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came on board : sent boat for Commander. At 9 Christian and
Purser came off with Mr. Callander the English Consul to consult me
about his health: up anchor - and steamed down to Anachtomaluir
where we anchored for half an hour, landed the Consul & Pilot and
again steamed down on our way to Rio : wind about WSW -
At 2 we were abreast of Avarido, when the wind shifted to SSE,
set fore and aft sails. At 3 set stirsails, got the Screw up, going 7
knots - At dusk rainy and the wind crawling, in stinsails and
braced up. At 7 the wind freshened and there was every
appearance of a dirty night & single reefed foretopsail, ship
going 8-1/2 8.30 took in TGt sail - At 10 brandy and water
with Commdr. blowing very hard with heavy rain from SE.

Sunday June 10th 1855 - At Sea - Between midnight and
2 am it blew a strong gale and the sea got up, running
with the wind abeam 10-1/2 knots - A little after two carried
away the jib boom by the Cap, and it took them till four
to clear the wreck, as she was literally tearing through it
how the foretopmast stood is a miracle - At day light rather
less wind, and also less sea, ship going 7-1/2 - Watch
employed repairing the rigging of jib boom. At 3 Commdr.
dined with us: watch getting jib boom out. 5 Set jib and fore
LGrsail - Thick rain, and wind crawling forward.

June 11th A light wind with heavy rain from the NE ward, doing
away with any hopes of meeting the packet. In the afternoon we
had the wind all round the Compass, and nothing was to
be heard but continual growling. At 5 it became very black
with an occasional flash of lightning and thunder. At 8 it came
away from the SW and we prepared for a pampers, lest the wind
soon died away - At 11 very vivid lightening & heavy rain.

June 12th In the middle watch squally with rain, wind about
SE dead an end - At 7 saw a steamer - At 9 tacked & single