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a great pleasure to have completed coaling, and
perhaps a better one in prospect, to commence painting.
Christian rather in a bad temper, supposing I had not
my instruments out, in which he was however disappointed,
for in coming to my cabin and seeing all
ready on the table, he asked for my sick list, which was
also in readiness, and on coming into the gun room
afterwards, he was uncommonly pleasant asking
me to go ashore with him, which of course I declined.
In the evening, Ross again was drunk & came in
to my cabin in his moony state wanting me to go
ashore: with some difficulty I refrained from knocking
him down: after getting as much rum, beer & gin
as he possibly could procure, he eventually managed to
get into his den, and fell asleep just as he was

April 18th The weather as fine as usual. Employed
cleaning ship throughout - Sent a boat for Commdr
and a description for three men who had broke
their leave for more than a week. Several of
the Officers went ashore in the afternoon boat, so
that every thing was quiet in the Gun Room: at
gun fired turned in again feeling unwell and
passed a dreadful night.

Sunday April 19th 1857. At Buenos Ayres. Could
not leave my bed, Dr M kindly did the amiable for
me. Commdr came on board and went to Divisions.
In the afternoon, the body of a drowned man came
up, and a boat was sent away and the corpse brought
on board and put on a grating under the Union
Jack, and the Carpenters set to work immediately

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