Travel Diaries and Journals

We left Lat. 4.5 N Long. 21.28 West 140 miles. Sept. 2 We will cross the line tomorow. No ceremony. Ceremony as it used to be Complaint about dinner. Lat. 1.50 North Long. 21.2 Sept. 3rd. Crossed the line. Wind ahead at 11 o'clock. Signalled the "Ville de Aigue Morte" & asked them to report us. Wind changeable. Lat 00.55 S 21.34 W 149 miles. Sept. 4th. Spoke the Schooner reward from L'pool to Cape Town had been 42 days at sea. We had been 18 days Lat 4.8 South Long. 22.52 W. 219 miles Sept. 5th Notice up to prevent Cards on the Quarter deck. Lat 4.16 S Long. 23.4 W, 204 miles No singing after 10.30 at night. Sept. 6th. Service today by the purser & surgeon on q deck large attendance. Fine pleasant day. Sails all set. Lat 10.33 S Long 25.31 W 231 miles Sept. 7th First appearance of the Candia Gazette. Lat 13.53 South Long. 24.4 W. 229 miles Sept. 8th Hailed the Maryanna from L Pool to Bombay. She had been at sea 50 days. Singing in the leeway to commemorate Sebastopol. Weather fine. port open 16.31 S Long 28.20 W 185 miles.

light wind. At present have the idea that if spared I shall at the end of next cold season try to get charge of troops home.

Sunday June 20th 1858.

very light airs & hot weather, nearing the line

Monday June 21st 1858.

Early this morning sighted a ship on the horizon on the Starbd [Starboard] bow at 4 o'clock. the Capt. & I went on board after having by signals made her out to be the "Sillery" a L'pool ship. After we got into the boat the ship was hove to. We boarded him & found the Capt. an irishman. he had been 14 days bound from Bombay to L'pool. We were now a few miles south of the line, he had lost his wife in Bombay & reported that dysentry was raging there. the Yankee Capt. Dr. Harris having died there. We stayed