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and booms: there were seven on the List. In the afternoon
the Commdr went over to the other side, returning to
dinner and afterwards going ashore with the rest of the
Officers to play Taits again when they came back we
had drafts, and Beg of my neighbor, and after taking
supper with the Engineers, and a pipe turned in.

May 17th At 5 got steam up, while a Steamer was seen
in the distance: 6.30 weighed and steamed out of Bay.
At 9 passed the Steamer Josephine on her way to Santos
9.30 let the fires burn out, got the Screw up and made sail
for Rio with a fair wind. In the afternoon the wind fell
light - Went on the Quarter deck and complaining to the Commdr
of not having a Sick Bay Man, after asking the Commanding
Officer for one - In the evening we had music, and made it
Saturday night, turning in about 11 after supper.

Sunday May 18th At Sea. Light winds and a drizzling
rain, with a nasty cross swell, making the ship roll [?]
uncomfortably, but what wind there was happened to be fair-
At 3 Commdr dined with us - The evening much the same.

May 19th At 4.30 A strong breeze from ENE which
soon got up a nasty cross sea. At 9.30 tacked and
made sail but everything very uncomfortable. At
night it came on to blow and we shortned sail when
a nasty sea got up, and we tacked every four hours -

May 20th Off [Marambienos?], with a strong breeze from
ENE. At 6.30 got steam up, shortned sail and steamed
for Rio; busy making out papers &c for Admiral.
At 7.30 passed the Fort, and afterwards came to an
anchor and moored ship. Boarded by Lieut Bushell
Office of the Guard. Commdr went alongside the
Madagascar, where the Admiral's Flag was still flying