24th December 1859
5 a.m. Thunderstorm very heavy rain and loud Thunder. 7 a.m. spoke
by colors to a Dutch vessel in full sail, a pretty sight. The weather clearing off and sea calm. Lat I-37N. Neptune's
procession in the evening round the ship they showed I of the crew a (black)
native of
St Vincent W.I.
25th Lat. I-25N. Christmas Day, Sunday
Church Prayers on the poop. Fresh potatoes served out but nothing
also extra. Several pretty merry over their
bottles in the afternoon. I Passenger (2nd cabin) struck by the between dock
steward (both been drinking together before l got drunk) a great
disturbance in consequence. A dissenters
service in the evening in the single men's cabin. Not at all like our previous Christmas days but still we
had our plum pudding but no roast
beef.
26th
Very fine and hot. A strong breeze
driving us S.W.W. when we begun to go direct S. hat 0-37N. A cabin passenger fell down the ladder of their hatchway, much bruised. I threw our beef overboard, no one in our
mess thought it worth the trouble of getting
it cooked the beef is generally very inferior.
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