21st January 1860
Very fine, cold, and favourable winds.
Sighted a vessel East of us and signalled but not near enough to understand one another sighted the Islands of Tristan and Becona.
Lat. 37-59 Long 11-45.
A pig killed tonight.
I roasted and ground our weeks coffee as usual.
Wife iron'd 2 of my shirts.
22nd
Sunday very fine, cold and favourable
winds
Half past 10
a.m. Church Prayers on the Poop
Lat 38-20 Long 8-40 3 p.m.
I proposed and had a bible class of about 14 men in the single mens
cabin began and ended by prayer and
2 Ch. John.
Half past 4 Dissenters Service on the poop and
address from
Job 37-21v.
Ordered by
the Captain that in future only first and second Cabin passengers allowed on the poop, in
consequence of so much noise caused by
persons (especially some of the Scotchmen who wear heavy boots) walking about over the saloon.
23rd
Very fine,
cold and heavy sea.
I helped my wife wash and hung out some clothes.
Lat. 38-56S Long 4-49W.
Carpenter fastening the Hatches expecting rough weather. Very rough all night the ship rolling more than
it has done before a great
noise with things falling off the shelves.
24th
Very fine, but rough Sea Ship still
rolling very much a large number of things
rolling off the tables at Breakfast time, several broken.
Lat 39-41S Long. 0-46W.
Single reef'd topsails in the
evening.
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