The Stabler Family

3rd day Mornig 7th.

Lat 51[degree symbol] 7 Long 12 [degree symbol] 28' - a fine School of porpoises this morning -- a Shark following the Ship -- ?? overhauled the "Addison" [shorthand] which left the dock this morning we got out, and went to sea. - passed her about 11 oclock [Spoke] and held some "confab" with her.

A fine sight truly to go along side & side for some time and See a ship under sail - rising and falling with the Swell. - - paid us some compliments for our fast sailing - asked us to report her and bid us adieu with a "continuance to the breeze": - When She got to the windward exactly of as it appeard to take all from our sails and they flapped as if in a calm -- it was still and quiet -- getting out of her lea our sails filled and away we shot ahead going

8 or 9 knots the hour this afternoon

4th day 8th Mo 8th' 27

- The wind continued all night but right a head this morning. - The Maid "Bowker" with fits this morning - "Lady" in also - - Nothing of note through this day --

5th day 9th. Came on squalls and blows - one this afternoon carried off our fore top gallant mast - It was quite odd to see her thus dismantled - in a short time all things were arranged and the Carpenter at work making another. The greatest pitching and rolling this evening that I have yet seen at sea -- [??] S W 6th day 10th. A heavy sea this moring and a head of us - the deck can scarcely be walked at all And from the best estimae I can make the sea min 25 ft in height. A [??] gale - carried away same of the bowling and had to reef some of the sails: The Addison in sign again

Horizon was limited to a few hundred yards - and it look'd more like a field of Snow drifts and drifting, than an expanse of fluid = The roar of the waves, and the wind through the shrouds would Some times nearly resemble distant thunder.

3rd day 14th — Out storm has cleared — a slight wind to day but a heavy Sea - nothing to remark except the Storm sick are better — except the Stewardess who appears as if she must die from [???] -

4th day 15th. Latitude 47[degree sign]5' Long 32[degree sign] 21' — Nothing particular occured to day - the same listless routine of Cards and Oaths and nonsense [servent?] fill up the time.

5th day 16th A fine breeze all this forenoon. — heavy squalls of rain after which the Sea would appear beaten down which I suppose may be in part occasioned by the heavy rains as well as contrary winds quite foamy on the waves which

Set at 1/2 past 12 — The Sea often broke over [thee?] before but did no material injury except giving some of the Sailors wet jackets and shirts —Great betting now as to when we are to reach out port.

4th day 29th Last night about ten their was a most extraordinary appearance in the Heavens:- It was clear and from a slight thin cloud there was brilliant bow of light shot a cross from East to West nearly over our heads which Continued for Some time — and thought to be occasioned by the Northern lights —

At 1/2 past 12 oclock the [Inate?] haled meto come on deck again to look at the Aurora Borealis which was indeed splendidly beautiful.

[sketch of the lights shooting from the clouds]

3rd day Morning 9 Mo 4th

This morning at half past two we were under way with a wind N N W to head up thru the narrows - where we now are constantly tacking about - with a light wind and slothful pilot who makes up his want of professional energy by nonsensical gab -- "Haul away my lads - my sons - my fair fellows &c." repeating the expressions at the end of almost every sentence - The narrows now appear to come close a head and the "[suspension]" before us - so, she is "first at last, having been behind, before" and "no ways backenard" in going forward - Notwithstanding our mast has been "tickled" for a [??], and "tickled" by the man at the Helm to pitch poor Frank about.

Tolls 6. [symbol] 2/6 & 3/6 V 2d [symbol] 1^d

16 chains of 5 bars Ea & length of ea 9ft 9in & 3 inches wide by 1 inch

Mr Telford Engineer Straits of Menai

2 carriage roads of 12 feet ea & a foot path of 4ft in the centre

6 connecting links at ea point 1ft 6 in by 10 inches & [??] one inch -- secured by bolts each weighing [5lbs]