27th December 1859
Very fine, hot and more favourable
winds S.E. Trades. Crossed the Line about
last mid-night. Lat at noon 0-26South.
A large ship in sight all day a long distance W of us, sailing much faster
than us, quite ahead of us towards dusk.
28th
Very fine; great preparations in
putting up stays to masts expecting strong winds. A rope broke and let a block fall which cut
one of the passengers face
and hurt a sailors big toe putting it out of joint. Lat 3-63 Long 23W.
29th
Very fine and strong wind. Sailors still busy strengthening the
masts all day. Lat 6-8 S.
Lost our beef
overboard through the cord it was tied to breaking.
I was grossly
insulted by Mrs Wilkes this afternoon, by her asserting I had paid the Carpenter
(who fitted up the ship) to give more space
in our cabin thereby depriving her of part of the space she was entitled to in her cabin. Her husband on deck at
the time but persisted in the same
opinion when spoken to about it of which I am totally innocent and which I endeavoured to prove to them but
with no effect. They are reckoned by
most persons to be the most disagreeable on board by
always finding fault about something.
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