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have to go through the same drills with
regard to sickness as we do only
with this difference they have every comfort
with it. For my own part I like our
part of the vessel best they being close
to the engines and they make an
awful din at times and regularly their
continual romp may be heard. But the
saloon passengers ought to be pretty
comfortable considering the price they
have to pay. 70 guineas [?] We got under
a sail tonight and had a good sing.

Monday Jan 5th 1880
289 miles 58 degrees 35" North latitde 14 degrees 37" West
Longitude. Nearly everybody has got
over sea-sickness. Only one little lads
stomach disputed its measurement.
We sighted a brig about 10.a.m. passe
d another about 11.10 a.m. flying the spa
nish colours to which our vessel hoisted