Travel Diaries and Journals

April 30th continued

PM Light breeze at West to WSW & fine 2 Passed the barque "Die Heimoth" standg [standing] as ourselves. hig swell at Eastd [Eastward] at 4 gave an English Brigantine the Longitude at 5 thirty sail in company principally small craft. at sunset 39 sail in company. Midnight Light SW wind & fine Wr [weather]

May 1st

am steady breeze at SWd [SWestward] & cloudy at 4 Increasing breeze at SWd [SWestward] & fine Wr [weather] several sail in company at 8 a French ship in com- pany painted white, with P P on her Fore Topsail & No 4 on ther main do [ditto] Noon Fresh wind a SW by S & very fine Wr [weather] Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 49.15 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 7.17 West Course N 78 E 142 miles Lond [circl cresent] 7.12 St Agnes Scilly N 43 E 53 miles Lizard N 62 E 92 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.91 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 30.03 Ther [Thermometer] 62 water 55 PM Fresh wind at SSW & SW & fine 10 knots at 2 signalled the English ship "Star of the North" from Foochoofoo to London 116 days out reported a ship

May 1st continued

in sight to leeward to be the "La Hoque" from Melbourne 139 days out. at 3.30 clouding over. strong wind at SSW & hazy at 6.45 hove to & received on board Mr. Hicks pilot from the Scilly pilot vessel No 17 In Royals &c. Midnight strong SSW wind & hazy Wr [weather]

May 2nd

am strong wind at SSW & cloudy at 2 The [?start] Light bearing NNE made sail at daylight strong SSW wind & cloudy The "Star of the North" in company at 8 Strong wind at S by W & fine Wr [weather] at 10 saw the Isle of Wight bearing ENE Noon Decresing breeze & fine St. Catherines North 11 miles Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 50.25 No Londe [Longitude] by [?] 1.11 West Course N 73 E 246 miles Bar [Barometer] 30.00 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 30.14 Ther [Thermometer] air 56 water 50 at 2 Passed the [oners?] moderate wind at South at 6.30 Passed Beachy head at 7 Light wind at South & fine The "Scotia" steam tug