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* Sunday June 17th 1855. Rio de Janeiro - Very hot
At 10 Mustered by open list, read articles of [Sbar?] & performed
Divine Service - Naori Christian sent for me, saying that
the Mr Pridham was to rejoin our mess, and hoped we would
manage to be more comfortable, of which I told him, I had
much doubt. At 3 two Surgeons, one a Brazilian the other an
American dined with us. -

June 18th At 10 went on shore to meet the two surgeons,
and with them went over the Hospital de Misericardia,
[underline]the most[/underline] comfortable, the cleanest, largest house of the kind I
was ever in : had some conversation with one of the Sisters
of Charity, and on my mentioning Miss Nightingale's name,
she was very much pleased - Walking toward the door
met Drs Byrne and Sole of the "Express", which ship came in
after dark last evening. - I went on board, sun quite scorching.
Arrived the Red Jacket from Australia with passengers.
Towards evening most of the officers went on shore to
the Opera.

June 19th At 4 turned the hands up and unmoored
ship, preparatory to going to the coal wharf - 7 Steam
up, hour stort: weighed but owing to the anchor being
foul, it was ten o'clock before we got to the coal wharf.
every thing done in a most confused hurried state, not
even having breakfast - Every thing very uncomfortable on
board. At 4 finished coaling, slipped from the wharf
and steamed down the harbor, taking up an old posiiton
closer under the eye of the Admiral - At 9 went on shore
with Purser and Mr Deal, had a long talk with some
passengers of the Red Jacket from Australia, and having
walked till nearly 12 was not at all sorry when we
got on board, a little before midnight -