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James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)
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of the ocean. I have gone down below once more & got my large trunk into my Cabin. I have now got both my trunks in beside me. Capt Tedlie has found his luggage & seems in a better humour now, I got down to dinner at 4 oclock but made a sorry job of it. if I could only get some of the good plain food I used to get at home I could eat well enough but everything is so richly seasoned that the smell is quite enough for me. We have two breakfasts every day & 2 dinners as the Saloon is not large enough to contain all the passengers at once. At breakfast we have cold meats of all kinds Curry & Rice, preserves, Claret, rolls tea coffee &c everything in the eating way we could wish for. I expect before the end of the voyage to be able to set up for a Baillie. we have dismissed our first Servant, Fiash & got another called Carpenter. who is a very active fellow & very obliging We have about 160 first Class passengers on board. All officers with the exception of 2 or 3 on their