Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

Pages That Mention Point de Galle

James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)

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put your minds all at rest in case you have been anxious about me at all. I think I told you in my letter from Sandhead that it would likely be four months before you would get another letter but I am glad to see that I am can have the opportunity of sending this much sooner. You would get my last letter about the end of March or beginning of April & this one I hope will reach you in the be- ginning of June. Now I must begin & give you a short account of our voyage down. The steamer "Sydney" towed us down to the Latitude of "point de Galle" & then left us. for 2 or 3 days after she left we were becalmed. near the line & you may be sure it was hot enough with a Sun coming right down on our heads & not a breath of air stirring add to this that we could not make 20 yards forwards a day for want of wind. There the ship lay rolling lazily about. however at last a breeze did come. We got all sail set & it was quite enlivening to be again dancing lightly over the waves. We crossed the line & got briskly down. Never being becalmed

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