 1 CONC e he has commenced to join us at dinner, the only meal he t 1 CONC akes with us preferring his breakfast and tea on deck he ge 1 CONC nerally chooses the richest things he can get. Which from t 1 CONC he reported state of his digestive organs I should have tho 1 CONC ught quite unsuitable. During the very heavy rain which fel 1 CONC l this evening as he could not sleep on deck he determine 1 CONC d to have a shower bath so tying a towel round his throat a 1 CONC nd being habited in his oilskin coat and leggings he seate 1 CONC d himself and uncovering his head sat out the storm, his so 1 CONC n a very forward youth of about 15 as a matter of course th 1 CONC e same, as whatever the father does, the son repeats, if h 1 CONC e puts on a dressing gown, son does ditto, changes ditto, W 1 CONC hatever change the father makes the son always does the sam 1 CONC e. They are therefore always dressed both alike - 1 CONT (JR - note the following lines were struck though and the 1 CONC n written over) 1 CONT This evening being very splendid ???? in all her glory bein 1 CONC g nearly full the passengers were ???? soon again on deck u 1 CONC ntil nearly 11, which pleased them greatly we had ??? song 1 CONC s again 1 CONT (JR Overwritten with) 1 CONT I was writing this next morning and I find that the sentenc 1 CONC e which I crossed out,I have mistaken ??? ???? ??? evening 1 CONT Lat 24.27 N Long 24.59 W 1 CONT P12 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Oct 26th This morning the sun shone brilliantly whi 1 CONC ch added to the noise? above our heads caused by the carpen 1 CONC ter who was busy immediately over our heads, made me turn o 1 CONC ut a little earlier than usual, when much to my dismay I fo 1 CONC und it to be nearly dead calm, during the morning the cre 1 CONC w were employed shifting sails i.e. In unbending the new an 1 CONC d bending the second or summer sail, but a slight air sprin 1 CONC ging up after we had got the mizzen sail clamped, the Capt 1 CONC . Would not lose the opportunity of gaining a little groun 1 CONC d so left the others for another calm - after lunch we amus 1 CONC ed ourselves with a little pistol practice at a bottle susp 1 CONC ended from the end of the spanker boom which I was not fort 1 CONC unate enough to hit once out of four shots. A brig in sigh 1 CONC t about 8 miles distance to windward apparently man of wa 1 CONC r brig bound to the West Indies . After dinner a large shoa 1 CONC l of porpoises were discovered playing about the bows of th 1 CONC e ship. The harpoon was soon hunted up but before the man c 1 CONC ould get into the Martingale guys from which place he inten 1 CONC ded to make his murderous attack, as if knowing his intenti 1 CONC on, with the exception of one or two they all fled. He mad 1 CONC e a dart at one which he just missed - and had not anothe 1 CONC r chance. This evening a splendid moon was shining and th 1 CONC e passengers were allowed to remain on deck until 10.20 pm 1 CONT Lat Obs noon 22.21 Long by a/c 25.37 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Oct. 27th 1 CONT On turning out in the morning was grieved to find that it h 1 CONC ad been near about dead calm all night, the ship of cours 1 CONC e had made very slight progress, a barque a little distanc 1 CONC e on our port bow, which which (sic) after breakfast bein 1 CONC g then alongside we signaled and found her to be the "Pete 1 CONC r Sinn" of and from Glasgow bound to Buenes Aries, he had b 1 CONC een out 28 days he said, 1 CONT P13 1 CONT So we have the consolation of knowing we had gained conside 1 CONC rably on him, our friend of yesterday still in sight and ha 1 CONC s apparently gained a little on us during the drifting matc 1 CONC h of last night - after lunch amused ourselves firing a 1 CONC t a target with a revolver belonging to Capt. McLay who wa 1 CONC s the only one of the group successful, after dinner some d 1 CONC olphins were announced alongside, which we soon attache 1 CONC d a hook to one, the Capt. Got him almost on board when th 1 CONC e snood broke and away he went, he then got the mains?? Whi 1 CONC ch were by this time ready and struck one that had served s 1 CONC ome of the sailors who were fishing forward the same trick 1 CONC , this fellow was soon floundering on the ships poop, and w 1 CONC e thus recovered one of the lost hooks which was firmly fix 1 CONC ed in his jaws - the dolphin was soon cut up and a part o 1 CONC f him in the frying pan, which we enjoyed very much to tea 1 CONC ? - it is excellent eating, very firm and more like very te 1 CONC nder veal than fish - At night still dead calm after a ver 1 CONC y hot day 1 CONT Lat by Os 20.30 Long 26.41 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Oct 28th 1 CONT Having arranged with Capt. McLay last night to have a bat 1 CONC h this morning we were roused certainly much earlier than w 1 CONC e anticipated being? At 5 am by him coming to inform us i 1 CONC t was ready, MMW turned out first and had one then Dr. Barn 1 CONC ett, myself and lastly Capt. McLay, it was indeed most refr 1 CONC eshing as I had been tossing about considerably during th 1 CONC e night, being so hot, tho lying with only the sheet over m 1 CONC e and the side light and door of the birth open, the cabi 1 CONC n windows were also open, we 1 CONT P14 1 CONT Bathed thus early on account of the passengers coming on de 1 CONC ck at daylight to commence their ablutions. Our bath was co 1 CONC nstructed by stretching a canvas curtain across from the fo 1 CONC repart of the wheelhouse on the port side to the bulwarks 1 CONC , the Capt. Standing on the top of the house, armed with se 1 CONC veral buckets of water which he pored over us . he talked o 1 CONC f making a shower bath in the after part of the wheel hous 1 CONC e but afterwards thinking of this plan thought it the bes 1 CONC t - after this MMW the Dr. and I turned in and had anothe 1 CONC r engagement with Morpheus, he as usual conquering, we slep 1 CONC t until about 7.30 when on going on deck found that Mr. Joh 1 CONC nson had turned out at 6 and caught a rudder fish which w 1 CONC e demolished at breakfast and found very good - another cal 1 CONC m day, what little air there was being very variable, and a 1 CONC bout noon a light breeze sprung up from SE which rather rev 1 CONC ived our drooping spirits, as any wind id preferable to a c 1 CONC alm sea. 1 CONT This evening the sky was magnificent and quite impossible f 1 CONC or any one, who was never wandered far from old England's c 1 CONC old clime to imagine, to accurately describe is even stil 1 CONC l more so, the sky to the west was one mass of crimson an 1 CONC d gold, the clouds assumed a lacey shape, and colour the li 1 CONC ke of which if it could be conveyed to canvass would assure 1 CONC dly make the fortune of the lucky artist - I wish I was abl 1 CONC e to describe this splendid scene but such not being by an 1 CONC y means my forte - I will not further attempt it. I have hi 1 CONC therto said nothing of the manner in which I spend any time 1 CONC , in the evening I read Samartine's History of the Girondis 1 CONC ts after lunch occasionally a game of chess with MMW and af 1 CONC ter dinner some amusing work, talking tos?? 1 CONT Lat noon this day 20.3 Long 26.56 W 1 CONT P15 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Oct 29th 1 CONT This morning another calm of nearly so much to our horror 1 CONC , as we are now beginning to wonder what has become of NE T 1 CONC rades which we used to hear of, and which we believed to ex 1 CONC tend many degrees to the north of our present position, w 1 CONC e have not seen them since we got on to their supposed posi 1 CONC tion, we did at one time flatter ourselves, we had got the 1 CONC m very early, but were greatly disappointed - Last night af 1 CONC ter the splendid evening alluded to in yesterdays account i 1 CONC t came in rather squally, with thunder and lightning wind a 1 CONC gain still SE and variable, nothing particular transpired t 1 CONC oday everything going on much as usual Lat 17.50 Long 27.18 1 CONC .30 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Oct 30th 1 CONT During the night we have had a nice breeze from the east, t 1 CONC he ship has been averaging 10 knots which we kept up unti 1 CONC l noon when it again fell very light about 5 o'clock sa 1 CONC w a large vessel astern steering the same course as ourselv 1 CONC es, and appeared to have a nice breeze whilst we were nearl 1 CONC y becalmed, the brig also still in sight far astern and a l 1 CONC ong way to leeward; soon after we got a light breeze and sa 1 CONC w no more of our companions. The moon not rising until 8.3 1 CONC 0 the passengers were not able to dance much, until that ti 1 CONC me, they however had a jig or two. 1 CONT Lat obs. 14,23 N Long Chr. 25.46 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday Oct. 31st 14.43 25.25 1 CONT This morning still fine, with a moderate breeze, about 8 a 1 CONC m passed a large homeward bound vessel but too far off to s 1 CONC ignalize, to our regret as all were anxious to report thems 1 CONC elves to the old Isle, we shall surely soon have a chance o 1 CONC f so doing - Service performed again s described last wee 1 CONC k Mr. Miles gave the Scotch a sermon from IV Prov 2. v. a v 1 CONC ery rambling affair, we were this day visited by swallows w 1 CONC hich must have come from the Cape de Verdes 1 CONT P16 1 CONT It will not I fear stay so long with us as out last visitor 1 CONC s, a starling which I think I omitted to mention at the tim 1 CONC e it was on board 4 or 5 days and was becoming quite tame 1 CONC , when an unfortunate heavy rain caused it to take shelte 1 CONC r in the hen coop, where it soon got nearly killed, and wa 1 CONC s driven out, we endeavored to restore it but in vain - aft 1 CONC er its death Dr. Johnson skinned and stuffed it to add to h 1 CONC is collection - We passed the southernmost of the cape de V 1 CONC erdes Isles about noon yesterday not having sighted any o 1 CONC f them tho Capt. Had some intention of sighting Antonis, bu 1 CONC t the wind being so variable, was glad to make the best h 1 CONC e could of it 1 CONT Lat Obs. 11.43 N Long Chr. 25.25 1 CONT 1 CONT Monday November 1st This month has commenced with similar w 1 CONC eather, still light and variable airs from 9 to 12 inclusiv 1 CONC e, it was quite calm, the sun was also obscure that the Cap 1 CONC t, was not able to get an observation - the swallow which v 1 CONC isited us yesterday is nowhere to be seen 1 CONT Lat by a/c 9.52 Long 24.52 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Nov 2nd 1 CONT Light winds from the NE and variable nothing particular doi 1 CONC ng this day not even a stray fish to enliven us. It is almo 1 CONC st incredible how dull a calm day at sea makes one feel. Th 1 CONC ere appears nothing for one to do not any excitement of an 1 CONC y kind - In the evening, whilst lolling about on deck I has 1 CONC tily jumped thinking I had discovered that much to be dread 1 CONC ed thing a ship on fire - my delight may therefore easily b 1 CONC e imagined when on getting on my legs I found my ship on fi 1 CONC re proved to be the moon rising most brilliantly about 10.1 1 CONC 5 - I merely whilst sitting down caught of an apparent blaz 1 CONC e of light in the horizon, though some clothes that were dr 1 CONC ying in the rigging - which caused the 1 CONT P17 1 CONT Mistake - the moon was soon high up in the heavens and diff 1 CONC used her full luster in rather reflected luster on all belo 1 CONC w within her range. - the clouds assumed divers shapes on 1 CONC e large mass immediately ahead of us appeared like some imm 1 CONC ense mountain covered with snow which was in imminent appar 1 CONC ent danger of being overturned by our masts 1 CONT Lat Obs. 7.52 N 1 CONT Long Chr. 23.7 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Nov 3rd 1 CONT Turned out at 6 and had a bath which was exceedingly refres 1 CONC hing, sauntered about and read until breakfast time 8 weath 1 CONC er very hot though I think not quite so oppressive today a 1 CONC s yesterday when the thermometer in the shade was 84 - win 1 CONC d still very light scarcely any of it, very unsteady 1 CONT Lat Obs. 6.39 N Long Chr.23.7 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Nov 4th 1 CONT This morning on going on deck saw a ship on the starboard b 1 CONC ow, which Capt. McLay asserted to be the "Priscilla" thoug 1 CONC h he had seen her but once in Liverpool and now she was abo 1 CONC ut 6 miles distant. MMW and Dr. Johnson thinking it almos 1 CONC t impossible or perhaps carried away with the hopes that i 1 CONC t was not, laid a wager with Capt. McLay to this effect a 1 CONC s the ship was not to leave Liverpool until two days afte 1 CONC r us. Much however to our disappointment on getting abreas 1 CONC t her about 12 we ascertained the Capt. To be right. She le 1 CONC ft on the 14th Oct 2 days after us, and had come through th 1 CONC e South Channel, and had nice east winds, whereas for sever 1 CONC al days past what we have had has been principally S and SS 1 CONC E his passengers were sickly but not dangerously. The mast 1 CONC s of the other barques and a brig are also in sight to wind 1 CONC ward, too far off to signalize 1 CONT Lat Obs. 5.44 N Long Chr. 23.40.30 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Nov 5th 1 CONT The wind having been very light during the night the "Prisc 1 CONC illa" was still in sight this morning, 6 or 7 miles to th 1 CONC e leeward, we are anxiously hoping for a breeze when I am s 1 CONC ure we shall soon leave her, the wind still from the SSE sh 1 CONC ip lying SW by W ½ W which is very annoying as we are alrea 1 CONC dy further to the west than we wish however it cannot be he 1 CONC lped we cannot have everything we wish for. My thoughts a 1 CONC t dinner wander homewards as though we dine at 3 being so f 1 CONC ar west of Greenwich we shall be taking that meal about th 1 CONC e same time - pictured you all sitting around the table a 1 CONC t desert and wishing Emma many happy returns of this day wh 1 CONC ich I did not forget and although some time fancied I hear 1 CONC d someone say I wonder where William is, and whether he wil 1 CONC l remember. - Nothing particular occurred this day 1 CONT Lat Obs 4.20 Lat a/c 4.24 Long a/c 24.48 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Nov 6th 1 CONT Nothing visible of the Priscilla this morning and I hope w 1 CONC e shall see her no more this passage - wind still continue 1 CONC s variable principally from SSE the ship has lost in the la 1 CONC st 24 hours i.e. from noon yesterday to noon this day 20 mi 1 CONC les latitude, we have certainly gained a little longitude 1 CONC , but this is disheartening losing ground. We are now anxio 1 CONC usly looking out for the SE Trades and I sincerely trust w 1 CONC e shall have more of their company than we had of the NE a 1 CONC s we scarcely had any of their society which was greatly t 1 CONC o be lamented- This afternoon the passengers being all on d 1 CONC eck I went below with Dr. Johnston and MMW 1 CONT P19 1 CONT And visited both decks they looked exceedingly clean neat a 1 CONC nd comfortable. They had just been fumigated, which is don 1 CONC e by burning tar?? In swing stoves suspended in different p 1 CONC arts, these have the effect of purifying the air and disper 1 CONC sing any foul air that may be collected from so many peopl 1 CONC e congregating together, this process is frequently repeate 1 CONC d and certainly is most beneficial 1 CONT Dr. Barnett the Surgeon Superintendent actually felt himsel 1 CONC f sufficiently well to go below this afternoon this being t 1 CONC he second time only. I believe that he has been there sinc 1 CONC e we sailed - is such an important event that I cannot allo 1 CONC w it to pass without being unnoticed herein. 1 CONT Lat Obs. 4.42 N 1 CONT Long Chr. 22.37.20 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday Nov 7th 1 CONT This morning another ship visible a little ahead on our le 1 CONC e bow, which by breakfast time we were alongside our signal 1 CONC s were hoisted but as they were going aloft she tacked an 1 CONC d consequently all on board were too busy to reply thanks a 1 CONC t this moment our breakfast being announced we turned our a 1 CONC ttention to it and were just finishing when we were informe 1 CONC d she was answering us. She was now on the same tack as our 1 CONC selves, heading ESE and proved to be the "Travancore" fro 1 CONC m Plymouth to Swan River, had been out 37 days, which I mus 1 CONC t say was a great consolation to us as we have been grumbli 1 CONC ng sadly of only being this far when out 25 days, I am no 1 CONC w again in the hopes we may pick up some of the ships yet t 1 CONC hat sailed before us as it is evident that a number of ship 1 CONC s have been detained hereabouts for some time. There are al 1 CONC so 1 CONT P20 1 CONT Several other ships in sight but not near enough to signali 1 CONC ze - with the exception of a Hamburg barque but she not hav 1 CONC ing signals could not communicate with her we therefore exc 1 CONC hanged colours shaped on leaving the "Travancore" also aste 1 CONC rn 1 CONT tho the wind is still very light - Services as usual toda 1 CONC y I do not yet know what creed Dr. B is and I do not thin 1 CONC k he belongs to any in particular but he certainly pays mor 1 CONC e attention to the Roman Catholic service than any other. W 1 CONC inds still continue very light and we so make very little p 1 CONC rogress 1 CONT Lat Obs, 4.5 N Long Chr 21.54.30 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Monday Nov 8th 1 CONT Still tacking about the winds being very variable that we g 1 CONC et but little Southing. It is indeed truly wearying work t 1 CONC o be knocking about here so long and making so little headw 1 CONC ay as for the last 6 or 7 days we have only averaged abou 1 CONC t 1 degree Southing per day the whole of which with a fin 1 CONC e wind might have been done in 1½ days. It must be tiresom 1 CONC e work for any Capt. Who has no one but his officers to spe 1 CONC ak to day after day when as we are almost becalmed and wit 1 CONC h light winds against us - However some of our neighbors o 1 CONC f yesterday were worse off than ourselves, so let us hope f 1 CONC or better things, and that when once across that once formi 1 CONC dable barrier to all who had not previously been, we may ha 1 CONC ve a good trade wind. Nothing particular today, except tha 1 CONC t the Capt. had to reprimand one of the seamen this evening 1 CONC . For insubordination 1 CONT Lat Obs 3. N Long 23.4/15 W Chr. 1 CONT 1 CONT P21 1 CONT Tuesday Nov 9th 1 CONT Still very little wind, ship heading as usual SW to SW b 1 CONC y W towards noon we had a little more wind, ship again goin 1 CONC g 6 to 6½ knots which son after fell off, we shall I fear m 1 CONC ake another very poor days work, but as we at noon, were i 1 CONC n 1.45, I feel we hope early in the morning to cross the li 1 CONC ne by which time I trust we may have got the SE trades - 1 CONT Lat by Obs 1.22 N Long by Chr. 24.28 W 1 CONT (margin annotation - Spoke ?? the "Wm. Cornwall" from Calic 1 CONC ut per Liverpool) 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Nov. 10th 1 CONT On turning out this morning was glad to find a nice stead 1 CONC y breeze which I trust will continue and prove a good trad 1 CONC e wind, we crossed the line between 9 and 10 am at noon wer 1 CONC e 0.16 Sth cicos? And show for the first time am in the Sou 1 CONC thern Hemisphere and trust I may see a good deal of it befo 1 CONC re I re cross the boundary. My anticipations of sending a l 1 CONC etter home is now vanished as we have now got a nice stead 1 CONC y trade SSE that of course we should not think of stoppin 1 CONC g for any such purpose were a ship to appear, nor would ou 1 CONC r friends be likely to do so were we inclined - MMW and sel 1 CONC f are practicing chess and occasionally play a game out o 1 CONC f Staunton by way of improvement and getting up to some o 1 CONC f the dodges. A vessel in sight considerably to windward, t 1 CONC oo far to signalize 1 CONT Late Obs. 0.16 S Long Chr. 25.39 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Nov 11 1 CONT This day nice steady trades from SSE ship close hauled neve 1 CONC rtheless she is making her 8½ to 9 knots, which is a grea 1 CONC t relief after so many calm days with light and variable wi 1 CONC nds. Distance seen from noon yesterday to noon today per lo 1 CONC g? 286 miles 1 CONT Lat Obs. 2.54 Long Chr 26.39.15 W 1 CONT 1 CONT P22 1 CONT Friday Nov 12th 1 CONT Fine trade winds still from the same quarter we are now get 1 CONC ting ahead again as on first standing. Have not seen any sh 1 CONC ips for some days and our chances of so doing now lessens c 1 CONC onsiderably. At dinner were rather astonished by the Stewar 1 CONC d bringing in two letters, which proved to be from Mr. Mile 1 CONC s the schoolmaster, one was for the Capt. The other for th 1 CONC e Doctor. Distance run for today per Log 209 miles 1 CONT Lat 5.35 S Long 28.39 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Nov 13th 1 CONT Nice steady trades from SSE ?? SE. Ship averaging about 9 k 1 CONC nots. She appears to get over the water most magically as t 1 CONC he wind is so light it is almost impossible to believe sh 1 CONC e can be going at that speed she is also so motionless - no 1 CONC thing particular transpired today everything going on muc 1 CONC h as usual 1 CONT 1 CONT Lat Obs. 8.43 S Long VChr. 30.5.45 1 CONT Sunday Nov 14th 1 CONT Wind and weather the same as yesterday. a homeward bound sc 1 CONC hooner was descried dead to windward, nearly hull down. To 1 CONC o far off to have any communication with - Service as usua 1 CONC l today. The weather has I think not been so appallingly ho 1 CONC t since we crossed the line, owing I suppose to our havin 1 CONC g had a nice breeze which has rendered it very pleasant. A 1 CONC s we manage to get a nice draught under the awning 1 CONT Lat Obs. 12.5 S Long Chr. 30.57.45 1 CONT 1 CONT P23 1 CONT Monday Nov 15th 1 CONT Nice steady trades, ship going 7½ to 8 knots this morning 1 CONC , she has been making rather more than this during the nigh 1 CONC t - about noon the wind fell off, and we had very little du 1 CONC ring the afternoon until 9 o'clock when we again increase 1 CONC d our speed to about 8 to 9 ½ knots. The evenings are now m 1 CONC uch shorter than at starting as it is now light until abou 1 CONC t 7 pm and we shall I expect soon have it light much late 1 CONC r if we continue to make good Southing we have been makin 1 CONC g a little more easting today, having been steering abou 1 CONC t S by E which is of considerable service having got quit 1 CONC e as war to the Westward as we wish - The sunset is very be 1 CONC autiful, and for several evenings past have seen two Magell 1 CONC an Clouds which I have not previously mentioned, as I wishe 1 CONC d to have a better view of them, as the further south we ge 1 CONC t, the more distinct they will be . I shall therefore for t 1 CONC he same reason still postpone my description until obtainin 1 CONC g a better view. 1 CONT Lat by Obs. 15.9 S Long Chr. 37.2.45 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Nov 16th 1 CONT The SE trades have been so far much more favourable to us t 1 CONC hen the NE which we saw and felt very little. I trust the 1 CONC y may still continue so and turn us well into the Westerl 1 CONC y winds - This morning Dr. Barnett has been fully employe 1 CONC d having had more trials and complaints than any day sinc 1 CONC e we left. The principal case was a quarrel last night betw 1 CONC een 1 CONT P24 1 CONT Miss M Miles and Miss Warren. The former who is the matrons 1 CONC ' daughter and assists her in the performance of her dutie 1 CONC s had been informed Miss W had made some remarks respectin 1 CONC g her of which she did not approve, and thought proper to c 1 CONC all her to account, then to attempt to strike at her, unfor 1 CONC tunately for herself instead if hitting her struck her ow 1 CONC n fist violently against a post, which would not I apprehen 1 CONC d tend much to improve her temper which does not appear t 1 CONC o be the sweetest in the world. 1 CONT The sun is now quite vertical and our shadows at noon wer 1 CONC e just the size of our hats there being nothing visible o 1 CONC n the decks but a shade the circumference thereof. Fortunat 1 CONC ely there is a nice breeze also which keeps the air cool, t 1 CONC hat this heat is not so great as we have felt it since we s 1 CONC tarted. We still continue prospering very nicely and this m 1 CONC orning Capt. McLay expects to sight Trinidad and Martin Roc 1 CONC ks 1 CONT Lat by Obs. 17.54 S Long 29.42.45 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Nov 17th 1 CONT True to his reckoning, at daylight this morning Martin wa 1 CONC s visible about 15 miles leeward, having been called up abo 1 CONC ut 5.15 am I turned out and was gratified with the sight th 1 CONC ereof the principal rock stands in Lat 20.28.30 S is a larg 1 CONC e barren rock tenanted by birds only and is surrounded b 1 CONC y 5 small rocks. I will annex a rough sketch thereof whic 1 CONC h I took in my memorandum book which may I hope give some l 1 CONC ittle idea of them, though my powers of drawing are very li 1 CONC mited, never having done anything from nature 1 CONT p25 1 CONT Martin Vas Rocks bearing from us W distance 14 miles about 1 CONT (sketch omitted) 1 CONT The rough draught from which the above is copied was take 1 CONC n soon after 6 just after sunrise, by the light of which w 1 CONC e were able to see the barrenness of the rocks and also th 1 CONC e detail of the sea presented to our view as the ship was g 1 CONC oing tolerably quickly through the water ^ 10 knots and th 1 CONC e distance we were from the rocks I had not much time for s 1 CONC ketching as every minute presented a different appearance 1 CONC : between 9 and 10 o'clock a ship was descried about 10 mil 1 CONC es ahead on our weather bow, which as the day wore on we we 1 CONC re gratified by seeing we were rapidly approaching and abou 1 CONC t 2 PM found we could signalise she being then a little ahe 1 CONC ad and about. Miles to windward and she proved to be the "R 1 CONC egina" barque bound from London to Port Jackson 56 days ou 1 CONC t and as we have only been 36 have again the pleasing satis 1 CONC faction of finding we are coming up with several ships havi 1 CONC ng gained 20 days on this, finding we are bound to the sam 1 CONC e port the Capt. Asked us to report him which we shall hav 1 CONC e great pleasure in doing and trust we may not diminish ou 1 CONC r difference in passage thus far. At about 4 pm the wind fe 1 CONC ll and we had nothing but very light breezes for remainde 1 CONC r of the day 1 CONT Lat by Obs. 27.77 Long by 28.19 W 1 CONT 1 CONT P26 1 CONT Thursday Nov 18th 1 CONT Winds still very light, which we must I suppose now expect 1 CONC , being now about out of the SE trade winds which by the by 1 CONC e have been for the last few days E, ENE and this morning N 1 CONC E and as I said above very little of it. This weather laste 1 CONC d all the day - As Mr. Wells the Mate as is customary I se 1 CONC e inserts in his log "Pumps carefully attended to". MMW an 1 CONC d I having been speaking of the short time required to pum 1 CONC p her out, determined to time the operation, and pulling ou 1 CONC t his watch found that it occupied them 15 seconds only 1 CONC , a very satisfactory thing - No fish or birds to be seen 1 CONC . I quite expected to have seen far more than we have lon 1 CONC g before this - Whilst sitting in the cabin immediately aft 1 CONC er tea, we were alarmed by fearful shrieks from the 'twee 1 CONC n decks, and rushing on deck fearing the ship was on fire 1 CONC , were horrified to find that one of the female passengers 1 CONC , who had been by the Surgeon Superintendents orders confin 1 CONC ed below for the past week in consequence of repeated misde 1 CONC meanours, had attempted to take her life by strangling hers 1 CONC elf with a rope, some of the other passengers fortunately g 1 CONC oing down gave the alarm in ample time to save her, - she w 1 CONC as afterwards taken into the hospital then kept handcuffe 1 CONC d until a straight jacked could be prepared for her - the D 1 CONC octor put the fiddler to work as soon as possible, to get t 1 CONC he passengers to work dancing and thus detract their attent 1 CONC ion as much as he could from this sad affair. - The moon i 1 CONC s getting bright again and thus gives them a nice long even 1 CONC ing 1 CONT Lat by Obs. 23.11 S Long by Chr. 26.17.30 W 1 CONT 1 CONT P27 1 CONT Friday Nov 19th 1 CONT Capt. McLay informs one that we are now out of the tropics 1 CONC , having bid goodbye to them about 12 o'clock last night, a 1 CONC nd we are most certainly in the Variables again as there i 1 CONC s scarcely any wind. This morning the Sailmaster was busy m 1 CONC aking a straight jacket for the girl which when finished wa 1 CONC s put on her in order to prevent her making any further att 1 CONC empt . The sailors were occupied changing the remainder o 1 CONC f the sails, the ship is now clothed in her summer sail 0 a 1 CONC nd we have studding sails out on both sides in hopes of cat 1 CONC ching a breeze but I regret to say there is very little - T 1 CONC he weather is much hotter today awing to the nice breeze w 1 CONC e have had through the tropics have not felt the heat nearl 1 CONC y as much as anticipated - if this calm continues we shal 1 CONC l have it hot enough I expect to satisfy anyone - I omitte 1 CONC d in yesterday's remarks to state that after dinner we amus 1 CONC ed ourselves with some pistol practice with MMW's weapons a 1 CONC nd was much more successful than with Capt. McLays revolve 1 CONC r as indeed we all were - Employed myself this morning in m 1 CONC arking the remainder of my linen purchased in Liverpool whi 1 CONC ch I did not get completed the other day. 1 CONT A solitary bird hove in sight this afternoon, but did not v 1 CONC enture within range of our guns, I hope it may be the pione 1 CONC er of plenty others, as we may now expect to fall in with t 1 CONC hem. Along swell has set in this evening which I hope id th 1 CONC e forerunner of a breeze from that quarter 1 CONT Lat Obs 24.31 S Long 25.22.30W 1 CONT Wind what there is still from NE until 11 am, whence it cam 1 CONC e NNW} Course SSE 1 CONT 1 CONT P28 1 CONT Saturday Nov 20th 1 CONT We are still doomed to disappointment as it is still calm 1 CONC , and has been nearly so all night, we have certainly had a 1 CONC stonishing weather since leaving England having only once h 1 CONC ad a single reef in the topsails and now out 39 days 1 CONT Lat 25.12 S Long 24.35.13 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday 21st 1 CONT (Margin annotation - Sunday Nov 21st 1 CONT Services performed as usual Mr. and Mrs. Miles dined with u 1 CONC s again today Dr. Barnett and the former had another long d 1 CONC iscussion, they both appear to be jealous of their rights a 1 CONC nd privileges, and frequently allude to their instructions 1 CONC . Mr. Miles certainly thinks his power is much greater tha 1 CONC n it is in reality, which must I think arise from his havin 1 CONC g been requested to send a report home from the Colonies, d 1 CONC etailing the account of the voyage. I endeavoured to draw D 1 CONC r. B's opinions on Roman Catholicism and though he would no 1 CONC t say much am convinced they are more favourable to this sy 1 CONC stem than any other, though he told me the other day he nev 1 CONC er attended any place of worship at home considering it inf 1 CONC ra dig - Our stewards both of them got very drunk before di 1 CONC nner, though the Capt. Gave them a severe reprimand last ni 1 CONC ght for the same offence, in consequence of which they wer 1 CONC e both sent forward - and one of the boys attended at dinne 1 CONC r - There was a nice little breeze from 9 till noon durin 1 CONC g which we were going about 8 knots. Wind NNE Course SE b 1 CONC y S after which it cam variable about NE and we gradually f 1 CONC ell off to 3 knots at which we were going when I retired fr 1 CONC om this very quiet scene. We are getting quite tired of thi 1 CONC s long calm and anxiously hope it will not last long. A hea 1 CONC vy swell today 1 CONT Lat by Obs S 26.5 Long by Chr. 23.27 W 1 CONT 1 CONT P29 1 CONT Monday Nov 22nd 1 CONT On going on deck about 8 this morning I was delighted to fi 1 CONC nd we had got rather more wind and that the ship was agai 1 CONC n going 7 knots which makes all hands more cheerful - Two b 1 CONC rigs head considerably to windward apparently homeward boun 1 CONC d, but one of them we discovered after breakfast had tacke 1 CONC d away steering the same course as ourselves, that she mus 1 CONC t have bore up to speak to the other vessel, we soon passe 1 CONC d him though at some distance off she having signalised t 1 CONC o know our Long., it was given him, he did not appear to ma 1 CONC ke it out as he never hauled his flags down whilst in sight 1 CONC , after leaving ours flying for some time, we enquired wha 1 CONC t ship it was but got no answer - the Long. given was 22.3 1 CONC 0 this being about 10 am. 1 CONT Naval promotions and appointments 1 CONT Boy Jack to be steward vice John Roland dismoted John Rolan 1 CONC d to be cook vice Sick 1 CONT Two birds of the Albatross species called Shearwaters follo 1 CONC wed us this afternoon but to our mortification would not co 1 CONC me within shot, whether they smell the powder in store fo 1 CONC r them or not I can't say, but presume they get too well fe 1 CONC d from the stuff thrown over by the passengers to venture t 1 CONC oo near the ship - In consequence of he change of our stewa 1 CONC rds we altered our dinner hour, that instead of lunching a 1 CONC t 1 and dining at 3 we now dine at 2, the chief Mate dinin 1 CONC g with us and the Second immediately afterwards. The office 1 CONC rs used to dine before our lunch, this I think is a bette 1 CONC r arrangement as our two meals followed so close upon eac 1 CONC h other, our appetites were quite spoiled for the latter 1 CONT Latitude 27.11 S Long 31.59.45 W 1 CONT Wind NE Course SE ½ S 1 CONT 1 CONT P30 1 CONT (Note this page written in the other handwriting) 1 CONT Tuesday November 23 1 CONT It is now evening (8pm in fact) and the writer has just lef 1 CONC t the deck after enjoying a sight of one of the most magnif 1 CONC icent sunsets it is possible to conceive. Any attempt at de 1 CONC scription would be absurd as the splendid and changing colo 1 CONC urs could not be named or represented by the most skilful p 1 CONC ainter, and therefore he will merely say that the scene wa 1 CONC s gorgeous in the extreme and leave the rest to the fancy o 1 CONC f the reader. It was sad to find this morning that the win 1 CONC d out of our neighbourhood, or rather the air was so ligh 1 CONC t that we had to only been going about two knots all night 1 CONC , but the tedium of the calm was somewhat lightened by th 1 CONC e fact of a sail being in sight which proved to be the "Ro 1 CONC b Roy" from Liverpool bound for Calcutta, as we know she sa 1 CONC iled some days before us, we are inclined to think the wind 1 CONC s have been very light here for some time particularly as s 1 CONC he is reputed to be a fast ship, After dinner it was dead c 1 CONC alm so by way of a change the Capt. Ordered one of the quar 1 CONC ter boats to be towed and we (that is all the Cabin Passeng 1 CONC ers) got into her along with some of the crew to have a pul 1 CONC l and look at our home, this peak seemed to cause intense e 1 CONC xcitement amongst the Emigrants all being anxious to see wh 1 CONC at was going on and speculating on the probable object of t 1 CONC he trip, the rigging swarmed with them from stem to stern a 1 CONC nd they cheered most lustily as we pushed of from the ships 1 CONC ' side which we acknowledged by taking off our hats - Afte 1 CONC r leaving our vessel about half a mile we pulled round he 1 CONC r and all agreed that she looked very well with her increas 1 CONC ed spread of canvas idly beating against the Masts. The pas 1 CONC sengers were all ready to receive us on our return, and w 1 CONC e found that their lungs had not been all affected by thei 1 CONC r previous exertions as the cheering recommenced and was as 1 CONC sisted this time by the waving of handkerchiefs, children' 1 CONC s dresses, and etc by way of flags, -on gaining the deck w 1 CONC e were 1 CONT P31 1 CONT much amused by their remarks, on one asking with great grav 1 CONC ity "is Sydney a wild looking place", and another regrettin 1 CONC g that we had come back as empty handed as we went. The aff 1 CONC air was evidently talk for the rest of the afternoon, but t 1 CONC owards tea time a new excitement was offered by some of th 1 CONC e females "dressing up" in fancy style and dancing in the c 1 CONC entre of a densely packed ring of admiring spectators, we v 1 CONC iewed them from the poop and had a hearty laugh at their st 1 CONC range appearance. We are hoping we do a little better tonig 1 CONC ht in the way of progress than we have had a chance of doin 1 CONC g for the last day or two as a nice little breeze has sprun 1 CONC g up since 8 am and now, and we are already moving along 4 1 CONC ½ knots which may probably be increased during the night th 1 CONC o the Capt. does not seem to think there is any appearanc 1 CONC e of more wind at present 1 CONT Latitude 28.57 S Longitude 20 38.30 W 1 CONT 1 CONT (resumed in the original hand) 1 CONT Wednesday Nov 24th 1 CONT Much to our satisfaction on rising this morning we found th 1 CONC at the ship had averaged about 4½ knots since we left her d 1 CONC ecks for our cots last night. The "Rob Roy" at breakfast ti 1 CONC me still in sight having gained somewhat on us during the n 1 CONC ight, being at this time on our weather quarter about 6 mil 1 CONC es windward - about 6 o'clock, I suppose she was about 8 o 1 CONC r 9 miles astern and catching the freshening breeze first 1 CONC , mended her position as above named, at 8 we too caught th 1 CONC e breeze and increased our speed to 7½ - at noon the "Rob R 1 CONC oy" was topsails down and at 3 was out of sight astern - th 1 CONC is ship having made her last Calcutta voyage in 7 months, w 1 CONC e take some credit in having thus beaten her - After dinne 1 CONC r we amused ourselves shooting at some birds which were rep 1 CONC orted to be Cape Hens and a solitary Albatross but were no 1 CONC t successful, as they were very shy and would scarcely vent 1 CONC ure within shot. The wind at noon freshened again having ra 1 CONC ther failed us at 10 when we were only going 6 knots, and t 1 CONC hough close hauled we have been going 8 knots since 1 CONT Latitude 29,39 Long 20.32.15 W 1 CONT P32 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Nov 25th 1 CONT Another calm day proves how little it is to calculate upo 1 CONC n anything like steady continuous breezes in these parts. A 1 CONC t 8 am we were only going 4½ knots which gradually decrease 1 CONC d to 4 3½ and 3 each hour and at 12 only 1 knot, after whic 1 CONC h it was dead calm for the remainder of the day or until ab 1 CONC out 8 when a slight air sprung up and carried us along abou 1 CONC t 1½ knot 1 CONT This morning I saw for the first time a Cape Pigeon a few o 1 CONC f them hovering around us all day together with Albatross a 1 CONC nd Cape Hens at which we got an occasional shot, but did no 1 CONC t kill any though some of them were hit - Nothing particula 1 CONC r today transpired 1 CONT Latitude 32 1 S Longitude 20.43.15 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Nov 26th 1 CONT The wind has been very light all night, ship only making 2 1 CONC ½ to 3 knots, wind form SSE steering East, until this morni 1 CONC ng when it becoming variable were obliged to go SES - abou 1 CONC t 12 the breeze having freshened a little we increased ou 1 CONC r speed to about 5½ knots I wish I could add that before ev 1 CONC ening we had doubled that rate but such unfortunately was n 1 CONC ot the case, the reverse being the case as at 7 we had fall 1 CONC en of to 2½ and 8, 1½ - A vessel in sight on our lee bow wh 1 CONC ich by about 10 pm was just hull out consequently about 1 1 CONC 8 miles ahead of us. I trust the morning will bring us alon 1 CONC gside her, as we have hitherto had the good luck to pass ev 1 CONC erything we have seen- 1 CONT The moon is very bright tonight being full, and the sky per 1 CONC fectly clear with every appearance of fine weather 1 CONT Latitude 32 3 S Longitude 19.54.30 W 1 CONT 1 CONT P33 1 CONT Saturday November 27th This morning about 6.30 I was awok 1 CONC e by the Capt. Informing us we were very near the ship tha 1 CONC t she was signalising, she proved to be the "Condor" belong 1 CONC ing to Gibbs Bright of Liverpool and bound thence to Port P 1 CONC hillip we left her in Mersey expecting she would sail withi 1 CONC n the same or the day after ourselves, he reports having sa 1 CONC iled on the 16th at breakfast time we were close alongsid 1 CONC e and the Capts. Were conversing through their trumpets. Th 1 CONC e Condor reported having been in company with the Argo an 1 CONC d Rob Roy both Liverpool ships, the latter the same as we w 1 CONC ere in company with -- Capt. Leighton of Condor says the Be 1 CONC ejapore is the only ship he has seen this passage that ha 1 CONC s outpaced, we have not yet seen any - breakfast being anno 1 CONC unced we adjourned below to discuss it, the passengers of C 1 CONC ondor of which there were a great number on the poop appear 1 CONC ing to do the same - on our return to the deck we found our 1 CONC selves ahead of our neighbour and the Capt. ordered the can 1 CONC nons to be fired which were done across her bows, after som 1 CONC e time they returned our salute which being acknowledged wi 1 CONC th another, our Ensigns were lowered and we went on our wa 1 CONC y in triumph - at sunset the appearance of the heavens wa 1 CONC s truly magnificent the western sky being thoroughly illumi 1 CONC nated, one blaze of splendour, in the midst of which the "C 1 CONC ondor" appeared on the horizon which greatly added to the s 1 CONC cene, standing out in such bold relief there from - we ar 1 CONC e still gradually leaving her, but she is the most formidab 1 CONC le antagonist we have had, but is now a long way aster 1 CONC n - I trust in the morning will be out of sight . Had som 1 CONC e shooting today, birds being more numerous than before 1 CONC , I had the satisfaction of shooting the first bird on boar 1 CONC d, an Albatross - Wind since noon been westerly Course SE b 1 CONC y S fresh breezes 1 CONT Latitude 33 26 S Longitude 17.53 W 1 CONT 1 CONT P34 1 CONT Sunday Nov 28th 1 CONT On rising this morning found another ship in company with w 1 CONC hich the Capt. Had been signalising, she proved to be one o 1 CONC f WWS Lindsays' ships, the "Alipore" bound from Dartmouth t 1 CONC o Melbourne out 46 days she reports having spoken to the "D 1 CONC undonald", "Try" and "Vibilia" we also gave a list of thos 1 CONC e vessels we had seen, reporting the "Condor" in company ye 1 CONC sterday this ship and the Alipore will be I think well matc 1 CONC hed though I fear there is not much chance of their fallin 1 CONC g in with each other now the Condor being consistently to t 1 CONC he westward they may so do in running down their Easting 1 CONC s - The Capt. Also compared their Greenwich time of which t 1 CONC here is a difference of 36 seconds our chronometer being i 1 CONC n advance of the Alipore's. 1 CONT This day we had no service owing to continuous rain - but h 1 CONC ave caught a great deal of water having had the awning spre 1 CONC ad for that purpose - Whilst at dinner we were caught b 1 CONC y a sudden squall at which the Capt. and mate simultaneousl 1 CONC y rushed on deck, and fortunately no damage was done, we ha 1 CONC d strong breezes with squalls all day after this, and soo 1 CONC n had to reduce our canvass at 9 am were under double reef 1 CONC ed topsails wind SW to SSW 1 CONT Sun Obscure Latitude by a/c 35.39 Longitude 15.13 W 1 CONT (Margin annotation) 1 CONT We are now to the South of the Cape which the Capt. Says w 1 CONC e passed about midnight, about 1500 miles to the East of us. 1 CONT 1 CONT Monday Nov 29th 1 CONT About 5 this morning the wind moderated when the top gallan 1 CONC t sails were again set aboard and at 8 the topmast studdin 1 CONC g sails - at breakfast time 2 vessels well in sight which p 1 CONC roved to be the whalers and one of them having his fires i 1 CONC n full operation had evidently had some recent sport. The 1 CONC y were cruising about under easy canvas - and appeared to b 1 CONC e American style ships judging from their canvas which wa 1 CONC s evidently made of cotton 1 CONT P35 1 CONT but as we did not exchange signals I cannot speak with cert 1 CONC ainty, and they were some distance from us - The American 1 CONC s have a much larger fleet of vessels in these fisheries th 1 CONC an our countrymen - The wind about 8 pm became very unsettl 1 CONC ed with passing squalls and at 10 we had a strong breeze wi 1 CONC th frequent heavy squalls, when all the studding sails an 1 CONC d Royals were taken in also flying jib, the top gallant sai 1 CONC ls were also lowered on to the caps - This evening anothe 1 CONC r whaler passed us also an American, whose sails were als 1 CONC o in full operation, There was a young whale playing abou 1 CONC t our ship for some time but he did not show much of himsel 1 CONC f, though I distinctly saw him spouting several times - Aft 1 CONC er going to bed I find this greatly increased and continuou 1 CONC s strong breeze, the top gallant sails and cross jack wer 1 CONC e also taken in - I managed however to sleep very well thro 1 CONC ugh it having again got out my blanket which I had put awa 1 CONC y in the hot weather having found a sheet quite sufficien 1 CONC t covering and sometimes too much even with the door and po 1 CONC rt light open - the thermometer in the Captains state roo 1 CONC m is today 58 only, it has been since we left 85 in the sam 1 CONC e place - I omitted in the commencement of Thursdays remark 1 CONC s to state that a vessel was in sight about topsails up ast 1 CONC ern of us when the 2 whales were in sight which we had no d 1 CONC oubt was the Alipore, she was however soon out of sight 1 CONT Latitude 36.8 S Longitude 10.19.45 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Nov 30th 1 CONT Another month is now nearly at an end this being the last d 1 CONC ay which also makes us seven weeks at sea, and since leavin 1 CONC g Ireland's shores have only once set eyes on land viz Mart 1 CONC in Vas Rocks which is duly mentioned in its proper place- T 1 CONC he time appears to have passed quickly much more so than I 1 CONT P36 1 CONT Expected but it must be anything but pleasant to be a solit 1 CONC ary passenger especially in bad weather as the Capt. Is the 1 CONC n fully employed and there is no one to speak to - This da 1 CONC y strong breezes from the SW ship is going ESE 10 to 11 kno 1 CONC ts. I see by the mates log she from 10 last night to 2 thi 1 CONC s morning was going 12 to 12 ½ knots. A brig in sight thi 1 CONC s evening right ahead apparently coming this way, we shal 1 CONC l pass each other in the night and thus be unable to commun 1 CONC icate. 1 CONT Several birds about today Mr. Willis shot an Albatross an 1 CONC d Cape Pigeon. I was not shooting long and killed nothing 1 CONC , was practising with one of the ships muskets with ball ca 1 CONC me very near once or twice but did not hit my bird - We hav 1 CONC e had a capital run I find by the mates log 232½ knots up t 1 CONC o noon this day an average of 9¾ knots per hour - very goo 1 CONC d I hope she will keep at it 1 CONT Latitude 36.57 S Longitude 6.7.45 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday December 1st 1 CONT November has now followed its predecessors and the last mon 1 CONC th of 1852 is at hand. The weather is still cold but not s 1 CONC o severe as any friends in old England are doubtless experi 1 CONC encing - This morning before breakfast Capt. McLay shot a C 1 CONC ape Pigeon with a bullet, a capital shot as they are smal 1 CONC l birds, less than the English pigeons, we have had a lin 1 CONC e over the stern very frequently in the hopes of taking an 1 CONC d Albatross but have not yet succeeded, it may seen strang 1 CONC e fishing for birds especially when I state the hook is bai 1 CONC ted with a piece of fat pork, but these birds are very vora 1 CONC cious and fond of anything that is fat - We have been goin 1 CONC g too quickly through the water for them to take it. I fanc 1 CONC y the passengers throwing so many odds and ends overboard t 1 CONC hey prefer this to anything moveable. I hope however soon 1 CONT P37 1 CONT to record having caught one being anxious to examine them c 1 CONC losely. This morning light winds from WNW steering SE at no 1 CONC on it rather increased and at we were again going 10 knots 1 CONC , varying from which to 11½ she continued until 9 pm at whi 1 CONC ch hour and at 10 she was going 13 knots after which I se 1 CONC e 12½ 11 and 11½ until 4 am. The wind at noon changed to No 1 CONC rth and at 9 when she was going 13 to NNE - (from noon yest 1 CONC erday to same time today 230 knots another capital days wor 1 CONC k - /X vide below 1 CONT Latitude 37.57 Longitude 2.22 W 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Dec 2nd 1 CONT On reading over yesterdays remarks I find the last one wit 1 CONC h reference to the distance run is wrong and should have be 1 CONC en in this days, yesterdays distance being 168½ only. Stil 1 CONC l fine fresh breezes during last night as is intimated by t 1 CONC he distance seen to noon of this day 230 knots. At 8 am th 1 CONC e wind changed to NW ship then going 8 -8½ and at noon th 1 CONC e wind almost died away only going 4 knots it is astonishin 1 CONC g from the little wind there is how she went even that, bu 1 CONC t I have been frequently astonished several times when I th 1 CONC ought it impossible the ship could be moving at all, it bei 1 CONC ng as I considered dead calm, to find she was stealing awa 1 CONC y 2 to 3 knots - Wind continued light and variable the rema 1 CONC inder of the day with hazy weather, at 10 pm changed NNW st 1 CONC ill thick and hazy with light winds though rather freshenin 1 CONC g - No shooting today - The last few mornings I have occupi 1 CONC ed partly by looking over the "Mary's" accounts to have al 1 CONC l in readiness should I meet that vessel on my arrival in t 1 CONC he Colony. In the afternoon trying to make a drawing of th 1 CONC e "Condor" of which vessel I took a hasty sketch when she w 1 CONC as in company 1 CONT P38 1 CONT the other day. My sketching prowess if ever I had any I exp 1 CONC ect to say have about vanished, but never having attempte 1 CONC d anything in this line since leaving school I cannot expec 1 CONC t to do much - It however serves to pass a little time, an 1 CONC d affords a variety in amusements - 1 CONT MMW and I generally also continue to play one or two game 1 CONC s at chess during the day sometime and are pretty nearly ma 1 CONC tched. 1 CONT Latitude 39.19 S Longitude 2.35.30 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Dec 3rd 1 CONT On rising this morning was glad to find nice moderate breez 1 CONC e from NNW, and that we were going 9½ knots which was gradu 1 CONC ally freshened, so that we could just carry all our canvas 1 CONC s any more wind would have compelled a reduction thereof. W 1 CONC e are steering SE by S which course we kept all the day, an 1 CONC d had an excellent run the wind at 8 pm changed to NW but a 1 CONC nswered our purpose quite as well as we laid the same cours 1 CONC e and fully kept up our average as from one pm to 12 we wer 1 CONC e never going less than 11 knots from that to 12. I trust w 1 CONC e may keep it up until tomorrow at 12 by which time we shal 1 CONC l have made a splendid run. - Dr. Barnett received a most i 1 CONC nsulting letter from Mr. Miles in consequence of his havin 1 CONC g been requested to deliver up a key of which he had posses 1 CONC sion which he refused to do, he therein accused him of wan 1 CONC t of moral and physical courage on one occasion when he sme 1 CONC lt as he thought fire and indulges in many personalities, t 1 CONC ho Doctor treated it in the best manner with silent contemp 1 CONC t. Having another lock put on the door in question which ha 1 CONC s evidently greatly annoyed Mr. Miles as he was heard on th 1 CONC e deck to say he would declare open war. 1 CONT We are this day out 52 days - distance run since yesterda 1 CONC y noon owing to so little wind then only 167 miles the bul 1 CONC k of which was accomplished since midnight 1 CONT Latitude 40.38 S Longitude 5.39 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P39 1 CONT Saturday Dec 4th 1 CONT Out 53 days - Much to my mortification instead of findin 1 CONC g a fine breeze as we left last night, on going on deck thi 1 CONC s morning found the breeze had considerably failed and we w 1 CONC ere only going 6½ knots though I am glad to find we 10½ an 1 CONC d 9½ until 6 - Soon after breakfast or about 9 am the win 1 CONC d changed to W and decreased that at noon we were only goin 1 CONC g 4 knots - soon after which a long rolling swell set in wh 1 CONC ich of course tends considerably to stop her progress Thi 1 CONC s morning part of the crew have been employed filling up so 1 CONC me of the empty water casks with salt water as ballast. Th 1 CONC e ship having lightened so considerably since we left Engla 1 CONC nd, a very natural consequence considering there are abou 1 CONC t 1000 mouths to fill every day, which in a passage of 53 d 1 CONC ays so far, have of course consumed a considerable weight o 1 CONC f food - at one pm the wind changed to SW but did not incre 1 CONC ase and for the remainder of the day we had only obtained 3 1 CONC ½ to 4 knots per hour Course SE by S 1 CONT Latitude 42.15 S Longitude 10.19 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday Dec 5th 1 CONT On rising this morning was glad to find the wind had freshe 1 CONC ned from the West and we were going when I went on deck a 1 CONC t 8 8½ knots the same course as last night. This day fine a 1 CONC nd rather warmer than yesterday Sol favouring us with a lit 1 CONC tle more of his presence than we have had the last few days 1 CONC . We were unable to have divine service which was performe 1 CONC d as usual by the Schoolmaster - A larger proportion of th 1 CONC e passengers being Irish the Roman Catholic service is th 1 CONC e most numerous attended . I think the Methodists assembl 1 CONC e in the fore part of the ship as I have never seen them mu 1 CONC stered yet. Being now in low latitudes the temperature of t 1 CONC he water was tried and at I pm was 49 ??? 1 CONT Latitude 40.14 S Longitude 13.6.30 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P40 1 CONT Monday Dec 6th Out 55 days 1 CONT I concluded my yesterdays remarks with the temperature of t 1 CONC he water which I may as well continue and will preface thi 1 CONC s with this days temperature. At midnight it was 48 at 4p 1 CONC m 47½ 8 48 noon 50 at 8 pm 52 12 47. There is therefore n 1 CONC o chance of our meeting with any Ice yet and I hope we shal 1 CONC l not do so - though certainly I should like to see and Ice 1 CONC berg at a respectable distance from us. - Light breeze fro 1 CONC m North North West this morning ship going seven and half k 1 CONC nots at one PM changed to NW and having increased we mende 1 CONC d our pace to 10 to 11 knots which we fully kept up the rem 1 CONC ainder of the day. - Whilst at dinner the second mate cam 1 CONC e to inform us there was likely to be a general row on deck 1 CONC , we immediately went up and found the Schoolmaster had bee 1 CONC n reading a long rambling insulting letter (addressed to Dr 1 CONC . Barnett) to the passengers whom he had collected in larg 1 CONC e numbers round him, and was addressing them thereon. I rea 1 CONC lly think the most charitable construction to be put on him 1 CONC , is to consider him and Idiot - instead of rendering assis 1 CONC tance to keep the passengers quiet he is the most dissatisf 1 CONC ied man in the ship and not content with this must try to r 1 CONC ouse the others, and would I believe it were in his power r 1 CONC aise a mutiny in the ship- 1 CONT The abovementioned epistle was soon forwarded to the Dr. ac 1 CONC companied by a letter written by Mr. Miles and addressed t 1 CONC o himself enumerating his good qualities and general useful 1 CONC ness in the ship which he had persuaded some of the passeng 1 CONC ers to sign- Dr. Barnett unfortunately allowed this man to 1 CONC o much authority at first, which has led him to believe i 1 CONC t is his right, he tells the passengers he is the second of 1 CONC ficer in the ship, he appears not to be attending much to h 1 CONC is schoolmasters duties. 1 CONT Capt. McLay informs me that about 10 pm we were in the Long 1 CONC itude of the Cape of Good Hope. 1 CONT Latitude 44.19 S Longitude 16.29 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P41 1 CONT Tuesday Dec 7th 1 CONT WE are 8 weeks out today and only just passed the Cape whic 1 CONC h at one time I hoped we should do so in considerably les 1 CONC s time, though only just passé we are some distance to th 1 CONC e south if we had intended calling there could have been th 1 CONC ere 2 or 3 days ago. I am glad find that we fully maintaine 1 CONC d our speed of yesterday through the night, and that sinc 1 CONC e 9 pm yesterday when she was going 10½ there is nothing lo 1 CONC wer than 11 knots. At 4.45 she was going 11½ 6 to 8 12 knot 1 CONC s and at 9. 10. 11. and 12. nothing less than 13 knots eac 1 CONC h hour. At one am the wind again changed to NW from which i 1 CONC t continued to blow pretty steadily as well as strong as ma 1 CONC y be judged from the speed we have been going since then. A 1 CONC t noon I have got down 13 knots, this should be 13 ½ the Ca 1 CONC pt. himself have the log, and he took it all off the reel w 1 CONC ithout the slightest assistance and the sudden check brok 1 CONC e the line - Distance run from noon yesterday to same tim 1 CONC e today 266 miles, not a bad 24 hours work. Wind at 1 pm ch 1 CONC anged to North, we are still progressing, varying from 12 t 1 CONC o 10 knots and when I went to bed about 11 we were reduce 1 CONC d to 7. there is also every appearance of very little win 1 CONC d during the night - the Southern Cross was visible, but be 1 CONC ing in the middle of a game of chess I could not then go u 1 CONC p and see it and when I did so was too late - very little v 1 CONC ariation in the temperature of the water today. The lowes 1 CONC t being at 9 pm 44° - An investigation going on in the Cabi 1 CONC n with reference to Mr. Miles letter of yesterday or more p 1 CONC articularly to that accompanying his, I not feeling interes 1 CONC ted therein, adjourned to the deck, and whilst Mr. Miles, t 1 CONC he Capt. and Doctors were busy below, I amused myself abov 1 CONC e with shooting and had the luck to kill 2 Cape Pigeons an 1 CONC d a Mother Carey's Chicken. When a slight drizzling rain co 1 CONC mmencing I took the gun below. 1 CONT MW having been busy writing all the morning and with this a 1 CONC fternoon has not had an opportunity of getting a shot. 1 CONT Mr. Miles letter proved like most of his cases "much ado ab 1 CONC out nothing" - Sun obscure 1 CONT Latitude by a/c 46.11 S Longitude 22.6 E 1 CONT Distance run 264 Miles 1 CONT 1 CONT P42 1 CONT Wednesday Dec 8th 57th day 1 CONT As I expected last night we had very little wind all nigh 1 CONC t and are this morning only going about 6 ½ knots, at 8 th 1 CONC e water is colder than we have yet had it being 42°, it how 1 CONC ever afterwards got up to 44° at noon. 1 CONT Wind this morning West and at 9 am NW by W. though very lit 1 CONC tle of it. We have however had a long rolling swell all da 1 CONC y setting after us which has helped us along our way. Sever 1 CONC al shots have been fired today and I think each individua 1 CONC l has killed some birds except myself. I had 3 shots struc 1 CONC k an Albatross hard but not sufficiently to kill him, a 1 CONC s I was using small shot, and the amount of shot they wil 1 CONC l carry away is almost incredible, as I have seen a handfu 1 CONC l of feathers fly out of them and the only apparent notic 1 CONC e they took of it was to shake their legs and tail. - Win 1 CONC d light and variable for the remainder of the day. Sun bein 1 CONC g obscure unable to get an observation 1 CONT Latitude by a/c 46.11 S Longitude 26.45 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Thursday Dec 9th 59 days 1 CONT No change to report in the wind since last night still ver 1 CONC y light and variable - Morning fine temperature water a 1 CONC t 8 am 46° whilst the thermometer at this time whilst hangi 1 CONC ng in the companion shewed 52° this however before long fel 1 CONC l to 48 whilst the water maintained the same temperature. 1 CONT About 10 we were astonished by a large shoal of bottle nose 1 CONC d whales fully 100 playing all round the ship, we did not s 1 CONC ee them until they were close upon us - this soon roused al 1 CONC l to action, the Capt. was quickly armed with one of the sh 1 CONC ips muskets laden with ball with which he struck several o 1 CONC f them, it was truly amusing to see them occasionally protr 1 CONC uding their huge bottle noses some distance into the air a 1 CONC s if they were standing on their tails, like a huge porte 1 CONC r bottle floating with the cork downwards, when in this pos 1 CONC ition the Capt. took a shot at them and struck them when th 1 CONC ey immediately disappeared, -- not being able to look quick 1 CONC ly on 1 CONT P43 1 CONT with so much game in view I armed myself similarly and go t 1 CONC wo shots but by this time they were getting past us. The fi 1 CONC rst shot at one was floating past us I struck the water a l 1 CONC ittle to the side of him there was but little of him visibl 1 CONC e above the water at the time and I had not allowed suffici 1 CONC ently for the depression of the ball, the second which wa 1 CONC s at a considerable distance I committed the same error, th 1 CONC e ball striking the water then bouncing right over its inte 1 CONC nded object immediately after this as it was calm the Capt 1 CONC . got one of the boats out and with 4 hands went in searc 1 CONC h of one which he hit very hard in the head and which appea 1 CONC red to be dead as it floated away upon its back - they wer 1 CONC e however unsuccessful . I think he must have sunk, they co 1 CONC uld not get within harpoon reach of the others. The Capt. t 1 CONC ook a shot at one with that weapon but was too far off to s 1 CONC trike - it was very unfortunate they could not find the on 1 CONC e so hard struck as I think it would have been very easy pr 1 CONC ey and the Capt. in his opinion would have yielded 40 to 5 1 CONC 0 gallons of oil. 1 CONT Matthew and I intended accompanying them but the crew not k 1 CONC nowing this, pushed off as soon as they were in, we therefo 1 CONC re contented ourselves by watching the proceedings from th 1 CONC e Mizzen top - Soon after descending from our recent elevat 1 CONC ion, we had some shooting amongst the birds, and I made a 1 CONC s I considered an excellent shot at a Cape hen which was ju 1 CONC st rising from the water, the ball was certainly not half a 1 CONC n inch from it, nut however as the old adage says "a miss i 1 CONC s as good as a mile" it escaped. Mathew who had been firin 1 CONC g with his gun, thought he would try a musket and an Albatr 1 CONC oss passing at the time at some distance, he first sent a b 1 CONC all right through him, as he fell as dead as a stone. At on 1 CONC e pm the wind became variable at E weather cloudy, with eve 1 CONC ry appearance of a gale, took in all studding sails and boo 1 CONC ms, at 4 wind increasing took in royals and flying jib an 1 CONC d at 7 top gallant sails - at 8 it them blowing a fresh gal 1 CONC e as the Mate calls it, double reefed the topsails, wind th 1 CONC en variable from SE ship steering ENE. Heavy sea, ship roll 1 CONC ing and pitching heavily 1 CONT Latitude 45.46 S Longitude 29.10.30 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P44 1 CONT Friday Dec 10th Out 59 days 1 CONT Was certainly tossed about to my hearts content last night 1 CONC , the gale having lasted all night and being accompanied wi 1 CONC th a nasty cross sea tumbled us about sadly and awoke us se 1 CONC veral times during the night, once I awoke hearing a rush o 1 CONC f water which I found to be the water jug capsized and my s 1 CONC hoes, as well as some of my clothing were pretty well soake 1 CONC d in the morning though I gathered the latter up as soon a 1 CONC s possible.- On ascending on deck this morning I found th 1 CONC e ship under close reefed topsails, reefed courses, for top 1 CONC mast staysail and main hysail? Only - the reefed mainsail h 1 CONC ad just been set it having been furled since midnight a 1 CONC t 3 am wind was South our course being E by S blowing a str 1 CONC ong gale, at 8 when the reefed mainsail was set it was rath 1 CONC er more moderate, wind then SW by W, which continued unti 1 CONC l soon after noon when it changed to W SW still strong gal 1 CONC e with heavy sea, ship going 10 knots. At 6 the gale modera 1 CONC ting the 3rd reef was taken out of the topsails, and at 8 w 1 CONC ind West the reefs were taken out of the courses and the cr 1 CONC oss jack set . Ship at this time going 11½ knots. Since noo 1 CONC n the ship has been going varying from 10 to 11½ knots . Th 1 CONC e temperature of the water appears slightly on the increas 1 CONC e as it is up at 52° at 8 pm having gradually risen since m 1 CONC idnight when it was 44 1 CONT Latitude 43.52 S Longitude 30.32 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Dec 11th Out 60 days 1 CONT What a difference our ship presents this morning to that o 1 CONC f yesterday, the wind having moderated she is again unde 1 CONC r a cloud of canvas including royals, main sky sails, starb 1 CONC oard studding sails etc. instead of the small amount of tha 1 CONC t necessary for a ships propulsion canvas, which we were ab 1 CONC le to shew to the gale of yesterday. Very few of the passen 1 CONC gers either visited the decks indeed scarcely any until th 1 CONC e evening and even then they were tumbling about on the dec 1 CONC k - several of them seated on the spare spars which were la 1 CONC shed against the bulwarks and obliged to get a rope round t 1 CONC hem to keep them up, but I am digressing to yesterday's rem 1 CONC arks - At one another wind N North West and at 6 a moderat 1 CONC e breeze ship going 9 knots - A great number of birds abou 1 CONC t the ship this morning and we have all done considerable e 1 CONC xecution amongst them, I killed two Cape hens with a muske 1 CONC t and other two with gun. - I omitted yesterday to remark t 1 CONC hat during the gale two or three whales were seen one of wh 1 CONC ich judging from the height he spouted the water must hav 1 CONC e been a very large 1 CONT P45 1 CONT one. - We have seen several of these now and I think most d 1 CONC escriptions of the monsters of the deep with the exceptio 1 CONC n of the shark, which I am very anxious to see and trust er 1 CONC e long any wish may be gratified - 1 pm wind NNW at which i 1 CONC t remained for the remainder of the day. Course SE by Havin 1 CONC g very light until 8 at which time we were again going 9 kn 1 CONC ots. Wind increasing when I returned to my pillow - I trus 1 CONC t it will continue so to do and think from all appearance 1 CONC s that it will- Water 50 to 52 1 CONT Latitude 43.39 S Longitude 35.9.45 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday Dec 12th Out 61 days 1 CONT As I anticipated last night we have had a nice breeze and w 1 CONC e have been going 11 to 12 knots it is now however more mod 1 CONC erate when I went on deck just before breakfast, but soon i 1 CONC ncreased again to a nice steady breeze. - Service performe 1 CONC d as usual by Mr. Miles which he did very indifferently thi 1 CONC s morning making several mistakes - In the afternoon Mr. Mi 1 CONC les as usual addressed his countrymen in their own form. I 1 CONC n the 'tween decks and I am told was occupied therein abou 1 CONC t 2½ hours, I have not heard what his text was, but most pr 1 CONC obably one which he might be able to twist in some way to a 1 CONC pply to anything passing on board. Last Sunday which I fin 1 CONC d I have not noted, his text was the 9th Commandment. Thi 1 CONC s he handled very personally, evidently alluding to some me 1 CONC n who had been called on to give some evidence which touchi 1 CONC ng Mr. Miles he thought proper to assert was false though p 1 CONC roved, and took this opportunity of talking at them.- Durin 1 CONC g the latter part of the day the wind very light indeed ha 1 CONC s been from the S West since noon, at 10 pm changed to Nort 1 CONC h West. Had an excellent view of the Southern Cross 1 CONT Latitude 43.37 S Longitude 40.3.30 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Monday Dec 13th Out 62 days 1 CONT I regret to find this morning that we have made very littl 1 CONC e progress during the night having been becalmed for 4 hour 1 CONC s and doing very little the rest of the time - at 8 the hou 1 CONC r at which we usually appear we have again got up to 7½ onl 1 CONC y going 5½ at 7. The wind however still continued light unt 1 CONC il 4 pm when we were going 10½ and at 5 pm 11 knots which r 1 CONC ate we kept up until 11, when just before going to bed abou 1 CONC t this last named hour I went on deck and found the ship wa 1 CONC s going 12 ½Knots. Wind North East, and our course at thi 1 CONC s time altered from SE by S to SE by E½E having taken my ac 1 CONC customed walk I retired for the night anxiously hoping to r 1 CONC ecord the same speed the morning 1 CONT Latitude 43.36 S Longitude 43.43 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P46 1 CONT Tuesday Dec 14th Out 63 days 1 CONT With great pleasure I record the full realization of any ho 1 CONC pes of yesterday as on meeting Capt. McLay on deck soon aft 1 CONC er eight he informed one that for the last 4 hours she ha 1 CONC d been going 13 knots. A very fair speed tho I think sinc 1 CONC e turning in last night she had been going 12 to 12 ½ all t 1 CONC he time - the latter rate she kept up until noon had it no 1 CONC t been for the first few hours after noon yesterday we shou 1 CONC ld have made a splendid days work. (Of course my friends ar 1 CONC e aware that a nautical day commences at noon one day and e 1 CONC nds noon of the next, and thus I speak of our days work, wh 1 CONC ich on the whole notwithstanding the slack commencement, w 1 CONC e have seen 275 miles by observation, the log book give 1 CONC s 2 or 3 miles more. - 1 CONT This breeze lasted all the day tho the direction from whenc 1 CONC e it came was twice or thrice altered, at one pm it was fro 1 CONC m NNE at 4 from North west by West and at 9 from the Wes 1 CONC t - it continued to blow pretty fresh all the time and th 1 CONC e ship to make good progress as only once during the rest o 1 CONC f the day is she marked so low as 10 the rest being 11½ t 1 CONC o 12½. - A great deal of rain fell during the day and the p 1 CONC assengers only shewed themselves on deck for a short tim 1 CONC e - Sun obscured not able to get an observation 1 CONT Latitude 43.56 S Longitude 49.59 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Dec 15th Out 64 days 1 CONT Wind this morning WSW and I am glad to find it has been a n 1 CONC ice breeze all night and the ship has been going from 10½ t 1 CONC o 12 knots. This is however moderated after noon to our gri 1 CONC ef but we managed to keep up not less than 7½ knots. - I be 1 CONC lieve I said some time ago when alluding to the Magellan Cl 1 CONC ouds that I would endeavour to describe them hereafter, the 1 CONC y are now very visible but there is very little to describ 1 CONC e and thought we should be able to see the individual star 1 CONC s more distinctly but find it is not the case - the cloud 1 CONC s are like white clouds in the midst of a blue sky or somew 1 CONC hat like a slice cut out of the Milky way - and I believe c 1 CONC onsist of a multitude of stars of small magnitude - Tempera 1 CONC ture of water much the same 1 CONT Latitude 43.40 S Longitude 55.45.30 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P47 1 CONT Thursday Dec 16th Out 65 Days 1 CONT This morning the weather much warmer and the wind light fro 1 CONC m NNW - at noon the temperature of the water was 51 conside 1 CONC rably warmer than it was that I think we shall not now se 1 CONC e any ice. The thermometer also shower 63 in the companion 1 CONC , which shows a considerable rise on the last few days whic 1 CONC h I have not remarked as they showed so little change. At 4 1 CONC pm the water was around 58 a great jump in the last few hou 1 CONC rs. 1 CONT At 1 pm we had a nice breeze from the North North East whic 1 CONC h lasted from that quarter until 9 when it changed to North 1 CONC , still strong breezes during which time we have been goin 1 CONC g 11 and 12 knots and at which latter speed I left her goin 1 CONC g when turning in for the night at nearly 12 o'clock. Unde 1 CONC r double reefed topsails and courses - and Ithink from al 1 CONC l appearances I shall find her much the same in the mornin 1 CONC g - if until noon we shall make the best days work yet. 1 CONT Latitude 43.39 S Longitude 59.35 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Dec 17th Out 66 days 1 CONT I am glad to find that we have been doing well since I lef 1 CONC t the deck last night having been going 12 knots all the ti 1 CONC me - but unfortunately at 9 the wind fell light and conside 1 CONC rably reduced our speed, we have however according to the l 1 CONC og book run 266 knots, a very good days work, which I trus 1 CONC t we may continue for some time - The sky was cloudy at noo 1 CONC n and sun obscured Wind this morning has been variable fro 1 CONC m WNW to W and at 1 pm round to WSW and decreased - Nothin 1 CONC g particular today 1 CONT Distance 263 Latitude 43.26 S Longitude 65.35 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday Dec 18th Out 67 Days 1 CONT This morning to my dismay found the wind from the East an 1 CONC d that we were heading NR by N, at 9 however tacked the shi 1 CONC p off to SE and the wind varying were soon enabled to lay o 1 CONC ur course again about noon in the Longitude of the Kerguell 1 CONC ins Isle 5½ degrees to the North of it - For several days p 1 CONC ast as will be seen by the slight variation of our latitud 1 CONC e we have made a very straight course having kept rather fu 1 CONC rther North than Capt. McLay originally intended owing t 1 CONC o the cold 1 CONT P48 1 CONT Temperature of the water Keguellin island now being passe 1 CONC d and no other land that we are aware of laying to the sout 1 CONC h of us there is consequently less of danger of ice and th 1 CONC o Capt. intends making a little more southing - Dr. Barnet 1 CONC t has been examining his weapons for his intended attack up 1 CONC on the Australian Gold, getting his hatchet ground, fittin 1 CONC g his belts etc. the sailmaker has been busy the last wee 1 CONC k making him a tent for his residence there he is very sang 1 CONC uine as to the result of his operations a friend of his hav 1 CONC ing been successful.- About 1 the wind NE moderate breeze w 1 CONC hich lasted until evening but increasing and with a very th 1 CONC reatening appearance, the barometer also having fallen cons 1 CONC iderably 1 CONT Distance 147 Latitude 43.22 S Longitude 68.54.45 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday Dec 19th Out 68 days 1 CONT Was astonished this morning by Capt. McLay knocking at ou 1 CONC r door and enquiring after us at the same time announcing t 1 CONC hat it was 9 o'clock, upon which Matthew and I sprung fro 1 CONC m our berths wondering what had kept us there so long. - an 1 CONC d were shortly at the breakfast table, where we were not th 1 CONC e last. - After we were in bed the weather was very boister 1 CONC ous with thunder and lightening and very heavy rain, ship u 1 CONC nder double reefed topsails, and courses there was howeve 1 CONC r no signs of this when we went up after breakfast as the w 1 CONC eather was quite moderate and ship again under all plain sa 1 CONC il - We that is the Protestants had no service today as th 1 CONC e Catholics did not commence their until 11 (the time at wh 1 CONC ich we normally commence) owing to the deck being occupie 1 CONC d by the sailors setting the studding sails - and the passe 1 CONC ngers dinner being nearly ready there was no time, at 2 whi 1 CONC ch is also our dinner hour the Scotch service commences - a 1 CONC nd after this at 3.30 Dr. Barnett mustered the passengers a 1 CONC ss usual on Sunday, top see that they are all clean and tid 1 CONC y - the day has been fine throughout, winds light. 1 CONT A great number of birds have been hovering about the ship t 1 CONC oday, as if knowing they were safe from our guns- 1 CONT Dist. 250 Latitude 44.3 S Longitude 74.29.15 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P49 1 CONT Monday Dec 20th Out 69 days 1 CONT I omitted yesterday to mention that a very large whale pass 1 CONC ed under our stern yesterday which I saw very distinctl 1 CONC y a large portion of his back being out of the water. - Fin 1 CONC e breeze from NNW this morning ship going along gloriousl 1 CONC y fully 12 knots. - Temperature of the water warmer 52° . N 1 CONC othing particular today 1 CONT Distance 229 miles Latitude 44.16 South Longitude 79.45.45 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Dec 21st Out 70 days 1 CONT It seems to me very strange having never been previously i 1 CONC n the Southern Hemisphere to note this day, when in Englan 1 CONC d we are all gathering closely round the fire and looking f 1 CONC orward to Xmas with its accompanying frosts and snow and, a 1 CONC s Midsummers' Day which is the case - this I must say we ha 1 CONC ve not had nearly so much hot weather as I anticipated, bu 1 CONC t being now so far south of course it cannot be expecte 1 CONC d - The thermometer has averaged during this day 50 tempera 1 CONC ture of the water 48 to 49. 1 CONT We have daylight until about half past eight, which is a ve 1 CONC ry pleasant thing at sea - Have had fine breeze all night f 1 CONC rom the same quarter as yesterday. NNW and been going 11 t 1 CONC o 12 knots which we kept up all the day. For the last 11 da 1 CONC ys we have averaged 5 degrees a day capital sailing whic 1 CONC h I hope we may keep up for some time in which case we shal 1 CONC l make a good passage yet. I think not withstanding our det 1 CONC ention in the variables - We are I believe carrying out th 1 CONC e largest number of Emigrants which have gone to this Colon 1 CONC y in one ship, it would be very satisfactory to land them a 1 CONC ll in good health in the shortest space of time, but thi 1 CONC s I fear we cannot now do. The passengers Adults I mean ar 1 CONC e all in good health, we have lost several children but thi 1 CONC s was quite expected, being always the case, besides many o 1 CONC f the infants were unwell when embarked. 1 CONT Distance 255 M Latitude 44.42 S Longitude 85.40 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Dec 22nd Out 71 days 1 CONT I am glad to be able to report that we are still going alon 1 CONC g in splendid style, fine breeze still from the same quarte 1 CONC r NNW 11 to 12knotsand have made up to noon another excelle 1 CONC nt days work, there is I think every appearance of making u 1 CONC p amply for our short days works in a more Northern clime t 1 CONC hough I mentioned short days works we have on the whole ha 1 CONC d a very fortunate passage. Sun obscure no observation 1 CONT Distance 262 miles Latitude a/c 45.20 S Longitude a/c 91.4 1 CONC 7 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P50 1 CONT Thursday Dec. 23rd Out 72 days 1 CONT During last night we have had heavy and constant rain whic 1 CONC h continued until 4 pm commencing at 9 pm yesterday - at ab 1 CONC out 9 this morning the wind abated considerably and reduce 1 CONC d us to 4 and 5 knots a speed which I do not find on refere 1 CONC nce to the Mates log book for the last five days there bein 1 CONC g no less than double this amount. I am glad to state howev 1 CONC er that we did not continue at this long as the wind increa 1 CONC sing about 3 we were soon going 8 knots from that to 9 an 1 CONC d 10 and now whilst I write at 10 pm the log having just be 1 CONC en hove we are going 12 again - there is also a heavy swel 1 CONC l rolling after us which will aid us somewhat. This evenin 1 CONC g a deputation has been aft requesting they may have some e 1 CONC xtra allowance on Saturday next being Christmas day. Whic 1 CONC h M Miles has granted that not being pudding day the Sat. a 1 CONC nd Sundays rations have been changed and they are to hav 1 CONC e a double allowance of plums to make a plum pudding and t 1 CONC o have brandy sauce made so that they will I think fare ver 1 CONC y well. - Sun has been again obscure so that no observatio 1 CONC n could be made, the evening however being fine and clear t 1 CONC he Capt. was enabled to take a Lunar Obs. And thus cheque h 1 CONC is a/c - he certainly gives himself a great deal of what so 1 CONC me would think unnecessary trouble taking observations of d 1 CONC ifferent kinds, but apparently likes it and says it is goo 1 CONC d practice, which it certainly is, especially the double Al 1 CONC titudes in which there is an infinity of work and which h 1 CONC e very frequently takes - Of course his different Observati 1 CONC ons agreeing must naturally make him more confident of hi 1 CONC s exact whereabouts and continue his course with perfect sa 1 CONC tisfaction - I am now going to take my usual walk and ciga 1 CONC r with MMW and shall then write for the evening, hoping t 1 CONC o find the same fine breeze tomorrow. 1 CONT Distance 245 Latitude 45.56 S Longitude 97.24 E a/c 1 CONT 1 CONT P47 1 CONT Friday Dec 24th Out 73 days 1 CONT On awaking this morning any thoughts immediately wandered b 1 CONC ack to old England and that portion of it called Whitby I d 1 CONC o not mention this as if it were it were a rare occurrence 1 CONC , but remembering that this is the anniversary of Edward' 1 CONC s birthday, of course called my attention more particularl 1 CONC y to all, this when they arise will I am sure be reciprocat 1 CONC ed but as we see now about 7 hours in advance of their tim 1 CONC e all will be fast asleep at the time I am speaking of - mo 1 CONC re especially when assembled in the evening as we all wer 1 CONC e last year keeping up the old English custom of Christma 1 CONC s Eve. 1 CONT I was glad to find on gaining the deck that we are still pl 1 CONC oughing most satisfactorily under all sail including port s 1 CONC tudding sails, with a nice fresh breeze from WNW about 10 k 1 CONC nots, this however increasing about noon all studding sail 1 CONC s and main royal were taken in and at 6 the topgallant sail 1 CONC s underwent the same operation tho ship going all the day 1 1 CONC 0 to 11 knots. We have had a heavy sea rolling after us al 1 CONC l day and the ship been rolling heavily - I regret exceedin 1 CONC gly to add that about 9.15 pm whilst Matthew W the Capt. an 1 CONC d myself were seated in the Cabin we were alarmed by the cr 1 CONC y of a man overboard rushing on deck found such to be too t 1 CONC rue as unfortunately for myself we heard the cry of the poo 1 CONC r fellow astern which rang in my ears for long after, the w 1 CONC ind being dead aft we heard it distinctly - A life buoy wa 1 CONC s thrown over, the topsail and topgallant halyards let go a 1 CONC nd the helm put hard up and the life boat ordered out, bu 1 CONC t only one man volunteered to go in her, such being the sta 1 CONC te of the weather - besides which had a crew volunteered, t 1 CONC he Capt. says it would have been madness to have allowed th 1 CONC em to proceed as the chances were 10 to 1 against the boa 1 CONC t ever leaving the side of the ship, the sea then being s 1 CONC o very heavy that they would probably have all been drowne 1 CONC d and as the ship was going at the time 12 knots through th 1 CONC e water before the boat could be lowered he would be at lea 1 CONC st a mile astern which distance they could not have pulle 1 CONC d against such a sea and wind in less than an hour and hal 1 CONC f even supposing her to have got safely away from the ship 1 CONC , long before which the poor fellow must have suffered and 1 CONT P48 1 CONT the night being quite dark it would have almost impossibl 1 CONC e to have seen him if alive and in the immediate neighbourh 1 CONC ood - 1 CONT It grieved us all to think how vain is the effort of man kn 1 CONC owing this poor fellow was drowning were perfectly unable t 1 CONC o send the slightest assistance - All attempts and hopes o 1 CONC f saving him being ended the crew were mustered to ascertai 1 CONC n who it was, when it was found to be an able seaman name 1 CONC d John Healy who I have mentioned on the 22nd Nov. as Boy J 1 CONC ack. - of course we in the Cabin felt this loss more as h 1 CONC e having been now nearly five weeks attending on us we hav 1 CONC e seen much more of him than of the rest of the crew, and h 1 CONC e was a great favourite with all being so attentive and wil 1 CONC ling to render every assistance - he was also a very shar 1 CONC p lad and active sailor - this of course threw quite a gloo 1 CONC m ??? over the ship It was with sorrowful hearts we again p 1 CONC roceeded on our course. And Healy it is thought fell out o 1 CONC f the Mains Rigging as he had just told some of the men tha 1 CONC t he was going to get some clothes which he had drying ther 1 CONC e and as the ship gave some very heavy lurches at the time 1 CONC , it is most probable whilst untying the clothes he was thr 1 CONC own over 1 CONT Distance 228 Miles Latitude 45.35 S Longitude 102.42 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Saturday December 25th Out 74 days 1 CONT We have had fresh gales all the night accompanied with squa 1 CONC lls and have been tearing along 11 to 12 knots wind at Wes 1 CONC t about 9 it changed to WNW 1 CONT Passengers were read to by Mr. Miles it being Xmas day an 1 CONC d the Catholics also had a service . _ It was impossible t 1 CONC o wish each other a merry Christmas owing to the melanchol 1 CONC y accident of last night such a thing being quite out of th 1 CONC e question, it were therefore useless to utter the words.- 1 CONT It is pretty cold here the thermometer being today at 40 w 1 CONC e were also visited by hail storms - fresh gales all day wi 1 CONC th heavy rolling sea . - Sat up until 12 at which time my t 1 CONC houghts again wandered homewards as we now being about 7½ h 1 CONC ours east of Greenwich, pictured all at home preparing. 1 CONT P53 1 CONT For dinner and doubtless wondering where the writer hereo 1 CONC f was spending his Christmas, as for some years past we hav 1 CONC e all been together at this time - however though not there 1 CONC in person his thoughts were and also accompanied with his b 1 CONC est wished for each and all. 1 CONT The Capt. informs us that about this time midnight, we ar 1 CONC e in the Longitude of Cape Inscription, near Sharks Bay th 1 CONC e most Western point of Australia - We have had an excellen 1 CONC t run from the longitude of the Cape which we passed on th 1 CONC e 6th Inst. At 10 pm and as we are now 5 hours in advance o 1 CONC f the time then we of course 3 hours within the 19 days hav 1 CONC ing traversed a distance of 4055 Miles. An average speed o 1 CONC f very nearly 9 knots which I trust we may keep up until th 1 CONC e end of the voyage - Matthew Willis being unable to read t 1 CONC his morning wiled away an hour or two by composing some lin 1 CONC es on the melancholy events of yesterday 1 CONT Distance 259 miles Latitude 45.33 S Longitude 108.44.45 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday December 26th Out 75 days 1 CONT I am glad to find we are still getting on as well as coul 1 CONC d be wished, we have had heavy gales all night, the ship st 1 CONC ill rolling very heavily as she has done for some days, tho 1 CONC ugh we still manage to make 11 to 12 knots per hour 1 CONT We have had no service today owing to the rough weather. A 1 CONC t noon the wind changed to West but about 9 o'clock got bac 1 CONC k to the old quarter WNW still continued very squally - Par 1 CONC tial Eclipse Moon 8.30 1 CONT Distance 295 miles!!!! Latitude 46.3 S Longitude 115.45 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Monday Dec 27th Out 76 days 1 CONT Another capital nights work, we have now got so much accust 1 CONC omed to the rolling and rocking to sleep that I think we sh 1 CONC all miss it when it abates. Whether we shall regret the los 1 CONC s or not yet remains to be seen. The wind again from the We 1 CONC st this morning and we are rushing madly in under snug canv 1 CONC as nothing able to be shown much on account of the frequenc 1 CONC y and violence of the squalls. In the afternoon the ship wa 1 CONC s struck by a heavy sea which broke on board. There were se 1 CONC veral of the passengers walking on the deck at the time an 1 CONC d we could not help laughing at seeing them rolling about f 1 CONC rom side to side or rather washing about as there was a gre 1 CONC at 1 CONT P54 1 CONT Quantity of water and many of them were wet through as the 1 CONC y could not get up between the rolls. Another good days wor 1 CONC k to add to the list if we make a few more such I shall no 1 CONC t have many days to record. I trust such may be the case. 1 CONT Distance 240 miles Latitude 45.34 S Longitude 121.17 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Tuesday Dec 28th Out 77 days 1 CONT Wind and weather much the same as yesterday wind still West 1 CONC . We are steering E½S ship still rolling considerably owin 1 CONC g to the nasty cross swell we have, but the squalls are les 1 CONC s violent and frequent and I hope they will soon settle dow 1 CONC n and thus allow us to spread more canvas to the breeze. Th 1 CONC e barometer however keeps very low being today at 29°. Don 1 CONC e well again today. I trust we are yet going to make a quic 1 CONC k passage, the prospect of so doing having considerably inc 1 CONC reased the last few days.- 1 CONT The winds having favoured us so well in these latitudes th 1 CONC e Capt. has decided to keep in them and thus go round Van D 1 CONC ieman's Land instead of through the Bass Straits, so that t 1 CONC here is every probability of my proceeding from Sydney to M 1 CONC elbourne I shall have an opportunity of seeing the Strait 1 CONC s also. - Still going as usual lately 1 CONT Distance 254 Miles Latitude 45.9 S Longitude 127.15 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday Dec 29th Out 78 days 1 CONT On gaining the deck this morning found that the squalls hav 1 CONC ing at 6 am moderated we had again got the topgallant sail 1 CONC s and port studding sails also royals and flying jib set wh 1 CONC ich considering we have been so long under reefed topsail 1 CONC s is an agreeable change, and I trust we shall be able to g 1 CONC et along quite as well as we have been lately if so we cann 1 CONC ot complain and hope to do better would be ungrateful. - Th 1 CONC e swell though considerably abated still accompanies us bu 1 CONC t we are rather steadier than before. 1 CONT At 2 pm our course was altered to E being now far enough t 1 CONC o the Southward. The Barometer is still low, that we have n 1 CONC ot yet I expect done with the strong breeze Weather much wa 1 CONC rmer being at noon today 54° and the water 50° Course now d 1 CONC ue E. Wind still W 1 CONT Distance 282 miles Latitude 45.20 Longitude 132.40 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P55 1 CONT Thursday Dec 30th out 79 days 1 CONT This morning the weather is much more moderate and we hav 1 CONC e being doing well all night 11 to 12 knots 8am wind NNW an 1 CONC d at 11 we altered our course to E by N with an intention o 1 CONC f making Rurich ?? Rock which we hope to do on Saturday mor 1 CONC ning if we do not pass it during Friday night that is if th 1 CONC e wind still favours us. - At 1 m the wind changed to N whi 1 CONC ch rather alarmed us lest it should come further round an 1 CONC d head us, our hopes being now raise so high of making a qu 1 CONC ick passage such an event would indeed be a disappointmen 1 CONC t when so near our journey's end - at 2 carried away the fo 1 CONC retopmast studding sail boom, and the wind increasing, redu 1 CONC ced canvas. During the evening were visited with lightening 1 CONC , with plenty of rain - 1 CONT At 10 pm the wind fortunately for us went back to its old q 1 CONC uarter NNW thus disarming our fears of its getting furthe 1 CONC r round the other way - the glass is still very low - 1 CONT Distance 262 miles Latitude 45.34 S Longitude 138.48 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Friday Dec 31st Out 80 days 1 CONT This morning we were pleased to find the wind NNW, though t 1 CONC he glass is fearfully low having fallen 3/10th between 4 an 1 CONC d 8 am at which time it was 29° - In consequence of which t 1 CONC he Capt. expected a heavy gale and kept the ship under eas 1 CONC y sail, a little before one his expectations were fully rea 1 CONC lizes as we were then visited with a perfect hurricane fro 1 CONC m West with a very heavy sea. Sail was immediately reduce 1 CONC d as quickly as possible - furled the mainsail and close re 1 CONC efed the maintopsail, whilst hauling out the reef tackles o 1 CONC f the fore topsails to reef it the sail split in 2 or 3 pla 1 CONC ces it was therefore stowed, the foresail was also reefed a 1 CONC nd stowed. And the ship reduced to close reefed, Main topsa 1 CONC il the fore topmast stay sail followed the fate of foretops 1 CONC ail. (Wind and sea being still quite as high as before) 1 CONT This being rendered useless and stowed we were running unde 1 CONC r fore topmast stay sails only at the rate of 10 knots pe 1 CONC r hour, the staysail was then hauled down to seize? Some ha 1 CONC nds and we for a considerable time were scudding under ou 1 CONC r poles 9½ knots. At 4pm the gale slightly abating the 2 to 1 CONC psails were sent down and others bent, but were not able t 1 CONC o be set until midnight - 1 CONT The sea during this storm was fearfully high and to look a 1 CONC t it rolling after us rising like a huge mountain immediate 1 CONC ly abaft of us it appeared as if certain to pass us as if n 1 CONC othing could save us from being engulfed therein. It was aw 1 CONC ful to look on and at the same time so grand that we that i 1 CONC s Matthew and I could not help staying on deck to watch it 1 CONT P56 1 CONT The clouds at the same time being fearfully black. A few o 1 CONC f the female passengers were on the deck . being new year 1 CONC s Eve, we all sat up to greet the New Year and pass the usu 1 CONC al compliments not forgetting our friends at home, but whil 1 CONC st midnight with us it would only be half past 2 pm with th 1 CONC em the chances would be very great against our thinking o 1 CONC f each other at the same time - Immediately after the New y 1 CONC ear had been ushered in, we took a walk on the poop for a s 1 CONC hort time and found the gale having somewhat abated the for 1 CONC e and main topsails were set close reefed - after which w 1 CONC e retired - 1 CONT Having mentioned in the 25th Inst. Xmas day the manner in w 1 CONC hich MW occupied a short time, he has consented to allow m 1 CONC e to copy the lines spoken of, though he insists on their n 1 CONC ot being worth it, being done so hurriedly. Before copyin 1 CONC g them I must not omit to state that at midnight we were i 1 CONC n the Longitude of South Cape Van Dieman's Land our cours 1 CONC e then being ENE and at 3 am Jan 1st 1853 our course was al 1 CONC tered to NE by E 1 CONT 1 CONT 'Twas Christmas Ev, a murky night 1 CONT Replaced the light of day 1 CONT The ship before a favouring gale 1 CONT Urged madly on her way 1 CONT 1 CONT We were on board a thousand souls 1 CONT The hopes of all were high 1 CONT Thus proudly sailing on our course 1 CONT None though of danger nigh 1 CONT 1 CONT The morning would bring Christmas Day 1 CONT Well might the fancy roam 1 CONT On Eve of such a festival 1 CONT To the sweet scenes of home 1 CONT 1 CONT But Ah! The thoughts we thus indulged 1 CONT Too quickly were recalled 1 CONT By a sad scene before our eyes 1 CONT Which every soul appalled 1 CONT 1 CONT A shriek was heard, and suddenly 1 CONT The Mate with loud voice soared 1 CONT This fearful intimation - "Ho! 1 CONT A man is overboard" 1 CONT 1 CONT "Down with the helm." The Captain cried 1 CONT "Let topsail halyards go" 1 CONT "Lower the boat" - ere this he'd said 1 CONT We heard the source of woe. 1 CONT 1 CONT From far astern a shout was borne 1 CONT Distinct amid the gale 1 CONT And still again repeated was 1 CONT The drowning mans loud hail! 1 CONT 1 CONT The sea was high - the crested waves 1 CONT With restless fury dashed 1 CONT And each one as it reached he ship 1 CONT Against her loudly lashed 1 CONT 1 CONT We soon perceived 'twould madness be 1 CONT To launch our quarter boat 1 CONT No men on such a night s that 1 CONT Could keep themselves afloat 1 CONT 1 CONT Besides had it been lowered - the crew 1 CONT Tho' little used to fear 1 CONT Would not have gone - We had ??? 1 CONT But one have volunteer 1 CONT P57 1 CONT And he on whom our thoughts were set 1 CONT Was now a mile away 1 CONT His struggles probably were o'er 1 CONT He'd seen his latest day 1 CONT 1 CONT A life buoy towards him was thrown 1 CONT When his first shriek was made 1 CONT But from the darkness of the night 1 CONT He scarce could seek its aid 1 CONT XXXXXXXXXXXX 1 CONT 1 CONT The tall ship held her course once more 1 CONT The boisterous wind still howled 1 CONT The heavy sea kept rolling on 1 CONT The tale of life was told! 1 CONT 1 CONT XXXXXXXXXXXX 1 CONT 1 CONT Poor Jack! The deep is now thy bed 1 CONT The billows o'er thee surge 1 CONT And the loud gale in mournful tone 1 CONT Has sung thy funeral dirge 1 CONT 1 CONT The only hope that now is left 1 CONT Is that God's boundless love 1 CONT Would on thy soul, kind pity take 1 CONT And lift to realms above 1 CONT 1 CONT P58 1 CONT January 1st 1853 Out 81 days 1 CONT After we retired last night a considerable quantity of rai 1 CONC n fell which knocked down the sea and at 5 this morning th 1 CONC e wind having moderated let out 2 reefs of topsail the win 1 CONC d also changes WSW at 4pm the wind still moderating set al 1 CONC l sail it being then very light from west. We are now steer 1 CONC ing North, and hope a few days more will bring us to our de 1 CONC sired haven - On our visiting the deck this morning we wer 1 CONC e greeted with plenty of good wishes, more especially fro 1 CONC m the Scotch with whom it is a great day, they taking littl 1 CONC e or no notice of Christmas day. I suppose it is the custo 1 CONC m in Scotland as soon as the New Year comes in to go into t 1 CONC he street armed with a bottle of whisky and glass and givin 1 CONC g to all they meet and passing the usual compliments - thi 1 CONC s was done to some extent here as this morning and I believ 1 CONC e last night they were visiting each other . the married pe 1 CONC ople with a bottle of a composition of molasses raspberry v 1 CONC inegar and water - 1 CONT Some of the Scotch girls this morning came to Capt. McLay a 1 CONC nd the Doctor with a similar mixture, which they said reall 1 CONC y was not bad - on coming below and informing MW who was wi 1 CONC th me waking in the cabin. He decided to send them a bottl 1 CONC e of wine which Cap. McLay took them and of course greatl 1 CONC y please same - At 6 pm the wind became very light and vari 1 CONC able and at disappeared, and still continued calm when I we 1 CONC nt to bed at 12 1 CONT Distance 224 miles latitude 44.14 S longitude 149.16 E 1 CONT 1 CONT Sunday January 2nd Out 82 days 1 CONT This morning was awoke about 6 by C apt. Mclay coming int 1 CONC o our cabin and holding out an Albatross which Mr. Wells th 1 CONC e Chief Mate had just caught with a fishing line baited wit 1 CONC h pork. He said there were a great number about and close t 1 CONC o the ship s the morning being fine I turned out and they w 1 CONC ere indeed plentiful and flying so close to the ship migh 1 CONC t almost have been knocked down with a stick. - Mr. Johnso 1 CONC n also arose and administered a dose of prussic acid to i 1 CONC t as he intends to stuff it and take it home with him. It m 1 CONC easured 6½ feet across the wings but was very small compare 1 CONC d with some we have seen and even with others about today j 1 CONC udging from this, some must have measured 11 to 12 feet a 1 CONC t least, The wind when I got up was very light indeed in fa 1 CONC ct it had been calm all night up to this time when a sligh 1 CONC t air sprung up from NW - Service as usual this morning 1 CONT At noon more wind 9 knots Course NNE the wind kept increasi 1 CONC ng, at 7 hard gale, double reefed the topsails at 8, clos 1 CONC e reefed them at 10 and furled them courses, heavy sea again 1 CONT Distance 239 144 Miles Latitude 42.3 S Longitude 150.42 E 1 CONT 1 CONT P 59 1 CONT Monday Jan 3rd Out 83 days 1 CONT Hard gale all night and in the morning found the ship unde 1 CONC r close reefed fore and mainsail, mainstay sail and spanker 1 CONC , with a very heavy sea, and ship rolling tremendously - th 1 CONC e wind keeping NW all day, we made good our course tho' th 1 CONC e hail??? Is delaying us as we cannot put canvass on the sh 1 CONC ip - As far as my short experience goes there is no doubt w 1 CONC hatever of Strong Westerly Winds prevailing in these Southe 1 CONC rn Latitudes, as since we rounded the Cape we have had noth 1 CONC ing else except frequent heavy squalls, and an occasional h 1 CONC urricane by way of a change, They appear also determined t 1 CONC o accompany us to our destination, as since we have rounde 1 CONC d Van Diemans land and commenced to make our Northing we ha 1 CONC ve had similar weather 1 CONT Distance 1324 Latitude 40.35 S Longitude 152.30 1 CONT 1 CONT (The following is written in a smaller hand, though not a 1 CONC s upright as the previous hand) 1 CONT Tuesday January 4th Out 84 days 1 CONT The Gale lasted all night, and the heavy beam swell cause 1 CONC d the ship to roll so heavily that it was almost impossibl 1 CONC e to sleep, So that after one of the most uncomfortable nig 1 CONC hts I ever spent, I was glad to be in some measure console 1 CONC d by hearing that the ship had made a good course throughou 1 CONC t and was still going so. - The Wind decreased considerabl 1 CONC y after noon and consequently we soon had a wide spread o 1 CONC f canvass again, - At 7 it became so light that we were onl 1 CONC y going 5 knots and we have reason to fear not improve duri 1 CONC ng the night, which is the more annoying as at 4 pm on exam 1 CONC ining our position on the chart we find Sydney to be distan 1 CONC t only 145 miles, and therefore had reason to hope tomorro 1 CONC w would land our passengers, - a tolerable breeze would sti 1 CONC ll effect this and after the splendid run we have had sinc 1 CONC e passing the Cape we do not feel disposed to think same Fo 1 CONC rtune will allow the smile to leave her face whilst we ar 1 CONC e in a position to suffer from her frown. 1 CONT Distance 219 miles Latitude 36.46 South Longitude 152.47 1 CONT 1 CONT Wednesday January 5th Out 85 days 1 CONT Yesterday we hoped almost against hope, but if the old sayi 1 CONC ng "fortune favours the brave" is a true one the very f