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bound for London and made a Long passage as far as the
Cape of good hope for the want of wind. And after the cape
it was found that our provisions was running short and had
to go on half Allowance of beef and pork, and also half allowance
of water & Buiscuit. Anyhow we just had to suffer it until we got
to St Helena, the worst of it was there was no Tobacco. Anyhow we
had a nobler of rum in place of Tobacco. So we arrived at St
Helena, where we replenished all our Stores and Sailed for
London once more, and made another long passage from St
Helena to London. Anyhow we Arrived in London after Nearly six
months from Madras, for the Want of wind, and the ship being one
of the old school, was a very poor Sailer. So I got paid off at Greens
Home in London, and bid Good Bye to the old [Akbar]. And made
my way for Edinburg and arrived in the month of July 1866
after being away from home for two and a half years. Anyhow
the Marine superintendent for the company that I had been serving
my time in, found out that I was in Leith, as that is the sea-
port for Edinburgh, and also where my people lived. So he came
to my Father. And asked him if I would be willing to come back
and serve my time out, and I told my Father that I would not
and I knew that they could not force me, as I had to suffer
one month in Adelaide Jail, and I knew that I was free of
the company. Anyhow I stayed at home for a week or two, and
I found there was a Ship going to sign on for North America
a Six Topsail yard ship belonging to Aberdeen. So I secured
a birth as an ordinary seaman, at two pounds a month as
the men was only getting three pounds a month, So I reconed
I was very lucky to get two pounds. So we sailed for a place
called Shukatuma [Chicoutimi] so we got out there in about six weeks and
anchored in the Gulf of St Lawrence, off the mouth of a river
until a Tug came down from Quebec to tow us up to our load-
ing berth. Anyhow the Tug came down and towed us up
about Eighty miles and loaded deals for Liverpool. And
after an uneventful Voyage, we landed in Liverpool in
the begininng of 1867, and berthed in the Brunswick dock
at Bootle then got paid of and took the train for Edinburgh