The Ships Logs

SHIPS LOGS OF JOURNEYS BY JAMES STRANGE MEIKLEJOHN

James Strange Mucklejohn was born at Leith, Scotland on January 1^st 1807. The earliest record of his time at sea is to be found in his “Journal of Voyages”.

The logs cover the following journeys and from these extracts have taken and reproduced below.

Part 1 St John (New Brunswick) to London August 1828

Part 2 London to Genoa (Italy) January 1829

Part 3 Genoa to Catte (Italy) April 1829

Part 4 Catte to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) May 1829

Part 5 Rio de Janeiro to Paranagua (Brazil) September 1829

Part 6 Paranagua to Valparaiso (Chile) November 1829

Part 7 Leith (Scotland) to Pictou and Quebec (Canada) June 1831

Part 8 Cardiff (Wales) to Alicante (Spain) September 1856

Part 9 Alicante to Rio de Janeiro October 1856

Part 10 Valparaiso to Montevideo (Uruguay) January 1857

Part 11 Montevideo towards Liverpool March 1857

PART 1 ‘HIGHLAND LAD’ – ST JOHN (NEW BRUNSWICK) TOWARD LONDON August 1828

There are the tattered scraps of the log of a journey towards New York in the ‘Roger Stewart’ and then the “Log of the ‘Highland Lad’ from St.John towards London” August 26th 1828. James Mucklejohn, Chief Mate. Following are a few extracts from the log.

26^th August. At 7.00pm Island W.N.W. distance one mile. At LO we were obliged to come to with a kedge to prevent the tide taking us ashore. Thick foggy shore.

August 27^th. Fresh breezes and clear weather. Plying to windward off the Nova Scotian shore. Later, Breens Island lighthouse at E. by N. Distance 4 leagues from which I take my departure.

September 1st. Ship making a great deal of water.

Sept 2^nd. Heavy swell, Ship making very much water.

Sept 3^rd. People employed at pumping the ship.

Sept 4^th. Light airs and warm weather. All sails set to best advantage.

Sept 5^th. Caught 190 dolphin and one shark. People employed cleaning the fish taken in.

Sunday Sept 7^th. Spoke with ship “Easy”. From London to Jamaica.

Monday Sept 8^th. Fine weather. In company with two West Indiamen.

Tuesday Sept 9^th. Strong breezes and cloudy. All possible sails set. Shifted the studding sails over to port. Very heavy sea from the westward for which I allow 12 miles.

Wed. Sept 10^th. Starboard pump choked. Ship making a great deal of water.

Thursday Sept 11^th. Showed colours to a ship on our larboard quarter. At 6 spoke to “Friends of Port Glasgow” for St John. Six sails in sight. Hoisted out the starboard and cleared it.

Friday Sept 12^th. Light airs of wind with a heavy wind from the Eastward. Sun obscured.

Saturday Sept 13^th. Captain and Second mate still off duty.

 Sunday Sept 14^th. Spoke to the “Lydia’. Captain Foster, from Liverpool out 19 days.

Monday Sept. 15^th. Captain and Second mate still off duty.

Tuesday Sept. 16^th. Strong breezes. Sun obscured.

Wednesday Sept. 17^th. Strong gales with heavy showers of rain.

Thursday Sept. 18^th. Strong gales with heavy cross sea. Ship very laborsome. Making great deal of water. At midnight strong gales and very squally. Split the fore topsail and stove in the starboard bulwarks.

Friday Sept. 19^th. People employed repairing it. Ship making a great deal of water.

Saturday Sept. 20^th. A very heavy sea from the Eastward. People employed at necessary jobs. Ship making a great deal of water.

Sunday Sept. 21^st. At 2.00 A.M. the starboard main topsail sheet gave way. Split the sail and furled it. Making much water.

Monday Sept 22^nd. Made all sail possible.

Tuesday 23^rd. Ship making an extraordinary amount of water. All possible sail set.

Wednesday 24^th. All possible sail set. Can hardly leave the pumps to make a meal of victuals.

Thursday 25^th. Strong gales. One sail in sight. Very heavy sea.

Friday 26^th. Strong gales. Very heavy sea from the Westward for which I allow 12 miles.

Saturday 27^th. Steady breezes and clear weather. Captain and Second mate still off duty. Ship making a great deal of water. About 2 feet per hour.

Sunday 28^th. Making much water. In company with an Indiaman.

Monday 29^th. Took a cast of lead at 6.00am. 95 fathoms. Brown sand. In company with a French brig.

Tuesday 30^th. In company with two brigs. Sounded 85 fathoms. Fine sand with yellow specs. At daylight 8 sails in sight. Making a great deal of water.

Wednesday October 1^st. St Caterines Point. Isle of Wight bearing north.

Thursday 2^nd. Received on board a pilot. Sent a ? boat for a dawn pilot. Received on board Mr Charles Grieg. At 7 came round the South foreland. At 8 came to in ? , Hauled the sails. Set the watch.

Friday 3^rd. All this day strong breezes. Got under way and made all possible sail. At noon came to anchor. Cleared the decks. Set the watch.

Saturday 4^th. Got under way. Dropt up to Gravesend and brought to a ?.

Sunday 5^th. Got under way and at noon moored the ship to the Commercial dock bouy. Fair weather Sent a letter home.

Date missing. Fresh breezes with slight showers of rain.

Date missing. Unmoored from the bouys and hauled into the Commercial docks.

Date missing. Moored the ship and cleared the decks in the afternoon.

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PART 2 LONDON TO GENOA (Italy) January 1829

Wednesday 28^th January 1829. Fine mild weather. Employed in fitting  ? pins and clatting the hen cribs. People employed as yesterday. Received 47 bags of coffee.

Thursday 29^th Frosty and clear throughout. People employed in sundries. Heaving the running rigging and mooring the ship. So ends the day.

Friday 30^th. Took in 11 bundles of whale bone and stowed some of the h.hds of sugar away.

Saturday 31^st. Cold dry weather throughout. Got 5 extra hands to stow away the cargo. Received 620 bundles of iron hoops. 24 h.hds pf sugar, 27 bags of coffee and one hose. Fitted a main top sail yard left starboard side. Cleared the decks. So ends the day.

Sunday 1^st February 1829. Clear weather with strong frost throughout. This day being Sunday no work done.

Monday 2^nd. Clear frosty weather. Took in a great deal of cargo this day. People employed amongst the rigging and stowing away the cargo.

Tuesday 3^rd. Clear frosty weather. Received on board the ships sails. 4 coils of new rope and some small packages. Shipped William Rob seaman. Received one top gallant.

Wednesday 4^th. Dark cloudy weather with rain throughout the day. Bent the fore and mainsails jib and foremast staysail, trisail and main top gallant sail. Sent the top and gallant sails into their respective tops, bent the cables, washed the decks. Received one bail of indigo. John Irvine seaman employed. Received two sacks of potatoes.

Thursday 5^th. Received 5 barrels of bread, one ditto of flour, 1 bushel of peas, 1 barrel of pork, 4 jars of oil, some canvas and sail needles, carpenter’s stores, paint and spare topsail yard. Took on 6h.hds of sugar and some bales.

Friday 6^th. Dull weather. People employed at ? the ship into ? and other necessary work. Took in the long boat etc.

Saturday 7^th. Filled the water casks. Hauled to the dock gares in the forenoon. Hauled out of the dock in the afternoon. At 4.00pm received Mr Clinch, pilot and dropped down to Blackhall. Brought up at 8. Furled the sails set the watch.  

Sunday 8^th. At daylight get under weigh, dropped down. Brought up at 12. At 6.00pm get under weigh, brought up at halfway. Furled sail. Set the watch.

Monday 9^th. Dry weather got under weigh down the river. Put the Customs officer ashore at Gravesend half past 11.00am. People employed securing the spars and other lumber on the upper deck. This day’s work ends at 12 to commence the sea leg.

Tuesday 10^th. At 2 passed the Nore light. At 4 the pilot went ashore. At 8.00pm abreast the Beachey Head, distant 4 miles. People employed in necessary work. Carpenter making a stand for the sail.

Wednesday 11^th. Owers Light N.E.E. distance of 6 to 7 miles.

Thursday 12^th. Thick fog.

Friday 13^th. Calm weather, thick fog. At 8 broached 1 barrel of bread and 1 of pork. 2 sail in sight. Steering as per log.

Saturday 14^th. People employed seasing on mats, serving the jib and other necessary work. At 8 Berry Head E.N.E. Boldtail N.E.

Sunday 15^th. Eddystone N.E. Deadman port N.W. At 8 Lizard N.W.N. At 10 tacked westward. At 4 Lizard N.W. distance 4 leagues.

Monday 16^th. At Lizard W.N.N. Tacked.

Tuesday 17^th. 4 unbent cables, stowed them away, battened the hatches.

Wednesday 18^th. Strong breezes of wind with a heavy head sea. Ship labouring very much and shipping a great deal of water.

Thursday 19^th. Moderate wind with a heavy swell.

Friday 20^th. Very heavy sea, ship labouring much and shipping a great deal of water overall.

Saturday 21^st. Midnight gales with heavy squalls. At 8 washed away the larboard sail. Ship making a little water,

Sunday 22^nd. More moderate with a heavy swell. Midnight strong wind.

Monday 23^rd. At 2 strong gales. Ship rolling. At 6 the trysail sheet gave way. The boom took charge of the quarter deck for some time, upset the skylight. At 8 strong gales with heavy squalls. Hauled the F.T. sail, f. sail and F.T. mast sail. Hove the ship to under close reefed topsail. At 9 bore away.

Tuesday 24^th. 2. Moderate breezes and a heavy sea. Midnight ditto and very dark. 4. Strong breezes and cloudy. Tacked ship, in jib and square on sail. 8. Ditto W. Found the larboard F.T. mast backstay gone and starboard to ?. Fitted a new one and stopped the backstay. Noon shortened sail.

Wednesday 25^th. Strong gales and heavy squalls. Ship labouring very hard and shipping a deal of water. At 4 ditto wind and weather. In company with a schooner. At 8 more moderate. Made sail for a current setting North. I allow eight miles. Noon. Moderate and cloudy. Tack to the South. Sun obscure.

Thursday 26^th. Strong gales and heavy squalls.

Friday 27^th. Moderate and cloudy. People employed amongst the rigging and repairing the bulwarks.

Saturday 28^th. Calm and foggy. People employed in making gambit foxes ?  and other necessary work amongst the rigging. Carpenter repairing the bulwarks etc.

Sunday 1^st March. Strong winds and cloudy. Reefed the top sail and tacked ship. Noon – fresh winds and a very heavy sea. ship labouring much and shipping a deal of water.

Monday 2^nd March. People employed amongst the rigging. Carpenter employed making and putting a new shear in top shroud for the top gallant sheet.

Tuesday 3^rd March. At 6 Burlings Cone. S.E. distance 4 to 5 leagues. People employed making foxes, setting up the rigging and other necessary work. Carpenter made 2 studding sail yards.

Wednesday 4^th March. At 6 tacked ship. People employed amongst the rigging. Carpenter made 3 studding sail yards. Midnight tacked ship to the southward.

Thursday 5^th. All possible sale set to the best advantage. Steady breeze and clear weather.

Friday 6^th March. At 6 Vincent’s N.E. distance 4 to 5 leagues. Midnight Gales increasing. Made sail. Spoke to schooner ‘Surprise’ from Malta to Cardiff

Saturday 7^th. Broached a cask of water. Very heavy thunderstorm with lightning. At 8 Trafalgar N.N.W. Cape Spartel S.S.W. 12 Galarea Point N.N.E.

Sunday 8^th. At 6 Scutrie Point S.E. ½ E.  At 8 Europa Point N.W. Midnight light airs and cloudy. Tacked ship to the southward.

Monday 9^th. Noon strong breezes and cloudy. Cape de Gatt E. ½ E. People employed fitting jib boom.

Tuesday 10^th. At 4 Capo de Gata N.W. Point Pedro N. E. Broached a barrel of beef containing 31 pieces. At 6 Puro Point N.E. Midnight steady breeze and clear weather. 8 Cape Finasa N.W. Carpenter caulking decks.

Wednesday 11^th. At Cape Palos N.W. distance two or three leagues. 8 All sail set to the best advantage. Midnight light air with rain, thunder and lightning. Shortened sale. 8 Light winds with rain. Set the studding sails. Cape Lannos N.N.W.

Thursday 12^th. P.M. Light airs and calm with showers of rain. At 3 the wind chopped round. Took in all studding sails. At 6 the south east point of Fromenterra N.E. Noon – steady breezes and clear.

Friday 13^th. Steady breezes and clear weather. People employed amongst rigging. Carpenter caulking the decks. 8 The Island of Ayres N. ½ E. distance 10 to 12 miles. Sun obscure.

Saturday 14^th. At 2 the entrance to Port Manon distance five or six leagues. People employed in sundry jobs amongst the rigging.

Sunday 15^th. At 8 moderate and clear. Set the studding sails.

Monday 16^th.  Strong winds and clear. All possible sail set to the best advantage. Midnight light airs with rain. 6 People employed bending the cable and making ready for harbour, Noon strong winds and heavy seas. Hauled the TG sail. Double reefed the T-sails.

Tuesday 17^th. Strong winds and cloudy. At 3 the Isle of Galunrie W. ½ N. Island of Bresalle N.N.E. At 4 strong gales with heavy squalls. Shortened sail. At 6 Cape Noli N.N.E. distance 9 to 10 miles. 8 Light winds and clear. Genoa Light N.E. Tacked. Midnight strong winds and cloudy. Tacked. 4 Genoa Light N.E. ½ E. Reefed topsail and tacked ship. 6 Strong winds and squalls Noon ditto weather. Turning into the Bay. PM Came to an anchor off the mole mouth with 60 fathoms cable. Got a pilot. Laying in Genoa Mole.

Wednesday 18^th. Got underway and brought into the Mole of Genoa. At 8 got product. Moored with bows ahead and two mooring chains astern fast to the Quay. Cleared the decks. So ends the day.

Thursday 19^th. Calm warm weather and being a holiday ashore no cargo was landed. Unbattened the hatches. Rigged derrick. Sent down the FT mass backstay spliced. So ends the day.

Friday 20^th. Fine mild weather. Began to discharge. Send up the Royal masts and other necessary work amongst the rigging. Carpenter caulking the decks.

Saturday 21^st. Fine weather. Employed discharging cargo. Overhauling the rattlings. Tarring the rigging and sundry other jobs about the rigging. Received a Bullock, salted him. So ends the day.

Sunday22nd. This day being Sunday no work was done. Fine mild weather throughout. Went ashore to the town.

Monday 23^rd. Fine mild weather. Employed discharging cargo and other necessary work amongst the rigging. Carpenter making a ?

Tuesday 24^th. Moderate weather and cloudy throughout. Employed discharging cargo and other necessary work.

Wednesday 25^th. Dull and cloudy with heavy rain towards night. Being a holiday ashore no cargo was discharged. People employed setting up and tarring the rigging. So ends the day.

Thursday 26^th. Dirty weather throughout. Employed at intervals discharging cargo etc.

Friday 27^th. Fine warm weather. Employed discharging cargo. Unbent the T-sale in the T-Gallant and sundry jobs about the rigging. Carpenter dubbing the beam etc. So ends the day.

Saturday 28^th. Cloudy with rain towards night. Employed discharging cargo and other necessary work. Carried away the fore runner block.

Sunday 29^th. This day has been constant rain with strong winds throughout

Monday 30^th. Moderate will rain towards evening. Employed discharging cargo. Repacking the beef. Made pickle for it etc. So ends the day.

Tuesday 31^st. Squally with showers of rain towards night. Employed discharging cargo. Sent down all the robes and chain cable etc. At 8pm the larboard stern chain gave way. Took the end of the stout warp anchor in ? of it. Sent down the top gallant yards.

Wednesday 1^st April. Moderate with heavy swell in the Mole. Employed discharging cargo. Drying sails and other necessary work.

Thursday 2nd. Heavy swell in the Mole. Discharging cargo. Mooring the ship fore and aft. Clearing away for ballast etc. So ends the day.

Friday 3rd. Strong winds with a heavy swell. Was obliged to give over discharging for want of ballast. At 11:00 PM the larboard stern chain broke again. Secured her with two ends of a stout warp. Carpenter putting the oars to right.

Saturday 4^th. Strong winds with heavy squalls. Sent down the Royal mast and struck the T-gallant mast. Sent down the kedge anchors and all the lumber about the decks into the hold. Sent down the F.T, sail yard and rigging it afresh sent it up again. Reblocked the yards and other necessary work. Carpenter caulking the decks.

Sunday 5^th. Beautiful weather. Being Sunday no work was done.

Monday 6^th. Dark cloudy weather inclining to rain. People employed rattling down and turning the rigging. Turning in the main backstays afresh etc. Clinched the chain and put it out again. Carpenter caulking decks. Stopped discharging as no ballast can be obtained for the swell upon the beach. So ends the day.

Tuesday 7^th. Moderate with rain. Latter part. Heavy swell in the Mole. Shifted one of the warps aft to support the chain. People employed amongst the rigging. Scraping the bonds and other necessary work. Carpenter caulking the decks. No ballast to be got.

Wednesday 8^th. Fine weather throughout with a heavy swell outside. People employed painting and washing the ship. Carpenter caulking the decks etc. Discharged a few boxes of tin, Filled the water tanks to stiffen her.

Thursday 9^th. Strong winds with heavy rain. People employed shifting the moorings to keep us clear of a Genoa gun brigs moorings. Scraping the decks. Painting the studding sail boom in the hold and other necessary work. No ballast to be found. So ends the day.

Friday 10^th.  Fine warm weather. People employed and taking in nine loads of ballast  each 5 tons. Discharged a number of sugar h.hds.

Saturday 11^th. Fine weather. Showers towards night. Received 1 boat load of ballast. Discharged the remainder of the cargo. 2nd mate off duty through intoxication and using very mutinous expressions.

Sunday 12^th. Moderate with showers of rain. Being Sunday no duty was done. 2^nd mate ashore contrary to orders.

Monday 13^th. Fine weather. People employed mending sails and bending them. Carpenter finished caulking decks.

Tuesday 14^th. Cloudy with showers of rain. People employed amongst the rigging. Scraping the decks etc. Carpenter repairing the stern mouldings etc.

Wednesday 15^th. Squally with rain. People employed scrubbing the ship inside and out. Making gaskets etc. Knocked out the raft port to find a leak in the way of it. So ends the day.

Thursday 16^th. Squally with heavy rain throughout the whole 24 hours. People employed making gaskets, reef points, sennit and other necessary work. Carpenter caulking in the raft port. Receive 7 boatloads of ballast. So ends the day.

Friday 17^th. This day has been beautiful warm weather. People employed painting the decks with varnish. Painting the jib boom, bowsprit gaff and sparker boom and foremast. Loosed sails to dry and other necessary work. So ends the day.

Saturday 18^th. Light airs inclining to calm. People employed painting the bulwarks, waterways and mainmast. Blocked the kedge anchor. Carpenter caulking the ball ports.

Sunday 19^th. Very warm throughout the whole day. Being Sunday no work was done.

Monday 20^th. This 24 hours has been constant deluge of rain with light winds. People making gaskets sennit, fitting mainsheet blocks, strops, overhauling the spare blocks. Hauled in the warp. Carpenter dubbing the after peak etc. Sent down the derrick etc.

Tuesday 21^st. Latter part strong winds. People employed painting the ships outside, fitting strops and hooks for the topping aft block strop for the T-sale halyard leading block. Carpenter dubbing the after peak etc.

Wednesday 22^nd. Moderate breezes with rain. People employed filling up the water, taking in the longboat. Tarring the after peak, cleaning the hold, lashing the and other necessary work. Carpenter repairing the mouldings in the cabin and two working pump boxes and other necessary work.

Thursday 23^rd. Light air and clear throughout the day. People employed painting the longboat, repairing the foresail, making points and other necessary work. Loosed sails to dry.

Friday 24^th. People employed fitting a new larboard main strap, overhauling the fore ones, fitting strops for the leading blocks, repairing that trisail and other necessary work.

Saturday 25^th. Calm weather. People employed repairing the studding sail. Spread a quarter deck awning, painting the stern etc, Carpenter repairing the ranged knee. Received one bag of potatoes. So ends the day.

Sunday 26^th. Close cloudy weather. Being Sunday no duty was done.

Monday 27^th. Latter strong winds and cloudy. People employed making spun yarn, painting inside of the hatch commons etc. Carpenter putting on plates in the wake of the topsail sheets. Took out the end of the stout warp to support the chain. Received 3 bags of bread, 21 of rice, one jar of paint oil, one keg of pump oil. Second mate tipsy and very insolent.

Tuesday 28^th. Strong winds with a very heavy swell in the mole. People employed painting the stopper ? , painting ? the kedge etc.

Wednesday 29^th. Strong winds and squally with a heavy swell. Unmoored and hauled out of the tier. Brought up 30 fathoms of cable.

PART 3 GENOA TO CATTE (Italy) April 1829

Thursday April 30^th. At daylight light airs and clear. Got underway for Catte. A boat and six hands employed. At 6.00am passed the lighthouse. At noon light airs. This log contains 12 hours to commence the sea leg. Remarks on board.

Friday 1^st May. At half past two the winds chopped round. At 4 the Island of Galinmaria N.W. distance 10 or 12 miles. At 6 squally, single reefed the topsail. Tacked. At 8 ditto. Tacked. Island of Galinmaria E.N.E. distance 6 miles. At 2 out reefed T.S. and set the F.T. mast studding sail. At 8 we picked up a boat and 4 oars. Broke her up for firewood. People employed painting Jolly boat.

Saturday 2^nd. At 6 moderate breezes and clear. Tacked ship. Lighthouse of Villa Franche E.N. ½ N. 8  strong winds and cloudy. Tacked westward. Island Cavant N.W. Noon strong winds and clear. Tacked. Cape Talcort E.N.N. People employed repairing head cloth and other.

Sunday 3^rd. At 1 tacked ship. At 4 strong winds and clear. Tacked. Island of Levant N.W. At 8 moderate. Set F.T.G. sail. East end of Levant N.W. ½ W. Southwest. At 11 tacked ship. At midnight moderate. At noon strong gales. Planea Lighthouse N.N.E. distance 3 or 4 leagues.

Monday 4^th. 8:00 P.M. Strong winds and cloudy. In all studding sails and double reefed topsails. At 4 very strong gales, close reefed topsails. At 5 gale increasing. Hove her to. Was struck by a heavy sea, shifted our ballast. Vere ship to trim it over. Get all spare rope, sails, spars etc and stanchioned it down. Hove to and close reefed main T-sail and 2 reefed the trisail. Midnight ditto wind and weather. At daylight more moderate. Set all necessary sail. At 8 moderate and clear. Out all reefs and set T.G. sails. Noon Angimortis?. N.N.E. distance two to three leagues. Get a pilot for Catte.

Tuesday 5^th. At five tacked ship. The outhauler of jib broke. Split the jib, unbent it, and bent another in T.G. sails. At daylight ran for the harbour of Catte. At 7 came to an anchor inside the breakwater. Hauled her up into the tier. Moored ship.

Wednesday 6^th. Light airs and calm throughout, People employed getting out the longboat, drying the studding sails, heaving ballast.

Thursday 7^th. Fine mild weather. People employed discharging ballast. Taking in pipes of wine and other necessary work. So ends the day.

Friday 8^th. Fine mild weather. People employed taking and storing away the cargo. Hauled the chain cables, ladges ate up deck.

Saturday 9^th. Employed taking in cargo, taking the wood upon deck, down t.g. and royal mast, Second mate off duty through intoxication. A man employed in his room for the ½ day. Carpenter making beds etc.

Sunday 10^th. Fine mild weather. John Irvine, Seaman, denied his duty and was very insolent. Got two gendarmes took him to prison. So ends the day.

Monday 11^th. Very warm throughout. Employed taking in cargo vis. 70 pipes of wine, drying sails and other necessary work. A man employed in room of John Irvine.

Tuesday 12^th. People employed stowing away the cargo. Setting up the rigging and other necessary work. John Irvine returned to his duty. Set up the T.G. yards. So ends the day.

Wednesday 13^th. Moderate and clear. Employed taking in cargo and other necessary work. So ends the day.

Thursday 14^th. People employed taking in and stowing away cargo and other necessary work. Sent in the Royal mast.

Friday 15^th. Fine mild weather. People taking in cargo. Received two sacks of potatoes.

Saturday 16^th. People employed as yesterday. George Mainprizes (2^nd mate) off duty through intoxication. A man employed in his room.

Sunday 17^th. Fine mild weather. Being Sunday no work was done.

Monday 18^th. Heavy rain. The whole day employed taking in cargo etc.

Tuesday 19^th. People employed serving the boats. Tacked …. fitted two stopper …. and other necessary work. Received two jars of oil.

Wednesday 20^th. Cloudy with rain. People employed filling water, stowing it away, dried sails. Received 2 barrels of beef and one of pork. So ends the day.

Thursday 21^st. Employed filling water and stowing it away. Took in the longboat. Unrigged the derrick crane and other. Received 2 new water casks and one h.hd of wine for the ships use.

Friday 22^nd. Fine weather. People employed about the rigging and getting the ship ready for sea. Received 3 1/2 bags of bread, one of flour and one of peas.

Saturday 23^rd. Moderate breezes and clear. At daylight unmoored ship and got underway. At 5 passed the lighthouse. At 8 strong winds in T.G. sails. Mount Agad N.N.W. Mount Catte N.N.E. ½ E. At 10 set T.G. sails. Noon moderate and clear. Set F.T. mainsail M.T.G. studding sails. This log contains 12 hours to then commence the sea log.

PART 4 BRIG ‘RACHEL’ Thomas Smith, Commander – FROM CATTE (Italy) TOWARDS RIO de JANEIRO (Brazil) May 1829

Sunday 24^th May 1829. At 4 Cape De Creaux W.by S. distance 6 or 7 leagues. At 6 light winds in the studding sails. Point Gropso N.W. distance 2 to 4 leagues. At 12 Cape St. Sebastian N. distance 5 or 6 leagues.

Monday 25^th. At 6 moderate and clear. Passed a brig running to the N.E.ward At 7 tacked ship to the south. At 8 Cape St. Sebastian N.E. by E.

Tuesday 26^th. Strong winds in M.T.G. studding sails. At 9 strong winds and cloudy with very much lightning. In all studding sails. Midnight ditto Shortened sail. At 4 moderate. Set all possible sail. At 8 all sail set to the best advantage.

Wednesday 27^th. Strong winds. All possible sale set to the best advantage. At 4 strong winds and cloudy with heavy rain and lightning. At 4:30 a heavy squall broke then bent ____ boom. Sent it down bent another.

Thursday 28^th. At 10 Cape Pallas N.W. distance 6 or 7 miles. Carpenter making a lower studding sail bow and pump spout.

Friday 29^th. At 10 light airs and cloudy. Cape Pallas N.W. by N. Midnight much lightning to the eastward. 8 A.M. light airs and cloudy.

Saturday 30^th. At 2 tacked ship. At 6 Carthagina N. by E. Cape Finosa N.W.W. Midnight much lightning. At 8 Cape Finosa N.E. distant three to four leagues.

Sunday 31^st. At 8 Calm and cloudy with a heavy head swell. At 8 light airs. Carbinares N.W.W. At 10 tacked ship.

Monday 1^st June. People employed making a lower studding sail. Carpenter making a low st. boom and yard. Point St. Pedro W. by N. Noon steady and ? Cape de Gette N. by W.

Tuesday 2^nd. At 8 fresh winds and cloudy. All possible sail set to the best advantage. At 4 light airs and heavy sea. People employed about the rigging. Carpenter making pump ………… Noon light airs  and a heavy sea. Spoke to the brig “Carb” left Catte 16 days before us. No observation today.

Wednesday 3^rd. At 8 calm and hazy with a very sea from eastward. People employed at making a lower studding sail out of an old T-sail not fit to be repaired. Noon light breezes and hazy.

Thursday 4^th. People employed repairing the sails. Carpenter working in the cabin. Noon light air and clear weather. Lat. Obs. 36’24 N.

Friday 5^th. At 8 moderate and hazy. Working to windward. Tacked occasionally. People employed repairing the studding sails etc. Gibraltar S.W.W.

Saturday 6^th. Noon strong winds and squally. Gibraltar Rock N.N.E. Tried to work through …….. bore  away for the bay of Gibraltar.

Sunday 7^th. Strong winds and squally. Standing off and on in the bay. A.M. Ditto N. and W. Noon still laying off and on in the bay.

Monday 8^th. At 4 standing off and on. At nine came to anchor in 7 fathoms. Europa Point S.E.S. Carbinaire S. by W. At 4 got underway and stood out of the bay. Out all reefs and set T.G. sails. At 8 light winds and cloudy. Was obliged to return to the bay. In T.G. sail. Noon standing off and on.

Tuesday 9^th. Moderate and clear, The wind veered round N.E. bore away for the Gett. At 6 Terrifs Lighthouse N. by E. distance one mile. At 8 strong winds and cloudy. Cape Spartell south distance two to three leagues. All possible sale set. At 9 fresh winds and clear. Unbent the cables and stowed the anchors.

Wednesday 10^th. Moderate and clear All possible sail set to the best advantage. People employed about the rigging. Carpenter making a skylight.

Thursday 11^th. People employed grafting the ring bolts. Carpenter making brackets for muskets. One sail in sight.

Friday 12^th. Light wind blowing and clear weather. All possible sail set. People employed rigging the fore Royal mast. Carpenter making a Royal yard and other necessary work.

Saturday 13^th. Moderate and cloudy. People employed at fitting flue G….. back strop. Variation ½  points west. Altered ………….

Sunday 14th. Midnight moderate and cloudy. Shortened sail for daylight. 8 A.M. strong breezes and cloudy. Made all possible sail.

Monday 15^th. At 3 saw the land bearing W.S.W. At 6 the N.E. end of Grand Canary N.W.W. distance 10 or 12 miles from which I take a departure. At 8 middle of Canary N.W. distance from the …… leagues. A.M. Strong winds and cloudy. A heavy sea from the N.E.

Tuesday 16^th. Fresh wins and cloudy. No observation this day.

Wednesday 17^th. Moderate and cloudy All drawing sail set to the best advantage. Carried away the larboard main sail top mast, studding sail boom. Carpenter making another boom.

Thursday 18^th. Light breezes and very hazy. Breached 1 barrel of pork and one of beef one puncheon of water. People employed in sundries and Carpenter making mouldings for the quarter boards etc.

Friday 19^th. Steady breezes and cloudy. People employed making a lead and lag line. Carpenter putting diamonds on the quarter boards.

Saturday 20^th. Moderate and cloudy. All possible sail set. People employed lifting the lower yards. Carpenter putting mouldings on the quarter boards etc.

Sunday 21^st. Light winds and cloudy. For a current (westerly) I allow 5 miles.

Monday 22^nd. Calm and clear. Scraped the grafs off the bends. Carpenter making saddles for to save the chafes …..

Tuesday 23^rd. At 6 ….. all possible sail. People employed altering the fore Royal etc.

Wednesday 24^th. Light airs with rain and thunder.

Thursday 25^th.  Noon light airs inclining to rain. People employed altering the F. Royal, making fenders for the boats, painting etc.

Friday 26^th. At 4 light airs inclining to rain. All drawing sail set.

Saturday 27^th. At 8 Strong winds and cloudy, Single reef the T-sail. 10 squally. Handed the T-sail. Midnight strong winds and squally. Double reefed the L.T. sail and handed the square mainsail. Bore ship to the westward. At 8 strong winds and cloudy. Carried away the larboard …… Drew the martingale bolt and carried away staytrisail, outhaul in main lift.

Sunday 28^th. At 6 more moderate. Set the jib and square mainsail. At 8 moderate and cloudy with a heavy sea. At 8 light breezes and clear. Out all reefs and set the T.G. sail.

Monday 29^th.  Light breezes and clear. People employed setting up the rigging of the bow sprit. Carpenter fitting the martingale etc.

Tuesday 30^th. At 2 very heavy southern squall, split the main TG studding sail and f.t.g. sails. At 4 squally with showers of rain and lightning. Shortened and made sail as required. At 8 strong and  heavy rain. Broached a cask of water.

Wednesday 1^st July. Strong winds with cloudy weather and rain. Double reefed the t-sails, handed the jib and square mainsail, reefed trysail. At 8 moderate, let out 1 reef of trysail, set the jib and square mainsail. Finding the main clue garnetts gone, replaced them with new. Unbent the split t-sail and bent another..  

Thursday 2^nd. Midnight strong winds and cloudy with a heavy sea. Double reefed the T-sails. At 8 moderate and cloudy. Double reefed the T-sails. At 8 moderate and cloudy. Out all reefs and set the T.G. sails. A very heavy head sea. Sail in sight standing to the southwards. ‘Ravall’.

Friday 3^rd. Moderate and cloudy with showers of rain.

Saturday 4^th. At 10 strong gales and very dark cloudy weather. Double reefed topsail, stowed the jib, handed square mainsail, reefed the trysail etc At 8 strong winds and clear. Tacked ship to the westward.

Sunday 5^th. At 4 a.m. moderate and clear weather. Out all reefs and set the middle staysail. At noon in company with a ship steering as per log.

Monday 6^th. Moderate and cloudy got the spare sails up to air. Jolly beats m.sail …………

Tuesday 7^th. People employed repairing the two trysails. Light winds and cloudy. Set the studding sails. F.T. aft. One sale in sight This day the operation of shaving those that had not crossed the Equator was performed.

Wednesday 8^th. At 6 moderate and cloudy. Ship to the eastward. At 9 tacked ship to the S.W. People employed about the rigging repairing the middle staysail and F.T.G. sail. Painting. S.S.W. 16 miles.

Thursday 9^th. Fresh breezes and clear weather. People employed repairing the sails and about the rigging.

Friday 10^th. Fresh winds with a heavy sea. Ship labouring much and shipping a deal of water overall. At 6 ship making water. Pumped her out as required. Midnight strong gales with a heavy sea. At 4 fresh winds with a heavy sea to the southward. At 8 more moderate, all possible sale set.

Saturday 11^th. Strong winds and a heavy sea. Ship making a deal of water. Midnight light breeze and clear. Set the studding sails fore and aft. 4 Ditto winds and weather. Employed setting the T. and T.G. rigging. At 10 squally. Shortened sail and made sail as required.

Sunday 12^th. At 8 strong winds and clear with a heavy sea. Ship labouring hard and making a deal of water. At 4 fresh winds and squally. Shortened sail as required. Sun obscure.

Monday 13^th. Midnight strong winds and squally. Handed the T.G. sails and single reefed T.sail. A very heavy sea ship labouring and shipping water overall. At 8 strong winds and heavy sea. Ship making a great deal of water. Noon strong winds. Out reefs and set T.G. sails.

Tuesday 14^th. At 8 strong winds and a heavy sea, ship labouring hard and making a deal of water.

Wednesday 15^th. At 8 moderate and clear. Made all possible sail.

Thursday 16^th.  Moderate breezes and fine clear weather.

Friday 17^th. Light breezes and cloudy. Spoke to a French ship from Rio de Janiero to Marinsco out 14 days. Log 32 34 west from Paris.

Saturday 18^th Noon very light air inclining to calm. Shifted the M.T.G sail to repair it.

Sunday 19^th. Watch employed repairing the two T.G. sails. Carpenter making vanes and spinods.

Monday 20^th. Light breezes and fine weather. Carpenter making vanes. Watch painting the Jolly boat etc.

Tuesday 21^st. Light airs inclining to calm. People employed repairing the T.G. sails, clearing arms etc.

Wednesday 22^nd. Fine clear weather. People employed painting the ……… the … repairing the lining of the F.G. sail.

Thursday 23^rd. Light breezes and cloudy. People employed about the rigging, painting etc.

Friday 24^th. At 5 squally. Shortened and made sail as required. At 8 steady breezes and clear. Employed about the rigging.

Saturday 25^th. Strong breezes and clear. Got the bent lower cable up and tried the shackles. Midnight fresh breezes and squally in Royals and T.G. studding sails. At 8 one sail in sight.

Sunday 26^th. Moderate and clear. Unbent the main T. sail to repair it. Employed scraping the grass off the sails etc. Noon on sail in sight.

Monday 27^th. Spoke to b……. Brig standing to the eastward. Midnight strong winds and clear. Sounded in 100 fathoms small stones and rotten coral At daylight saw the land bearing N.W. Bent the cables and prepared the ship for harbour.

Tuesday 28^th. Light airs inclining to calm. Sounded 80 fathoms, sand and shell. At 10 sounded 50 fathoms blue clay. Midnight light airs and hazy, wore ship. At three tacked ship. At 4 sounded 40 fathoms. At daylight Round Island N. by N. ½ N.  Sugar Loaf Hill N.W. ½ N. One sail sight to the offing. Noon 5 sails in sight.

Wednesday 29^th. Light and clear weather. Standing for the Harbour mouth. Midnight ditto wind and weather. At 4 passed the Sugar Loaf Hill. At came to an anchor 13 fathoms water. 40 fathoms cable. Furled sails and cleared the decks.

HARBOUR LOG LAYING IN RIO

Thursday 30^th. Light airs and clear, Employed repairing the sails and other necessary work. At ½ past 4 got underway and ran up abreast of the Palace.

Friday 31^st.  Light airs and clear weather. At 1pm got under weigh and ran up to the inner Harbour. Moored ship, rigged the derrick and made already for discharging cargo. So ends the day.

Saturday 1^st August. Light airs and clear weather. Employed discharging cargo viz. 50 pipes, unbent sails and other necessary work.

Sunday 2^nd. Calm clear weather. Being Sunday no work was done.

Monday 3^rd. People employed in breaking out cargo and other necessary work. So ends this day.

Tuesday 4^th. Calm clear weather throughout. Employed discharging cargo etc 70 pipes of wine. George Mainprize off duty through intoxication. Fell overboard and was with difficulty saved, not observed until he was sinking.

Wednesday 5^th. Light airs throughout. Employed discharging cargo viz. 80 pipes George Mainprize off duty as above. So ends this day.

Thursday 6^th. This 24 hours calm and sultry throughout. Employed scraping barnacles off the bottom. Breaking out c.. and so ends the day.

Friday 7^th. Light airs and clear weather. Employed discharging cargo viz. 80 pipes. No 18 L.R. emp….. Apparently all good. Put the cables and kedge anchors below.

Saturday 8^th. Light airs with showers of rain. Got two hands from brig ‘Nameless’ and four blacks from the shore. Discharged remainder of the cargo. Cleared hawse and other necessary work.

Sunday 9^th. Fresh breezes and cloudy weather. At 6 unmoored and ran up to the inner harbour, moored ship and other necessary work. So ends the day.

Monday 10^th. Calm with heavy rain throughout. Employed clearing the hold, trimming the ballast etc. So ends the day.

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Tuesday 25^th. Variable winds with rain. Sent up the T.G. mast and f. yard, made a cleat for the f. mast, sending the square mainsail etc. William Robb, not having returned, considered to have made a final desertion.

Wednesday 26^th. Light airs. People employed repairing the square mainsail and other necessary work.

Thursday 27^th. Employed repairing the mainsail. George Mainprize and John Irvine taken badly. Carpenter repairing the forecastle bulkhead.

Friday 28^th. Calm and clear. Employed repairing the S.mainsail , painting the deck, painting the hatch.

Saturday 29^th. With showers of rain towards night. Employed setting up the topmast rigging. discovered the two shrouds starboard side to be gone. Sent them down and spliced them, carried away the fore mast stay, setting it up, finished the mainsail.

Sunday 30^th. Light airs and cloudy. Being Sunday no duty was done.

Monday 31^st. Heavy rain throughout the night. Employed about the rigging, taking in ballast and other necessary work. George Mainprize off duty through intoxication.

Tuesday 1^st Sept. Fresh wins and cloudy throughout. Employed setting up the f.mast rigging, taking in ballast etc. So ends this day.

Wednesday 2^nd. Moderate and clear. Employed gatteling the f.mast rigging, clearing the hold and other necessary work.

Thursday 3^rd. Fresh winds with heavy rain. Employed about the rigging, sent up the T.G. mast and yards, bent the f. and mainsail, made 2 bu…. Tubs. Received 12 bags of bread and one barrel of flour.

Friday 4^th. Light airs with rain, thunder and lightning towards night. People employed taking in ballast etc.

Saturday 5^th. Employed taking in ballast. Bent the f.sail and jib and f.t. mast staysail, trisail and studding sail. Received one tarce of beef, one barrel of pork, 2 coils of rope, one belt canvas, some duck, 2 bags of salt, 4 hampers of small ….,  2 kegs of paint, three jars of oil, 1/2 hide of pump leather, ½ a keg of coal tar. James Davis, seaman employed.

Sunday 6^th. Fresh breezes and clear. Filled up with water. Being Sunday no other duty was done.

Monday 7^th. Calm. Later fresh winds. At 1 p.m. got under weigh and ran down the harbour. Came to 50 fathoms of water. 40 fathoms cable. Received some junk and other small stores.

Tuesday 8^th. Fresh winds and heavy squalls. Employed preparing the ship for sea service.

PART 5 BRIG “RACHEL” Thomas Smith, Commander. FROM RIO TO PARANAGUA (Brazil) September 1829

Wednesday 9^th. Strong sea breezes. At 9 A.M. got under weigh and towed down towards the entrance, brought up with the flood. 18 fathoms water. Gave her the necessary cable.

Thursday 10^th. At daylight got under weigh. At 6.30 A.M. cleared by the ….. boat. Made sale for Paranagua. At 9 past Rodanda Island. Noon light variable airs with rain. Rodanda Island N.N.E. distance 7 miles. This log contains 12 hours.

Friday 11^th. Fresh breezes. At 4 wore the ship to the westward. Island of Rodanda N.N.E. distance 6 or 7 miles.

Saturday 12^th. Moderate breezes with rain. Carpenter caulking the long boat.

Sunday 13^th. Moderate and cloudy. All possible sale set to the best advantage.

Monday 14^th. At 6 the wind veered suddenly to the S.W. A heavy squall with rain, thunder and lightning. Took in all small sails. Double reefed the F.T. sails and trysail, handed the jib and square mainsail. At 8 tacked to the eastward. At 4 A.M. moderate and hazy. At 8 light airs inclining to calm, bore away for the land, not finding the entrance hauled our wind again.

Tuesday 15^th. At four light airs and hazy. Carrell Island W.S.W. Callema S.W. At 6 Island Castella W.N.W. At 10 wore ship. At 11 A.M. hove to with a kedge and warp. Noon calm and a strong current.

Wednesday 16^th. At 2 got under weigh. At 4 light winds and cloudy. Tacked ship occasionally. At 6 Castella N.by W. Carall Island S.W. At 6:30 fell calm, the vessel driving inshore, brought up with a kedge and warp. At 8 sprung up a breeze, when hove short the rope broke, lost the kedge. Midnight fresh breezes and cloudy. Tacked ship occasionally. Noon light airs. Castella N.W. ½ W. Carrall Island S.W.by W.

Thursday 17^th. At 4 Colemra Island N.W.bW. Carrall Island N.N. ½ E. At 8 shortened sail for daylight. Noon got within the entrance. At 2 hove to at the Fort, got off a sailor running up. Got a pilot at 6.30 Got aground and could not get off owing to the falling tide.

Friday 18^th. At 3 A.M. got the vessel hove off, came two in four and a half fathoms with the small …. Kedge. Out long boat and up derrick and made all ready for discharging ballast.

Saturday 19^th. Fresh winds and squally. Employed al…. the …. Sails, cutting weed etc. Carpenter making a boats mast and bowsprit. So ends this day.

Sunday 20^th. Got a harbour pilot at 11 P.M. Got under weigh. The breezes failing was obliged to lay to.

Monday 21^st. Light winds and clear. At daylight got under weigh with the land breezes. At 10 the sea breeze setting in wrought up to the berth, moored ship, heavy rain, thunder and lightning towards night.

Tuesday 22^nd. Moderate winds with heavy rain at night. Employed discharging ballast.

Wednesday 23^rd. Strong winds with squalls with rain, thunder and lightning throughout. Employed about the hold.

Thursday 24^th. Light winds with rain. Employed getting off and splitting dunnage and other necessary work. Ship reported ready for to receive cargo. So ends this day.

Friday 25^th. Calm with heavy rain. Employed getting off mats for dunnage etc. So ends this day.

Saturday 26^th.Heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Employed in sundries, not able to take in cargo.

Sunday 27^th. Heavy rain. Being Sunday no duty was done.

Monday 28^th. Light winds with showers of rain throughout. Employed taking in matter viz. 30 screens matic?

Tuesday 29^th. Light winds and cloudy. Employed taking in cargo, drying the sails and other necessary work. Tot. 170 screens matic?

Wednesday 30^th. Light winds with small rain. Employed taking in and stowing away cargo etc. 100 screens matic.

Thursday 1^st October. Modern winds with rain towards night. Employed taking in and stowing away cargo viz. 160 screens.

Friday 2^nd. Light winds and showers of rain. Employed taking in cargo etc. 140 screens matic.

Saturday 3^rd. At 11 A.M. got under weigh and ran down abreast of the town. Cleared the hold beams of the lumber etc. Broached 1 barrel of beef. (N.B. Websters Dictionary describes Matica as (Peruvian). A drug from a South American plant of the pepper family having styptic properties).

Sunday 4^th. Moderate and clear throughout. Being Sunday no duty was done.

Monday 5^th. Fresh winds and small rain. People employed stowing away the cargo etc.

Tuesday 6^th. Squally with showers of rain. Employed taking in and stowing away cargo. Viz.40 bales matic. Broached 1 barrel of pork. A stevedore employed.

Wednesday 7^th. Moderate and clear. Employed taking in and stowing away cargo and other necessary work. 80 bales of matic.

Thursday 8^th. Fresh winds with small rain. Taking in cargo. 65 bales.

Friday 9^th. Light winds with heavy rain. Stowing away cargo etc. Stevedore absent.

Saturday 10^th. Squally with rain, thunder and lightning. People employed stowing away cargo.

Sunday 11^th. Fresh winds and heavy rain throughout. No duty was done.

Monday 12^th. Squally with light showers of rain. Employed taking in cargo, d……..d the foremast, m.t. mast shroud, starboard side gone, spliced …. 80 bales.

Tuesday 13^th. Moderate with showers of rain. People employed taking in and stowing away cargo. Viz. 80 bales. Finished the main top mast rigging.

Wednesday 14^th. Light winds and rain at times. People employed taking in and stowing away cargo and other necessary work. Received 75 screens.

Thursday 15^th. Squally with showers of rain. People employed taking in and staying away cargo. Viz. 77 bales

Friday 16^th. Strong winds and squally with heavy rain. Longboat obliged to bear up for the town and discharge her cargo. Owing to the badness of the weather left her ashore. One of the new tarpaulins blew out of the …. and was lost.

Saturday 17^th. Fresh winds and cloudy weather. People employed taking in and stowing away cargo. Viz. 83 bales

Sunday 18^th. Moderate and clear. Loosed sail. No duty was done.

Monday 19^th. Fresh breezes and clear weather. People employed in taking in and stowing away cargo and other necessary work. 40 bales and 60 half bales.

Tuesday 20^th. Light breezes and clear warm weather. People employed stowing away cargo, filling up water etc. Received 8 bales of matic.

Wednesday 21^st. Moderate and clear, People employed taking in and stowing away cargo and other work. Received 69 whole and one half bales.

Thursday 22^nd. Light breezes and clear warm weather. 40 bales.

Friday 23^rd. Moderate and cloudy. People employed weeding and watering etc. Received 6 bags of bread, some pitch and pump t…….s.

Saturday 24^th. Moderate and clear. Employed securing the water, longboat and making all ready for sea. Received 44 lbs of fresh beef and cabin stores. So ends this day.

Sunday 25^th. Light airs and cloudy. A 6 A.M. got under weigh, got aground, hove her off and ran down as far as wind and weather would permit.

Monday 26^th. Moderate and cloudy. At got under weigh. At 1 P.M. light airs and flood tide, Came to off Discoppera Island. At 2 got under weigh. At 5 came to inside of the bar, ? fathoms of water, 30 fathoms cable. Furled sails etc.

PART 6 BRIG “RACHEL” Thomas Smith, Commander. FROM PARANAGUA (BRAZIL) TOWARDS VALPARAISO (CHILE) November 1829

Thursday 5^th November. Strong winds and hazy. At 1 Island Demmell N.N.W. distance about 6 miles. At 6 double reef the top sails. Midnight strong winds and squally. At 4 close reefed the top sails and hauled up foresail. At 10 wore ship to the Southward. Noon light winds with a heavy sea. Made sail.

Friday 6^th. P.M. Light winds and cloudy with a heavy swell. Sent down the Royal masts and yards. Discovered the F.T. mast stay to be stranded. Spliced a piece of junk to it. At 8 light winds with a heavy sea. Midnight Ditto w. and w. At 8 moderate and clear. Made sail.

Wednesday 11^th. At 4 moderate and clear. Carpenter making a double and two single blocks.

Thursday 12^th. At 4 fresh winds and hazy. At 8 ditto winds and hazy in the studding sails. Midnight fresh winds and lightning. At 8 moderate and cloudy. Found the main t-mast to be broken. Hung the mast with a ….. Carpenter made two Buntline blocks. A current setting S.S.W. for I allow 18 miles.

Friday 13^th. At 8 fresh breezes and clear ……….. in all the studding sails. Midnight strong winds. Double reefed the top sails. At 4 strong winds and clear with lightning. At daylight very strong winds with rain, thunder and lightning. At 8 moderate and clear, made sail. At 10 spoke the brig ‘Emelia’ 75 days from New York for Valparaiso.

Saturday 14^th. Strong winds with rain in the top sails. At 4 light winds with a heavy sea. Made sail. At 8 fresh winds and cloudy. Made and shortened sail accordingly. 8 A.M. strong winds and cloudy. Double reefed top sails. Handed jib and main sail. At 10 made sail. Tacked ship to the Westward.

Sunday 15^th. At 4 squally in the top gallant sails. At 4 A.M. tacked ship again. At 6 out all reefs. Noon strong winds and clear. Single reefed topsail.

Monday 16^th. At 2 in second reef top sails, At 4 strong winds. Handed the jib and square mainsail. Double reefed Trysail. Broke the log line. Bent another. At 8 A.M. moderate and cloudy. People employed setting up the top mast and T.G. rigging. Fitting buntline block straps. Carpenter made two single blocks. S.S.W. Current 3/4 miles per hour.

Tuesday 17^th. Strong winds in second reef topsail. At 2 out reefs and set top sail. At 8 tacked to the Southward. At 8 fresh winds in hazy. Carpenter making blocks.

Wednesday 18^th. Strong winds and cloudy in jib and square mainsail. At 9 wore ship to the Westward. Midnight very strong winds and cloudy. Close reefed top sails. Reefed foresails in balance, reefed trysails. At 8 set the mainstay sail.

Thursday 19^th. Moderate winds with a heavy sea from the Southward. At 8 moderate and clear. Out second reefs of the topsail and set the T.G. sail. At 8 A.M. light winds and clear, out all reefs and set the studding sails. People employed about the rigging. Carpenter making 2 …….

Friday 20^th. Moderate and hazy shifted the main topsail. At 8 strong winds and cloudy. Furled the mainsail. Current 12 miles. At 4 strong winds and cloudy with lightning. Shortened sail. At 8 more moderate made sail. People employed repairing the fore topsails

Saturday 21^st.  Employed repairing the main topsail. At 8 strong winds and cloudy. Double reefed the t.sails and trysails. Handed the mainsail. Set the main stay sail.

Sunday 22^nd. Midnight heavy rain with thunder and lightning. Double reefed topsails and handed the jib and square sail. At 4 out all reefs. Noon light winds and cloudy. All possible sail set.

Monday 23^rd. At 4 moderate and cloudy with heavy fog. At 11 came to blow very hard. Close reefed T.sails. Midnight gale increasing. At 4 very strong gale. Handed the main t.sail. Hove her to ……. the balance ….. Reefed trysail. At 8 more steady. Noon strong gales with a heavy sea. Shipping water  over all.

Tuesday 24^th. At 8 light winds with a heavy sea. Broached one tarce of beef 42 pieces. At 8 A.M.  out all reefs. Employed repairing the 3rd topsail and a top mast studding sail.

Wednesday 25^th. Moderate with a thick fog. Carpenter making new main brace larboard side. Carpenter making a water …. Pump.

Thursday 26^th. Midnight light winds. Wore ship. At 4 tacked ship. Moderate breezes with a thick fog. Employed repairing 3^rd topsail. Carpenter ……….. main sheet.

Friday 27^th. Light airs inclining to calm. Sounded 70 fathoms. Dark sand. At 4 A.M. This hour has been very squally. In t.g.sails. Double reefed top sails. Handed the jib and square mainsail. Carpenter making close for the …….. head.

Saturday 28^th. Light and variable. Employed repairing third topsail. Carpenter making a case for the bulkhead.

Sunday 29^th. Moderate and cloudy. Saw the land bearing away N.W. At 7 past the Great …. on the North end of St Esteven Shoal. N.W. Distance 5 or 6 miles.

Monday 30^th. Strong winds and cloudy. At 6 set the main staysail. At 8 people employed repairing the 3^rd top sail, studding sail etc. Carpenter making a lave for the rudder head.

Tuesday 1^st December. Fresh breezes and cloudy. People employed repairing the 3rd topsail. Carpenter finished the rudder ………

Wednesday 2^nd. Light airs and clear weather.

Thursday 3^rd. Light winds and cloudy. At 10 bore ship to the Eastward. At 10 A.M. saw the land of Tera del Fuego to the Southward.

Friday 4^th. At 8 Light winds and cloudy. Cape St Vincent S.E. distance 6 or 7 leagues. At 10 ran through the Straits of Le Maire. At 6 Cape Good Success N.W. ½ W. distance about 3 leagues. Noon east end …… Cape Good Success N. by E. ½ E.

Saturday 5^th. At 8 fresh breezes with thick fog. Noon Cape Horn N. ½ W.

Sunday 6^th. Light breezes and cloudy with a heavy swell and current from the S.W. At 4 Diego Rameroz E.S.E. distance 5 or 6 miles. Noon all possible sail set.

Monday 7^th. At 8 spoke Transport N.22 from Valparaiso to Rio de Janeiro. At 6 squally with sleet in the studding sails.

Tuesday 8^th. Light winds and cloudy with a heavy swell from the Southard who for which I allow 5 miles. Sun obscure.

Wednesday 9^th. At 8 strong winds and squally. Double reefed the top sails. At 6 a heavy sea for which I allow 20 miles.

Thursday 10^th. At 8 fresh winds and cloudy. Finished repairing third topsail. Put 48 yards of …. in it with new leach ropes. Tacked ship to the S.E.

Friday 11^th. Noon strong winds and cloudy with a heavy sea from Westward.

Saturday 12^th. At 8 fresh winds and cloudy with a heavy head sea. Noon light variable airs with fog. Wore ship to the Northward.

Sunday 13^th. Moderate and cloudy.

Monday 14^th. Midnight strong winds and cloudy. In t.g.sails. At 2 A.M. squally. Double reefed topsail and trysail. At 4 very strong winds with a heavy sea. Handed the jib and square mainsail.

Tuesday 15^th. At 6 moderate and cloudy. Set all the studding sails. Noon strong winds and cloudy. Single reefed top sails.

Wednesday 16^th. Noon strong winds with a heavy sea. Ship labouring hard and shipping much water.

Thursday 17^th. At 8 strong gales and a heavy sea. Ship labouring hard and making water.

Friday 18^th. At 2 strong gales of wind with a heavy sea. Ship labouring very hard and shipping a deal of water. At 8 gale increasing. Furled the … top sail. At 8 moderate winds with a heavy sea. Out second reefed topsail.

Saturday 19^th. Noon fine clear weather.

Sunday 20^th. Noon steady breezes and clear weather.

Monday 21^st. Carpenter made 2 tackle …. Blocks. Noon light winds and cloudy.

Tuesday 22^nd. Broached one cask of water. Carpenter made 2 ….. blocks. Employed fitting ….. blocks. Noon strong winds and cloudy.

Wednesday 23^rd. At 4 A.M. moderate and hazy. Out 2 reef topsails and set the M.T.G sail. Heavy sea from Southward. At 8 moderate and fog. Out all reefs and set the ….. sails. Sun obscure.

Thursday 24^th. Employed repairing 2^nd trysail. A heavy sea from the Southward for which I allow 9 miles. Noon fresh breezes and clear.

Friday 25^th. Midnight …… carried away the main top mast backstay. Shortened sail/spliced it made sail again. Noon fresh winds and cloudy.

Saturday 26^th. Noon light breezes and cloudy. Sun obscure.

Sunday 27^th. Light airs and cloudy. Bent the cable etc. Noon moderate breezes and cloudy.

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PART 7 LEITH (Scotland) TOWARDS PICTOU & QUEBEC (Canada) IN THE BARQUE ‘INDUSTRY OF DUNDEE’ June 1831 by James Strange Mucklejohn (Carpenter & Second Mate)

Saturday June 11^th 1831. Strong winds with heavy rain throughout. Shipped on board the barque “Industry” for Pictou and Quebec.

Sunday 12^th. Moderate and clear throughout.

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Friday 24^th June. Employed in getting the ship stores on board. At 11 cast off from the quay and hove out of the Harbour. At 2 came to in Leith roads with 35 fathoms chain.

Saturday 25^th.  At 8 A.M. got under weigh and turned up the Firth. At 4 P.M. moored aboard the quay at St Davids.

Sunday 26^th. Fine clear weather. Got on board the ship beef and 15 fathoms of chain cable.

Monday 27^th. Hauled over to the shoot and took in 120 …. of coal. At 4 P.M. got out of the Harbour and ran down the Firth. At 7 P.M. came to on the outer bank. 45 fathoms cable.

Tuesday 28^th. Fresh winds and squally. Got off the longboat and stowed her. At 3 P.M. got underway and ran down the firth. At 10 P.M. The May E.S.E. distant 4miles.

Wednesday 29^th. Employed in sounding ??? At noon the Ball Rock lighthouse N.N.W. distance 6 miles.

Thursday 30^th. Employed and turning in shore. At noon the Ball Rock S. 4 miles. At 8 P.M. single reefed T sails. In F.T.G. sails.

Friday 1^st July. At 8 A.M. Came to off Arbroath. Got off the ship’s canvas and some other stores.

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Wednesday 27^th July. Midnight fresh winds and hazy. At 8 Ditto winds and weather. With a heavy sea. People employed making panch mats etc. Carpenter making …..  

Thursday 28^th. People employed as yesterday. Noon light airs.

Friday 29^th. People employed as yesterday. Noon strong winds and cloudy. Sun obscure.

Saturday 30^th. People employed as yesterday. Carpenter caulking decks. Broached 1 barrel of beef, 53 pieces. Midnight strong winds and heavy squalls. Thick fog. All this 24 hours heavy sea from the South for which I allow 12 miles. Noon moderate and cloudy.

Sunday 31^st. People employed as yesterday. Light airs inclining to calm. Thick fog.

Monday 1^st August. Fresh wins and cloudy.

Tuesday 2^nd. Moderate and clear. People employed as yesterday. Carpenter repairing Jolly boat. Noon fresh breezes and hazy.

Wednesday 3^rd. Light breezes and cloudy. People employed at necessary work. At 8 light breezes and heavy rain. Midnight fresh breezes and thick fog. At 8 light winds and small rain. Noon light airs and fog.

Thursday 4^th. At 8 calm with a confused sea from the Southward. At 8.30 a child died. At 10 moderate with heavy rain. All possible sail set. Noon light breezes and cloudy. Buried the child that died last night.

Friday 5^th. At 9:30 was taken aback …. carried away. F.T mast, studding sail and boom. Noon light winds and cloudy.

Saturday 6^th. Midnight moderate with a heavy sea. Tacked ship S.W. At 6 squall with showers of rain. One sail to leeward standing to N.E. Noon fresh breezes and cloudy.

Sunday 7^th. At 8 fresh winds and squally. Midnight light winds and a heavy sea. At 6 tacked ship N.W. At 10 in t.gallant sails and single reefed topsails. Noon strong winds and squally.

Monday 8^th. 2 Strong winds and squalls to rain. Double reefed topsails, in jib and mizzen. Close reefed f.t. sail. At 10 heavy gales. Close reef main topsail. At 11 handed square main sail. Midnight ditto winds and weather. At 4 wore ship to the S.W. At 8 stowed F.T. sail and set close reefed mizzen. Noon strong gales. Sun obscure.

Tuesday 9^th. Strong winds and squally with a heavy sea. Midnight strong winds and cloudy. Noon more moderate. Set the Duke of York and square mainsail.

Wednesday 10^th. Midnight strong winds and cloudy. Tacked ship to the N.W. 2 A.M. Double reefed m.t. sail. Stowed jib and Duke of York. At 8 strong winds and squally. At 10 wore ship to S.W. Stowed s.m. sail. Noon fresh winds and cloudy.

Thursday 11^th. Noon light winds and cloudy.

Friday 12^th. At 8 fresh breezes and cloudy. People employed making mats for s……….. At 6 A.M. One sail in sight standing to the Eastward. Noon light airs and cloudy.

Saturday 13^th. Calm and cloudy with a heavy sea from the S.W. 4 A.M. fresh breezes and heavy rain. At 6 called all hands. Made all possible sail. Noon fresh winds and thick fog. Sun obscure.

Sunday 14^th. At 4 all possible sail set. At 7 carried away the studding sail boom. One sail in sight standing Westward. At 6 A.M. shifted all studding sails. Noon fresh breezes.

Monday 15^th. 2 P.M. strong breezes with thick fog to rain. All possible sail set. At 8 in all studding sails. 2 sails in sight. At 7 A.M. set the studding sails below and aloft. Noon light winds, hazy.

Tuesday 16^th. Light airs and cloudy. Unbent fore t.s. and bent another. Noon fresh breezes and thick. Sun obscure.

Wednesday 17^th. Strong breezes and thick fog. Carried away jib boom. Scarfed it. At 5 set jib marked a new deep sea lead line. At 6 jibm….. gave way. Spliced it. At 7 the back ropes gave way. Sprang the jib boom a second time. Stowed the jib. At 4 A.M. strong winds and thick fog. At 5 in top g.sails and single reefed m.top sail. At 10 light winds. Fitted new back ropes and scarfed boom again. Noon light airs and fog. Set the jib.

Thursday 18^th. At 4 light winds and cloudy. Employed m.top sails and stanchions, Noon light winds and heavy rain. Sun obscure.

Friday 19^th. 2 Fresh breezes and fog with small rain. Tacked ship S.W. At 7 found the starboard fore top mast backstay gone, spliced and set it up again. At 8 tacked ship S.W. Midnight strong breezes and cloudy tacked ship S.W. In top g.sails. At 4 squally shortened and made sail as required. Noon light airs inclining to calm and clear.

Saturday 20^th. At 8 light airs and cloudy. People employed in sundries. Carpenter making a rail for the f.top. At 6 broke the studding sail boom. At 7 squalls. In t.g sails and stowed jib. The winds veered round to the Westward with a tremendous squall. Stowed f.topsail, foresail and mainsail. Close reefed mtopsail and mizzen. At 6 sail in sight standing as per log. Noon heavy squalls. Sun obscure.

Sunday 21^st. Midnight strong winds and cloudy, Noon moderate and cloudy.

Monday 22^nd. Light breezes and clear. Carpenter employed about the fore top ….. 4 A.M. moderate and cloudy. At 7 tacked ship to the S.W. Noon fresh breezes and clear.

Tuesday 23^rd. Fresh breezes and clear weather. At 2 spoke to the ‘Good Agreement’, Nth. Sheilds for Rusibuctoo ??? At 8 strong breezes and cloudy. Shortened sail accordingly. Carpenter employed as yesterday. Strong winds and foggy. Sun obscure.  

Wednesday 24^th. Fresh breezes and cloudy. Carpenter making Scotsman????? People in sundries. At 6 tacked ship Northward. One sail in sight steering as per log. Noon fresh breezes and foggy. Sun obscure.

Thursday 25^th. Light winds and thick fog. Carpenter employed chafing battens ??? etc. People in sundries. At 10 tacked ship to the N.E. Midnight tacked ship. At 4 fresh breezes and hazy, tacked ship Northward. At 8 strong winds and cloudy. In jib. Close reefed f.t. sail and double reefed m.t. sail. Reefed mizzen. Wore ship S.W. Noon Ditto w. and w.

Friday 26^th. At 4 strong breezes with a heavy sea. People employed as yesterday. At 8 moderate. Out all reefs. Set jib and main f.t. sail. Noon light breezes and cloudy.

Saturday 27^th. Light breezes and cloudy. People employed as yesterday. All possible sails set. One sail in sight steering as per log.

Sunday 28^th. Light airs and cloudy. This day being Sunday no duty was carried out. Midnight breezes and hazy. Noon fresh breezes and cloudy.

Monday 29^th. At 2 in jib and top gal. sails. Single reefed topsails. At 8 strong winds and cloudy. In second reef m.t. sail and stowed s.m. sail. Midnight ditto winds and weather. At 8 thick fog with heavy rain. Wore ship.  Noon light winds and cloudy.

Tuesday 30^th. Light breezes and cloudy. People employed staying m.t. mast ….. At 5 spoke the ‘Tallant of Boston’ bound for Cowes. At 6 set the sails full and studding sails. At 7 split lower studding sail. Repaired it. Midnight strong winds and cloudy. At 6 set lower studding sail. Noon fresh breezes and cloudy.

Wednesday 31^st. At 4 sounded 47 fathoms wating ?? Bottom sand, shells and gravel. Gives the longitude 49’30 W. At 6 past a …… schooner on the Great Bank of Newfoundland. One sail in sight steering to the Westward. At 8 strong winds with a heavy sea. In all studding sails. Midnight strong winds and rain. Noon moderate winds and heavy sea with a thick fog. Sun obscure.

Thursday 1^st Sept. Sounded 42 fathoms. Red sand and gravel. Noon moderate made sail accordingly.

Friday 2^nd. Moderate winds with a heavy sea. Made and shortened sail as required. People employed fitting new …… harpins m.t. Carpenter making a full tick ???? staff etc. One sail in sight to the N.W. At 9 tacked ship Norward. Midnight light breezes and clear. At 2 wore ship S.W. Noon inclining to calm.

Saturday 3^rd. People employed in sundry jobs. Carpenter making …..ates fore yards and bowsprit. Midnight light breezes and cloudy. At 6 sounds 45 fathoms – sand, stones and shells. At 8 steady breezes. Set all studding sails. Noon fresh breezes and hazy.

Sunday 4^th. Spoke to ‘True Briton Irvine’ for Québec. Out 27 days all well. 40 fathoms water. At 8 strong breezes and thick fog. In all studding sails. Hauled up s.m. sails. 4 strong winds and thick fog. Single reefed f.t  sails … up t.g. sails. At 5 set t.g. sails,

Monday 5^th. At 4 wore ship strong winds and squally. At 6 wore ship. Midnight fresh breezes and cloudy. At 3 strong wind and squalls. Wore ship. At 8 strong winds and heavy sea with thick fog. Noon moderate made sail accordingly.

Tuesday 6^th. One sail in sight standing N.E. At 4 wore ship to the S.W. At 6 wore ship N.E. Midnight light winds wore ship S.W. At 2 wore ship N.E. At 4 saw the land bearing from N.N.W. to N.E. by N.  3 sail in sight standing N.E. ward. Noon light airs inclining to calm.

Wednesday 7^th. At 6 Cape Rae N. by W, distance about 20 miles. At 8 light airs and cloudy. People employed making gaskets and other …. Midnight light airs and hazy with lightning. 7 sail in sight Noon saw Briton Island N.E. and bearing W. by N. Wore ship N.E.

Thursday 8^th. At 8 A.M. calm and cloudy. Cape Ray N. by E. People employed strapping a nun… bouy and other necessary work. Noon light airs.

Friday 9^th. At 6 light airs and clear. Cape Ray N.N.E. The island of Britain W.N.W. At 8 A.M. got the small bower of the wrist??? Noon moderate and clear. North Cape Briton Island N.W. by N. St Pauls W. by N. A fishing schooner bound for Boston.

Saturday 10^th. At 4 strong breezes and clear. Cape North S. distant about 3 miles. St Pauls E. by N. At 5 in lower f.t.m. and t.g. studding sail. At 6 Cape North E. by S. Single reefed topsail. Midnight strong winds and heavy gale with rain. Shortened and made sail accordingly. Cape Beagues S.E. by E. distance about 8 miles. At 4 light winds and hazy. At 8 light airs inclining to calm and hazy. East Point Prince Edward Island W.N.W. distant about 20 miles.

Here the log brakes off which coincides with the arrival in Pictou.

PART 8 SHIPS LOG OF BRIGANTINE ‘UNION’ James Mucklejohn (Master) CARDIFF (Wales) TO ALICANTE (Spain) September 1856

Cardiff to Alicante. Sept. 4^th to 24^th. 1856. Fine weather all the way.

Thursday 25^th. At Alicante. Pratigue came alongside desired the Captain to go on onshore to the Lazerite ??? was there ordered to remain in quarantine for three days after producing a clear bill of health from Cardiff signed by the Spanish Consul at that port. Sent down the main top mast to refit rigging, Noon the captain returned on board. Afternoon employed as before. Sent up the main top mast.

Saturday 27^th. Employed as required, Got ready for going into the mole. Fresh meat from the shore which was served this day and also sufficient for the morrow.

Sunday 28^th. Quarantine boat came alongside and free Pratique.

Monday 29^th. Got pilot on board and weighed and made sail for the Mole. 11 moored head and stern to the Mole and got already for discharging coal.

Tuesday 30^th. Commence discharging coal. One labourer employed. Discharging coal throughout the day.

Wednesday 1^st October. Discharging coal. 2 labourers employed.

Thursday 2^nd. Discharging coal three labourers employed.

Friday 3^rd. Discharging coal. 3 labourers employed.

Saturday 4^th. Discharging coal. 3 labourers employed. All hands went to swim to wash off the coal dust.

Sunday 5^th. Discharging coal.

Monday 6^th. Discharging coal. 3 men and one boy employed.

Tuesday 7^th. Finished discharging coal. 3 men and 1 boy one half day. Employed washing the hold and deck and getting ready for taking a cargo of wine. Weather cloudy with rain.

Wednesday 8^th. Commenced taking a cargo wine for Rio de Janiero. 4 labourers employed with stevedore sent by the shipper of wine. Took on board this day 40 pipes 2 ½  pipes and 9 ¼  casks of wine.

Thursday 9^th. Taking in cargo. 4 men and two stevedores stowing ½  day. Was obliged to stop on account of heavy rain. Employed making beds ??? and other necessary work. 22 pipes of wine this day.

Friday 10^th. 46 pipes 4 1/2 pipes.

Saturday 11^th. The stevedore from the shipper of the wine having made objections of rolling the casks in the hold to the fore hatchway on account of starting the hoops in rolling the casks persisted in having them lowered down the fore hatch on end which was objected to on account of the great risk there was in sending a cask down in that position. The ropes that were parbuckling ??? the casks into the water broke twice and let the casks fall into the water. The casks were then rolled into the water …?? from the ship and the one that fell into the hold and stove the underneath one was very greasy from the quantity of grease it had accumulated from the slip??? to the ship. Five stevedores employed this day. 38 pipes of wine, 4 ½ casks, 1 pipe broken. Light winds and fine weather.

Tuesday 14^th. 22 pipes. Loosed sails to dry. Sent water casks on shore to be filled.

Wednesday 15^th. 22 pipes, 8 ½ pipes, 5 ¼. Several pipes with hoops loose and great many without chime hoops.

Thursday 16^th. 12 pipes, 1 ½, 20 ¼. Set up top Edward Brailey, Chief Officer gallant mast and yard. 5 stevedores employed. Took on three casks of water.

Friday 17^th. Took on last of cargo. Employed remainder of day getting water on board in longboat. Casks lashed. Got potatoes, onions and other vegetables on board for sea stock. 241 pipes, 25 ½  casks, 33 ¼, 3 ¼ casks.

Sunday 19^th. 4 o’clock Pilot came on board let go fasts –  get up the anchor and towed out of the Mole. Made all sail for Rio de Janiero, stowed anchor. Noon several sails in sight. Fine weather.

PART 9 ALICANTE TO RIO de JANEIRO on Brigantine ‘UNION’. October 1856

Monday 20^th. Noon Cape de Gato S.W. by W. ¾ mile.

Thursday 23^rd. 10 Tarifa North 3 miles. Midnight strong breezes and fine. Tarifa Llght east about 13 miles from which I take my departure. Moderate and hazy. All drawing sails set.

Saturday 25^th. Employed shifting water casks to trim ship and other jobs. Noon a Barque in sight steering to the Westward.

Monday 27^th. Clear weather. Noon 2 sails in sight.

Tuesday 28^th. 4 A.M. Saw the Grand Canary bearing S.W. Made all sail.

Wednesday 29^th. 4 S.W. point of Grand Canary South 3 miles. 6 Peak of Tenneriffe bearing N.W. Noon caught a dolphin.

Thursday 30^th. People employed setting up rigging and other jobs. Got bread up to air it off. 8 brig in sight.

Friday 31^st. Sundry jobs. Broached second cask of water. Midnight passed a brig steering to the S.W.

Saturday 1^st November. Working at rigging and other jobs. Midnight light winds and fair weather. All hands taking physic. 2 sails in sight.

Sunday 2^nd. Pumps carefully attended to.

Monday 3^rd. Midnight light rain and lightning. 4 strong breezes and cloudy weather. Southerly current.

Tuesday 4^th. Caught a skip Jack and six flying fish.

Wednesday 5^th. Ships head to the South for which I allow ½ knot an hour. 4 A.M. light airs from Eastward. Made all sail.

Thursday 6^th. Employed working at rigging, greasing masts. Carpenter grinding tools.

Sunday 8^th. Caught a skip jack. Noon light winds. Hot and sultry. Barom. 29 Therometer 88 0.

Tuesday 11^th. People employed scrubbing barnacles off the bens ? and working at rigging.

Wednesday 12^th. Confused sea. Ship rolling heavily. Squally with rain, thunder and lightning.

Thursday 13^th. Working at rigging. Carpenter making gangway ladder. 9 caught a porpoise.

Friday 14^th. Employed working at rigging. Hooked an immense shovelnose shark which straightened  the hook and departed.

Sunday 16^th. Squally with heavy rain. Caught a shark. Employed filling empty water casks.

Monday 17^th. Bread on deck to air it.

Tuesday 18^th. Caught second shark.

Wednesday 19^th. Employed at rigging. Carpenter making side ladder.

Thursday 20^th. Passed a barque standing to the South.

Friday 21^st. Strong breezes and cloudy with a heavy head sea. Ship pitching heavily. In flying jib. Heard something adrift in the hold, opened the hatch and found two casks which were secured. 8 more moderate sea. Made all sail. Scraped ships bens of barnacles. Cloudy and squally.

Monday 24^th. Breeze increasing. Pitching heavily. Kept away to clear Crown Rock.

Friday 28^th. Fine weather. Spoke ship ‘Jane’ of Liverpool.

Monday 1^st December. Fine weather. Brig in sight steering to S.W.

Tuesday 2^nd. Employed painting boom. Caulking a long boat and other jobs. 3 sail in sight.

Wednesday 3^rd. Passed 2 sail. Tried for soundings. No bottom at 50 fathoms. Passed a brig steering as per compass.

Thursday 4^th. Caulking longboat. 2 sail in sight. Tried for soundings. No bottom at 50 fathoms. Some of the cargo adrift. Secured it. Ship labouring heavily.

Friday 5^th. Soundings no bottom at 100 fathoms. 2 sail in sight. Sounding every four hours. No bottom.

Saturday 6^th. Soundings. No bottom 100 fathoms. All sails set. Bent cables.

Sunday 7^th. Moderate breezes and cloudy. All sail set. Sounded 40 fathoms. Sandy bottom. 4 making Cape Trio bearing W.N.W. 8 light winds and cloudy. Cape Trio North 5 miles. Got sight for chronometer and find her correct.

Monday 8^th. 2 sail in sight. Sugar Loaf bearing 10 or 12 miles N. W. by W. Shortened sail and hove to to await daylight. Trimmed sails as necessary. Raza Island light N.W. by W. Made all sail. 4 was visited by Pratique. Boat anchored in 10 fathoms of water. 5 was visited by Customs House boat. Furled sails. Was visited by man o’ war boat.

Tuesday 9^th. Captain went on shore to enter the ship at the Customs House. Weighed and made sail for the discharging ground. 11 Had to anchor amongst the shipping through baffling winds and calms.  2 P.M. Captain came on board weighed and made sail for the discharging place. Was again obliged to anchor on account of baffling winds and calms and strong current. Furled sails. Hoisted the light and set watch. Delivered to Customs House officer 3 ¼  casks of wine and a sample box.

Wednesday 10^th. 6 Weighed anchor with the boat ahead towing into discharging ground. Let go anchor. Was told to remove to another situation. 9 weighed and warped into a berth was told to let go the anchor from the guard boat. Did so and moored ship with 22 fathoms of on each cable. Had to moor with short scope on account of the closeness of the shipping. Discharge some wine. Got derrick up and other necessary jobs. Delivered to Customs House officer 4 pipes and 1 ½ ditto of wine.

Tuesday 11^th. Moderate and cloudy with rain. Everything ready for taking out cargo no lighter came for it.

Wednesday 12^th. Cloudy with showers of rain. Employed breaking out cargo.

Sunday 14^th.  Squally with thunder and lightning.

Monday 15^th. Showers of rain. Employed breaking out and discharging cargo.

Thursday 18^th. Finished discharging cargo and sent it onshore. Sent down derrick. Continual rain.

Friday 19^th. Unmoored  ship at 7 A.M. Hauled alongside the brigantine ‘Sea Foam’ of New York and made fast to receive cargo of salt (150 tubs or 375 bushels) The captain gave notice of writing of his being ready to receive cargo and considers the log days to commence this day. Commenced taking in cargo of salt. Loosed sails to dry.

Saturday 20^th. Squally weather. Employed getting chains and spars on deck. Loosed sails to dry. The Customs Officer came on board. Commenced receiving cargo of salt on board. Furled sails and hauled off and moored ship not being allowed to lay alongside on Sunday.

Sunday 21^st. Fresh breezes and heavy rain.

Monday 22^nd. Weighed anchor. Hauled alongside the ‘Sea Foam’ made fast and commence taking salt. Hauled the light and set the watch.

Tuesday 23^rd. Taking in cargo at intervals and putting a composition of grease and green paint on the bens to preserve the paint against worm.

Wednesday 24^th. Putting composition on bens. Took last of the salt aboard. 268 tubs or 670 bushels. Washed the decks. Hauled in light and set watch.

Thursday 25^th. Being Christmas Day no more work was done than considered necessary for the preservation of the sails in loosing them and furling them. Latter part moderately cloudy. Got all ready for transporting the ship to the American barque ‘George’ to receive balance of salt. (Note -Judging by the unevenness of the writing which runs in all directions all over the page of the log book, Christmas must have been celebrated in the time honoured manner).

Friday 26^th. Hauled up to the barque pointed out as the American barque ‘George’ found there was no vessel of that name and port. (Note – Must have been some mistake made during Christmas celebrations). Had to pull around Harbour and found the barque ‘George Warren’ with salt but had no order to allow us aboard. Anchored alongside ready for taking in cargo. 4 P.M. got orders. Weighed anchor and hauled alongside the ‘George Warren’ moored fore and aft. Hoisted light and set watch.

Saturday 27^th. Receiving salt from G.W.

Sunday 28^th. Water tank came alongside and filled three puncheons. Cloudy with rain.

Monday 29^th. Completed cargo. 190 tubs or 474 ½ bushels. Caulking hatch and getting ready for sea. Compared chronometer. Captain D. Bestly thinks our is correct.

Tuesday 30^th. Let go off barque and hauled into fairway. Employed getting out jib boom and other necessary jobs ready for sea.

Wednesday 31^st. Employed setting up rigging. Got in longboat and secured her. Pumps tried morning and evening. Making no water.

PART 10 VALPAIRISO TO MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) January 1857

Thursday 1^st January 1857. Weighed and made sail for Montevideo. Visit boat came alongside and signed Fort pass. At 8 abreast of Santa Cruz Fort. Raza island W.S.W. 6 miles. This log contains 12 hours to commence the sea log.

Saturday 3^rd. Pumps tried every watch making no water. 8 split mainsail. Repaired it and set it.

Sunday 4^th. Caught a shark and skip Jack.

Monday 5^th. Hot sultry weather. Caught shark. Pumps carefully attended to. Caught two Dolphins 19lb. Passed ship ‘Rebecca’.

Thursday 8^th. Calm and cloudy weather. Caught a turtle.

Friday 9^th. Squally with rain. Sudden squalls from South. Sea breaking heavy over the vessel. Pumps carefully attended to. Making no water.

Saturday 10^th. Strong breezes and cloudy with a confused sea. Shipping a great deal of water. Sounded in 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom.

Sunday 11^th. Sounded 20 fathoms. Sandy bottom. Confused sea. Ship rolling very heavily.

Monday 12^th. Sounded 14 fathoms. 4 sounded 13 fathoms. Midnight 14 fathoms. 4 A.M. 17 fathoms. Got bread up to air it.

Tuesday 13^th. Saw the land bearing N.W. by W. Noon Moderate and fine. Land about Cape St. Margaret N. by E. 7 or 8 miles.

Wednesday 14^th. Sailing along shore. At 6 Point de Pedros N.W. by W. about 5 miles. At 8 fresh breezes and fine. Lebos Island N. by W. about 3 miles. Flores Island light north one mile. Anchored in Montevideo Harbour three fathoms of water. Was put under quarantine for two days. Got fresh beef and vegetables from the shore. Employed the remainder of the day unbending sails and other jobs. Got officer put on board. 36 hour log.

Thursday 15^th. Got boats out. Moored ship N. and S. 20 fathoms on each cable. Got clothes and bedding up to air. Got purchase up for discharging salt. Got some bread up to air. Got fresh beef and vegetables from shore.

Friday 16^th. Got Pratigue and was visited by the Customs House boat and the officer taken on shore. Got fresh beef and vegetables from shore. Captain went on shore and sent a pilot on board who moored the ship to his entire satisfaction. Thunder and lightning. Employed stitching mainsail, setting up top mast rigging and other jobs.

Saturday 17^th. Employed repairing sails. Some hands on liberty horse riding. Got an order to deliver of 50 Taregas of salt. Boat did not come for it. Had the bags filled and on deck. Put them below again. Latter part fresh breeze and fine weather. People returned on board. Set the watch.

Monday 19^th. Got orders for discharging salt. Discharged 3 lighters. 270 taregas of salt.

Tuesday 20^th. Discharged 218 taregas.

Wednesday 21^st. Midnight a heavy pompano struck the ship from the S.W. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Veered out 50 fathoms on each cable.

Thursday 22^nd. Shortened in cable. Employed throughout the day clearing ship and working at the sails. Carpenter caulking covering board and stanchions. No lighters came this day for salt.

Friday 23^rd. Discharged 204 taregas salt. Employed discharging salt and trimming same in hatchway. A heavy swell setting in.

Monday 26^th. No lighters came for salt. Employed working at rigging and trimming salt in the hold.

Tuesday 27^th. Discharged 170 taregas salt. 8 P.M. a strong pompana from the Southward. Heavy  swell.

Wednesday 28^th. Strong southerly winds and a heavy swell. Employed working at sails, caulking decks, trimming and measuring salt in hold and other jobs. Spanish ship ‘Adela’ anchored over our anchor and gave us a foul berth. Had to veer out cable to clear of him. No lighters came for salt this day.

Thursday 29^th. Hove up the port anchor to clear hawse and give the ship a clear berth from the Spanish ship ‘Adela’. 11 moored ship with 25 fathoms each cable. Commence discharging salt. Discharged this day 2 lighters. 175 taregas salt.

Saturday 31^st. Employed filling empty water casks on the hold, setting up rigging and other necessary jobs getting ready for sea. Got a barrel of pitch and bundle of sakum.

Monday 2^nd February. Got in longboat, secured her. Strong westerly gales. Employed caulking decks, working at rigging and making tarpaulins for the hatches. Wind too heavy to proceed up the River.

Tuesday 3^rd. Strong S.W. winds. Cleared hawser ready for getting underway. Employed remainder of the day repairing sails and caulking decks. 4 P.M. wind hauling to the S.W. The Pilot came on board for Pasadena. 8 weighed and made sail for Pasadena. 9 passed the mound light. 11 Montevideo light N.E. about 14 miles.

Wednesday 4^th. Brisk gales and clear. Anchored 50 fathoms. Cable best bower. Furled sails. 8 Strong breezes and hot sultry weather. 6 P.M. cloudy in S.W. with lightning and heavy whirlwind. 8 ditto winds and weather. Set the watch. Midnight more moderate wind. All around the compass.

Thursday 5^th.  Weighed and made sail up the river. Employed caulking decks and middle stitching sails. Noon Light winds and cloudy. Anchored to hold on against the current. 9 Weighed and made sail. Pt. Santa Maria N.E. 7 miles. Midnight calm and cloudy. Anchored 2 ½ fathoms.

Friday 6^th. 8 Weighed and made sail up the river. 7 Calm, anchored to hold against current. 8 Weighed and made sail. Colona Lighthouse W.N.W. about 10 miles. Passed a small island not on the chart. Midnight anchored abreast of the town of Pueblo 3 ½ fathoms.

Saturday 7^th. Got fresh beef and vegetables from the shore. Wind being ahead could not proceed up the river. Thunder and lightning. Scrubbed ship outside.

Sunday 8^th. Weighed and made all sail up the river. Sailing variable courses in the intricate channel. 4 passed an English Man o’ War and several vessels at anchor. 8 fresh breezes. 10 calm, anchored to hold on against current. 11 breezes sprang up from S.W. Made all possible sail.

Monday 9^th. 8 abreast of Uraga. 12 Anchored at Passindew 12 fathoms. Furled sails. Got purchase up for taking in and discharging cargo. The captain sent a written notice of our readings to the consignee and considers the log days to get commence from this day.

Tuesday 10^th. Painting ship outside, scraping masts, caulking deck. No boats came for cargo this day. No cargo came alongside.

Wednesday 11^th. Discharge this day two boats of salt and received one lighter of bones and stowed them in the after part. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

Thursday 12^th. Taking bones on board, breaking and stowing ditto. No boats came for salt. 85 tubs of bones, 224lbs each tub.

Friday 13^th. 57 tubs of 226lbs each of bones. 7,500 of m.bones. Discharging salt.

Saturday 14^th. Strong breezes heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Employed breaking and stowing bones. Cleaning ship inside and out.

Monday 16^th. Finished discharging salt. Took on a boat of bones 5,610lbs.

Wednesday 18^th. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Got no cargo this day. Painted ship outside.

Thursday 19^th. Loosed sails to dry. No cargo came. Employed in sundry jobs about the rigging caulking decks etc. Hot and sultry.

Friday 20^th. 250 tubs of bone ash. 1,300 marrow bones. Stopped taking on account of rain. Latter part more settled. Finished discharging the schooner “Pepito’.

Saturday 21^st. 15,000 marrow bones. Getting ready to go down river.

Monday 23^rd. Fine weather. Unmoored ship. Pilot came on board. Made and weighed anchor. Made sail down river.  

Tuesday 24^th. Proceeded about 8 miles down river. Calm and was obliged to anchor to keep boat from drifting on shore. Employed middle stitching for sails. Shot an eagle, some small birds and pigeons. Set the watch.

Wednesday 25^th. Light S.W. winds and calm. Working at sails and other jobs. Shot eight wild pigeons, Got a quantity of small fish. The pilot thought it dangerous to get underweigh.

Thursday 26^th. Weighed and made sail with boat towing. Tacking occasionally, the vessel being so tender, had to keep the boat ahead to tow her around. Middle part of day. Puffy. Had to drop anchor to keep the vessel from going ashore. Could not carry sail for fear of capsizing. 2 P.M. Weighed anchor and beat down to the loading ground. Anchored 5 fathoms water. 30 fathoms cable. Furled sails and set the watch.

Friday 27^th. 193 tubs of bone ash. 18,900 marrow bones weighing nearly 2lbs each. Got all ready for taking cargo on board. 7 Schooner ‘Pepito’ came alongside with deck load of marrow bones. Could not take these on board until getting bone ash in the bottom, having a great quantity of marrow bones in the hold, unstowed for want of bone ash. The captain went on shore to see and obtain some bone ash before taking more bones. 10 Captain came on board, commenced unloading schooner with promise of obtaining a sufficient quantity of bone ash. Finished unloading schooner.

Tuesday March 3^rd. Schooner ‘Terando’ came alongside with bones and bone ash. Discharged all the bone ash this day and commenced on the bones. The marrow bones being old, dry and sun burnt and rotten great quantities of them broke in handling.

Wednesday 4^th. 17,800 bones .5 tubs bone ash.

Thursday 5^th. Hot and sultry. Employed stowing bones in the hold. People employed washing clothes. No cargo came aboard this day.

Friday 6^th. No cargo came this day, the lay days now being up as per charter party.

Saturday 7^th. Schooner ‘Ferando’ came alongside with bones and bone ash. Commenced discharging her. The Captain presented his bill to the Clerk taking account of the cargo, who said he could not pay the demurrage but would give an order on Mr Benefaste, the Charterer at Montevideo when the cargo was completed. There being no office here.

Sunday 8^th. A heavy pompana came on. Schooner went off to her anchor. Let go of the second anchor it blowing heavy with rain, thunder and lightning.

Monday 9^th. 21,700 marrow bones, 407 tubs bone ash. Finished discharging ‘Ferando’ and ‘Pepito’.

Wednesday 11^th. Employed washing ship inside and out. Pumps tried. Ship making no water. Sunday jobs no cargo came this day Boat not returned.  

Thursday 12^th. Employed trimming ships, some hands cutting wood. Got bread up to air it. Pumps tried, ship making no water. No cargo this day. Boat not yet returned.

Saturday 14^th. Schooner ‘Pepito’ came alongside with bones and bone ash. 8,400 marrow bones, 260 tubs bone ash. Discharged schooner when she left for Pasandu.

Sunday 15^th. Made sail down River Plate to Pribesto to complete the cargo there not being sufficient at the place to load the vessel. Anchored in the river to wait for daylight. Fresh breezes and clear weather.

That completes one book of the log and the other one commences on –

PART 11 MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) TOWARDS LIVERPOOL March 1857

Tuesday 31^st March 1857. The captain returned on board in boat and secured her. Weighed and made sail for Liverpool. Light winds and fair weather. Sounding occasionally. Flores Island light N.E. by N. 4 or 5 miles. At 8 light winds and fine weather. Ship making no water. Noon Cape Negro North 10 or 12 miles.

Wednesday 1^st April. At 4 Maldosa E. by N. 15 miles. At 6 a light breeze sprang up from the E.N.E. 10 breeze increasing to gale. Shortened sail. At 6 looking very threatening in the S.W. with lightning. Midnight brisk gales with a confused sea. Shipping much water. Tried the pumps. Ship making no water. At 8 more moderate. Made all sail. 10 wind hauling to the North with a heavy head sea.

Friday 3^rd. Midnight brisk gales and cloudy with a heavy sea. Pumps carefully attended to. 4 Hove to. Ship labouring heavily and shipping a great deal water overall. Noon heavy gales, shipping some heavy seas. Tried for soundings no bottom 100 fathoms.

Saturday 4^th. P.M. Gale most terrific. Shipping much water. Tried for soundings no bottom 100 fathoms. Carried away outer bobstay. At 4 gale increasing with a high cross sea. Stove pipe washed away. Midnight pumps carefully attended to. Sounded 45 fathoms. Ship labouring heavily. 8 Tremendous gales with heavy squalls. Was struck in the stern with a heavy sea. Stove in bulwarks, binnacle glasses and filled the cabin with water damaging provisions. Noon heavy gales and dark cloudy weather. Sounded 40 fathoms. No cooking this day.

Sunday 5^th. Gale most terrific. Laying to under ballance. Stove in bulwarks on the port side. Shipping a great deal of water overall. Sounded 35 fathoms. Got hawser out ahead with the tub attached to keep the ship more to the wind. 6 ditto. Gales and sea. Bent cables in case of driving in shore. 8 Gale tremendous and sea ditto breaking over all. 8 A.M. Gale moderating and wind hauling to the South. Wore ship. Noon strong gales with a strong cross sea running.

Monday 6^th. P.M. Strong gales with a heavy sea running. Ship labouring awfully. Set the reef foresail to try and work off shore. At 6 was obliged to take in the mainsail. Ship being completely buried with water. At 8 shipping heavy seas. Pumps carefully attended to. Midnight Ditto gales with a heavy squall of rain. At 8 gale still continuing, sea less. Noon brisk gales and high sea. Shipping much water.

Tuesday 7^th. At 8 brisk gales, squally with the high sea. Pumps carefully attended to. Midnight more moderate. 4 A.M. winds variable and squally with showers of rain and a confused sea. Noon strong breezes and fine weather. Out reefs of mainsail and set fore t.g. sail.

Wednesday 8^th. Strong breezes and cloudy. Ship making little or no water during the gale. Fore ward and aft where the bulwarks had been carried away. Midnight strong breezes and squally with rain. Noon more settled. Made all sail.

Thursday 9^th. Fresh breezes and fine weather. Employed repairing damages. All drawing sails set. At 8 moderate and fine. Unbent cables. Noon light airs and fine weather.

Friday 10^th. Light airs from the South. One sail in sight. People employed as most necessary.

Sunday 12^th. At 6 more settled. Made all sail. A barque in sight.

Monday 13^th. 6 A.M. Sudden squall. Shortened sail. Split the jib. Noon more moderate. Made all sail.

Thursday 16^th. At 8 Light winds with a confused sea. Ship rolling heavily. Midnight Ditto w. and w. At 8 Ditto w. and w. with a high confused sea. 2 sail in sight. Noon tacked ship.

Friday 17^th. Midnight strong gales and heavy sea. Wore ship. At 8 heavy gales and a high sea. Ship labouring heavily and shipping much water overall.

Monday 20^th. Variable winds and squally with rain. Shortened then made sail as required. Lightning in the S.W. 6 A.M. Moderate and cloudy with a confused sea. 8 Ditto w. and w. Fitting new jib boom, back rope. 10 squally with rain. Fitted boom. 4 sail in sight.

Tuesday 21^st.  Moderate fine with a confused sea. People employed fitting new boom, topping lifts and repairing damages occasioned in the gale. Midnight light airs from the West and fine weather with a heavy S.W. swell. Ship rolling heavily.

Wednesday 22^nd. Light winds and fine clear weather. People at sundry jobs about the rigging. A sail in sight. Noon cloudy and squally with rain.

Thursday 23^rd. Variable winds and squally with showers of rain. Employed fitting and setting up bobstay and other jobs. 8 A.M. Light winds and fine. Tacked ship. At 5 spoke the Brig ‘Providence’ from Rio de Janeiro 23 days out bound for Plymouth.

Tuesday 28^th. At 8 light breezes from the S.E. Made all sail. Two sail in sight. Noon light winds with heavy rain. Water all complete.

Wednesday 29^th. 4 A.M. Light winds and cloudy. Spoke to the Brig ‘Danube’ 27 days from Rio Grande for Liverpool. Noon light winds and fair weather. A brig and a three masted schooner in sight.

Thursday 30^th. Light winds, cloudy and squally. People employed at sundry about the rigging. 8 A.M. Moderate breezes and fine weather. Passed a Brig steering to the S.E.

Saturday May 2^nd. Light winds and fine. Employed at sundry jobs. Bent large jib. Midnight moderate and fine. All sails set. Noon a three masted schooner and brig in sight. Suppose the ‘Danube’.

Sunday 3^rd. 8 A.M. Three sail in sight.

Monday 4^th. Noon brisk gales and cloudy. 2 Brigs in sight.

Tuesday 5^th. Brisk gales and cloudy with a high sea. Pumps carefully attended to.

Monday 11^th. 4 A.M. Light airs from the S.E. Trimmed sails. At 9 made the island of St.Pauls bearing N.W. about 12 miles.

Tuesday 12^th. 4 A.M. St. Pauls W.N.W. 8 or 10 miles. By sights taken this afternoon find ship true place 4 miles east of Chronometer. Noon Squally and cloudy with rain. Sun obscure.

Wednesday 13^th. Heavy rain and squalls.

Thursday 14^th. Light winds and cloudy with rain. Opened a barrel of pork. Heavy sea from the S.E. Noon Light winds and fine. All sail set. A barque in sight to the East.

Friday 15^th. People employed at sundry jobs. Squally with torrents of rain. Midnight calm with a high confused sea. Noon moderate and cloudy. A ship in sight steering to the S.E. A good spell here of fresh breezes and fine weather.

Friday 22^nd. Strong breezes and cloudy with a high cross sea. Shipping much water overall.

Saturday 23^rd. Strong breezes and cloudy with a heavy sea and shipping much water. Heavy gusts of wind in the top g.sail. Passing showers of rain.

Sunday 24^th. Light winds and cloudy. All sail set. At 8 strong breezes and cloudy with a high sea. Shipping much water overall.

Monday 25^th. A heavy sea running. Light winds and fine weather.

Tuesday 26^th. Employed repairing main sail and other jobs. Fine weather.

Wednesday 27^th. Employed repairing gaff topsail and other jobs. Moderate and cloudy. A sail in sight.

Thursday 28^th. Employed setting up rigging and other jobs. Fresh breezes and cloudy with rain.

Friday 29^th. Cloudy with rain. Tacked ship to the N.W. Employed at rigging.

Saturday 30^th. Light winds and fine. People employed working at rigging. A heavy northerly swell.

Sunday 31^st. Light airs and cloudy with a very heavy swell from the North.

Monday June 1^st. Light winds and fine with a heavy swell from the North. Noon fresh breezes and fine. All sail set.

Tuesday 2^nd. Employed at sundry jobs about the rigging. At 8 squally with rain and a heavy sea. Noon more settled. Made all sail.

Wednesday 3^rd. Strong breezes and fine weather. Employed as necessary. 4 A.M. Made all sail. A barque in sight. Noon Fresh breezes and squally. Passed a large barque showing English colours.

Thursday 4^th. Heavy squalls with rain, thunder and lightning. Shortened sail accordingly. 4 A.M. Double reefed the main sail. Saw the Island of Flores bearing N.E. about 15 miles. Noon Fresh breezes and fine weather. Coroo bearing N.W. by N. about 20 miles from which I take my departure. Got sight for chronometer and find her quite correct.

Friday 5^th. People employed as required. 4 A.M. Moderate and cloudy. A Danish brig steering as per compass, Noon moderate breezes and fine weather.

Saturday 6^th. People employed tarring rigging. Noon moderate breezes and cloudy. Danish brig in company.

Sunday 7^th. Wind hauling to the W.N.W. Set and trimmed sails accordingly. 3 sail in sight. One the Danish brig.

Monday 8^th. At 3 spoke the Barque ‘Lord William Bentinck’ of Swansea. 58 days from Sierra Leone for Plymouth. Noon moderate breezes and cloudy.

Tuesday 9^th. Employed tarring rigging. Noon fresh breezes and hazy.

Wednesday 10^th. 2 sail in sight. Noon light winds and calm.

Thursday 11^th. 4 P.M. 4 sail in sight steering as per log. Jibed ship. All sail set. Midnight light winds and foggy. Noon light breezes and fog.

Friday 12^th. Bent cables, Noon moderate breezes and foggy weather.

Saturday 13^th. 4 A.M. Light airs and variable. 6 Sounded 60 fathoms. Fine yellow sand with black specks. 8 moderate breezes from the South. Set the T.M. studsail. 11 Sounded 58 fathoms – oozy bottom. Two ships in sight outward bound.

Sunday 14^th. 4 P.M. a brig in sight. Midnight moderate and clear. 4 A.M several sail in sight. 8 Taskes  lighthouse N.N.W. ½ w. about 12 miles. Passed two large ships and a brig steering as per log. Noon made all sail.

Monday 15^th. P.M. Several sail in sight. Killmichael Point W. by N. 15 miles. At 8 Wicklow Point N.W. by N. 10 miles. 4 A.M. light winds with a haze over the land. 10.30 Tacked to the South.

Tuesday 16^th. P.M. Strong breezes and cloudy. At 2 made all sail. At 6 tacked ship. Tharies lights S. by E. 4 miles. Midnight tacked ship. Calf of Man light N. by E. 6 miles. 5 Tacked ship. Skuries West point lying … At 8 tacked ship all sail set. At Douglas Heads N.E. by E. Noon got pilot from No. 5 boat. Point Lynas south about 12 miles.

Wednesday 17^th. At 6 wind hauling to the East. Employed beating to windward until midnight. At 4 passed the Bell Bouy. Hoisted quarantine flag. anchors and cables ready.