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the Admiral to alter course. Exercised with
muskets. Towards afternoon the breeze fell
light. Passed a Swedish Man of War, who saluted
the Admirals Flag with 13 guns, which
was immediately returned by the Indefatigabale.
At 3 Saw Flores Light House, which we slowly
passed, but eventually the breeze freshened, and we
came to an anchor off Monté Video, at a distance
of three miles from the pier, having nothing to eat
in the mess, which was now about £80 in debt.
After playing a few games at cribbage, & smoking
two pipes (I must give up smoking). I turned in.

January 9th 1857 At Monté Video.
During the night it blew very hard, and
the sea got up very quickly causing a most
unpleasant motion in the ship. At 7.30 lowered
the Tan. 9.30 By signal from Admiral, went to
General Quarters. Afterwards a signal to weigh
and alter our position, which was done with some
difficulty, and at the end terminated by anchoring
about 50 yeards from our former position. The Syren
being dilatory in answering a signal the Admiral gave
him a gun. The evening was beautiful.

January 10th Employed cleaning ship throughout. The
wind and sea had both gone down, and the weather
appeared more settled. [?] 9 a Butcher came alongside,
accompanied by a washerwoman, the former
supplied us with mutton, but being in Quarantine we
could not send our clothes ashore to be washed.
In the forenoon after we had shifted our billet an Officer