Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

Pages That Mention Madagascar

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

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p. 235

at "Sea" of[f] Roderique 26th

Sun rather too warm. Therm. 75° at midday 70° or 72 before sunrise (in the shade [written above: the former]) in the shade) reading (Sullivan) & Miller's Surgery this forenoon before tiffin & the fall of Palmyra) nearly calm all the evg.

[Struck through: Sunday] Thursday April 28th. 1859

off Mauritius [written above: southward]. remains calm up at 7 (bad feeding) all grumbly.

Sunday May 1st. 1859

off the southern coast of Madagascar. no obs taken yesterday breeze very light today during the last day or two Mother Careys have been flying round the stern this mg. saw a small albatross 25° S. had a stiff breeze the other night looked very black fancied we would have a Cyclone bar[ometer]. however remained steady & wind also. a vessel

Last edit almost 3 years ago by Dendendaloom

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p. 236

on bd. ship "Ivanhoe"

in sight this mg. very beautiful cool & pleasant Sun warm. Therm. in the Cuddy 72°.

Friday May 5th. 1859

Sunny the last week. We have been gatting on our voyage fav- ourably. we have passed Mad- agascar & are now well across the Mozambique Channel. for the last 2 or 3 days we have ran upwards of 200 miles a day. A (Yankee ship "Panther" passed us the day before yesterday (two days in sight) going nearly 1 knot more than us. said she was 35 days from Calcutta we have been 43. bitten by a rat the other night in the hand. got the Carpenter to close up a hole at the head of my bunk. Weather Cool & pleasant. Therm 70° Mother Careys & Albatross & Mollyhawk[Mollymawk]

Last edit almost 3 years ago by Dendendaloom

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