Travel Diaries and Journals

our progress is best very indifferent today, &[and] during the night we had showers of rain. A ship was seen today a long way to the windward, she apparently was going the same way as ourselves, My [corser] upon the [ll] toothe for my jaw was sore &[and] swollen, [He} Again we are in almost a calm, how unfortunate, we have not had [illegible] 6 days fair sailing since we left Kurachie, &[and] now we are on board 44 days, what will the end be, it ought to be good according to the old saying, today a ship appears but in an other direction than the one we saw yesterday, [?y] sent many small whales &[and] purposes[porpoises] was seen [s?o?lling] about in the Calm waters near our ship about 5 o 6 [5 or 6] P.M. we [illegible] up with the ships, it was very pleasant for both, she was from Java, for Liverpool, Her name is the Reinsrowshire. she was then 17 days at sea her Crew give us three Cheers we returned the Complement, we are very crowed on such [illegible] and [wh???skies] ordered us to be put off there at Retreat. where could we go, we Could not move about, on the deck. &[and] all being experienced [illegible] Commanded to Kik up now [??thing] &[and] shouting. &[and] calling [illegible] them over board, they feared [illegible] &[and] you're [or?] [t?] back to the [illegble] as the [Lattov]. no more [illegible] them about evening the breeze rose a little. [Stansalls?], were [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible].

Sunday.. Cloudy.. Spent the morning at home in reading. In the afternoon attended Sunday School and Communion. Rain kept me home in the evening.

Monday.. Pleasant. In the morning received a letter from Sarah Wilde Carrie and I went into Grand ['st?] of an errand, afterwards I called on Mrs Stearns. George Hudson and Kate called in the afternoon. Mr Dias brought us some [music?] books in the evening

Tuesday.. Pleasant . Tried an experiment in the millinery line. In the afternoon Carrie Mary Reeve and I called on Hannah Wilde, took tea with her and spent the evening. We had a very pleasant time. I enjoyed the society of the sweet little children very much. Little children ! earth's sweetest blossoms! How I love them. Joseph and Nathaniel joined us in the morning. We left about half past two.

Wednesday.. Sewed busily all day. In the evening we all attended singing school at our church taught by Mr Taylor C. Warner I liked it very much. The Hudsons accompanied us home.

Thursday..Carrie made a large quantity of fruit cake in the morning Hannah Wilde called in the afternoon and accompanied me to distribute my tracts. Called on Mary Reeve, and then Carrie and I went into Grand ['st?] ]] shopping. Attended Lyceum in the evening escorted by Natty. Dr W. Bettaner? delivered a very interesting lecture on "Java and the Javanise". Begh Dickinson? accompanied Carrie as usual. She also received a call from Mr Talbot in the afternoon.