Frederick Howard log of HMS Herald, 1852-54

Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Frederick Howard log of HMS Herald, 1852-54
MLMSS 7079

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Remarks Sunday 26th December 1852
AM
In yawl
Sailed H. M. S. “Dart”
Mustered by divisions and from open list and read articles of war to ships company
Performed Divine Service
Noon.
PM
Sailed H. M. S. “Torch”
Midnight
Remarks Monday 27th December
AM 4.15 Unmoored and shortened in to 3 shackles of S. B. cable
8.0 Crossed top-gallant and royal yards. Hove short and made all plain sail
8.30 Weighed and stood out of Simons Bay
9.0 Squared yards and set all studsails
10.45 In studsails and braced up tack
11.0 Lowered boats to tow ship round on the other tack
Noon Boats towing ship

PM 12.40 Boats [indecipherable] on board came into False Bay with Stream Anchor in 25 fath. sand
Cape [indecipherable] [indecipherable] 60.15 Cape of white Mark Good Hope
Simons Bay 72.10 -----
------ 90.30 Seal I.
------ 68.28 Devils Pk.
1.30 Up all boats
3.30 Weighed and stood out of False Bay Employed stowing anchors
6.30 In royals and flying jib and set starboard fore topmast studsail
Midnight

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Remarks Tuesday 28th December 1852
AM
Heavy swell from the WSW
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon
PM
3.35 In royals and flying jib
4.10 In fore topmast studsail
5.30 Mustered at quarters

Midnight
Remarks Wednesday 29th Dec.
AM
3.45 ~~indecipherable~~ Lowered a sail on the weather quarter
9.0 Tacked
9.15 Exchanged colours withan English Bark standing to the Eastward
9.30 Exercised at general quarters firing blank cartridges

Noon.
PM
2.0 Got up inner jib stay and set inner jib
Lower royal yards
8.30 In topgallant sails
11.0 Exercised at general quarters firing blank cartridges
Midnight

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Remarks Thursday 30th December 1852
AM
A swell from the southward and westward
11 Tried for soundings 300 [indecipherable] Temp. 48.5 ° temp at 120 fath. 56 surface 72
Air 67
Heavy confused swell from the SW
Noon
PM 1.30 Set mainsail and flying jib
5.45 Trimmed sails
Midnight
Remarks Friday 31st December 1852
AM
5.0 Observed a sail on weather bow
Bent and set main topmast and topgallant staysails
Crossed royal yards and set the sail and flying jib

9.15 Up mainsail and hove to
lowered boat to sound
9.45 Up foresail

Noon.
PM 12.20 Main braced round on starboard tack and set the courses
2.30 Taken aback braced round on port tack
3.45 Tacked up mainsail
4.0 Boat lowered. Sounding obtained by ditto 5000 [indecipherable]
5.45 Shifted topgallant masts and [indecipherable] up stump ditto
Midnight 29.110 73 °

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Remarks &:c Saturday 1st January 1853
AM
Sounded as in deck book
4.30 Down jib set fore topmast staysail 5.0 In gig A heavy swell from the southward
10.0 Squared yards. down fore and main topmast staysails up mainsail in spanker
Noon
PM
Trimmed as requisite

7.30 Set weather clew of mainsail
Midnight
Remarks &:c Sunday 2nd January 1853
AM
4.15 Observed a bark on weather quarter running to the SE.
10.0 Mustered at divisions

10.30 Set main topsail and starboard fore top mast and lowered studsail

Noon
PM
4.30 Trimmed
Down mainsail staysail
Midnight

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Remarks &:c Monday 3rd January 1853
AM
8.0 Hauled up P. log foul

9.15 Trimmed in starboard studsails set port ditto
11.30 Trimmed in port studsail set starboard topmast and topgallant studsails
PM Sounded as per deck book
1.0 Trimmed set starboard main topmast studsail
4.30 In studsails up courses and squared yards ship rolling 23 ° to starboard 22 to port
6.0 Down jib and hove to on starboard tack
6.30 Lowered dingey Tried for sounding 700~~indecipherable~~ [indecipherable] Temp. 41 °
7.30 Set jib filled
Midnight

Remarks &:c Tuesday 4th January
AM Sounded as per deck book 3.45 Hove to [indecipherable] [indecipherable]
4.0 Filled. hove up to [indecipherable] set courses and spanker
10.0 Set main topmast staysail
Artificers as most requisite
Noon

PM 1.0 Altered course to SE by E Tried for sounding 200 [indecipherable]
Temperature 59.5
1.30 Set port fore topmast studsail

Sounded at intervals
Midnight

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Remarks &:c Wednesday 5th January
AM
4.0 Set flying jib
Employed as requisite
9.30 Set the topgallant and lower studsails
Noon.
PM 1.0 Altered course to E by S
2.30 Altered course to E

3.30 Down jib

9.20 Lat by Mer. Alt. &: Tami 38 ° 6 minutes S
11.20 -------- Paris 38 .2 S
Midnight
Remarks &:c Thursday 6th January
AM 2.0 In starboard studsails set port fore topmast studs’l
2.30 Set port lower studsail
6.20 Trimmed set mainsail and main topmast staysail
9.50 Up courses and hove to [indecipherable] [indecipherable] Appearance of broken or shoal water.
PM 1.0 Set foresail
2.15 Set port fore and starboard main topmast studsails
7.45 Furled spanker
In studsails to a squall
10.0 Set starboard main topmast studsail
Midnight

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Remarks &:c Friday 7th January 1853
AM
Sounded as per deck book
10.0 Set port fore topmast studsail trimmed set starb’d ditto; jib driver and mainsail
Set main topmast staysail
Emp. as requisite
Noon.
PM 1.0 Trimmed in spanker and studsails
4.25 Hove to

5.30 Mustered at quarters filled

6.0 Set Courses
7.30 Up courses in spanker
10.0 Squared yards set courses
10.30 Trimmed
Midnight
Remarks Saturday 8th January
AM
3.45 Set port lower and fore topmast studsails
Sounded as per deck book
10.40 Set main topmast and topgallant studsails
11.0 Set flying jib and spanker
Noon

PM In studsails and rounded to: [indecipherable] sounded as per deck Book
Emp as requisite
In lower and main topmast studsails

Midnight

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Remarks &:c Sunday 9th January
AM
Sounded as per deck book
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list and read articles of war to ships comp.
Noon
PM 1.0 Altered course to SE by E
Trimmed and set fore topmast staysail
6.50 In studsails rounded to and tried for soundings
Filled and set all port studsails
In port lower studsail
Midnight
Remarks Monday 10th January
AM 0.30 Trimmed
5.30 In main topmast studsail
10.50 In studsails and courses to try for sounding 180 [indecipherable]
Filled set port topmast and topgallant studsails
11.30 In topgallant studsails
Noon
PM 1.0 In main topmast staysail
Tried for sounding as req
2.30 In fore topmast staysail
5.30 Mustered at quarters
In first reef of topsails and spanker up mainsail down jib set inner jib
9.30 In topgallant sails

Midnight

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Remarks Tuesday 11th January 1853
AM In spanker
3.40 In main staysail and mainsail

5.30 Set single reefed spanker and main topgallant sail
In second reef of spanker
10.15 [indecipherable] life buoy adrift Wore ship and hove to down boat and picked up ditto
11. Wore up boats
Noon

PM 1.45 In main topgallant sail
Watch employed working up junk
Tried for soundings at intervals
7.0 Set fore and main topgallant sails

Midnight
Remarks Wednesday 12 th January
AM
1.30 In fore topgallant sail
5.0 In main ditto
9.30 Down fore topmast staysail

Noon
PM
1.30 In 2nd and 3rd reef of mizzen topsail
Tried for soundings at intervals
5.30 Mustered at quarters
6.35 Set main topgallant sail
Impractical to sound

Midnight

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Remarks Thursday 13 th January
AM In main topgallant sail
Employed as requisite
Noon.
PM 1.10 Trimmed set fore and main topgallant sails
Employed as most requisite
Tried for soundings as req.
Out reefs of topsails set fore topmast studsails down mizzen topgallant yard
7.0 Trimmed
10.0 In topmast studsail trimmed

Midnight
Remarks Friday 13th January
AM 3.15 Trimmed sails to a light breeze from the N W’ward
Set mainsail
Tried for sounding at intervals
Set fore topmast studsail 10.45 Set port main topmast studsail Employed as required
Noon
PM
).30 Observed a brig on lee beam standing to the Eastward in topmast studsails
[indecipherable] under[indecipherable] and tried for sounding at intervals
9.50 In topgallant sails
11.0 In first reef of fore and main topsail

Midnight

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Remarks Saturday 15th Jan 1853
AM

11.20 Set fore and main topgallant sails
Employed as most requisite
Noon.
PM
Tried for soundings at intervals

8.30 Observed the Island of St Pauls bearing East 9.0 Wore 9.30 [indecipherable]
Midnight
Remarks Sunday 14th January
AM
[indecipherable] Wore ship
Bent cables
[indecipherable] Braced round to a breeze at SW 8.10 Observed the Islan of St Pauls bearing [indecipherable] 9.0 Made all plain sail rounding St Paul island 11.45 Shortened all sail and came to with B. B. in 28 f.
Loosed all small sail
Noon
PM 2.0 Observed a French ensign hoisted ashore
Aired bedding
5.0 Furled sails

Midnight

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Remarks Monday 17th January 1853
AM
Employed as most requisite

Sailmaker repairing driver
Boats away surveying
Noon
PM
Employed as in the forenoon

Boats [indecipherable] up ditto
Midnight
Remarks Tuesday 18th January
AM Spoke the Brig Lavan Lass of Glasgow 3 months and 12 days out (ditto hove to having sent a body on shore to be interred)
Employed making mats and as requisite
Sailmaker employed repairing spanker Carpenters as req.
Noon.
PM
Employed as before noon

Boats away surveying
Sunset up boats
Midnight

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Remarks &:c Wednesday 19th Jan.
AM
Employed making mats spun yarn and as requisite
Sailmaker repairing spanker
Artificers as requisite
Surveying boats away
Noon.
PM
Employed as requisite
Boats away surveying
Midnight
Remarks &:c Thursday 20th January
AM spoke the schooner [indecipherable] from the Cape bound to Melbourne
Employed making mats and as requisite
Artificers as requisite
Noon.
PM
Employed as before noon and as requisite
Sunset up boat

Midnight

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Remarks &:c at Single Anchor off St Paul
AM
Employed making mat and as requisite
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon and as requisite
Sunset up boats
Midnight
AM
Mustered by divisions
Noon
PM

Sunset up boats
Midnight
AM
4.30 Weighed and made sail to topgallant sails and stood toward shore
Came to with S. B. in 16 fath. Shortened and furled sail. Moored ship with 4 shackles in each cable
Laid out kedges and commenced swinging ship to ascertain the deviation
Noon
Employed swinging ship
Weighed kedges
Midnight

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Remarks &:c Moored off [indecipherable] Pin Rock St Paul Id
AM
6.0 Exchanged cos. With H. M. S. “Torch”

10.0 H. M. S. Torch anchored
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Noon Spoke the English Bark “Alexander” 12 days from Mauritius bound to Melbourne
Stowed hawsers below
Up and moored boats
Midnight

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Noon
P.M.
Employed as most req.

Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight
Remarks &c Thursday 27th January
AM Cleaned hawse
Employed as most requisite
Artificers as most requisite
Communicated with the boats of the American whaler “Gypsy”

Boats away surveying
9.30 H.M.S. Torch weighed and stood to the Northward
Noon
PM Unmoored ship and shortened in to B. B
Heavy rollers to the SE ward
6.30 Hove short and made sail
7.0 Weighed and made sail
Braced up on port tack
“Torch” in comp.
8.25 lost sight of Torch she not showing a light
Midnight

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Remarks &c Friday 28th January
AM 0.30 In topgallant sails and flying jib
Tried for soundings every 10 miles
4.15 Wore
Crew employed as most requisite
Having come back to where “Torch” parted from us last night
Wore
Noon

PM 1.30 Set topmast studsails and staysails and main trysail 4.0 In main topmast studsail and fore topmast staysail 5.30 In fore topmast studsail and main trysail 10.0 In mizen topgallant sail Tried for sounding every 10 mi by hand [indecipherable]
Midnight
Remarks &c Saturday 29th Jan.
AM Rounded to and tried for soundings every 20 miles
Observed a bark on the lee bow standing to the Eastward
Watch employed as required
Noon
PM
Watch employed as most requisite

Rounded to and sounded every 20 miles
Midnight
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Remarks &c Sunday 30th January
AM 2.30 Trimmed up mainsail down main topmast staysail
Set starboard fore topmast studsail and main trysail
Loosed small sails to dry
10.0 Mustered by divisions and as per open list
Noon
PM Set mainsail furled small sails.
3.0 In fore topmast studsail
5.30 In first reef of topsails

Impracticable to sound
Midnight
Remarks &c Monday 31st January
AM Scrubbed hammocks
6.0 In mizen topgallant sail
Watch and artificers employed as requisite

Noon
PM 5.30 Mustered at quarters
in topgallant sails mended reefs of topsails in 3rd reef of mizen topsail
7.0 Set main topg t sail
10.0 In ditto
Midnight
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Remarks &c Tuesday 1st February
AM 1.0 Trimmed
9.15 Set fore and main topg’t sails and main topmast staysail
Out 3rd reef of mizen topsail
Watch and artificers employed as requisite
Noon
PM 1.0 Trimmed
Tried for soundings at intervals
5.30 Out reefs of topsails set first reefed spanker

Midnight
Remarks &c Wednesday 2nd February
AM
Tried for soundings at intervals
6.0 Trimmed
Crew employed in making [indecipherable] and as requisite
Sailmakers repairing hammocks Carpenters as requisite
9.15 Set fore topmast and topogallant studsails
Noon
PM
0.0 In studsails
Trimmed
Distance from taffrail to knightheads 124 feet
Tried for soundings at intervals
5.30 Mustered at quarters
7.0 In 2nd reef of mizen topsail

Midnight
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Remarks &c Thursday 3rd February
AM
1.0 Trimmed in fore and mizen topgallant sails
Watch and artificers employed as requisite
Noon
PM
2.30 Out reefs of mizen topsails
Tried for soundings at intervals
3.30 Set mizen topgallant sail and starboard fore topmast studsail

Midnight
Remarks &c Friday 4th February
AM Tried for soundings at intervals
5.0 Up Mainsail down main topmast studsail and staysail
A swell from SW
7.0 Trimmed to a breeze from NW
Watch and artificers employed as req.
10.30 Trimmed

Noon
PM 1.0 Set flying jib and fore topmast staysail
Tried for soundings every 3 hours
1.0 Set port topmast studsails out reefs of mizen topsail
5.45 Tried for soundings [indecipherable]200 Temp. 51 ° Surface 53 °
7.0 Trimmed down flying jib in main topmast studsails
11.30 In fore topmast studsail and mizen topgallant sail
Midnight
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Remarks &c Saturday 5th February
AM
Trimmed & tried for soundings every 3 hours
5.30 Trimmed
7.30 In first and second reef of topsails
9.0 Trimmed
11.0 In topgallant sails and 3rd reef of mizen topsail
11.45 Up mainsail

Noon
PM 1.0 Reefed and set the [indecipherable] in 3rd reeef of mizen topsails down topg’t yards
Bent mizen trysail unbent jib and flying jib
2.30 Down inner jib
4.30 Up Courses to a heavy squall from ENE, squared yards on the wind hauling aft
7.15 Out 2nd and 3rd reefs of topsails set lee clew of mainsail
11.0 Crossed main topg’t yard and set the sail
Midnight
Remarks &c Sunday 6th February
AM 3.30 Up fore topgallant yard and set the sails out 2nd and 3rd reef of mizen topsail
Trimmed
Lowered topsails and up mainsailto a squall from SE
Noon
PM 1.30 Down jib
2.30 In 2nd and 3rd reefof fore and main topsails and furled mizen ditto
3.30 Up foresail Set fore staysail
5.45 Furled courses down topgallant yards
Midnight
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Remarks &c Monday 7th February 1853
AM 3.50 Wore ship
5.0 Down fore staysail set foresail
6.40 Set reefed mainsail
10.30 Out 3rd reef of topsails set mizen ditto
Set main topmast staysail and main trysail
Noon
PM 2.0 Out 2nd reef of main topsail crossed main topgallant yard and set the sail
Down fore staysail
5.45 In 2nd reef of main topsail crossed main topgallant yard and set the sail furled spanker
6.45 Up mainsail furled mizen topsail
Midnight
Remarks &c Tuesday 8th February
AM 3.45 Trimmed
6.0 Set main topgallant sail out reef of foresail and second reef of main topsail
Watch employed as requisite
Noon
PM 1.0 Trimmed set main topmast staysail double reefed mizen topsaila nd jib
2.0 Trimmed out 2nd reef of fore topsail up fore topgallant yard and set the sails
6.10 In main topmast staysail furled mizen topsail
Midnight
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Remarks &c Wednesday 9th February
AM 3.0 Departed this life John Larkins Captain of the fore top
6.30 Up mainsail in main topgallant sail to a squall
6.50 Set mainsail
8.30 Passed a patch of kelp
10.0 Set mainsail main topg’t sail and double reefed mizen topsail
11.0 Set fore topgallant sail

Noon
PM 1.0 Trimmed
3.0 In fore topgallant sails
6.0 Up lee clew of mainsail
Committed the body of deceased John Larkins to the deep
Set lee clew of mainsail
Midnight
Remarks &c Thursday 10th Feb.
AM 1.30 Trimmed set mizen topsail, fore topgallant sail and weather clew of mainsail
9.15 In topgallant sails
Watch and artificers employed as requisite
11.20 Up mainsail down jib and lowered topsails to a squall
Noon
PM 2.0 Set fore and main topgallant sails
6.40 Trimmed in fore ditto
9.30 In main topgallant sail up mainsail
10.20 Trimmed in mizen topsail

Midnight
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Remarks Friday 11th February 1853
AM
6.0 Set lee clew of mainsail
9.0 Set main topgallant sail
Watch and artificers employed as requisite
Noon
PM 1.0 Trimmed set fore topmast staysail
2.30 Set Mizen topsail
5.20 In main topgallant sail
7.0 Observed a brig on weather bow running to the Eastward
Midnight
Remarks. Saturday 12th February 1853
AM
5.0 Observed a sail astern standing to the Eastward
Employed as requisite

PM 1.0 Furled mizen topsail down jib up mainsail reefed foresail down fore topgallant yard
4.0 Set mainsail
5.45 [indecipherable] reefs set double reefed mizen topsail jib and double reefed spanker
Midnight
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Remarks Sunday 13th February

AM 3.0 Out 2nd reef of fore and main topsail
5.0 Out reefs of courses
6.0 Out reefs of topsails up fore and mizen topgallant yards and set the sails loosed small sails to dry
9.0 Up mainsail squared yards
10.0 Mustered per open list and performed divine Service
Noon [indecipherable] 250 temp 47 °

Aired bedding

6.15 Wore ship down fore topmast staysail

Midnight

Remarks Monday 14th February

AM
Set starboard fore and main topgallant studsails and fore topmast ditto

Noon

PM
1.30 Trimmed set starboard lower studsail
4.30 Tried for sounding [indecipherable] 500 Temp. 47 [indecipherable] 400 Temp 48 °

Midnight

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Remarks Tuesday 15th February

AM
7.30 Set port studsails
Tried for soundings every 10 miles
9.0 In starboard studsail trimmed set jib
9.30 Sounded 70 f. in port studsails set starboard topg’t ditto
Exercised at general quarters firing blank cartridges
11.30 Sighted land (Pyramid Rock) NE
In studsails and braced up on starboard tack
Noon
PM 2.15 Sounded in 44 f. sh.
4.0 Bent and set flying jib set courses, main topmast staysail main topsail and spanker

5. Trimmed set starboard top and top’gt studsails
5.5 Pyramid 042 1 mile
5.50 Shifted topgallant masts
Sounded every 10 miles

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 16th February

AM Sounded every 5 miles
5.30 Obs land [indecipherable] 50 ° E
8.0 [indecipherable]. [indecipherable] 40 ° E

10.30 Crossed royal yards and set flying jib and main topmast staysail
Set starboard fore topmast studsail

Noon

PM Shifted jib
3.45 Trimmed set starboard lower studsail up lee clew of mainsail
7.45 In studsails royals and flying jib
9.0 Down jib and main topmast staysail set fore topmast do. In topgallant sails
10.0 In 2nd reefs of topsails and first of spanker down royal yards

Midnight

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Remarks Thursday 17th February

4.30 Set fore and main topgallant sails
Observed a steamer bearing NNW
8.30 Out reefs of topsails set mizzen topgallant sail and main topmast staysail

Noon

PM
Squared yards and bore up
2.0 Unbent main topmast staysail furled mizzen topsail and topgallant sail and set fore topmast studsails
3.30 Obs. land bearing N 75 ° W
11.0 In port fore topmast studsail

Midnight

Remarks Friday 18th February

AM
Daylight observed land on port beam
Set port fore topmast studsail
8.20 Set port lower and main topgallant studsails
Emp. as requisite
10.40 Up royal yards set fore and main Royals 2 sail in sight

Noon

PM
In port studsails set starboard ditto mizzen topsail topgallant sail and mainsail
Observed Sydney Heads and lighthouse
4.30 In studsails royals and f. jib
5.0 Hauled to WNW between the heads. Received Pilot
Employed working up the harbour
6.0 Camr to in 7 fath. and moored up with 4 shackles on each cable
Furled sails down topgt and royal yards
Midnight

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Remarks &c Saturday 19th February

Found at anchor H. M. Ships ‘Calliope” “Fantome” and “Acheron”
Employed as requisite

Noon

PM
Employed as requisite
Unbent small sails

Midnight

Remarks &c Sunday 20th February

10.0 Mustered per open list and per open list
Performed Divine Service

Noon

PM
Washed clothes

Midnight

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Remarks &c Moored in Port Jackson
Monday 21st February
AM
8.0 Loosed sails
Employed unreeving and tallying up running gear
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon

Sent Thomas Cousins AB James Robson AB Frederick [indecipherable] George Bush & William Lewis ords. to gaol.
3.0 Unbent sails
Employed as in the forenoon
Housed topgallant masts

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 22nd February

Out yawl
Employed refitting and as requisite

Noon

Employed as in the forenoon and as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 23rd February

Laid out kedges
Employed in swinging ship
Caulkers from Calliope and Fantome caulking ship

Noon Completed swinging

Weighed kedges
Employed slacking down and as requisite
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 24th February

Caulkers from Calliope and Fantome caulking ship
Crew employed slacking down
Sailmaker repairing jib

Noon

Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Mid.

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Remarks in Port Jackson Friday 25th February 1853

Crew employed as requisite about the rigging
Artificers as requisite
Caulkers from Calliope and Fantome caulking ship

Noon

Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 26th February

Crew employed as most requisite
Caulkers from Calliope and Fantome caulking ship

Noon

Employed as before noon and as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 27th February

10.0 Mustered by divisions and read articles of war to ships company

Noon
P.M

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Monday 28th February

AM
Employed cleaning holds
Caulkers from Calliope and Fantome caulking ship
Whitewashed holds

Noon

PM Employed restowing holds
Artificers emp. as req.

Midnight

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Remarks &c Moored in Port Jackson Tuesday 1st March

AM Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Caulkers from H. M. Ships Calliope and Fantome

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 2nd March

AM Crew and artificers emp. as most requisite
Caulkers from H. M. Ships Calliope and Fantome caulking ship
Employed watering

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 3rd March

AM Caulkers from H. M. S. Calliope caulking ship
Artificers employed as req.
Employed watering ship
Noon
PL
Employed as before noon and as requisite

Midnight

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Remarks &c Moored in Port Jackson Saturday 5th March

AM
Crew and artificers emp. as most requisite and painting ships side
Rove running gear

Noon

PM
Employed as before noon and as most requisite
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 6th March

Mustered per open list and performed Divine Service

Noon
PM 2.0 Sailed the Royal Mail Steamer “Melbourne”
Sunset up and moored boats
Washed clothes
Midnight

Remarks Monday 7th March

AM 7.0 Sailed H. M. Brig “Fantome”
Fidded topgallant masts Employed as requisite and painting ships side
Artificers employed as most requisite
Noon
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 8th March

AM Cleaned sail locker
Employed refitting sails and as requisite
Artificers emp. as requisite

Noon
PM Emp. as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

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Remarks Moored in Port Jackson Wednesday 9th March
AM Employed as most requisite and watering ship
Artificers employed as most requisite
Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 10th March

AM
Employed as requisite qnd watering ship
Artificers employed as most requisite
Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon
P.M. [indecipherable] party away
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Friday 11th March

AM Employed as most requisite
Sailmaker repairing sails
Artificers as requisite
Noon
PM
Emp. as before noon

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 12th March

AM Employed as most requisite
Artificers employed as necessary

Noon
PM
Employed as requisite
Sunset up boats

Midnight

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Remarks &c Moored in Port Jackson Sunday 13th March

AM
Mustered by divisions and Performed Divine Service

Noon

P.M.
Sunset up and moored boats
Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes

Midnight

Remarks Monday 14th March

AM
Employed watering and as requisite
Artificers employed as most requisite
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon and as requisite

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 15th march

AM Employed watering and as requisite
Blacksmith and carpenters employed as requisite on Garden Island
Noon
PMEmployed as before noon and as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 16th March

AM
Sailed H. M. S. Calliope
Unmoored and weighed port anchor. Shifted berth and moored with [indecipherable] 4 shackles on each cable
NoonPM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

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Remarks &c Moored in Port Thursday 17th March

AM
Crew employed as requisite and watering ship
Sailmaker repairing sails
Artificers emp. as requisite on Garden Island
Noon
P.M. Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Friday 18th

AM
Out pinnace
Crew emp. as requisite
Artificers employed as requisite on Garden Island

Noon
P.M. Emp. as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 19th March

AM
11.0 Anchored H. M. S. “Electra”
Arrived the steamer “Chusan” from Singapore

Noon
P.M.
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 20th March

AM
Mustered by divisions and Performed Divine Service

Noon
P.M.

Sunset up boats

Midnight

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Remarks Moored in Port Jackson Monday 21st March

AM
Scrubbed hammocks
Employed as requisite and watering ship

Noon
P.M.
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 22nd March

AM
Employed coaling watering and provisioning ship
Artificers emp. as requisite on Garden Island

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 23rd March

AM
Employed provisioning ship and as requisite
Artificers employed as requisite on Garden Island
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 24th March

AM
Down topgallant yards
Employed as most requisite and bending small sails

Noon
PM
Bent sails
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

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Remarks Moored in Port Jackson Friday 25th March

AM
Up topgallant yards
Mustered per open list and performed Divine Service

Noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Remarks Saturday 26th March

AM Employed watering ship and as requisite preparing for sea
Artificers employed as most requisite

Noon
PM
In pinnace and yawl
Up royal yards
Completed water to 70 tons

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 27th March

AM
Unmoored
Down royal yards
10.30 Received Pilot
11.30 Weighed and made sail to topgallant sails
Standing out of Port Jackson trimmed as requisite

Noon

PM 1.0 Hove to and discharged Pilot 1 mile outside Sydney Heads. Filled set [indecipherable]
1.40 In topgallant sails
Split jib lowered ditto set fore topmast staysail
In 2nd reef of fore and main topsails in 3rd of mizzen ditto reefed courses and spanker
3.30 Out reefs of courses and second reefs of topsails, set topgallant sail. split main topsail
4.30 Entered Port Jackson Working up ditto
5.15 In topgallant sails
5.50 Shortened sail and came to with B [indecipherable]
In Farm Cove
Furled sails and moored ship
[indecipherable] [indecipherable]
[Page 37]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 28th march 1853

AM
8.0 Loosed sails
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon
PM
Shifted topsails courses and jib and [indecipherable] sails

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 29th March
AM

8.0 Up royal yards
10.0 Unmoored ship and made all plain sail

10.50 Laid out Hawsers to H. M. S. Electra and weighed

Noon.

PM 12.30 Slipped from the warp and made all sail on port tack
Tacked as requisite working out of Port Jackson in royals
3.0 Sydney lighthouse South shaped course to SE
4.0 5.0 Bore up to S by E Trimmed set royals

Sounded as requisite

Midnight

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Remarks Wednesday 30th March

AM
2.40 Braced up on starboard tacknin royals and flying jib
Sounded every hour
sailmaker repairing main topsail [indecipherable] as requisite
Noon

PM
Trimmed as requisite
4.0 Tried for sounding [indecipherable] 900
Temperature at 210 faths 48 °
4.45 Braced up on port tack
9.45 Tacked sounded 64 f.
Sounded every hour
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 31st March

AM
4.0 Tacked
Sounded every hour
Employed as requisite
3. Sail in sight

Noon. Tacked.

PM
Sounded every hour
2.30 Tacked
11.0 Exercised at general quarters
Midnight

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Remarks Friday 1st April 1853

AM 1.20 Trimmed to a light air from the Westward
Daylight 3 sail in sight
Tried for soundings every 2 hours
9.0 Set starboard topgallant and topmast studsails
Artificers employed as requisite
Exercised the watch and boys firing at a target
Noon

AM Set all put studsails up
Lee clew of mainsail
Sounded every two hours
Exercised boats crews and marines firing at a mark
11.0 In studsails
Midnight Altered course to SW
Trimmed

Remarks Saturday 2nd April

AM 6.0 Set all starboard studsaols
Employed as requisite
Held survey on preserved meats. Condemned and threw overboard 22 six lbs. cases
Employed as requisite

Noon

PM Sounded every hour
Passed two English barks steering to the Eastward
4.15 In all studsails, taken aback in royals and [indecipherable] sharp up on starboard tack
7.0 Up mainsail
7.10 In topgallant sails and lowered topsails to a squall from the SW
7.30 Treble reefed topsails up, foresail down and set main trysail and fore topmast staysail
~~in spanker~~
8.0 Observed a light on weather beam. Showed our lights and burned a blue light
Wore to clear a brig on starboard tack
8.30 Hove to
Midnight

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Remarks Sunday 3rd April 1853

AM
5.0 Sounded in 29 fath. 3.3 [indecipherable]
7.0 Filled
8.0 Out 3rd reef of topsails set single reefed spanker and jib
10.0 Tacked
10.30 Mustered per open list and read articles of war
Noon

PM
1.10 Tacked
2.45 In mizzen topgallant sail
5.20 Observed land on port bow
7.30 Tacked and sounded in 10 fathoms sand

Midnight

Remarks Monday 4th April 1853

AM
2.30 Observed Kents lights bearing S by E
6.0 Sounded 28 fath. sand out reefs of spanker set mizzen topgallant sail and flying jib
Loosed small sails to dry

Noon

PM
Bent and set main topmast staysail

5.30 Tacked

Sounded at intervals

Mid. Kents light S by W

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Remarks Tuesday 5th April 1853

AM Braced round on Port tack to a light air from the N W’ward
Sounded at intervals
6.30 Up courses down main topmast staysail
7. Neights Rock 022 ° W
Kents Isd. S 7 ° W
9.0 put trawl over
10.0 Exercised at general quarters firing at a target
Noon

4.0 In trawl
6.0 Bent stream cable
7.0 7.30 Trimmed set spanker

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 6th April

AM 1.0 Tacked
4.0 Tacked
6.0 Taken aback braced round and sounded in 25 fath.
9.0 Tacked
10.20 Tacked
11.45 Tacked

Noon

PM 1.0 Tacked
Hove to and communicated with the barque Sydney Griffith of Launceston 3 days out from do. towards London
1.40 Filled
4.0 Tacked in royals and flying jib
Sounded occasionally from 30 to 27 fath.

Midnight

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Remarks Thursday 7th April 1853

AM
4.0 Wore to a breeze from the SW set mainsail
6.40 Up courses
9.10 Up starboard studsails
Employed cleaning sail room
11.45 Obs. a schooner on starboard bow standing to Westward
In lower studsail trimmed

Noon

PM Watch employed making up sails and fitting trawl
3.0 Taken aback, wore round up up foresail and hove to
5.30 Braced up on port tack
10.0 [indecipherable] light N by W
Mid.

Remarks Friday 8th April

AM
1.30 Tacked
Sounded as requisite
Pyramid N2 ° W

Noon

PM
Employed as most requisite

3.30 Squared yards hove up South

Sounded as req.

11.0 Shortened sail to topsails topgallant sails jib and spanker

Midnight

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Remarks Saturday 9th April

AM 1.30 Observed Port Dalrymple Light bearing SSE
3.15 Hove to
6.45 Light S20° E angle to Flinders Pt 22 ° filled bent cables unbent stream do.
8.20 Tacked Lighthouse bearing ESE
10.30 Set royals
11.0 Received Pilot on board made all plain sail
Working into Port Dalrymple
Noon

PM Shortened sail and came to in Lagoon Bay with S.B. in 9 faths. Moored open hawse to the Westward

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 10th April

AM
8.0 Captain left the ship for Launceston to gain information on H. M. S. Torch
Out yawl

Noon

PM
Sailed the [indecipherable] [indecipherable] for Melbourne
Down topgallant and royal yards
Sent seining party away

8.0 D. returned

Midnight

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Remarks Anchored off Lagoon Beach Monday 11th April

AM
8.0 Arrived the steamer Clarence from Melbourne boarded do. she had heard nothing of “Torch”
Employed variously

Noon

PM
4.0 Housed topgallant masts
Pointed yards to the wind
[indecipherable] on starboard cable

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 12th April

AM
Employed as requisite
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 13th April
AM Bent sheet cable
Boarded the schooner Duke of Wellington from Melbourne 2 days out. No news of Torch
Seining party away
9.0 Squared yards

Noon
2.0 Seining party away

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 14th April

AM
8.0 Fidded topgallant masts
Employed as requisite

Noon
PM
Employed as in the forenoon

Mid.

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Remarks Off Lagoon Beach port Dalrymple Friday 15th April

AM
Shortened in to 4 shackles on starboard cable

Emp. variously

Noon
Emp. as in the forenoon
Seining party away
Do. returned

Midnight 29.41 Them 56 °

Remarks Saturday 16th April
AM 8.0 Loosed sails to dry
Employed as requisite
Carpenters on shore cutting wood
Furled sails

Noon
PM Arrived the Mail Steamer “Gana Gana” from Melbourne
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 17th April

AM
Mustered by divisions and performed Divine Service

Noon
Gave liberty to ships company
Sunset liberty [indecipherable] continued
Up and moored boats

Mid.

Remarks Monday 18th April

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon
P.M.
Employed wooding and as req.

Sunset up topgallant and royal yards
In yawl
Midnight

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Remarks Tuesday 19th April 1853

AM 5.0 Pilot came on board
5.20 Unmoored and hove in to 25 f. up boats
7.0 Weighed and made all plain sail and proceeded out of the harbour
8.30 Trimmed Discharged Pilot
9.30 Set F. by
10.30 Trimmed

Noon

PM
Sounding as per deck books
Watch employed variously

5.30 In royals and flying jib

8.35 Lat. Mes. Alt [indecipherable] 40 degrees 16 minutes S

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 20th April

AM 1.30 Tacked
3.0 observed Kents Light on lee bow
5.30 Obs. Curtis Isd. NW

Trimmed set royals and flying jib in spanker

Noon

PM 3.0 In royals and flying [indecipherable]
5.30 In 1st reef of topsails furled mizzen topsail and topgallant sail
9.26 Lat * 38 degrees 44 minutes S

Midnight

[Page 47]
Remarks Thursday 21st April 1851(?)

2.20 Lat by Antares 38 degrees 18 minutes S
5.0 Obs land on Port Beam
7.0 Trimmed & set mainsail

Sounded as per deck book

Noon

PM
Sounded as per deck book
2.30 Shifted jib and trimmed
5.45 Out reefs of topsails
11.0 Set main royal

Midnight

Remarks Friday 22nd April

AM Day light sail in sight
Mustered by divisions took list on clothes and slops

11.0 Set mizzen topgallant sail royals and flying jib
Loosed small sails to dry
Emp. as req.

Noon.

PM
In royals and flying jibMainsail up studsails

10.0 Trimmed set mainsail
11.0 Driver and flying jib

Midnight

[Page 48]
Remarks Saturday 23rd April 1851(?)

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon

Set starboard topsail and topgallant studsails

Mid. Lat by [indecipherable] [indecipherable] [indecipherable] 34 degrees 9 minutes

Remarks Sunday 24th April

2.30 In studsails trimmed
3.30 Braced up

Mustered per open list and by open divisions and Performed Divine Service

Land in sight on port beam

Noon.

PM
3.0 Hat Peak 0 degrees 56 minutes W
4.30 Passed a ship standing to the southward
5.45 Tacked Sydney light house N 3 W 50.0 Cape Banks
8.0 Sydney light N 45 degrees W

Midnight

[Page 49]
Remarks Monday 25th April 1853

AM
Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200

Crew and artificers emp. as most requisite

Noon

PM
3.30 In royals
5.0 Down flying jib

Shifted topsails and courses in first reefs
Temp. at 30 fath. 66 degrees surface 69 °

7.30 In mizzen topgallant sail
Up mainsail set main trysail

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 26th April

AM Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours
2.0 Lat by [indecipherable] alt. [indecipherable] 34.48 S
Set mainsail in main trysail

9.30 In topgallant sails and first reef of spanker
10.0 Up mainsail set main trysail

Noon

PM
Sailmaker repairing sails Carpenters repairing yawl
5.15 Up mainsail
5.40 In 2nd reef of topsail reefed spanker and courses furled mainsail
7.0 In jib and spanker
8.10 Furled fore topsail

Midnight

[Page 50]
Remarks &c Wednesday 27th April

AM
3.20 Loosed fore topsail set do and mainsail
Crossed topgallant yards and set the sails out reefs of foresail and 3rd of main top sail set spanker
Carpenters employed repairing yawl
Sailmaker repairing topgallant sails. Noon PM Out reefs of topsails crossed royal yards and set the sails
Set port topmast and topgallant studsails
3.45 Up mainsail
5.45 In royals studsails and first reef of topsails
6.15 set mainsail and spanker Midnight Remarks Thursday 28th April AM Sounding every 10 miles
3.10 Lat by Jupiter 33.56 S
3.30 Up mainsail squared yards
6.30 Out reef of topsails set royals
9.15 Trimmed lowered galley [indecipherable] down fore top stay shifted jib
Sailmakers repairing topgt sails carpenters repairing yawl
set jib braced up on port tack Noon sounding from boat [indecipherable]1800 PM 1 Whaler and dingey SW filled set courses
1.45 Tacked Hove to boats returned up do. filled and bore up NE by E
4.20 Set port fore topmast studsail
6.30 In studsails royals and 2nd reef of topsails
7.40 Trimmed set mainsail Midnight

[Page 51]
Remarks &c Friday 29th April 1853 AM Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200.
1.0 Up mainsail in mizzen topgtsail trimmed.
5.55 Observed Lord Howes Island N 15 degrees E Balls Pyramid N 36 degrees E
up foresail in topgallant sail
6.55 Down jib set fore topmast staysail hove to
7.[indecipherable] Bore up N by E set jib and topgt. sails
10.45 In topgallant sails struck soundings 7.3 sand
Noon

PM Tacked as requisite [indecipherable] up for the anchorage
2.30 Came to in 18 faths. veered to 70 on Port B.
Furled sails
Down topgallant and royal yards.

Midnight

At single anchor NE side Lord Howes Isd. Saturday 30th April

AM
Crew and artificers employed as requisite
Galley surveying

Noon

PM
Employed as before noon
Out yawl
Sunset up and moored boats

Mid.

Sunday 1st May

AM
Boats away surveying
Sailmakers repairing sails Carpenters as requisite

Noon

PM In yawl sunset up boats
11.20 Weighed and made sail to double reefed topsail and courses fore topmast staysail and single reefed spanker

Midnight

[Page 52]
Remarks Monday 2nd May 1853

AM 12.0 set main trysail
In spanker
4.0 Wore
4.30 In mizzen topsails and 3rd reef of fore and main ditto
6.0 Bore up rounding the island
7.30 Set double reefed mizzen topsail and courses
Beating up for the anchorage
Tacking as requisite
11.20 Shortened and furled sails came to with S. B. in 18 faths. veered to 72
Noon

PM Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Sunset up boats

10.30 Shortened in cable and made sail
12.0 Weighed and tacked as requisite working out of the anchorage

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 3rd May 1853

AM 12.30 In 1st and 2nd reef of topsails
5.0 Tacked
8.20 Out 2nd reefs up topgallant yards and set the sails
9.15 Up courses
10.30 Lowered topsails to a heavy squall down jib and staysail in spanker and 2nd reef of topsails
Rounding the North end of Lord Howes Isd.
Tacked as requisite working up for anchorage.
Noon

PM
12.10 Came to with S. B. in [indecipherable] veered to 70. furled sails
Watch and artificers employed as requisite

Midnight

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Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Island 4th May 1853

Employed surveying and as requisite

Noon

P. M.
Employed as in the forenoon
Out yawl

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 5th May

AM
In yawl
Employed variously
Boats away surveying
9.0 Loosed sails

10.0 Furled sails

Carpenters making mast for Cutter
Sailmakers repairing sails

Noon.

PM Employed as in the forenoon

5.30 Shortened in to 36 faths.

6.30 Weighed and made sail to double reefed topsails jib and spanker

Midnight

[Page 54]
Remarks Friday 6th May 1853

AM
4.0 Tacked down jib set foresail

6.0 Set jib and mainsail

8.30 Set topgallant sails

11.0 In topgallant sails down jib set fore topmast staysail

Sounding round Lord Howes Island

Noon

PM Trimmed as requisite
Sounding round the island
2.0 Set jib down staysail

3.30 Set courses and reefed spanker

4.50 Observed galley coming off
Tacked set topgallant sails
5.30 Hove to up boat

5.50 Filled wore

9.30 In topgallant sails up mainsail
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 7th May

AM 3.15 Tacked, set mainsail and topgallant sails
6.30 Up courses in spanker

7 [indecipherable] 400 In topgallant sails down jib

9.0 Out all reefs and made sail
Tried for soundings every hour

Noon

PM Set mainsail
2.0 In royals tacked
4.0 Wore set foresail
5.30 Down royal yards
6.30 Shortened sail to double reefed topsails fore topmast staysail
7.0 Land from East to SE by E

11.50 Wore

Midnight

[Page 55]
Remarks Sunday 8th May 1853

AM
6.10 Taken aback braced round set courses out reefs of topsails set topgallant sails and flying jib
8.50 Tacked

9.40 Carried away flying jib
[indecipherable]
11.0 Mustered per open list

Noon

PM
Beating up for the anchorage
4.0 Shortened sail and came to in 20 fath. with S. B. veered to 75
Furled sails
Sunset up boats scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes

Midnight

Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Isd. Monday 9th May

AM
Shifted jib boom
Employed as most requisite
Sailmakers repairing main topgallant sail

Noon

Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Tuesday 10th May

AM Crew and artificers employed as requisite
Sailmakers repairing main topgallant
Boats away surveying

Noon Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats pointed yards to the wind

Midnight

[Page 56]
Surveying Lord Howes Island Monday 11th May

AM
9.30 Shortened in cable and made sail

10.0 Weighed (found fluke of S. B. carried away)

Proceeded to lee side of island

Noon
PM 1.20 Shortened sail and came to in 7 faths.
Furled sails
Shifted coasting anchor in the place of S.B.
Sunset up boats down topgallant yards.

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Island Thursday 12th May
AM
6.0 HMS “Torch” made her No. sent do. to sound round Balls Pyramid
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon At anchor SW side

Employed as in the forenoon
Sunset “Torch” anchored
Up and moored boats

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Island Friday 13th May

AM Employed as in the forenoon
Sent yawl to the assistance of the American Schooner “[indecipherable]”
Torch tender employed sounding round the island

Noon Emp. as req.

Sunset up boats
9.30 Yawl returned up ditto

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Island Saturday 14th May

AM Crossed topgallant yards and loosed sails
Crew and artificers emp. as most requisite
Furled sails
“Torch” employed sounding round the island

Noon

Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset “Torch” anchored up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 57]
Surveying Lord Howes Island Sunday 15th May

AM
Down topgallant yards reefed courses
7.30 Weighed (Torch in company) and made sail to double reefed topsails and reefed courses
9.0 Out reefs of topsails up topgallant yards and set the sails
Trimmed as requisite rounding South end of island
11.30 In topgallant sails down jib up mainsail
Noon Set topgallant sails and jib
PM Tacked as requisite working up for the anchorage
Came to in 17 faths. with coasting anchor veered to 80 furled sails
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Island Monday 16th May

AM Down topgallant yards and masts and pointed yards to the wind
Employed variously
Bent mizzen trysail and fore and main staysails

Noon Anchored [indecipherable] side
1.45 Observed H. M. S. “Torch” adrift ditto made signal Lost an Anchor and chain cable
Obs. Torch steaming ahead. Do. anchored

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Island Tuesday 17th May

AM
Squared yards
Crew employed as most requisite

Noon
PM
Employed as in the forenoon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Island Wednesday 18th May

AM
Up topgallant masts and yards
Employed as most requisite
Boats away surveying

Noon

Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

[Page 58]
Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Id. Thursday 19th May

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters on shore cutting wood’Sailmakers variously

Noon

Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight
Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Id. Friday 20th May

AM Employed as req.
Crew on shore cutting wood for the “Torch”

Noon
Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Id. Saturday 21st May

AM
Employed as most requisite cutting wood makinmg spunyarn etc.

Noon
Boats away surveying

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Surveying Lord Howes Id. Sunday 22nd May

AM 9.30 Weighed and made sailto double reefed topsails Trimmed as requisite
10.20 Braced up set courses Beating up for the Anchorage SW side
11.45 Came to in 13 faths. with coasting anchor veered to 72 f. furled sails
Noon 30.42. 68 (°)

PM
Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.48. 66 °

[Page 59]
Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Island Monday 23rd May 1853

AM
Employed as requisite. Party on shore cutting wood
Boats employed surveying

Noon 30.50 – 68 °

Emp. as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.52. 67 °

Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Island Tuesday 24th May

8.0 Dressed ship

10.0 Mustered by divisions

Gave liberty to ships company

Noon30.45 – 69

Spliced main brace

Sunset liberty men returned
Up boats

Midnight 30 ° 40 minutes 67 °

Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Island Wednesday 25th May

AM
Captain proceeded in “Torch” tender to Balls Pyramid
Employed surveying and fitting Pinnaces rain awning scrubbing ships side and as requisite

Noon 30.30 70 °

PM Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.19 - 66 °

Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Island Thursday 26th May

Employed as requisite

Galley surveying

Noon 30.11. 63

Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.8. – 65 °

[Page 60]
Remarks Surveying Lord Howes Island Friday 27th May 1853

7.30 Loosed sails to dry
Employed variously carpenters making boats masats sailmaker repairing hammocks

Furled sails

Noon 30.10 70
P.M.
Employed as in the forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.01 67

Remarks Saturday 28th May

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Noon

PM
1.0 Weighed and found fluke of coasting anchor gone
Made sail to 3rd reefed topsails fore topmast staysail and main trysail
Bent fore staysail
5.0 Lowered topsails in main trysail to a heavy squall from W mizzen do.
5.30 Hoisted topsails furled mainsail reefed and furled foresail Down topgallant yards [indecipherable] Land WSW

Midnight

[Page 61]
Remarks Sunday 29th May 1853

AM 4.30 Wore
Loosed and set foresail
6.20 Out 3rd reefs and set jib double reefed mizzen topsail and spanker found mizzen stay stranded spliced do.

8.0 Crossed topgallant yards set fore and main topgallant sails sounded [indecipherable]
9.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list

Noon Tacked

PM
4.45 Tacked
5.45 In mizzen topgallant sail
9.0 Observed a rocket in the direction of lord Howes Island WSW Answered do.
9.45 In topgallant sails up mainsail tacked
Showed position lights
Sounded every hour

Midnight

Remarks Monday 30th May 1853

4.15 Wore
Bent S.B. cable to port waist anchor
Lowered topsails occasionally to heavy squalls
5.45 Wore
8.10 Set topgallant sails Tacked as requisite heading up for the anchorage
9.45 Shortened sail and came to in 17 faths. with waist anchor
Found here H.M.S. “Torch”
Noon Loosed small sails to dry

PM
Furled sails
Employed as requisite
Sunset up boats

Midnight

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Remarks Tuesday 31st May

AM
Employed as requisite wooding etc
Crossed royal yards
In coasting anchor
Joined Mr John D. Arcy Mate from “Torch”

Noon

PM
In yawl
4.0 Shortened in cable to 30 faths.
4.15 Weighed and proceeded on starboard tack under all plain sail
Sounded as per deck book
8.0 Middle Beach 024 degrees E 14 minutes
9.30 In royals flying jib and mizzen topgallant sail
11.0 In topgallant sails

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 1st June

AM 2.40 Set fore and main topgallant sails
7.45 Tacked
8.0 Peak of Lord Howes I. S53 degrees E
Employed as requisite
10.0 Down royal yards Set 1st and 2nd reef of topsails and reefed spanker

Noon In topgallant sails

PM
Employed as in the forenoon
Sounding as requisite
7.35 Wore Up courses and hove to on starboard tack

Midnight

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Remarks Thursday 2nd June 1853

AM
6.0 Wore. Bore up North.
Set fore and main topgallant sails

11.30 Trimmed

Employed as requisite

Noon.

PM 2.0 In topgallant sails
4.30 Set main topgallant sail and jib
5.10 Up courses in main topgallant sail wore

9.0 Furled mizen topsail set main trysail

Midnight

Remarks Friday 3rd June 1853

AM 2.0 Wore
6.0 Set courses mizen topsail and spanker
6.30 Carried away heel chair of jib boom
Down jib up mainsail down fore topgallant yard and lowered the mast
11.0 Set main topgallant sail and jib
12.0 Sailmaker repairing sails

Noon

PM
Sounding as per deck book
4.30 In main topgallant sail up fore topgallant mast
9.20 Lat. By Arcturus 29 degrees 7 minutes

Midnight

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Remarks Saturday 4th June 1853

AM 1.40 Lat. By Vega 29 degrees 20 minutes S
3.0 Lat. By Altair 29 degrees 19 minutes S
Observed lightning to the SE
4.30 Tacked up courses
6.0 Wore 6.50 Set courses
8.0 Out reefs of topsails set main topgallant sail
Heavy swell from the S.W.

Noon

PM 2.0 Set jib crossed fore topgt yard
3.0 Up mainsail down jib
3.20 Set mainsail
4.15 Tacked set fore topgallant sail and jib
6.0 Observed breakers bearing S 25 degrees E
7.0 In topgallant sails down jib and tacked
8.0 Latitude by Spica 29.21 S
9.15 do Arcturus 29.22 “

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 5th June
AM
4.30 Tacked
6.30 Observed breakers of Middleton Reef ahead and on weather bow
8.45 Tacked
10. Mustered by divisions
Sounded as requisite

Noon.

PM 12.50 Tacked
1.40 In royals and flying jib
2.0 In topgallant sails 2.15 tacked
3.30 Shortened sail and came to with Stream Anchor off the East side of Middleton Reef in 26 f. veered to 75 furled sails
Down topgallant and royal yards.
Midnight

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Remarks At Single Anchor off Middleton Reef Monday 6th June

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed as requisite

Noon

PM
Employed as in forenoon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 7th June

AM Crossed topgallant yards

10.10 Weighed and made sail to double reefed topsails topgallant sails and courses
Left beacon to point [indecipherable] position
10.40 Out reefs of topsails tacked sounded as per deck book
11.15 Tacked 11.45 Up mainsail and tacked

Noon

PM
Tacked as requisite sounding off Middleton Reef
4.10 Down jib up mainsail set fore topmast staysail
4.30 Lowered topsails to a squall
5.20 In 2nd reef of topsails
Sounded as per deck book

Midnight

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Remarks Wednesday 8th June 1853

AM 2.0 Wore ship
4.0 Up foresail
Observed the reef SE.
6.0 Out reefs of topsails set courses jib topgallant sails and spanker
8.0 Tacked
9.0 In topgallant sails jib and mainsail
9.20 Up foresail
10.20 Set courses and jib
Tacked as requisite sounding up from SE
11.30 Shortened sail and came to with B. B. in 8 faths. Moored 48 faths. on each cable Noon Furled sails

PM
Crew and artificers employed as requisite
Boats away surveying
Down topgallant yards
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks moored inside Middleton Reef Thursday 9th June 1853

AM
Employed as requisite
Boats away surveying
Carpenters variously employed
Noon

PM
Employed as in the forenoon
Sunset boats returned up ditto

Midnight

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Remarks Moored inside Middleton Reef Friday 10th June

AM
Employed as requisite
Boats away surveying

Noon

Employed as in the forenoon
Sunset boats returned up do.

Midnight

Sunday 11th

AM
Out pinnace
Boats away surveying
Employed [indecipherable] [indecipherable] etc.
Sunset boats returned up do.

Midnight

Sunday 12th

AM
Mustered by divisions and read articles of war to ships co.
Performed Divine Service

Noon

P.M.
Housed Topgallant masts
Bent sheet cable

Midnight

Monday 13th

AM In Pinnace
11.0 Let go Sheet anchor and [indecipherable] the S. B.
Emp. As most requisite
Noon
PM
Employed as requisite
Down lower yards and sent topgallant masts on deck

Midnight

[Page 68]
Remarks Moored inside Middleton Reef Tuesday 14th June

AM Up topgallant masts
Weighed Sheet anchor and S. B. and moored ship afresh
Loosed sails to dry

Noon

Furled sails
Employed as most requisite
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.81. 66 °

Wednesday 15th

AM
Weighed S. B. and stowed sheet anchor
Housed topgallant masts
Employed as most requisite

Noon 29.93 69

Emp. As before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.10 67

Remarks Thursday 16th June

AM
7.0 Fidded topgallant masts and crossed topgallant yards
8.0 Weighed and made sail working out of the anchorage
9.0 Hove to lowered the galley and sent ditto for tide pole gear

Tacked and trimmed as req.
Sounding round Middleton Reef
Noon 29.93 69 °

PM Tacked and trimmed made and shortened sail as requisite
3.0 In 1st reef of topsails picked up galley
3.15 Up courses hove to
4.10 Unbent sheet cable
5.15 In 2nd reef of topsails down jib set fore topmast staysail double reefed spanker main trysail and foresail
5.30 Filled

Midnight

[Page 69]
Remarks Friday 17th June 1853

AM
2.0 Tacked
6.0 Out reefs of topsails and spanker set mainsail jib and topgt sails

Down jib

Employed as requisite

Noon Tacked

PM 1.45 In 1st and 2nd reef of topsails and 1st of spanker

2.15 In topgallant sails down jib up mainsail
2.30 Set mainsail
6.0 Tacked
8.0 Up mainsail
9.40 Wore up foresail

Mid. 29.78 68 °

Remarks Saturday 18th June

AM
2.30 Lowered Topsails to a squall
3.30 Made sail Wore.
6.0 Wore
8.50 Set mainsail
9.30 Set topgallant sails
10.0 Wore
10.30 In fore and mizen topgallant sails and sent the yards down
Set jib and spanker
Emp. As requisite
Sailmaker repairing mizen royal

Noon 29.81 66 °

PM
2.0 In main topgallant sail
3.0 Up mainsail down jib
5.15 In 3rd reef of fore and mizen topsails and 2nd of spanker
7.15 Wore. In 3rd reef of main topsail up foresail in spanker and set main trysail
8.0 Set foresail

Midnight Set mainsail

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Remarks Sunday 19th June 1853

AM 3.30 Up foresail wore and hove to
6.0 Wore
Out 3rd reefs of topsails and 2nd of spanker set do. jib and courses
8.0 Up fore topgallant yard and set the sail
Trimmed and wore as requisite sounding round Middleton Reef
In topgallant sails

Noon 30.00 66 °

PM 12.30 Came to in 27 faths. with Stream Anchor veered to 85 faths.
Furled sails

Midnight 29.92 64 °

Remarks Anchored off Middleton Reef Monday 20th June 1853

AM
Employed as most requisite
Boats away surveying
Up main topgallant yard

Noon 30.15 64 °

PM
Boats away surveying
Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.18 62 °

[Page 71]
Remarks Tuesday 21 st June 1853

AM In yawl
6.0 Shortened in cable
6.30 Made sail to topgallant sails
Weighed
8.0 Tacked
9.40 Tacked
10.45 Tacked
Sounding off Middleton Reef

Noon 30.24 64

PM 1.30 Hove to and lowered galley
Trimmed and made sail as requisite sounding around the Reef
3.0 Picked up galley
5.40 Wore and hauled to the wind on port tack
[indecipherable] spot [indecipherable] 18 ° 8 2 minutes

11.15 Up courses trimmed

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 22nd June

AM
Squared yards to a light air from NE
Sounding every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
9.30 Trimmed set fore topmast and topgallant studsails

Emp. As requisite

Noon 30.15 66

PM 1.20 Observed breakers S 20 degrees E
Altered course as requisite for ditto
3 in trysails studsails flying jib and fore and mizen topgallant sails.
3.45 Braced sharp up on port tack
4.20 Set royals and topgt sails altered course as requisite sounding ~~Middleton~~ Elizabeth Reef
6.20 In royals and topgallant sails
7.10 Wind shifted to West trimmed up mainsail down jib in 1st and 2nd ref of topsails set fore topmast staysail 9.0 Set [indecipherable] sails and jib
Midnight 30.06 63 °

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Remarks Thursday 23rd June

AM 7.10 Observed Lord Howe Island bearing S 12 degrees W distant 60 miles
8.20 Out reefs of topsails
9.10 Tacked set flying jib
Employed as most requisite

Noon 30.00 60 °

P. M.
1.0 Set royals and flying jib

5.0 Mt Gower South. Angle to Balls Pyramid 12 degrees 31 minutes

10.0 Tacked

Midnight 29.95 62 °

Remarks Friday 24th june 1853
AM 12.30 Observed Lord Howe ai on lee bow
2.30 In royals and flying jib
4.0 Mt Gower S 15 degrees 6 minutes
6.0 In topgallant sails up mainsail dowmn mizen royal yard
8.0 Set topgallant sails Obs. H. M. S. Torch at anchor
9.0 Tacked as requisite
10.0 10.30 Shortened sail and came to in 17 faths. veered to 70 furled sails
11.0 Noon 29.82 63 °

PM
Crew and artificers employed as requisite
Down topgallant yards and pointed yards to the wind veered a shackle of S. B.

Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.82 61 °

[Page 73]
Remarks Anchored off the NE side of Lord Howe Saturday 25th June 1853

AM
Aired bedding
In whaler to repair
Carpenters repairing ditto.

Noon 29.89 63 °
P. M. Employed as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.97 59 °

Sunday 26th June

Mustered by divisions and per open list and performed Divine Service

Noon 30.00 60 °

P. M.
H. M. S. Torch weighed and proceede to the lee side of the island
Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.98 59 °

Remarks Monday 27th June

Am
Employed as most requisite and watering

Carpenters repairing whaler

Noon 29.98 64 °

PM 3.0 Weighed and made sail to double reefed topsails and proceeded round to the lee side of the Is.
Tacked as req. beating up for anchorage
Sounding as per deck book
5.30 Came to with B. B. in 10 fath. Veered to 5 shackles. Furled sails
Found fore topsail split unbent do Sailmaker repairing do.
7.30 Bent fore topsail
10.0 Veered to 2 shackles on B. B. and pointed yards to the wind.
Midnight 29.95 63 °

[Page 74]
Remarks Tuesday 28th June 1853

In yawl
Crew and artificers employed as requisite

Noon 29.80 59 °

PM 1.30 Weighed and made sail to double reefed fore and main topsails and fore topmast staysail
Sounding as per deck book
3.30 Pt. Phillip S 47 degrees W 5.5 miles
Shaped in course set foresail
Up main topgallant yard and set the sail
8.0 Out reefs of topsails set lee clew of mainsail

Midnight 29.75 63 °

Remarks Wednesday 29th June

AM 4.10 Trimmed
5.20 Set jib mainsail and spanker
6.40 Up fore topgallant yard and set the sail
11.0 In topgallant sails
11.45 In 1st and 2nd Reefs of topsails and 1st of spanker
Sounded at intervals of 2 hours
Noon 29.75 65 °

PM
3.45 Wore
8.0 Up minsail wore
10.0 Taken aback wore in topgallant sails down jib in spankere
10.15 Lowered topsails to a squall, furled mizen topsail
11.30 Set main trysail

Midnight 29.72 63 °

[Page 75]
Remarks Thursday 30th June 1853

AM 12.30 Hoisted topsails
3.0 In main trysail set mainsail jib and spanker
Daylight observed a bark standing to the SE
Sounded as per deck book
12.0 Down fore topgallant yard and housed fore and mizen topgallant masts

Emp. As requisite

Noon 29.05 60 °

P M 1.0 Reefed courses furled spanker
2.0 In 3rd reef of topsails, down main topgallant yard
4.15 Up mainsail
5.15 Hove to [indecipherable] 215 furled mainsail and fore topsail set main trysail

Midnight 29.60 57 °

Remarks Friday 1st July

AM 5.45 Set double reefed fore topsail
7.30 Set mainsail double reefed mizen topsail and spanker
8.0 Out 3rd reef of topsails
9.0 Out reefs of courses
10.30 Up mainsail. Wore
shifted main topsail
11.15 Set courses
Sailmaker repairing main trysail

Noon 29.48 56 °

PM
3.30 Down jib up mainsail4.0 [indecipherable] 200

6.0 Furled mainsail and spanker

Midnight 29.62 61 °

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Remarks Saturday 2nd July 1853

7.0 In 3rd reef of fore and mizen topsails
8.0 In main trysail
Set courses
Hove to for sounding
9.0 Filled set courses

Up mainsail

Noon 29.73 63 °

PM 1.15 Exchanged colours with an American ship standing to the Eastward
3.0 Set mainsail
4.0 Exchanged colours with an English brig standing to the Eastward
5.0 Up courses shifted broken coasting and Bt. Br. Anchors from forecastle to main hold
Set main trysail and foresail
Midnight 29.87 59 °

Remarks Sunday 3rd July 1853

AM 3.0 Up courses to a squall
6.30 Lowered topsails furled mizen ditto
7.0 Hoisted topails set foresail
9.30 Set treble reefed mizen topsail and mainsail
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Noon 29.96 59 °

PM 5.40 Out reefs of courses 3rd reefs of fore and main and 2nd of mizen topsails set jib
Up main topgallant mast

Mid. 29.90 57 degres

[Page 77]
Remarks Monday 4th July 1853

AM 0.30 Up main topgallant yard and set the sail and spanker
2.0 In main topgallant sail
3.0 6.15 Fidded fore and mizen topgallant masts and crossed the yards out 2nd reefs of topsails and set topgallant sails
4.0 Employed scraping masts and booms
5.0 Sounded as per deck book

Noon 29.91 57 °

Employed as before noon
Sounded as per deck book

Midnight 29.90 56 °

Remarks Tuesday 5th July

AM Tried for soundings as per deck book
6.30 Out reefs of topsails up royal yards set the sails and flying jib
Employed scrubbing ships side
Carpenters scrubbing pinnace

Noon 30.02 58

PM 1.30 Set main topmast staysail
Tried for soundings as per deck book
5.30 Shifted main topsail
6.0 Up courses in spanker down main topmast staysail
8.30 Trimmed set foresail
9.45 Trimmed set mainsail wore Up courses exercised at general quarters
10.30 Set courses and main topmast staysail

Midnight

[Page 78]
Remarks Wednesday 6th July 1853

AM Tried for soundings as per deck book

Daylight observed a bark on weather bow standingSSW and land on weather beam

8.0 Observed a steamer on Port beam.

Employed as requisite

Noon 30.13 57°

PM Employed as most requisite
Sounded as per deck book
1.0 Observed Sydney Lighthouse bearing W by N
6.0 Ship between Sydney Heads trimmed as requisite running up Port Jackson
6.30 Up courses
7.15 Came to with SB in 61/4 fath in Farm Cove
7.30 Moored in 6 fath with 4 shackles on each cable
Furled sails
Found here H.M. Brig “Serpent” and steam vessels “Torch” and “Acheron” and Russian Store Ship Dvina
Midnight 30.06 -60°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Thursday 7th July 1853

AM Put on mooring swivel
Down topgallant and royal yards and topgallant masts and unbent small sails
8.0 Loosed sails
Out Pinnace and yawl
Unbent sails
Noon 30.08 60°
Employed unreeving and tallying up running gear
Sent topgallant rigging on deck
Down fore and main yards
Midnight 30.09 55°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Friday 8th July 1853

AM Housed topmasts
In flying jib boom
Sent topmast rigging on deck
Employed refitting and returning condemned stores
Ropemaker making [indecipherable]
Noon 30.11 58°

Employed as before noon

Midnight 30-11 58°

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Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Saturday 9th July 1853

Employed refitting returning condemned stores and watering
Ropemaker making [indecipherable]
Blacksmith repairing ironwork

Noon 30-10 58°

Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Sunday 10th July 1853

9.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list and performed Divine Service

Noon 30.00 55

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.80 57°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 11th July 1853

Employed clearing holds.
Watering &

Noon 29.70 57°
PM Gave liberty to one watch

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.57 54°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 12th July 1853

Employed refitting and watering
Artificers as requisite

Noon 29.36 56°
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.59 55°

[Page 80]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Wednesday 13th July 1853

Employed refitting and watering
Artificers employed as requisite

Noon 29.56 56°
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 29.59 55°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Thursday 14th July 1853

AM
Employed setting up lower rigging
Artificers employed as requisite

Noon 29.60 57°
PM

Employed as before noon and as most requisite

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 29.60 61°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Friday 15th July 1853

AM
Up topmasts out flying jib boom
Employed staying masts and setting up lower rigging
Gave Port watch liberty

Noon 29.55 57°
PM
Employed setting up topmast rigging and backstays
Up lower yards
Sunset moored boats

Midnight 29.70 55°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Saturday 16th July 1853

AM Employed clearing after hpld of spare engone parts belonging to “Torch” tender
Employed setting up topmast backstays and as requisite refitting

Noon 29.75 56°
PM 1.0 Sailed the Russian store ship Dvina - ditto
saluted the English flag with 21 guns
H. M. Brig Serpent returned salute with the same number

Midnight 29.85 49°

[Page 81]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Sunday 17th July 1853

10.0 Mustered by divisions

Noon 29.76 60°

Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.80 61°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 18th July 1853

AM
Hoisted topgallant masts
Employed refitting and watering
Artificer emp. As requisite

Noon 29.84 52°

PM Employed as before noon
5.10 Made signal to H. M. S. Acheron to get her steam up
Sent Mr John D’Arcy, Mate and ten hands on board ditto

Midnight 29.93 51°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 19th July 1853

AM 0.45 Sailed H. M. S. Acheron
Employed rattling down rigging and watering
Artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 29.95 57°

PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 29.91 46°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Wednesday 20th July 1853

AM
Employed blacking down painting yards and masts & watering
Artificers as requisite

Noon 29.92 55°

Employed as before noon

P. M. 29.89 58°

[Page 82]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson ~~Tuesday~~ Thursday 21st July 1853

Employed painting masts and yards blacking down lower rigging and watering
Artificers employed as requisite

Noon 29.86 52°

Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.80 - 56°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson ~~Wednesday~~ Friday 22nd

Employed painting ship and watering
Artificers employed as most req.

Noon 29.78 – 58

PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.70 - 54°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson ~~Thursday~~ Saturday 23rd

Employed painting ship, watering &c
Artificers emp. As requisite

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson ~~Friday 24th~~ Sunday 24th

Mustered per open list

Noon 29.97 - 58°

Arrived H. M. S, Acheron and the Contract mail steamer Chusan
Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.06 – 46

[Page 83]

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 25th July 1853

Employed painting ship and as requisite

Artificers emp. as requisite

Noon 30.12 58°

Party returned to board from H. M. S. Acheron, with the exception of John Marsden ord. deserted

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.20 56°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 26th July

AM
Employed painting ship and as requisite
Sailmaker employed repairing sails
Carpenters making jib boom and flying jib boom
Armourer and blacksmith on shore with forge
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Noon 30.30 - 55°

PM Sailed H. M. Brig “Serpent”
Employed as before noon

Midnight 30.35 56°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Wednesday 27th

Employed painting ship and as most requisite
Artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30.36 - 60°

Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.32 - 56°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Thursday 28th

Employed painting ship and as most requisite
Artificers as req.

Noon 30.20 - 59°

Employed as before noon
Sailed the Contract mail steamer Chusan
Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.18 - 54°

[Page 84]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Friday 29th July 1853

Employed in painting and watering
Artificers emp. as requisite

Noon 30.10 - 64°

Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.10 - 54°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Saturday 30th

Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30.20 - 58°

Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.26 - 54°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Sunday 31st

Mustered by divisions and read articles of war to ships company

Performed Divine Service

Noon 30.26 - 56°

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.15 - 55°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 1st August

Crew employed as most requisite
Sailmaker repairing sails
Caulkers caulking ship

Noon 30.03 - 58°

Employed as before noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.05 - 55°

[Page 85]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 2nd August

Crew employed as most requisite
Sailmaker repairing sails
Carpenters repairing gig
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Blacksmith at the forge

Noon
PM

Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.04 - 52°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Wednesday 3rd

AM
Crew employed as most req.
Artificers ditto

Noon 30.00 - 60°

PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.25 - 56°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson ~~Friday~~ 4th

Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30.08 59°

PM
Emp[loyed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.08 - 58°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson ~~Saturday~~ 5th

Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30.01 61°

PM
Employed as before noon and as most requisite

Sunset moored boats

Midnight

[Page 86]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Saturday 6th August 1853

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30.10 59

Employed as before noon and as most requisite

Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.18 56

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Sunday 7th

Mustered by divisions and as per open list

Noon

PM
Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.20 - 54°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 8th

AM
Employed coaling ship and as requisite
Artificers as most requisite Noon 30.27 - 54° PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats Midnight 30.28 44°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 9th

AM
Employed as most requisite and provisioning ship

Noon 30.32 53°

Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.30 - 48°

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Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Wednesday 10th August 1853

AM Employed as most requisite

Noon 30.28 57°

PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.27 56°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Thursday 11th

Sailed the screw steamer “Argo”
Employed watering and otherwise as most requisite

Noon 30.28 51°

Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.26 58°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Friday 12th

AM Employed watering and provisioning ship
Artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30.18 64°
PM

Employed as before noon

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.21 60°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Saturday 13th

Employed watering and as most requisite
Artificers as most requisite

Noon 30.20 - 64°

Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.19 60°

[Page 88]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Sunday 14th August 1853

Mustered by divisions and read the articles of war to the ships company

Noon 30.16 61

Sunset moored boats

Midnight 30.21 55°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 15th

Employed provisioning ship and as requisite
Artificers emp. as req.

Noon 30.17 60

Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.16 54°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 16th

Crew employed as most requisite
H. M. S. Hercules arrived and anchored between the heads

Noon 30.21 59

Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.22 51°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Wednesday 17th

Employed as most requisite

Noon 30.22 55

Emp. as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

[Page 89]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sydney Thursday 18th February 1853

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30 – 14 55 °
PM
Employed receiving running gear and as most requisite

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.21 52 °

Friday 19th

AM
Employed in watering receiving stores from Commissariat and stowing spare anchor etc

Noon 30.21 51 °
PM

Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.25 54 °

Saturday 20th

Employed as requisite
Artificers as required

Noon 30.30 58 °
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30 18 51 °

Sunday 21st

AM
Mustered by divisions

Noon 30 12 58 °
PM

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.98 60 °

[Page 90]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 22nd August

AM
Employed as most requisite
Preparing for sea
Artificers employed as requisite

Noon 29.99 70 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Bent small sails
Sunset up boats down top gallant yards

Midnight 30.00 68 °

Tuesday 23rd

AM
8.0 Bent sails
Up top gallant and royal yards
Employed watering and preparing for sea

Noon 30 – 06 69 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30 – 15 55 °

Wednesday 24th

AM Lieut. Chivers
Joined
Mr Wills. Second Master
Mr Macdonald - Assist. Surgeon
Mr Smith – Passed clerk
Mr Johnston . Midshipman
1 marine
17 seamen and
2 boys from tender (“Torch”)
Completed water to 70 tons

Noon 30 – 14 57

PM
Employed preparing for sea
In pinnace and yawl
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30 – 17 51 °

Thursday 25th

AM
6.40 Unmoored
9.0 Weighed and made all plain sail
Trimmed as requisite standing down the harbour
11.0 Shortened sail and came to with S. B in 8 fath. In Watson’s Bay veer to 36 furled sails
Noon 30 10 57.
PM Bearings at anchorage
Shark Id. And Vaucluse Pt [indecipherable]
[indecipherable] 114.35 Obelisk 58 degrees E
Employed as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30 – 15. 51 °

[Page 91]
Remarks Anchored in Watson’s Bay Port Jackson Friday 26th August 1853

Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon 30 16 62 °
PM
Sent fishing party away
Arrived H. M. Brig Fantome
Sunset up boats fishing party returned

Midnight 29.91 55 °

Saturday 27th

AM
Employed cleaning ship throughout and as most requisite

Noon 29.89 60
PM
Employed as before noon and as most requisite
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.70 – 58 °

Sunday 28th

AM
Mustered by divisions and as per open list and performed Divine Service.

Noon 29.60 – 62
Sailed H. M. S. “Hercules”
PM
Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.70 – 58 °

Monday 29th

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Exercised at general quarters

Midnight

[Page 92]
Remarks Anchored off Watson’s Bay Tuesday 30th August 1853

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Wednesday 31st

AM
Employed in painting ropes and as most requisite
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks at Single Anchor in Watson’s Bay Thursday 1st September
AM
8.0 Loosedand made sail
8.50 Shortened in cable weighed and made all plain sail
9.30 Shortened and furled sail and came to in East channel in 7 fath.
Bearings at anchor
Bradley Hd. 43.35 Sow and Pigs beacon 53.32 Middle head.
Noon
PM
Employed as most requisite painting ropes etc.
4.0 Furled sails

Midnight

Remarks at Single Anchor below Watson’s Bay Port Jackson Friday 2nd September 1853

11.0 Weighed and made all plain sail
Trimmed and tacked as req. heading out of Port Jackson
Noon

PM 12.30 Between Sydney Heads lighthouse bearing South

1.30 Sounded in 30 f. trimmed
5.30 In 1st reef of topsails
9.0 Tacked Sounded in 40 f. sand

11.45 Up mainsail

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 3rd September

AM 1.0 Trimmed to a light air from the westward squared yards
4.0 Sounded in 74 f. 3 sail in light
7.0 Out reefs of topsails trimmed
10.0 In royals and flying jib
10.30 Sounded in 130 fath.
11.0 In 1st reef of spanker
PM 1.30 In 1st reef of topsails down royal yards
5.15 In 2nd reef of topsails
Vivid lightning to the southward
6.30 In fore and mizzen topgallant sails
8.0 In main topgallant sail
8.45 Up courses in jib and spanker set fore topmast stayailTaken aback braced round and lowered topsails to a heavy squall from the Southward

Midnight

[Page 94]
Remarks Sunday 4th September 1853

AM
12.30 Hoisted topsails
5.0 Trimmed and set foresail
7.0 Set mainsail and fore and main topgt. Sails
Hove to and tried for sounding every 2 hours [indecipherable]
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Noon.

5.30 Mustered at quarters mended reefs of topsails

Midnight 29.62 . 59

Remarks Monday 5th September 1853
AM Rounded to and tried for soundings every 4 hours
3.0 Out reefs of topsails
9.0 Set topmast and topgallant studsails

11.30 Observed Lord Howe I. ENE

Noon 29.60 62

PM 1.30 Crossed royal yards and set the sails
5.15 In all studsails royals up up foresail down royal yards
Rounding the North end of Lord Howe Id. Passed between Sugar loaf and the innerAdmiralty rock
6.30 Came to in 17 fath veered to 90 furled sails
Angles at anchorage
Hutchison Pt 54.25 North Hill
North Hill 93.10 [indecipherable] Beach
Midnight 29.65 58 °

[Page 95]
Remarks Anchored NE Side of Lord Howe I. Tuesday 6th September 1853

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Landed Mr Macgillivray (naturalist)
Mr Rayner (surgeon0
Mr [indecipherable] (asst. naturalist0
Mr Price (carpenter)
Jacob Douglas (carp. crew)
And William Taylor (Boy 1st class) with 14 days’ provisions and tents
Noon 29.71 64
PM Hauled Dingey up to repair
8.0 Pointed yards to the wind
Midnight 29.48 63 °

Wednesday 7th September

AM
5.0 Down topgallant masts and yards
Sailmaker repairing fore and main topgallant sails
Carpenters on shore repairing dingey
Noon 29.50 65 °

Employed as before noon

Midnight 29.65 61 °

Thursday 8th September\
AM
Squared yards up topgallant masts and yards
Watch employed painting ropes
Sailmaker and carpenters employed as requisite
Noon 29.78 57 °
PM Employed as before noon
Sent fishing party away
Sunset up boats down topgallant yards pointed yards to the wind

Midnight 29.66 67 °

Friday 9th September

AM Employed fitting spare main topsail painting ropes etc.
Sailmaker repairing main topgallant sail
Carpenters on shore repairing dingy

Noon 29.68 70 °

pm
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

[Page 96]
Remarks Anchored NE Side of Lord Howe I. Saturday 10th September 1853

AM
Employed cleaning ship a party on shore cutting firewood

Noon 29.86 – 67
PM
Employed scraping blocks etc
Caught while at anchor off the Admiralty Rocks in 2 hours by galleys crew the following fish.
Salmon 72 lbs
Rock Cod 71 lbs
[indecipherable] fish 214 lbs

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Sunday 11th

Mustered by divisions and as per open list and Performed Divine Service
Noon
PM

Midnight

Monday 12th

AM Employed fitting spare fore topsail
Carpenters on shore repairing dingy
Issued slops to ships company
Noon
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

10.0 Housed topgallant masts

Midnight

Tuesday 13th

AM 2. Bent fore and main storm staysails
Employed fitting spare fore topsail and bringing off firewood
Carpenters employed repairing dingy

Noon
PM Employed as before noon
Gig and whaler stove landing on Blinkenthorpe Beach

Midnight

[Page 97]
Remarks at Anchor NE Side of Lord Howe Id. Wednesday 14th September 1853

AM
8.0 Fidded topgallant mastssquared yards
Employed fitting spare fore topsail
Hauled up whaler to repair
Carpenters repairing ditto
Sailmakers repairing hammocks

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Noon

Thursday 15th

AM Crossed topgallant and royal yards
Sent boats to Blinkenthorpe Beach to haul off gig
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Carpenter repairing whaler
Launched whaler
Noon
P. M.
Hoisted in gig to repair
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Friday 16th September
AM

4.0 Down royal yards pointed yards to the wind
Carpenters employed making [indecipherable] for main deck

Noon

PM Up boats
5.0 Weighed and made sail to topsails topgallant sails jib and spanker
6.0 South Peak Great Admiralty Rock [indecipherable] Finger Peak [indecipherable] to
[indecipherable] bearing Snipple 45.22 [indecipherable] 32 1 5.
7.0 In 1st and 2nd reef of topsails and 1st of spanker
Furled mizzen topgallant sail
Hove to and tried for sounding every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
Midnight

[Page 98]
Remarks Saturday 17th September 1853

AM
Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
10.0 In topgt. Saila and jib down top gt. Yards set fore topmast staysail in [indecipherable] reef of spanker

Split fore topgallant sail

Noon

PM Hove to and tried for soundingsevery 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
Reefed course bent new fore topgt. Sail
5.0 Up courses in spanker
5.45 Wind shifted suddenly to south squared yards
6.0 Set foresail
7.15 Trimmed
8.15 Out 2nd reef of topsails
11.30 Set jib and mainsail

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 18th September

AM 3.30 Out reefs of courses down fore topmast staysail
5.20 Unbent cables
6.0 Out reefs of topsails aired bedding
*.30 Loosed small sails to dry
10.30 Mustered per open list and read articles of war

Noon 30.04 66 °

PM 2.30 [indecipherable] made up small sails
5.45 In 1st reef of topsails up mainsail down jib set fore topmast staysail

Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200

Midnight

[Page 99]
Remarks Monday 19th September

AM 4.15 Observed a comet bearing ENE
Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
Sailmakers and carpenters fitting boats for surveying
Sold at the mast the effects of 6 deserters

Noon 30.01 67 °

1.0 [indecipherable]
Artificers employed as before noon

7.0 Set spanker

Midnight 30.05 66 °

Remarks Tuesday 20th September

AM
4.30 Observed a sail ahead
6.30 Spoke the English barque Sabrina from San Francisco bound to Melbourne all well
Set port studsails
8.30 Trimmed set starboard studsails
11. In studsails rounded to on port tack.
Tried for soundings [indecipherable] 660 temp 45 ° temperature of surface 68 °
Noon 30.07 70 ° Filled

PM 2.0 Trimmed in [indecipherable] studsails
5.50 In studsails and braced sharp up

&.45 In royals and flying jib

Midnight

[Page 100]
Remarks Wednesday 21st September 1853

3.0 Tacked and hove to
Latitude by [indecipherable] 23 – 54 S

5.0 Wore and braced up on starboard tack
Employed knotting and drawing yarns
Sailmaker repairing fore topgt sail
Carpenters repairing dingy

Noon 30 – 04 - 67

Employed as before noon

Midnight 30.14 – 69

Remarks Thursday 22nd September

8.0 In topgallant sails royals and flying jib
Watch employed setting up topgallant and royal rigging
9.0 Set topgallant sails

Noon 30.00 . 71

PM 4.15 In mainsail in topgallant sails
4.45 In first and sef topsails and spanker down jib Set fore topmast staysail

7.30 Set main trysail

9.30 In spanker

10.30 In main trysail haul round on starboard tack

Mid

[Page 101]
Remarks Friday 23rd September 1853

AM 0.40 Trimmed set fore and main topgallant sails
Rounded to for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
4.30 Out reefs of topsails and spanker set ditto royals and flying jib
6.0 Trimmed set port topmast and topgallant studsails

Watch employed making mats drawing and knotting yarns &c

11.45 Up mainsail in port studsails
Noon

PM 12.15 Set starboard fore topmast and topgallant studsails

Employed as before noon

5.30 In studsails royals flying jib and topgallant sails

6.30 Set topgallant sails

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 24th September

AM 5.15 Trimmed set royals flying jib and starboard studsails
8.0 Bent cables
8.45 Observed land ahead and breakers on port bow and beam in studsails royals and flying jib
9.15 Peak of Isle of Pines N 29 degrees . 20 minutes E sounded in 160 faths. Brace up on port tack sounding for survey.
10.30 Sounded and tacked in 7 faths sand
11.15 Set royals and shaped course for Isle of Pines
12.0 Peak of Isle of Pines N 33 E Peaks about the south end of New Caledonia visible
Noon. 29.47 . 70 °

PM 2.15 In royals down royal yards
3.10 In topgallant sails up foresail trimmed as requisite
Sounding as per deck book
3.55 Shortened sail and came to in 10 faths veered to 60. furled sails
Angles at Anchorage
[indecipherable] obs. J. 67 degrees 5 minutes [indecipherable] Obs S.
[indecipherable] Pine J. 113.44 do_

Midnight 30.06 67 °

[Page 102]
Remarks anchored in Port Albert Isle of Pines Sunday 25th September 1853

10.30 Mustered by divisions

The Captain announced that as the Northern Harbour of this Island had received the name of Victoria he should do our expedition the honour of attaching the name of Her Majesty’s royal consort Prince Albert to the Southern Port of the Island and henceforth call it in our charts Port Albert.
Noon 30 – 05 69 °
PM

Sunset up boats

Midnight 30 – 06 66 °

Remarks Monday 26th September

AM Out yards

8.0 Sent Boats away surveying
Employed making mats
Carpenters sawing plank
Sailmakers making canvas bag for musket ball
Ropemakers making [indecipherable]
Noon 30 – 05 72 °
PM

Employed as before noon

Sunset boats returned up do.

Midnight 30 – 04 69

[Page 103]
Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Tuesday 27th September

AM
Employed as yesterday

Noon
PM
Employed as yesterday

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Wednesday 28th
AM Out pinnace
9.0 Weighed laid out stream anchor ahead and wharped ahead.
Let go SB in 5 faths. Made sail to topsail and jib veered to 100 f. shortened sail and let go BB in 7 faths. Moored with swivel 3 shackles on BB 4 on SB.
Furled sails angles at [indecipherable]
Noon [indecipherable] Obs. J 94.5 [indecipherable] Obs I.
[indecipherable] Obs. I 43.42 [indecipherable] Hat I.
Laid out kedges
Employed swing ing ship for deviation
4.30 Weighed kedges
Sunset up and moored boats
6.10 Anchored the French Man of War steamer “Phoque”
Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Thursday 29th

Boats away surveying
Carpenters sawing plank
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Employed making mats

Noon

Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Friday 30th

Carpenters sawing plank
Pinnace away surveying
Employed making mats
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

[Page 104]
Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Saturday 1st October 1853

AM
6.30 sailed the French steamer ‘Phoque”
Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30 . 03 74 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight 30 – 06 71 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Sunday 2nd October

PM
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Performed Divine Service

Noon 30 – 04 69

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Monday 3rd

AM
7.30 Loosed sails
Employed in making mats
Sailmaker fitting pinnaces rain awning
11.30 Furled sails
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Friday 4th

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed making mats
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Carpenter making jib boom and roller for main deck
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

[Page 105]
Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Saturday 5th September (?) 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Artificers employed as yesterday
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Sunday 6th

AM
employed making mats
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Carpenters repairing gig
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.85 73 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Friday 7th

AM
Employed making mats
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Carpenters repairing gig
Noon 29.90 66 °
PM
Employed so before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight – 29.92 69 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Saturday 8th

AM
Loosed sails
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.95 73 °
PM Furled sails
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 106]
Remarks Moored in Port Albert Isle of Pines Sunday 9th October 1853

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list and Performed Divine Service
Noon 30 – 05 71 °
PM
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30 – 05 69 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert Isle of Pines Monday 10th

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailmaker making

Noon
PM
Employed as before noon

Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert Isle of Pines Tuesday 11th

AM Boats away surveying
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailmaker making new hammock clothes
Employed making mats turning in and setting up main topmast backstays
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert Isle of Pines Wednesday 12th

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed making mats
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailmaker making hammock clothes
Noon
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight

[Page 107]
Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Thursday 13th October 1853

AM Boats away surveying
Employed making mats and turning in and setting up mizzen rigging
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailmaker making hammock clothes
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Noon

Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Friday 14th

AM Boats away surveying
Employed making mats turning in and setting up main rigging and rattling down mizen rigging
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailmaker making hammock clothes
Noon
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Saturday 15th

AM Boats away surveying
Employed turning in and setting up main rigging
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailed the barque Louisa
Noon 29.90 78
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.90 - 72 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Sunday 16th

Mustered by divisions and read articles of war to ships company

Noon 29.93 78
PM
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.90 – 72 °

[Page 108]
Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Monday 17th October 1853

AM
Employed rattling down main rigging making mats &c
Carpenters repairing gig
Noon 30 – 13 70 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30 – 15 68 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Tuesday 18th

AM
Mustered per open list
Employed cleaning cutlery
Noon 30 – 14 - 71 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Wednesday 19th

AM
Employed cleaning cutlery
Noon 30.24 70 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Pinnace away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.27 - 67 °

Remarks Moored in Port Albert I. of Pines Thursday 20th

Am Employed making mats and rattling down main rigging
Pinnace away surveying
Noon 30.27 - 70 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Out gig
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 109]
Remarks Port Albert I. of Pines Friday 21st October 1853
AM
Boats away surveying
Employed making and fitting boom mats [indecipherable] booms
Bringing off firewood &c
Noon 30.176 - 69 °
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Pinnace returned in ditto

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 22nd October 1854
AM
9.0 Unmoored and hove short on B.B.
10.0 Weighed and made sail to single unreefed toposails and topgallant sails
Standing out of Port Albert
11.0 Put [indecipherable] P. log
11.30 Set courses
Noon 30.15 69 °

PM
Tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200
5.0 Lost sight of Peak P. log 23.7

Midnight 30.18 68 °

[Page 110]
Remarks Sunday 23rd October 1853
AM
Hove to and tried for soundings every 10 miles [indecipherable]200

10.0 Mustered by divisions

Noon 30.18 69 °

PM
2.45 Tacked P by 9.5

Midnight 30.17 - 69°

Remarks Monday 24th October
AM

Hove to and tried for soundings every 10 miles [indecipherable]200

Watch employed making boom mats. Artificers variously emp.

Noon P. by 98 – 30.15 70°

PM
Watch employed making mats

5.20 In 2nd reef of topsails
7.10 Up mainsail set main trysail
8.30 In topgallant sails. Wore

Midnight 30.12 70°

[Page 111]
Remarks Tuesday 25th October 1853

Hove to and tried for soundings every 2 hours [indecipherable] 200

6.30 Set fore and main topgallant sails

Watch employed making boom mats

Artificers variously employed

Noon 30 – 14 72°

PM
1.30 Tacked

5.30 Mustered at quarters out 2nd reef of topsails

8.30 Tacked

Midnight 30.15 69°

Remarks Wednesday 26th October

AM
Hove to and tried for soundings every 10 miles

6.0 Out reefs of topsails and spanker

Watch employed making boom mats &c

Noon 30.18 70°

Watch making boom mats

5.30 In 2nd reef of topsails

6.20 [indecipherable] for Amp.

10.0 Lat. by Alphinaty – 24 degrees 16 minutes S
10.50 do. [indecipherable] 24 degrees 10 minutes S

Midnight

[Page 112]
Remarks Thursday 27th October 1853

6.30 Main topgallant stay carried away. In main topgallant sail and spliced do. Set the sail

8.30 Out 2nd reef of topsails

Noon 30.15 71°

5.30 Mustered at quarters

11.20 Latitude by “Achenar “ 22 degrees 41 minutes S

Midnight 31.12 71°

Remarks Friday 28th October

Watch employed making boom mats

Sailmaker making smoke sail

Noon 30.08 72°

PM 1.0 Tacked

1.37 altered course to N by W

7.0 Tacked in 1st reef of topsails

8.30 Latitude by Formalhaut 23.30 S
9.5 do by Algenib – 23.41 S

In jib ans spanker

Midnight

[Page 113]
Remarks Saturday 28th October 1853

2.0 Wore
Tried for soundings every 10 miles [indecipherable]200

11.30 Tacked. Hove to

Noon 30.03 73°

P.M. 1.10 Wore. Shaped course to NW by N crossed royal yards and set the sails
[indecipherable] starboard studsails, up weather clew of mainsail in spanker
6.10 In studsails flying jib and 1st reef of topsails
6.51 In royals up coursesin topgt. Sails down jib set fore topmast staysail. Hauled to the wind on starboard tack, set main trysail

11.15 Latitude by Achenar 23.26 S

Midnight 30.04 70°

Remarks Sunday 29th October

AM
1.0 Wore
6.0 Out reefs and made all plain sail

10.0 Mustered by divisions
10.30 Squared yards altered course to N by W

Noon 30.04 75

PM 2.15 Altered course to N half W
Set starboard topmast and topgallant studsails
Sunset. In search of La Brilliant Reef
Nothing in sight from main royal yard. In studsails down flying jib

9.30 Up courses in royals down jib and hove to un starboard tack

Midnight 30.05 74°

[Page 114]
Remarks Monday 30th October 1853

AM
Lat. by Saturn 23.22 S
4.50 Filled and made all plain sail

Employed setting up royal rigging

Noon In search of La Brilliant Reef
Nothing in sight from masthead.

1.0 Tacked

Sunset nothing in sight from masthead
7.52 In royals and flying jib
11.7 Lat. by Achenar ~~55.46~~ 23° 40’ S

Midnight - Tacked

Tuesday 32st October 1853

AM 2.0 Lat. by Aldebaran 23.42 S
Daylight nothing in sight from masthead. Set royals and flying jib

8.30 Set main trysail and main topmast staysail

got whaler in bnoard to repair

noon

PM 2.30 Set starboard fore top and fore and main topmast staysail
3.0 Up mainsail in main trysail square yards and altered course to W half S
4.0 In studsails nothing in sight from main royal yard. Braced sharp up on starboard tack. Set mainsail
8.30 Lat. by [indecipherable] 23 – 0 S.
Midnight

[Page 115]
Remarks Wednesday 2st November [indecipherable]
AM 2.0 Tacked
9.20 Tacked

Exercised field piece crew firing at a target with shot and shell.

Noon Wore and braced sharp up on port tack.

4 5.0 Tacked
5.30 In royals flying jib and spanker
Mustered at quarters in 1st reef of topsails

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 3rd Nov.

5.0 Set royals and flying jib
7.0 Out reefs of topsailsset spanker main topmast staysail and main trysail

Exercised at general quarters and fire stations

Noon

PM 2.0 Altered course to NE by E
3.0 Obs land bearing N 11° W
3.55 In spanker and bore up N by W
6.30 Hauled up to E. Matthew Rock N by W 3 miles
7.0 Tacked. In 1st reef of topsails and spanker in topgallant sails down jib up mainsail

Midnight

[Page 116]
Remarks Friday 4th November 1854

AM 1.0 Wore

Daylight Matthew Rock N 18° W

7.30 Tacked
8.0 In spanker
9.35 Tacked
10.30 Observed a barque on lee quarter standing to the South
11.40 Wore and hove to.

Noon

PM
Tacked, up wore, shortened and made, trimmed sail, and altered course as requisite Surveying

6.30 Wore close under NW Pt. of Matthew Rock 4[indecipherable] faths. In 2nd reef of topsails

9.0 Up mainsail set main trysail

10.30 Down jib

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 5th November 1854

6.30 Set mainsail ~~indecipherable~~ in main trysail
7.30 Up mainsail set main trysail

10.0 Set mainsail
Watch painting copes
Noon

PM
1.15 Set topgallant sails up mainsail

Midnight

[Page 117]
Remarks Sunday 6th November 1854

AM
7.20 [indecipherable] reefs of fore topsail

10.0 Mustered per open list and read articles of war to ships company

Noon

PM
2.15 Bore up and shaped course N by N ½ N Squared yards and made all plain sail and both main topgt and fore topmast studsails
6.40 In studsails
7.0 Alter course to West
8.30 Alter course to W ½ S

Midnight

Remarks Monday 7th November 1854

AM
7.10 Observed land [indecipherable] [indecipherable] S 63° W
Altered course to South

8.45 Altered course to NW
10.0 Altered course to WSW
11.15 Up foresail and hove to on Port tack 135 fath : s.

Noon

PM 1.0 Filled sounding as requisite
Tacked as requisite working up for the anchorage –
3.30 Shortened sail and came to with B.B. Moored ship in 71/2 fath. Sand
4 shackles on each cable (NW and [indecipherable])
Furled sails down topgt and royal yds.
Out whaler.
Anchorage
[indecipherable] Bay and Mission House – 63.30
[indecipherable] [indecipherable] and do ------144.53
Mission H. and [indecipherable] Bay 114.23
Midnight Mission House N 27° E

[Page 118]
Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Friday 8th November 1853

AM
Out pinnace and yawl
Employed watering ship
Setting up topmast rigging [indecipherable] &c
[indecipherable] in fore rigging &c

Noon 30.10 - 77°

PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.10 - 76°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Wednesday 9th

AM
Employed as yeaterday

Noon 30.10 - 77°

P. M.
Employed as before noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.11 - 74°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Thursday 10th

AM
Employed watering ship
Setting up fore rigging and c –
Sailmaker repairing topgallant sails

Noon

P.M. Setting up topgallant and royal rigging and rattling down

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Friday 11th

AM Employed watering ship
Rattling down topmast rigging turning in topmast backstays &c
Sailmaker repairing main topgallant sail
Noon 30.01 - 78°

PM.
Emp. As before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 119]
Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Saturday 12th November 1853

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.97 - 78°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.96 - 74°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Sunday 13th November

AM 4.5 Experience the shock of an earthquake which lasted about ½ minute, and resembled the motion of a ship dragging her anchor over a rocky bottom. 8.0 Arrived the London Missionaries barque “John Williams” from Lifu. 10.0 Mustered by divisions and performed divine service
Noon 29.92 . 77°

P.M
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.89 - 75°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Monday 14th November 1853

AM Sent ships company on shore to wash clothes.

Noon 29.87 - 76°

PM
Ships company on shore employed in washing clothes
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Tuesday 15th November 1853

AM
Pinnace proceeded round the Island with 1 weeks provisions
Boats away surveying
Noon 29.80 - 79°

PM
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Carpenter making boats mast
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.76 - 74

[Page 120]
Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Wednesday 16th November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Carpenters as requisite
Noon 29.78 - 78 –
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.80 - 74°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Thursday 17th November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Employed refitting main topsail
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.85 - 70°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Friday 18th November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Noon
PM
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Saturday 19th November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.92 - 77°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 121]
Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Sunday 20th November 1853

Mustered by divisions and Performed divine Service

Noon - 29.95 - 77

PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.95 . 76°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Monday 21st November 1853
AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters repairing gratings
Sailmaker repairing boats sails
Noon 29.95 . 76
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.94 . 75°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Tuesday 22nd November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Pinnace returned
Noon 29.93 - 78°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Wednesday 23rd November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters employed repairing Pinnace – Sailmaker repairing Pinnace awning
Noon 29.85 - 78°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 122]
Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Thursday 24th November 1853

AM
Employed watering ship
Pinnace and galley away surveying
Noon 29.93 - 78°
PM
Employed as before noon
Completed water to 69 tons
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.93 - 76°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Friday 25th November 1853

AM
Employed making and mending clothes
Carpenters making gratings
Noon 29.85 . 75
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.81 75°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Saturday 26th November 1853

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Boats away surveying
Noon 29.80 - 79°

PM
Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 23.77 76°

Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Sunday 27th November 1853

AM
8.0 Crossed topgallant yards
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list and performed Divine Service

Noon

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 123]
Remarks Moored in Aneitaum Harbour Monday 28th November 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Noon
Ba. 29.90
Ther 80°

PM
Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.92 - 76°

Remarks Tuesday 29th November 1853

AM Unmoored ship and shortened in cable. In yawl
Crossed royal yards
8.30 Weighed and made sail standing out of harbour sounding
11.30 Up courses
Noon Tanna n 34° W
[indecipherable] Pt – 47.33 Haycock
Haycock – 33.37 Beacon Tree S76° E
[indecipherable][indecipherable]. 18.34 [indecipherable] Pt
29.90 - 78°

PM 12.30 The wind being light and ship drifting toward the reef lowered boats and sent them ahead to tow
12.50 Up boats and trimmed to a breeze from the SE
Shortened made and trimmed sail as required surveying Aneitaum
4.45 [indecipherable] of Aneitaum 085 E S 27 W
8.0 Hove to
Observed the volcano of Tanna in [indecipherable]
Mid. 29.95 76°

[Page 124]
Remarks Wednesday 30th November

AM
4.40 Filled and made all plain sail [indecipherable] of Aneitaum S 3° E
Centre of Erroman N 34° E
9.0 Observed a schooner standing to the Northward
Employed sounding &c
Noon 29.95 - 78

PM
Shortened and made sail tacked and sounded as requisite
6.24 [indecipherable] Aneitaum 78.40 [indecipherable]
Mt Patrick - 15.0 -
Centre of Erroman N 16° E
Volcano of Tanna N 50° W

Midnight 29.91 - 76°

Remarks Thursday 1st December

Made, shortened and trimmed sail as requisite, Sounding off Aneitaum

Knobby Pt [indecipherable] Peak – West
[indecipherable] 64.52 [indecipherable]
----111° 30 [indecipherable]
Noon 29.97 79°

PM
Tacked as requisite

7.0 Exmes. of Aneitaum

S 22° W
N 83° W
Midnight

[Page 124]
Remarks Friday 2nd December 1853

AM
1.15 Observed the island of Erroman on lee bow.
3. In royals up courses
4.30 Erroman ~~E by N~~ N by E
Trimmed as requisite sounding the SW side of Erroman soundings as per deck book
Stood into the bay and sounded in 84 fath half cable from shore not finding convenient anchorage stood out nand hove to.
8.30 Captain and assistant surveyors proceeded on shore Noon. PM
Shortened made and trimmed sail as requisite sounding round the island
4.0 Boats returned up ditto.
4.30 NE Cone s 27° E 15° 12 SW cone
10.0 Tacked hove to Midnight Remarks Saturday 3rd December AM 1.0 Erroman [indecipherable]
4.30 Wore set royals and flying jib
Captain and assistant surveyors left the ship
Standing off and on surveying around Fortoona
Fired two guns for base Noon PM
Tacked as requisite working around the island
3.30 Boats returned up ditto
Shaped course SSW half W
6.35 [indecipherable] per [indecipherable] 11° 10’ E
8.15 Observed the Volcano of Tanna in action bearing West
10.50 Tanna Volcano W by S Midnight
[Page 126] Remarks Sunday 4th December AM
Tried for sounding [indecipherable] and [indecipherable] every 2 hours
8.0 [indecipherable] xem Aneitaum N 88° E
[indecipherable] 20 – 28 [indecipherable]
Mustered by divisions Noon [indecipherable] Aneitaum N 52° E
[indecipherable] N 65° E PM 5.0 Wind shifted suddenly to WSW
[indecipherable] lightning to the Eastward
8.30 Lat by Achenar 20° 40’ S
Trimmed as requisite to light airs Midnight 29.89 78° Remarks Monday 5th December AM<
2.0 Latitude by Sirius 20 ° 53’ S Obs numerous flying fish Noon PM 3.30 Braced sharp up on starboard tack to a breeze from the Southward 6.45 Braced round on port tack
[indecipherable] lightning to the SE

8.40 Latitude by Achenar 21° 30’ S

Midnight 29.85 - 76

[Page 127]
Remarks Tuesday 6th December

8.0 Punished John Digby private (R. M.) with 36 lashes for quarreling and disobeying his superior officer

Noon 29.85 82°

PM
12.15 Obs land bearing West
1.0 Trimmed and set port top and topgallant studsails
3.0 Altered course to West
7.30 Hauled to the wind on Port tack[indecipherable][indecipherable] N 60 W
[indecipherable][indecipherable] N48° E
In studsails royals flying jib up mainsail

Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 7th Dec.

AM
2.40 Latitude by Pollux 21 – 49 S
Sounding as requisite [indecipherable]
8.0 Captain and assistant surveyor left the ship

Standing off and on in sight of boats

Noon SW xme S 85° E
West Pk 16.13 SW [indecipherable]
[indecipherable]xm 87.10 West Pk

PM 1.30 Up courses in spanker royals and flying jib

3.15 Tacked and stood in for boats
3.30 Wore and hove to on port tack boats returned up ditto
4.0 Made sail on port tack
10.45 Exercised at general quarters
11.30 Tacked. Land in sight from W by S to S by W
Midnight

[Page 128]
Remarks Thursday 8th Dec.

Daylight observed land New Caledonia from S by W to W by S.

Noon Bore up SE to a light air from the Northward

Noon 29.80 – 80

PM 7.0 Tacked. In royals flying jib and main topmast staysail
10.30 Departed this life John Moran Capt. Cox.

Mid.

Remarks Friday 9th December

AM
5.0 Obs the Peak of the I of Pines s 23° W
Set royals and flying jib
10.0 Wore

Noon 28.83 - 77°

PM 1.30 Up mainsail hove to committed the body of deceased John Moran to the deep.

2.0 Out pinnace and yawl filled set mainsail standing for Calliop channel boats in tow.
7.0 Moor ship in Port Albert in 7f. 50f on each cable.

Midnight

[Page 129]
Remarks. Moored in Port Albert I of Pines Saturday 10th December 1853

AM [indecipherable] Observation Id. S25°W
[indecipherable] 77.20 [indecipherable]
Sent pinnace yawl 1st galley and gig to survey Port Victoria and the North side of I of Pines
Employed setting up the fore topgallant rigging
Noon 28.87 - 77°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.87 - 74°

Remarks Sunday 11th

AM
10.0 Mustered by Divisions

Noon 29.88 77°
PM

Sunset up boats

Midnight 29.87 - 76°

Remarks Monday 12th

AM
Boats away surveying
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Employed scrubbing ships side

Noon 29.91 - 78°
P.M.
Employed as in the forenoon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.96 74°

Remarks Tuesday 13th

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed setting up topgallant rigging
Carpenters on shore cutting wood
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Noon 30.00 - 76°
P. M. Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats

Midnight 30.00 - 72°

[Page 130]
Remarks. Moored in Port Albert I of Pines Wednesday 14th Dec. 1853

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed clearing sail room
Carpenters on shore cutting wood
[indecipherable] spare sails
Noon 30.00 76°

PM
Employed stowing sail room &c
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.94 76°

Remarks Thursday 15th

AM
Employed mending ratlines of fore and main rigging
Sailmaker repairing flying jib
Carpenters on shore cutting wood
Noon 29.95 - 80°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.96 75°

Remarks Friday 16th

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters on shore cutting wood
Noon 29.96 - 77°
PM Boats away surveying
Pinnace and first galley return
Sunset moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 17th

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning ship
Carpenters on shore cutting wood
Noon 30-01 79°
PM.
Yawl and gig returned
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 131]
Remarks. Moored in Port Albert I of Pines Sunday 18th December 1853

AM
10.0 Mustered per open list and read Articles of War to ships company
Noon - 29.92 76°
P.M
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.96 - 75°

Remarks Monday 19th

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters on shore cutting spars

Noon 29.88 - 78°
P.M Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
In pinnace and yawl

Midnight 29.90 - 77°

Remarks Tuesday 20th December

AM 4.0 Unmoored and hove short on S. B.
6.0 Weighed and made all plain sail Standing out of Port Albert
8.0 Peak N 20 – 20 E distant 8.7
9.30 Sounded in 190 fath.
Up mainsail down flying ji9b
11.45 Trimmed and altered course to W by S
Noon

PM 1.30 Observed breakers ahead Altered course and sounded as requisite [indecipherable] standing for the South xme of barrier reef of New Caledonia
3.30 Wore shaped course Sw by S
4.0 In royals furled spanker
5.30 In 1st reef of topsails and fore and mizzen topgallant sails
7.50 Set fore topgallant sail

Midnight

[Page132]
Remarks Wednesday 21st Dec.

4.50 Out reefs of topsails set mizzen topgallant sail
7.50 Set port fore topmast studsail
9.0 Set port topgallant studsail and maintopmast staysail
Noon
PM 12.30 Set main topmast studsail
7.0 In topgallant and main topmaststudsail
8.0 In royals and flying jib set spanker
11.15 Latitude by Bellatrix 25.44S
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 22nd Dec.

AM 3.0 Trimmed set royals and all port studsails in spanker down main topmast staysail
5.20 Lat by [indecipherable] [indecipherable] [indecipherable] 26° . 15’ S
Carpenter repairing whaler
Sold at the mast the effects of the late John Moran
Noon 30 – 02 - 77°

PM 1.0 In [indecipherable] studsail trimmed set main topmast staysail
7.0 Set main trysail
9.0 Lat by Aldebaran 26.26 S
Trimmed down main topmast staysail
Midnight 29.95 73°

[Page 133]
Remarks Friday 23rd December 1853

AM 2.0 In port studsails set starboard ditto trimmed
4.0 Latitude by [indecipherable] 26.39 S Set lower studsail
8.0 Bent and set main topgallant and royal staysails
Noon. 29.97 - 76°

PM
3.0 Tried for soundings [indecipherable] temperature 43° surface 73° air 79°
Direction of line SSW indicating a NNE current

Trimmed and made sail as requisite to light var. winds

Midnight

Remarks Saturday 24th December

6.30 Latitude by [indecipherable] 27.24 S
Sailmaker repairing main topmast staysail

Noon

9.0 In topgallant studsails up mainsail in spanker

Midnight

[Page134]
Remarks Sunday 25th December

AM
0.10 In royals flying jib and studsailsup mainsail
3.30 Down jib set foresail
5.30 No appearance of beoken water
9.0 In mizzen topgallantsail
Mustered per open list
Noon

2.30 Trimmed set spanker
4.0 Trimmed
4.30 Set royals and flying jib
5.0 Observed Lord Howe Isd bearing S by W
6.30 In royals and flying jib
Midnight - Tacked

Remarks Monday 26th December

Daylight Lord Howe Island W by S
8.0 Working up for anchorage
9.0 Came to in 14 fath out yawl
Mutton Bird Id. S55 E
Mt Lidgbird S 12 E
North Peak -- N 85 W
Noon

PM
Sailmaker repairing main topmast studsail
Sunset in yawl up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 135]
Remarks Tuesday 27th December

4.0 Sent a boat on shore for stragglers
4.30 Weighed and made all plain sail
Altered course as requisite
Sounding
Sailmaker repairing main topmast studsail
Carpenters repairing capstan

Noon

Sounding round the Island
5.10 Boats returned up ditto
5.30 Tacked
6.45 Observatory point bearing S 22° E [indecipherable] shaped course and set P. log.
9.0 In royals and flying jib
11.10 In topgallant sails up mainsail

Noon. (nights [indecipherable])

Remarks Wednesday 28th Dec.

2.15 Set mainsail and topgallant sails
Day light Lord Howe Isd E ½ S V 40’
7.0 Set royals flying jib and main topmast staysail
8.0 Mt Gower N 88° E
9.30 Lost sight of Lord Howe Isd. From the deck
11.0 In royals and flying jib
11.30 Hove to and tried for soundings [indecipherable] Sailmaker repairing [indecipherable] sails
Noon 30 – 05 72°

PM 1.0 Set royals and flying jib
3.0 Altered course to SW trimmed
4.45 Trimmed set port topmast and topgallant studsailsand main topgallant and royalstaysails
9.15 Trimmed down staysails
11.0 Trimmed set port lower studsail

Midnight

[Page 136]
Remarks Thursday 29th December

AM
5.0 Trimmed up mainsail in spanker
6.0 Trimmed set starboard fore topmast studsail
9.0 In all studsails
10.0 Trimmed set mainsail

Noon

PM
12.50 Altered course to SW by S
2.0 In lower studsail trimmed

Starboard studsails set

Midnight

Remarks Friday 30th December

5.0 Variation per [indecipherable]. 9.40 E
Employed on scraping masts and booms
Carpenter repairing capstan
Sailmaker repairing studsails
Noon

PM
1.0 In studsails trimmed
4.0 Trimmed
5.30 Set starboard studsails
7.0 Altered course to WSW
8.20 In all studsails trimmed
11.0 Braced round to a breze from SSE

Midnight 30.05 74°

[Page 137]
Remarks Saturday 31st December 1853

5.0 Set port topmast and topgallant studsails
6.0 Set main topmast and topgallant staysails
Employed in scrubbing ships side
9.30 Trimmed
Noon

PM
1.0 Altered course to West squared yards and set port lower and starboard topgallant studsauls
In spanker, down and unbend middle staysails
7.0 Trimmed
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 1st January 1854

AM
4.30 Observed land ahead
Variation per azimuth 10.33 E
7.30 Sounded in 54 fath dark sand
8.30 Observed Sydney Lighthouse SW by S
Noon 30.08 72°

PM Altered course as requisite running up Port Jackson
2.0 Came to with B.B in Farm Cove and moored ship with swivel 50 fath on each cable
Found at anchor H. M. Ships Calliope and Torch and the American corvette Vincennes
Down topgallant and royal yards Lighthouse bearing N 76° E
Fort Macquarie Flagstaff N 54° W
Midnight 30.00 70°

[Page 138]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Monday 2nd January 1854

AM
Employed as requisite
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Noon 29.97 75°

P.M
Out pinnace and yawl
Employed returning [indecipherable]
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 75°

Remarks Tuesday 3rd

AM
4.0 Laid out hawsers and commenced swinging ship for local deviation
8.0 Finished do. Weighed kedges
8.30 Loosed sails unbent small do. And removed studsail gear
Noon 29.88 77°
PM Employed as before noon
Unbent sails
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.10 66°

Remarks Wednesday 4th

AM
Employed scraping masts and booms blacking down &c

Noon 30.13 77°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Gave starboard watch liberty

Midnight 30.18 65°

Remarks Thursday 5th

AM
Employed as most requisite

NOON
PM.
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 139]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Friday 6th January

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Noon 30.12 - 71°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 . 69°

Remarks Saturday 7th

AM
One watch on shore
Employed as most requisite

Noon 30.00 . 70°

P.M.
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.85 . 71°

Remarks Sunday 8th

AM
Sailed the United States corvette ‘Vincennes’
Mustered per open list and read Articles of war to ships company
Noon 29.86 . 70

PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.90 - 69°

Remarks Monday 9th

AM Observed a brig ashore on Fort Macquarie Point and sent a boat to the Assistance of ditto.
Sailmaker repairing studsails
Noon 30.13 - 65°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.20 - 64°

[Page 140]
Remarks Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 10th January 1854

AM
Employed painting ship
Sailmaker repairing fore topgallant sail
Carpenters repairing accommodation ladder
Noon 30.32 . 69
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.15 65°

Remarks Wednesday 11th

AM
Sailed the mail steamer ‘Harbinger’
Employed painting ship
Noon 30.12 - 72°
PM.
Employed as before noon
Midnight 29.86 - 72°

Remarks Thursday 12th

AM
Employed painting ship
Sailmaker repairing main deck awning
Carpenter repairing accommodation ladder
Noon 29.90 - 86°

PM. Employed as before noon
6.0 29.98 . 68°
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Friday 13th

a.M
Employed painting ship
Artificers as requisite
Noon 30-08 . 71°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 141]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sydney Saturday 14th January 1854

AM
Employed painting ship
Sailmaker repairing main deck awning
Ropemaker on shore at Fort Macquarie making spunyarn
Noon
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Sunday 15th

AM
Mustered per open list
Performed divine service
Noon 29.89 - 76°

Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 29.88 . 72°

Remarks Monday 16th

AM Employed in painting and watering ship
Sailmaker altering boats sails
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Noon 29.87 - 76°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.93 - 68°

Remarks Tuesday 17th

AM
Employed in painting and watering ship
Artificers as yesterday
Noon
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page142]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sydney Wednesday 18th January 1854

AM
Employed painting masts and Ropemaker on shore making spunyarn
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 19th

AM
Employed painting main deck
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Noon 29.88 . 74°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.71 - 71°

Remarks Friday 20th

AM
Employed scraping masts and booms
Ropemaker as yesterday
Noon 29.75 . 69°
P.M
Employed as before noon and scraping and blacking shot
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.72 - 67°

Remarks Saturday 21st

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.51 - 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.64 - 59°

[Page 143]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sunday 22nd January 1854

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Noon 29.75 - 66°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Monday 23rd

AM
Employed painting main deck watering ship
Sent a party to assist H M. S Torch
Sailmaker repairing fore and main topsails
Noon 29.76 - 69°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.65 - 68°

Remarks Tuesday 24th

AM
Employed as most requisite
Carpenters repairing poop cabins
Sailmakers repairing topsails
Noon 29.58 - 88
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.80 - 75°

Remarks Wednesday 25th

AM
Crew employed as most requisite
Carpenter and sailmaker as yesterday
Noon 29.97 - 73°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.80 . 72°

[Page 144]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Thursday 26th January 1854
AM
Employed as requisite
Noon 29.95 . 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
9.0 Fired 12 blue lights and 8 rockets in honour of the anniversary of the founding of the colony of New South Wales.
Midnight 30.11 - 69°

Remarks Friday 27th

AM
Employed making mats &c
Carpenters altering poop cabin
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Noon 30.21 - 74°
PM
Sailed H. M. S. Acheron for Newcastle
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.10 - 70°

Remarks Saturday 28th

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30.07 - 76
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 29th

AM
Mustered by divisions and per open list
Performed Divine Service
Noon 29.96 - 76°
PM
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.86 - 73°

[Page 145]
Remarks Farm Cove Port Jackson Monday 30th January

AM
Employed making mats &c
Carpenters altering poop cabins Ropemaker making spunyarn
Noon 29.84 . 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 31st January

AM
Artificers employed as yesterday
Employed making mats
Noon 29.72 . 80°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.92 . 69°

Remarks Wednesday 1st February

AM
Artificers employed as yesterday
Employed making mats
Noon 30.05 - 67°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.03 - 68°

Remarks Thursday 2nd

AM
Employed watering &c
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 30.05 - 69°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Arrived H. M. S.”Acheron”
Midnight 30.02 - 65°

[Page 146]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Friday 3rd February 1854

AM
Employed making mats
Sailmaker making [indecipherable]
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Carpenters altering poop cabins
Noon30.00 - 70°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.92 - 70°

Remarks Saturday 4th

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.97 - 68°
PM
Employed as before noon
Fishing party away
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.00 - 65°

Remarks Sunday 5th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Noon
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Monday 6th

AM
Employed making mats &c
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Carpenters variously employed
Noon
PM Emp. As before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 147]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Port Jackson Tuesday 7th February 1854

AM
Employed making mats
Carpenters variously employed
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Noon
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 8th

AM
Crew and artificers employed as requisite
Noon
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Thursday 9th

AM
Fishing party away
Crew and artificers employed as requisite
Noon 29.94 73°
PM
Employed as before noon
Observed the American Steam Vessel New Orleans aground sent an officer and boats crew to her assistance
Being ebb could not get her off till flood tide
Midnight 30.08 69°

Remarks Friday 10th

AM 4.30 Sent a party to the assistance of the New Orleans which hove her off and anchored in deep water
Sailmaker repairing windsails
Carpenters as requisite
Noon 30.11 - 71°
PM
Sent a working party on board “Torch”
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight

[Page 148]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove P. Jackson Saturday 11th February 1854

AM Sent a party on board “Torch”
Mustered per open list
Noon 29.97 - 70°
PM 2.0 His excellency the governors general and suite paid an official visit to the ship, and was on leaving the ship saluted with 17 guns
The governor and suite attended by Captains Denham and Jennings in the “Torch” steam tender proceeded to the Heads and inspected the fortifications building there
6.30 H. M. S. Torch returned and anchored
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 12th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions

Noon 30.10 - 71°
P.M.
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.06 - 70°

Remarks Monday 13th

A.M.
Employed drawing Boatswains stores
Carpenter making spunyarn

Noon 30.20 - 71°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sailmaker altering foresail
Midnight 30.24 - 69°

Remarks Tuesday 14th

AM
Crew employed as most requisite
Artificers as requisite
Noon 30.20 - 69°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.12 - 69°

[Page 149]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sydney Wednesday 15th February 1854

AM
Employed as requisite
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Sailmaker altering fore course
Noon 30.05 - 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.01 - 72°

Remarks Thursday 16th

AM
Employed as most requisite
Artificers as most requisite
Noon 29.90 - 71°
PM
Employed as before noon
Noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30 - 00 - 72°

Remarks Friday 17th

AM Sent a party to commissariat stores to open out shake and remake up all the sails therin, and to trice them up off the flooring per order of Captain Denham
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 29.82 - 70°
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats

Midnight 30.15 - 68°

Remarks Saturday 18th

AM Employed cleaning ship
Sailmaker altering fore course
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Carpenters caulking upper deck
Noon 30.28 - 69°
PM
Employed as before noon
Midnight

[Page 150]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sunday 19th February 1854

AM
Mustered by Divisions and Performed Divine Service
Noon 30.25 - 71°

PM
5.0 Observed the American bark Julia Ann aground on [indecipherable] Point. Sent an officer and 12 men to her assistance; it being low water, laid out a bower anchor and at 8.0 hove her off, and anchored her in deep water
Midnight 30.22 - 65°

Remarks Monday 20th

AM
Employed watering &c.
Sailmaker altering mizen topsail
Carpenters sawing plank
Noon 30.22 - 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.14 - 69°

Remarks Tuesday 21st

AM
Employed watering ship
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 30.20 - 74°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 151]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Thursday 23rd February 1854

AM
Employed as most requisite
Sailmaker altering sails
Carpenter sawing plank
Ropemaker making lashings
Noon 30.12 - 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-00 - 72°

Remarks Friday 24th

AM
Employed fitting new sails
Artificers as requisite as yesterday
Noon 30-08 - 76°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 - 70°

Remarks Saturday 25th

AM Employed cleaning ship
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 30.07 - 76°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.98 - 78°

Remarks Sunday 26th

AM
10.0 Read articles of war to ships company and mustered per open list
Noon 29.76 - 73°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.73 - 72°

[Page 152]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Monday 27th February

AM
Exercised at general quarters
Sailmaker altering mainsail and mizen topsail
Carpenters sawing plank
Ropemaker working up junk
Noon 29.71 - 81°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.70 - 72°

Remarks Tuesday 28th

AM
Crew and artificers emp. as yesterday
Noon 29.75 - 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sent officers and boats crews to Tender (“Torch”)
Sunset moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 29th 1st March

AM
Crew employed as requisite
Sailmaker making new royals and windsails
Carpenter sawing plank
Ropemaker working up junk
Noon 30-09 - 65°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30-15 - 69°

Remarks Thursday 2nd March

AM Sent a party to assist rigging the Adelaide screw steamer
Artificers as requisite
Noon 30-21 - 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30-12 - 72

[Page 153]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Friday 3rd March

AM
Employed as most requisite
Sailmaker making royals
Ropemaker working up junk
Carpenters sawing up plank
Noon 30.10 - 73°
PM His Excellency the Governor General embarked on board H. M. S. Calliope, and was saluted with 17 guns. Manned yards
Midnight 29.95 - 70°

Remarks Saturday 4th

AM 5.0 Sent a party on board H. M. S. “Acheron”.
7.30 Acheron weighed and took H. M. S. Calliope in tow and steamed out of harbour
10.30 H. M. S. Acheron came in
Noon 29.88 - 74°
PM Employed on board Acheron
Sunset up and moored boats.
Midnight 29.97 - 72°

Remarks Sunday 5th

Noon 29.97 - 68°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Monday 6th

AM
Employed coaling ship
Sailmaker making royals
Carpenter sawing plank
Noon 29.95 - 66°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight

[Page 154]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Friday 7th March

AM
Employed provisioning ship
Sailmaker making royals
Carpenters employed as requisite
Noon 29.92 - 66°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.90 -66°

Remarks Wednesday 8th

AM
Employed cleaning holds and provisioning ship
Sailmaker making royals
Noon 29.91 - 68°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.83 - 71°

Remarks Thursday 9th

AM
Employed provisioning ship
Sailmaker making royals
Carpenters variously employed
Noon 29.71 - 74°
PM
Employed as before noon and stowing holds
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.75 - 72°

Remarks Friday 10th

AM Sent a party to assist the “Adelaide” Steamer
Artificers as yesterday
Noon
P. M. Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight

[Page 155]
Remarks Port Jackson – Sydney Saturday 11th March

AM
Employed cleaning ship watering&c.
Sailmaker making royals
Carpenters variously employed
N00n 29.82 - 70°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.85 - 71

Remarks Sunday 12th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and open list
Performed divine Service
Noon 29.82 - 80°
PM
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.69 - 74°

Remarks Monday 13th

AM Sent a party on board H. M. S. “Acheron”
Employed watering
Sailmaker making windsailsCarpenter as requisite
Noon 29.72 - 93°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.71 - 70°

Remarks Tuesday 14th

AM Sent a party on board the steamer “Adelaide”
Employed watering
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon 29.95 - 71°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Noon 30.01 - 71°

[Page 156]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Wednesday 15th

AM
Sent a party to the assistance of the steam ship Adelaide
Employed as watering
Sailmaker making windsails
Carpenter about poop cabins
Noon 30.05 - 72
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.00 - 72

Remarks Thursday 16th March 1854

AM Employed provisioning ship
Sailmaker making windsails
Carpenters employed as requisite
Noon 30.00 - 68°
PM Employed as before noon
10.0 Arrived the contract mail steamer Chusan
Midnight 30.00 - 67°

Remarks Friday 17th

AM Employed receiving stores from the Chusan
Sailmaker making windsails
Carpenters as requisite
Noon 29.95 - 69°
PM
Employed cleaning ship and as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.97 - 70°
P. M.
Sent a boats crew and officer to detain the Dutch ship Henderick Jan
Sunset moored boats

[Page 157]
Remarks Port Jackson. Sydney Sunday 19th March

10.0 Mustered by Divisions
Noon 29.67 75°
PM
Sunset moored boats

Midnight

Remarks Monday 20th

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Noon 29.52 - 70°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.51 - 61°

Remarks Tuesday 21st

AM
Housed topgallant masts Sailed the mail steamer “Chusan”
Secured foremast with [indecipherable] and tackles, came up fore stays and enclothed bowsprit
Employed fitting new forestay and bobstay collars
Carpenters securing bowsprit cap and repairing chocks of bowsprit
Noon
Midnight 29.60 - 66°

Remarks Wednesday 22nd

AM
Employed clothing bowsprit setting up fore stays bobstays &c
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon 29.56 - 66°
PM
Employed as before noon out jib boom
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.62 - 63°

[Page 158]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Thursday 23rd March 1854

AM Fidded topgallant masts out flying boom
Employed setting up topmast and topgallant rigging and backstays, jib and flying guy
Carpenters repairing dingey
Noon 29.63 - 64°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.83 - 62°

Remarks Friday 24th

AM
Employed reeving running gear, drawing stores from Commissariat and painting ship
Noon 30.00 - 72
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.98 - 68°

Remarks Saturday 25

AM
6.0 Bent sails
Employed painting ship
Bending small sails &c.
Noon 29.84 - 68°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.12 - 67°

Remarks Sunday 28th

AM
10.30 Mustered per open list and read articles of war to ships company
Noon 29.90 - 74°
PM
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.93 - 68°

[Page 159]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Wednesday 27th March 1854

AM
Exercised at general quarters
Artificers emp. as requisite
Carpenter repairing gig
Noon 29.72 - 70°
PM
Exercised newly raised men at musket drill
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.76 - 70°

Remarks Tuesday 28th

AM
Employed as most requisite
Carpenters repairing dingy
Noon 29.77 - 70°
PM
Employed making and mending clothes
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.68 - 61°

Remarks Wednesday 29th

AM
8.0 Loosen sails
Carpenters repairing dingey
Employed painting ship and as requisite
Noon 29.83 - 65°
PM
Furled sails
Employed as before noon and making up small sails
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.00 - 66°

Remarks Thursday 30th

AM
Exercised marines at musket drill firing blank cartridge
Carpenters fitting pinnaces carronade slide
Noon 30.06 - 55°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.15 - 57°

[Page 160]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Friday 31st March 1854

AM
8.0 Loosen sail to dry.
Crew employed as most req.
Exercised young gentlemen at musket drill
Carpenter fitting cutter
Noon 30.22 - 66°
PM 1.0 Furled sails
Employed unbending and making up small sails
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.22 - 67°

Remarks Sun 1st April

AM Sent an officer and boats crew, on board the “Leonidas” to take her to the heads, the crew having refused to take her to sea.
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30.31 - 69°
PM. Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.30 - 68°

Sunday 2nd April
AM
10.30 Mustered by divisions and performed divine Service
Noon 30-34 - 69°
PM
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.39 - 69°

Monday 3rd
AM
Employed as most requisite
Sailmaker making tent cover
Exercised at gun drill new crew men
Noon 30-43 - 70°
PM
Employed making and mending clothes
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.43 - 65°

[Page 161]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Tuesday 4th

AM 8.0 Loosen sails
Exercised all the small arms men and boys at musket drill
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon 30.42 - 67
PM 1.0 Furled sails
Employed as most requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.33 - 68°

Wednesday 5th

AM
Exercised manning and crewing boats
Carpenters repairing Pinnace
Noon 30-36 - 71
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30-31 - 69°

Thursday 6th

AM
Exercised 2nd divisions of small arms men firing at a mark with blank cartridge
Artificers as requisite
Noon 30.24 - 68
PM
Crew variously employed
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 30.23 - 67°

Friday 7th

AM
Expended manning and securing boats, firing at a target with great guns and small arms
11.0 Arrived H. M. S. “Torch”
Noon 29.92 - 66°
PM Employed making and mending clothes. Carpenters repairing pumps
Midnight 29.90 - 66°

[Page 162]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Saturday 8th April

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.91 - 68°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.82 - 71°

Sunday 9th

AM
10.30 Mustered per open list
Noon 29.71 - 74°
PM Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Monday 10th
AM
Supplyed H. M. S. Torch with sea stores.
Employed making and mending clothes.
Noon 30-10 - 70°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.20 - 67°

Tuesday 11th
AM
Exercised newly raised men at great gun drill
10.0 Loosen sails
Blacksmith at forge
Noon 29.84 - 70°
PM 1.0 Furled sails
Artificers as before noon
Midnight 29.85 - 71°

[Page163]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Wednesday 12th

AM Crew variously employed
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Blacksmith at forge repairing ironwork
Noon 29.82 - 80°
PM Employed as before noon
Sent fishing party away
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.89 - 74°

Thursday 13th
AM Employed cleaning store rooms and cleaning present supplies for natives
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Carpenters repairing ladders
Blacksmitha at forge
Noon 30-24 - 73°
PM 1.0 Furled sails
Employed as before noon and made up small sails
Supplied Tender “Torch” with a portion of the presents
Midnight 30-23 - 69°

Friday 14th
AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and Performed Divine Service
Noon 30-20 - 71°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-21 - 71°

Saturday 15th
AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30-13 - 68°
PM 1.0 Sent fishing party away
Sunset fishing party returned up and moored boats
Midnight 30-15 - 67°

[Page 164]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Sunday 16th April 1854
AM
Mustered per open list and read articles of war to ships company
Noon 31-13 - 68°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Monday 17th
AM
Employed making and mending clothes
Noon 30-10 - 69°
PM 1.0 Sent a boat to the assistance of a boat capsized
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
9.0 Sent fishing party away
Midnight 30-00 - 68°

Remarks Tuesday 18th
AM Crew variously employed
Carpenters repairing ladder
Blacksmith at forge repairing iron work
Noon 29.90 - 72°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset moored boats
Midnight 29.93 - 67°

Remarks Wednesday 19
AM Exercised manning and crewing boats, and firing at a target with great guns and small arms
11.0 Sailed H. M. Tender “Torch”
Noon 29.96 - 64°
PM Employed washing and mending clothes
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.00 - 64°

[Page 165]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Thursday 20th 1854
AM
Crew variously employed
Sailmaker repairing hammocks
Blacksmith at forge
10.0 Loosen sails
Noon 29.93 - 69°
PM 2.0 Furled sails
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.98 - 62°

Remarks Friday 21st
AM
Employed watering and preparing for sea
Noon 30.02 - 71°
PM Employed bending small sails and as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 22nd
AM
Employed clothing bowsprit setting up bobstays fore stays &c
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon 29.56 - 66°
PM Employed as before noon out jib boom
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.62 - 63°

Remarks Sunday 23rd
AM Fidded top gallant masts and out flying booms
Employed in setting up topmast and topgallant rigging
Painting ship
Noon 29.63 - 63°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.83 - 65°

[Page 166]
Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Monday 24th April 1854
AM
6.0 Unmoored ship and hove to 24 fath. on S. B.
Up royal yards
Employed in cleaning and overhauling S. B. chain
Noon 29.83 - 75°
PM 1.0 Weighed and made all plain sail
1.20 H. M. S. Fantome made her No.
2.0 Ditto anchored in Farm Cove
5.0 Lower cutter and gig to tow
5.15 Shortened sail and came to in 7f.
6.0 Furled sails up cutter
Mid.

Remarks Tuesday 25
AM Got up S. B. cable emp. cleaning and examining do.
8.0 Down royal yards
Moored ship in 8 fath. with 4 shackles on each cable
Noon 29.80 - 70°
PM Anchorage angles
Lighthouse S56°E
---- 113-10 Bradley Hd
Employed making and mending clothes
Sunset down topgallant yards unbent topgallant sails and royals
Midnight 29.90 - 62°

Remarks Wednesday 26th
AM 8.0 Up topgallant yards
Aired bedding
Noon 29.95 - 65°
PM
Employed as requisite
Sunset up boats down topgallant yards
Midnight 29.94 - 63°

Remarks Thursday 27th
AM 8.0 Crossed topgallant yards
9.0 Crossed royal yards
Sailmaker making netting cover
Noon [indecipherable] 29.75 - 62°
PM
3.30. Down topgallant and royal yards
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 167]
Remarks Port Jackson Sydney Friday 28th April
AM 8.0 Out pinnace
Got up hemp cable employed fitting ditto.
Sailmakers making netting cover
11.30 Down topgallant and royal yards and bent the sails
Noon 29.91 - 65°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-15 - 58°

Remarks Saturday 29th
AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30-15 - 62°
PM Employed as before noon
3.0 In pinnace
4.0 Sailed H> M. S. Fantome
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 30th
AM
Up topgallant and royal yards
Mustered by divisions and open list and read articles of war to ships company
Noon 69.72 - 64°
PM
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.74 - 55°

Remarks Monday 1st May
AM 6.0 Unmoored ship down royal yards
Employed lacing on chafing mats
Noon 29.81 - 60°
PM
Employed as before noon and making and mending clothes
Midnight 29.75 -57°

Remarks Moored in Farm Cove Tuesday 2nd May 1854
AM Unmoored ship
Down royal yards
10.0 Down topgallant yards and main topgallant mast, employed fitting do. with traveller for flagstaff. Up main topgallant mastand setting up main t.g. rigging
Noon 29.75 - 61°
PM Employed as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.87 - 56°

Remarks Wednesday 3rd
AM Up topgallant yards
Loosen sails
Exercised boys at mizen topsail
Furled sails
Artificers employed as requisite
Noon 29.91 - 62°
PM Employed fitting new main lifts
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 - 60°

Remarks May 1854
AM Employed cleaning ship [indecipherable], fitting new main lift painting boats.
Carpenters repairing gratings
Noon 30-10 - 61°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 - 62°

Remarks Thursday 4th
Preparing for sea

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Remarks Friday 5th May /54

AM
10.30 Weighed and made all sail on port tack
Tacked as requisite, working out of Port Jackson
Noon. 29.90 - 59°
PM
[indecipherable] and made sail standing out
Sounding off Port Jackson
8.0 Braced up on port tack
Lighthouse – West
10.0 In 1st reef of topsails
Lighthouse WSW
Midnight 29.90 - 63 - SW by W ½ W

Remarks Saturday 6th May
AM
3.0 Light – SW by W
6.0 Tacked. Lighthouse West
8.0 Set topgallant sails and spanker
Set royals and flying jib
Employed sounding
Noon 30.00 - 62°
PM 1.15 In royals, tacked and souded in 135 fath.
3.30 Down royal yards
4.0 Lighthouse S64°W
Standing for Port Jackson Hds.
7.30 Shortened sail and came to in Farm Cove
and moored ship 3shackles on each cable in 7 fath
Furled sails
Midnight

[Page 170]
Remarks Moored in Farm CoveSunday 7th May 1854
AM
Mustered by divisions and performed divine Service
Noon 30.24 - 59
PM
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.16 - 58

Remarks Monday 8th
AM Down topgallant yards
Housed topgallant masts
In jib and flying booms
Employed securing bowsprit cap fitting mizen topgallant rigging [indecipherable]
Noon 30-10 64°
PM Employed as before noon completed water to 70 tons
out jib boom
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.00 - 58°

Remarks Tuesday 9th
AM out flying boomfidded topgallant masts
Employed staying topgallant masts, setting up rigging &c
Noon 29.97 - 59°
PM 12.50 Anchored the ~~French~~ frigate [indecipherable] Frederick 1.15 Unmoored
1.30 Weighed and made sail to topsails jib and spanker.
3.30 Shortened sail and came to Moored ship with 4 shackles on each cable in 10 fath. Furled sails
Midnight 29.90 - 56°

Remarks Wednesday 10th

AM 11.0 Obs. H. M. S. Calliope coming into harbour, exchanged news with do. Dutch frigate – her battery saluted the governor. Down topgallant yards.
Noon 29.99 - 56°
PM Employed as most requisite – Anchorage angles –

Lighthouse S 56°E - 114.26 Bradley Hd.
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.20 - 52°

[Page 171]
Remarks Moored in Watsons Bay Thursday 11th May 1854

Employed washing and mending clothes and as most requisite.
Noon 30.19 - 59
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30-16 - 60°

Remarks Friday 12th

AM
7.0 Out pinnace and sent ditto for coal.
Employed making and mending clothes
Sailmaker making [indecipherable] [indecipherable]
Noon 30-16 - 60°
PM
4.30 Pinnace returned employed cleaning ditto.
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-12 - 60°
Remarks Saturday 13th

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon - 30-16 - 62
PM Employed as before noon
Clean hawse
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-05 - 60°

Remarks Sunday 14th

AM Examined all the flags and found no strange flags in them.
Mustered per open list
Noon 30.02 -62
pm
Sunset up and moored boats.
Midnight 30.01 - 65°

[Page 172]
Remarks Moored in Watsons Bay Monday 15th May 1854

AM Sent boat for treasure
Employed preparing for sea
Carpenters employed making labeling poles
Noon 29.98 62°
PM Sent pinnace to stores for provisions and junk.
4.30 Cutter and pinnace returned
Cutter with 2 cases of treasure
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.00 - 65

Remarks Tuesday 16th

AM
Employed washing swabs and preparing for sea.
Sailmaker making hatchway covers
Noon 30-37 - 59°
PM
Employed as before noon in pinnace
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-40 - 50°

Remarks Wednesday 17th

AM 8.0 loosed sails
8.0 Sailed the Dutch frigate Prins Frederick
Employed making and mending clothes – Artificers as requisite
Noon 30-38 60
PM 1.30 Furled sails
Cleaned hawse
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.40 - 52°

Remarks Thursday 18th

AM Crew and artificers variously employed
Noon30.36 - 64
PM
Employed as before noon
Cleaned hawse
Sunset up and moored boats
11.30 Arrived the contract mail steamer “Madras”
Midnight

[Page 173]
Remarks Moored in Watsons Bay Friday 19th May 1854

AM
Crew employed as most requisite
Cleaned hawse
Noon 30-22 - 66°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-20 - 60°

Remarks Saturday 20th

AM
employed cleaning ship
Noon 30-15 - 64°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-00 - 60°

Remarks Sunday 21st

AM 10.30 Mustered by divisions
Noon 29.85 - 62°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.80 - 62°

Remarks Monday 22nd

AM Employed watering and as most requisite
Carpenters as requisite
Noon 28.70 - 67°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.70 - 56

[Page 174]
Remarks Moored in Watsons Bay Tuesday 23rd May

AM
Up topgallant yards
Employed as most requisite
Noon 29.79 - 61°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored b oats
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 24th

AM 7.30 Up royal yards
8.0 Dressed ship in honour of the anniversary of Her Majesty’s Birthday
Noon
pm
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 25th

AM 9.0 Shortened in to SB. 24fs unmoored
Employed preparing for sea
Noon 30.08 - 59
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.95 - 55°

[Page 175]
Remarks Saturday 27th May 1854

AM
8.30 Shortened in cable
9.0 Weighed and made sail standing out of Port Jackson
Trimmed and altered course as requisite sounding
Noon 30-10 - 59
PM
3.30 Sydney Lighthouse West distant 23miles
Set Courses
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 28th May

AM
Heavy swell from the southward
10.0 Mustered per open lists and read articles of war to ships company
Set fore and main royals
Noon
PM 1.30 In royals
2.30 In 1st and 2nd reefs of topsails. Up mainsail down royal yagds
11.30 Set mainsail
Midnight

[Page 176]
Remarks Monday 29th May 1954

AM
5.30 Set reefed spanker out reefs of topsails
8.30 Out reef of spanker
Sold the effects of 3 deserters
Noon 30.10 - 62°
PM
1.20 Set main topmast staysail
4.0 In 1st and 2nd reefs of topsails
5.30 Down main topmast staysail in mizen topg’t sail and 1st reef of spanker
Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 30th May

AM
7.0 Out reefs of topsails set mizen topgallant sail and main topmast staysail
8.0 Trimmed set starboard fore topmast studsail
1.40 Set starboard fore and main topgallant and fore lower studsails
Noon
PM 1.30 Trimmed in main topmast staysail
5.10 In studsails up main sail square yards
9.0 In topgallant sails down jib set foretopmast staysail
Midnight

[Page 177]
Remarks Wednesday 31st May

AM 8.0 Trimmed, lower main topgallant yard sailmaker repairing main topgallant sail.
8.40 Up mainsail in 1st and 2nd reefs of mizen topsail
10.0 Up main topgallant yard and set the sail
Noon In main topg’t sail
PM 1.0 Trimmed set main top gallant sail.
Heavy swell from the SW
5.20 In 2nd reef of topsail set fore topgallant sail
7.30 Trimmed set mainsail
Up weather clew of mainsail and foresail
Midnight 29-45 - 56°

Remarks Thursday 1st June

AM The usual sheet copy of the articles of war, hung up on the lower deck having become defaced by two years of use Captain Denham ordered a fresh copy, but it transpired that only the one copy in sheet and [indecipherable] had been supplied. He therefore ordered the articles of war to be read twice a month – instead of once not omitting the 29th Article.
7. Out reefs of topsails
9.00 Sounded in 500 w. sand
Noon. Sounded in 755 f w.s. temp 54°
PM 1.0 Altered course to East Down flying jib
8.0 Down main topmast staysail
11.30 In topgallant sails up mainsail
Midnight

[Page 178]
Remarks 2nd June Saturday

AM
3.30 In spanker and fore and main topgallant sails
Braced up set courses
9.30 Set mizen topgallant sail flying jib and main topmast staysail
10.0 Exchanged colours with an English Brig No. 2 distinguishing pendant 7138 standing to thw West
11.0 Hove to and lowered boat to sound
Noon. Tried for sounding [indecipherable]890
PM 12.30 filled and made sail
3.0 Up royal yards and set the sails
6.10 In royals and flying jib
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 3rd June 1854

AM 12.15 Obs. a vessel on port quarter – ditto shewed a blue light. Shewed 3 vertical lights in answer.
7.30 Set royals and flying jib
Exchanged colours with an English ship and bark to leeward standing to the Eastward
11.0 Obs. land bearing S 75° W shortened sail to topsails hove to
11.30 Sounded in 321 fath - [indecipherable] temp 49°. Surface 60°
Noon
PM 2.0 Set main topmast staysail
4.0 Shortened sail to topsails foresail and spanker The bearing of 3 Kings S 42° E
4.30 In 2nd reef of topsails and spanker set mainsail and main topgallant sail
5.30 In ditto. N E 3 Kings dist ½ l
Down fore topgallant and fore and mizen royal yards
10.0 Sounded in 55fm. Crossed foret.g. yard. Set fore and main t.g. sail
Mid.

[Page 179]
Remarks Sunday 4th June 1854

AM
3.0 Braced sharp up on starboard tack
6.30 Out reefs of topsails, set mizen topgallant sail main royal and flying jib.
8.20 Up fore and mizen royals yards and set the sails
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list, read articles of war to ships company
Noon Wore
PM 1.0 Obs the land from S by W to S by E
\7.30 In royals and flying jib down main topmast staysail. Sounded in 201f. f. grey sand
11.0 Sounded in 80 fms. Tacked
Midnight

Remarks Monday 5th June

AM 2.0 Sounded in 85 fath
5.15 Sounded in 110 faths – set main topmast staysail and flying jib
9.30 Up mainsail. Exercised at general quarters young gentlemen at gun drill boys and ordinary seamen at musket drill
Employed setting up topgt. backstays 11.30 Wore
Noon Sounded in 180 f.
PM 2.0 In topgallant sails royals and flying jib
2.40 Tacked sounded in 50 fath Cape [indecipherable] SSE ½ E
3.30 Down royal yards
4.0 Tacked in 2nd reef of topsails
5.40 Up mainsail down jib wore
8.10 Furled mizen topsail Up foresail
Midnight

[Page 180]
Remarks Tuesday 6th June 54

AM 6.30 In main topsail and spanker. Wore ship set 2nd reefed mizzen topsail courses and spanker
7.15 Set fore and main topsails
8.30 Obs. The land bearing SSW
10.40 Out 2nd reefs of topsails
Sailmaker repairing fore topgallant
Noon Cape [indecipherable] S78° E No. Pt. Bay of Isles S50 degrees W

PM 1.0 Tacked in the Bay of Islands hove to up courses and sounded in 29 faths.
8.10 Tacked
10.0 Set topgallant sails
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 7th

AM 0.10 UL land S by W
2.0 Out reefs of courses and 2nd reef of spanker
2.30 Cape [indecipherable] SW by W
5.0 Out reefs of topsails and spanker. Obs. Land on the lee bow
6.30 Sounded in 85f
8.0 North end of Poor Heights WNW 6’
Trimmed as requisite
Noon Little [indecipherable] N 65 ° E

PM 1.15 Up royal yards, and set the sailsand topmast and topgallant studsail
7.0 Hauled up [indecipherable] Wanjaparau Head in royals and studsails furled courses
7.15 Shortened sail and came to in 10 f. mud
Wanjaparau Hd. NE by N
------------------ 29.4 Titiri
Midnight

[Page 181]
Remarks Moored in Auckland Harbour Thursday 8th June 1854

AM 9.0 Weighed and made sail to topgallant sails
Trimming through the Rangitoto channel
11.30 Shortened sail and came to with B. B. in 5 fm.Moored ship with swivel 48 f on each cable. Furled sails
Found at anchor H. M. Brigantine “Pandra”
Noon 30-10 - 60°
PM
4.0 Down topgallant yards
Britomart Cliff 110-10 Stanly Pt.
Stanley Pt - 67.0 Victoria flagstaff
Flagstaff - 17.48 N. Head
Midnight 29.90 - 59

Remarks Friday 9th

AM
Employed scrubbing paintwork deck clothes etc.
Carpenters repairing gratings
Noon 29.79 - 62°
PM
Employed as requisite
Bent sheet cable
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.50 - 62°

Remarks Saturday 10th

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 29.45 - 59°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.38 - 58°

Remarks Sunday 11th

AM
Mustered by divisions
Noon 29.33 - 60°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.07 - 58°

[Page 182]
Remarks Moored in Auckland Harbour Monday 12th June 1854

AM
Employed fitting new main lift, main trusses
Sailmaker repairing main topg’t
Noon 29.20 - 57°
PM
Employed as before noon and fitting boats [indecipherable]
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.25 53°

Remarks Tuesday 13th

AM
9.0 Down topgallant masts and lower yards pointed topsails yards to the wind
Obs. A schooner [indecipherable] [indecipherable] the colonial government’s Brig
Sent 3 boats with anchor and cable to her assistance
Noon 29.25 - 52
P.M. Cleared ditto and anchored her in safety
Employed making and mending clothes
Midnight 29.42 - 52°

Remarks Wednesday 14th

AM Employed fitting fore and main lifts and trusses etc.
Sailmaker repairing main topgallant sail – Carpenter repairing dingey
Noon 29.21 - 53
P.M Up lower yards
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 15th

AM
Painted topgallant masts
Sailmaker repairing main topgallant sail
Carpenter repairing pinnace
Noon 29.47 - 55
P.M
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.66 - 52°

[Page 183]
Remarks Moored in Auckland Harbour Friday 16th June 1854

AM
Fidded topgallant mast loosed sails to dry.
Sailmaker repairing main topgallant sail
Carpenter repairing pinnace
Noon 29.85 - 58°
PM
Employed as before noon
2.0 Furled sails
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.90 - 55°

Remarks Saturday 17th

AM
Employed cleaning ship and swinging ship for local deviation
Noon 29.90 - 58°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset unmoored, up and moored boats
Midnight 29.89 - 54°

Remarks Sunday 18th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions
10.50 Weighed and made all plain sail standing out of Auckland Harb.
11.30 Set starboard studsails
Noon 29.88 - 55°
P.M Trimmed as requisite standing through Tehinaki Straits
2.30 In studsails
2.50 Shortened sail and came to with S. B. in 7f mud veered to 5 shackles
Furled sails - Single + S. 43° E
[indecipherable] Waiheki 92.35
[indecipherable] Tarekeli 56.0
Mid. 29.70 - 50

Remarks Monday 19th

AM
Down royal yards
Out pinnace
Employed watering ship
Noon 29.70 - 54
PM Employed as before noon
3.0 Down topgallant yards
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-00 - 55°

[Page 184

Remarks Off Watering place Waiheki Isl. Tuesday 20th June /54

AM
Employed watering ship
Noon 30-16 - 50°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset in pinnace up and moored boats
Midnight 30-10 - 46°

Remarks Wednesday 21st

AM 9.0 Shortened in to 1 shackle
Employed preparing for sea
Carpenters repairing dingy
Noon 30-07 - 56°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats veered to 3 shackles
Midnight 30-03 - 50°

Remarks Thursday 22nd June

AM
9.10 Weighed and made all plain sail on port tack
9.30 Tacked
10.15 Bore up round Kaui Point set starboard studsails
Sounding per deck book
Noon.
PM Got trawl over
3.30 Got trawl in. Bore up N by W
7.15 Sounded in 30 fath
10.0 Little [indecipherable] [indecipherable] –
N 44° E and ESE
Exercised at general quarters
Midnight 29.91 - 55°

[Page 185]
Remarks Friday 23rd June 1854

AM
Daylight observed land from WSW to SW
Carpenters repairing dingey
11.0 Up courses in studsails and hove to
Hoisted in galley to repair
Sounded in 264 f. ooze
Noon. Made sail as before
PM 1.0 Trimmed
5.0 In studsails
7.0 In royals
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 24th June

AM
Trimmed made and shortened sail as requisite to light variable winds
Carpenters repairing boats
Noon. 30-00 - 59
PM
8.0 In royals studsails and flying jib
Midnight 30-00 - 60°

[Page 186]
Remarks Sunday 25th June

AM
4.40 In topgallant sails
8.30 In 1st and 2nd reef of spanker and topsails, down royal yards
10.0 Mustered by open list
10.30 Up foresail, down topg’t masts. Down jib set fore topmast staysail
11.30 In spanker and 2nd reef of topsails
Noon 29.60 - 64°
PM 2.30 In main trysail furled mainsail
4.10 Bent and set fore staysail furled foresail
5.30 Clewed up and furled fore and mizzen topsails Bent and set main staysail down fore topmast staysail
Midnight 29.55 - 60°

Remarks Monday 26th June

6.0 AM
6.0 Set treble reefed fore and mizzen reefed topsails
10.0 Set foresail and reefed mainsail
11.0 Set jib and fore topmast staysail out 3rd reef of topsails
Noon 29.70 - 64°
PM
3.30 Set main topsail staysail
4.10 Out reef of mainsail down fore and main staysail
8.30 Up mainsail down jibs and hove to
Midnight

[Page 187]
Remarks Tuesday 27th June 1854

AM
4.0 Filled set jib
6.50 Fidded topgallant masts
9.0 Out all reefs set mainsail, crossed topgallant yards and set the sails
Noon 30.00 - 63
PM
1.0 Set main topmast staysail
Loosed small sails to dry
3.30 Furled small sails Hove to and hoisted galley out and up to the davits
6.10 In topgallant sails down jib
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 28th June

AM
4.0 Altered course to NNE squared yards
6.0 Set topgallant sails
8.45 Hove to
9.0 Filled on port tack
11.15 Hove to and tried for soundings [indecipherable] 890
Noon Nothing in sight from main topgallant yards
PM 1.0 Filled and made sail as requisite altered course to ESE
2.45 Squared yards altered course to E by N
Sunset nothing in sight from main topgallant yard
Midnight Lat by Vega - 31° 19’ S

[Page 188]
Remarks Thursday 29th June 1854

AM
8.0 Altered ciurse to N1/2 E
Crossed royal yards and set the sails
Carpenters repairing dingey
Set topgallant studsails
Altered course to N by W
Nothing in sight from main royal yard
Noon
PM 1.15 Altered course to E by N up mainsail set all starboard studsails, main trysail and main topgallant and royal staysail. 3.45 In all studsails down headsails up foresail and fove to on starboard tack
Lowered boat and tried for sounding [indecipherable] 950
5.30 In topgallant sails 1st reef of topsails and spanker
10.0 Set topgallant sails
Midnight

Remarks Friday 30th June 1854

AM Latituge by Altair 30° 29’ S
5.30 Filled set courses
Daylight nothing in sight from topgallant yards
8.0 Set mainsail out reefs of topsails
9.30 Set royals and main topmast staysail
Carpenter repairing dingey
Noon
PM 1.0 Trimmed
2.0 Set main topgallant and royal staysails
4.0 In ditto
7.30 In royals and flying jib
Midnight

[Page 189]
Remarks Saturday 30th June 1854

AM
6.0 In mizen topgallant sail
7.30 In main topsail down main topmast staysail
Tacked – 9.30 Got preventer braces on topsail yards down royal yards
11.30 In 1st and 2nd reefs of topsails
Noon
PM
1.0 In fore topgallant sail
3.40 Set fore and mizen topgallant sails
5.30 In topgallant sails
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 2nd July 1854

AM 1.30 Up courses down jib
Hove to
6.10 Obs. land on lee bow bearing E by N
6.45 Set foresail jib and topgallant sails
10.10 Tacked up mainsail in topgallant sails sounded in 19 fath
Noon 30-03 - 66°
PM 2.30 Tacked
4.30 Set fore and main topgt sails
5.30 Obs. a light on shore
5.45 Up courses in topgallant sails and squared yards. Bore up along the west side of Sunday Island – Shewed a blue light
6.25 Came to in 14 fath – cinders [indecipherable] North [indecipherable] S 50° E
Midnight 30.00 - 67°

[Page 190]
Remarks Anchored off the West side of Sunday I. Monday 3rd July 1854

AM
Down topgallant yards
Employed scrubbing hammocks and washing clothes
Noon 30-31 - 62°
PM
Employed as before noon
Midnight 30.30 - 53°

Remarks Tuesday 4th July
AM 8.45 Shortened in cable
Short head sea running ship drifting with 3 shackles of chain prepared to slip
9.0 SlippedB. B. cable and made sail to double reefed topsails and topgt sails on starboard tack
Shortened sail and trimmed as requisite Surveying
Noon 29.79 - 65°
PM 2.0 Wore in 3rd reef of topsails
4.0 Furled foresail in spanker
5.0 Wore set main trysail
11.0 Wore. Extremes of Sunday Id. SW[indecipherable] and WSW
Midnight 29.75 - 63

[Page 191]
Remarks Wednesday 5th July 1854

AM
3.0 Wore. Employed securing boats
7.0 Out 3rd reef of topsails set jib and courses
7.30 In main trysail Wore
9.35 Tacked
Carpenters repairing dingey
Noon 29.84 - 64°
PM
1.0 Tacked
3.0 Out 2nd reef of topsails
5.0 In ditto
5.20 Tacked
7.15 Extremes of Sunday Id. SW ½ W and W by N. Tacked up mainsail set main trysail
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 6th July 1854

AM 1.0 Tacked set mainsail in main trysail
4.0 Centre of Island W ½ N
7.0 Out reefs. tacked
8.30 Up topgallant yards and set the sails
9.0 Tacked Trimmed and made sail as requisite sounding off the SW side of Sunday Isd.
Noon 30-08 - 63
PM 12.30 Came to withS. B. in 12 f. veered to 4 shackles furled sails
Sunset up boats
Midnight

[Page 192]
Remarks Anchored off the West side of Sunday Id Friday 7th July 1854

AM
Employed sweeping for B. B. anchor and chain slipped on the 4th
Noon 30-16 - 62°
PM Employed as before noon
Recovered B. B. anchor and 3 shackles of cable
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.20 - 60°

Remarks Saturday 8th

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenters repairing dingey
Noon 30.21 - 62°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.25 - 61°

Remarks Sunday 9th

AM
Noon 30-26 - 63°
PM.
Sunset up boats
Midnight

Remarks Monday 10th

AM
Employed working up junk
making boats gripes etc
Noon 30.05 - 64°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.81 - 60°

[Page 193]
Remarks etc Tuesday 11th July 1854

AM 5.15 Shortened in cable to 2 shackles
5.30 Weighed and made sail to topgallant sails [indecipherable] up on starboard tack
8.15 Tacked 8.40 Set fore and main topmast staysails
10.0 Tacked. In main topmast staysails. Hove to lowered galley and whaler and sent them away surveying
Carpenters repairing dingey
Noon
PM Trimmed as requisite sounding off the South side of Sunday Id.
2.0 In topgallant sails
3.0 In 1st and 2nd reefs of topsails and spanker. reefed courses
7.0 In spanker set main trysail
7.40 Set reefed foresail
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 12th July

AM 1.0 Wore. Set courses jib spanker and main topgallant sail
7.0 Up courses hove to
8.30 Bore up for the island
9.0 In spanker down jib
Employed repairing ditto
Trimmed as requisite surveying
Noon
PM Trimmed, made and shortened sail as requisite sounding off the North side of Sunday Id.
4.0 Shortened sail and came to in 12 fath. veered to 5 shackles furled sails. Tide setting 1.5 knots to the Westward
4.30 Obs. galley and whaler
[indecipherable] S 50° W [indecipherable] S 72° E [indecipherable] islet N 82° E.
Sunset up boats
Midnight

[Page 194]
Remarks Anchored the North side of Sunday Id. Thursday 13th July 1854

AM Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning store rooms and sail bins
Shifting jib. sailmaker repairing old jib. Carpenter repairing dingey
Employed repairing trawl
Noon 30-12 - 61°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30-17 - 60°

Remarks Friday 14th July

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning store rooms and airing stores
Noon 30-26 - 63°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30-16 - 61°

Remarks Saturday 15th

AM
6.30 Weighed and made sail to double reefed topsails
Trimmed as requisite sounding off the NW point
8.40 Came to in 14 fath. in [indecipherable] Bay veered to 51/2 shackles. Furled sails
Flagstaff 70.30 SW Point
[indecipherable] [indecipherable] 68.2 Flagstaff
Intermediate – 20.10 ------------
Noon 30-00 - 63°
PM
Sold at the mast the effects of 4 deserters
Emp. cleaning ship
8.0 Veered to 7 shackles on B. B.
Midnight 29.74 - 64°

[Page 195]
Remarks Sunday 16th July 1854

AM
7.0 Weighed and made sail to double reefed topsails and reefed ~~tops~~ foresail
8.30 Tacked
9.15 Tacked Hove to and lowered galley
11.30 Mustered by open list
Tacked up mainsail in topgallant sails
Noon. 2
PM 2.15 Wore set mainsail
3.0 Wore up foresail
3.20 Observed galley under sail on her beam hove up for ditto. 3.30 Hove to up galley
Extremes of Sunday Island
N 65° E and N 5 E mag.
5.0 [indecipherable] 39.36 [indecipherable]
[indecipherable] N 39.50 E
7.15 Down jib
7.45 Furled fore and mizen topsails
Midnight Wore

Remarks Monday 17th July 1854

AM
5.45 Set fore and mizen topsails
6.0 Obs. the [indecipherable] of Sunday Isd. N by E ½ E
Altered course trimmed made and shortened sail as requisite sounding
Noon 29.47 - 67°
PM
Trimmed made and shortened sail as requisite sounding to the Eastward of Sunday Id.
4.0 Wore Set courses
[indecipherable] of Id – S 65° E – N 5° W mag.
Midnight

[Page 196]
Remarks Tuesday 18th July 1854

AM
4.15 Up mainsail Hove to
Daylight Sunday Id. West
Bore up
Trimmed made and shortened sail as requisite sounding
Out reefs of topsails and courses
sert topgallant sails
Noon.
PM 12.45 Down jib hove to and sent galley away to sound
2.30 Shortened sail and came to in 12 fath.
3.30 Galley returned up ditto
4.30 Furled sails
[indecipherable]
Flat Rock N 7° W
ditto 53 – 23 Intermediate Bluff
ditto 69 – 50 Bay Peak
ditto 73 – 52 Flagstaff
Bay Peak 72 – 26 SW Point
Midnight 29.84 60°

Anchored off the West side of Sunday Id

AM
Sent a boat away surveying
Loosen small sails to dry
Carpenters caulking quarter deck
Sailmaker repairing jib
Noon 30-12 - 62°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30 -10 - 58°

[Page 197]
Remarks Thursday 20th July 1854

11.0 Gigreturned up ditto.
Veered to 7 shackles on B> B>Noon 29.75 - 60°
PM Down topgallant yards and pointed yards to the wind
Housed topgallant masts and bent storm staysail
5.30 Weighed and made sail to treble reefed topsails and foresail
6.50 Set mainsail
7.30 Wind shifted to NW Wore
8.0 Sunday Island extremes NE ½ N & E by N ¾ N
Midnight 29.70 - 61

Remarks Friday 21st July 1854

AM 1.0 Wore
8.0 Wore, down jib, reefed courses
9.0 Out 3rd reef of topsails, set jib and courses
9.30 Up courses
Employed sounding off the North side of Sunday Id.
Noon 29.71 - 65°
PM
Tacked and wore as requisite sounding off the East end of Sunday Island
8.0 Extremes of Sunday Id.
N by W & NW by N
Midnight 29.71 - 62°

[Page 198]
Remarks Saturday 22nd July 1854

AM
1.0 Wore
5.0 Up topgallant masts
Employed setting up topgallant rigging
6.40 Set jib and mainsail
8.0 Out reefs of topsails and courses – crossed topgallant yards and the sails
Sounding off the East end of Sunday Island
Noon 29.70 - 61°
PM 12.45 Shoetened sail and came to in 16 fath. with B. B. veered to 6 shackles
[indecipherable]
[indecipherable] Point South
Low Rocks – N 85 E
Castle Rock – N 85 W
Sent boats away surveying
In gig to repair
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.80 - 62°

Remarks Sunday 23rd July 1854
AM
9.40 Shortened in cable
10.0 Weighed and made sail to topgallant sails – found both flukes of B. B. gone
Hauled to the wind on port tack
Noon 29.92 - 64
PM
3.45 Tacked
8.0 Extremes of island SW ½ S and SW by W ½ W 7 or 8’
Midnight Wore

[Page 199]
Remarks Monday 24th July /54

AM
7.20 Up royal yards set the sails and flying jib
8.0 Tacked
Noon 30-08 - 63°
PM
1.0 Tacked
3.30 Down jib and staysails Hove to Whaler returned up ditto – 5.0 Whaler returned up ditto – 5.0 galley returned up ditto squared yards bore up NE ½ E set topgallant studsails
8.0 NW Point of Sunday Island SW ½ S outer islet S ¼ W
10.45 Trimmed to a light air from NW in topgallant studsails
Midnight 30-10 - 63°

Remarks Tuesday 25th July 1854

AM
6.40 Variation per amplitude 11° 40’ E
[indecipherable] [indecipherable]
9.15 Exercised at general quarters and small arms men at musket drill
Sailmaker repairing jib
Carpenters repairing gig
Noon 30-12 - 64°
PM
Artificers employed as before noon
8.30 In middle staysails
Midnight

[Page 200]
Remarks Wednesday 26th July

AM
Employed as requisite
Hove to and sounded every 20 miles [indecipherable] 200
Noon 29.97 - 60
PM
1.30 Tacked in main topmast staysail royals and flying jib
3.30 In topgallant sails down royal yards reefed spanker
5.30 In 1st reef of topsails
Midnight 29.95 - 60°

Remarks Thursday 27th July

AM
4.20 Set topgallant sails
7.20 Out reefs of topsails and spanker set flying jib
8.0 Set middle staysails
9.0 Up royal yards and set the sails
Carpenters repairing gig
Sailmaker repairing jib
Noon
PM
3.15 Tacked
5.30 In royals flying jib and middle staysails
9.30 Tacked
Midnight

[Page 201]
Remarks Friday 28th July 1854

AM
3.30 Tacked up mainsail
8.0 Up foresail hove to
Punished John Williamson A.B. with 48 lashes, for mutinous conduct and George [indecipherable] Boy 1st class with 36 lashes for theft
8.40 Filled on starboard tack. Set courses
Noon. Wore
PM
5.30 Up mainsail in 1st reef of topsails
8.30 Altered course to WSW in topgallant sails
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 29th July
AM
7.30 Observed the Peak of Sunday Island SE by S
8.0 Sunday island S 12° 32 ‘ E (True) 50 miles
9.20 Altered course to N by W trimmed in spanker
Noon Sunday Id. S 30° E
Altered course to North
PM
Tried for sounding [indecipherable] 1000 temperature 42°
Employed sounding for temperature
5.30 Trimmed to a light air from the Westward
Midnight

[Page 202]
Remarks Sunday 30th July 1854

AM 1.0 Up mainsail
1.45 Trimmed to a light air from the NW
3.30 Tacked
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list and read articles of war to the ships company
11.0 Performed Divine Service In topgallant sails Hove to.
Noon
PM
2.0 Set topgallant sails and mainsail
4.15 Braced sharp up
Midnight

Remarks Monday 31st July

AM
3.30 In topgallant sails furled spanker in 1st and 2nd reefs of fore and mizen topsails
4.0 In ditto main topsails
9.0 Down royal yards
Noon
PM 1.30 Set topgallant sails
4.0 Set mainsail
11.0 In topgallant sails up mainsail
Midnight 29.60 - 62°

[Page 203]
Remarks Tuesday 1st August
AM 4.15 Down jib set fore topmast staysail
In 3rd reef of mizen topsail
5.30 Up foresail
6.0 Lowered topsails to a heavy squall from the westward shifted main topsail
9.0 Reefed foresail
9.30 Reefed and furled mainsail and fore topsail set reefed foresail and main trysail
Noon PM Employed securing boats A heavy swell struck galley and stove her.
In mizen topsail set mizen trysail down mizen topgallant yard and housed the topg’t mast
4 Bent and set fore and main staysails 5.10 Furled foresail
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 2nd August

AM 4.0 Set reefed foresail and double reefed topsail
6.0 Set reefed mainsail and jib
7.0 Out 2nd reefs of topsails and set fore and main topgallant sails 8.0 Unbent main staysail set main topmast ditto In mizen trysail, set spanker, fidded topgallant mast, up mizen topgallant yard and set the sail
Out reefs
Noon
PM 1.0 Up royal yards and set the sails and flying jib
3.0 Wind shifted suddenly to SSW
4.0 Hove to in galley to repair
4.30 Filled
10.20 Down main topmast staysail
11.45 Trimmed to a light air from the Northward
Midnight

[Page 204]
Remarks Thursday 3rd August

AM
8.30 Set topgallant studsail
Employed painting hammock clothes
9.30 In starboard topgallant studsail set port ditto and fore topmast studsail
noon
PM Slings of fore yard carried away secured with a spare shackle
5.10 In studsails trimmed
11.15 In royals and flying jib up lee clew of mainsail to a squall
Midnight 29.91 - 64 °

Remarks Friday 4th August

AM 1.30 Braced sharp up on starboard tack
In topgallant sails and reefed spanker
Unbent main trysail to repair
8.0 Up mainsail lower topsails to a squall from the Westward
8.30 In 1st reef of topsails set mainsail and topgallant sails
Noon
PM 1.0 Tacked
Watch employed making stoppers
Carpenters repairing galley
Set main topmast staysail
Midnight

[Page 205]
Remarks Saturday 5th Aug.

AM
4.20 Up mainsail to a squall
8.0 Out reefs of topsails and spanker set royals and flying jib
Ropemaker making spunyarn
Carpenter repairing galley
Noon
PM
Employed as requisite making mats etc
5.30 In royals and flying jib
9.30 Lat. by mer alt [indecipherable] Vega 25° 45’ S
11.30 Lat by Darib 25.55 S
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 6th Aug.

AM
8.30 Tacked
10.0 Mustered by divisions
10.30 Performed Divine Service
Noon
PM
Midnight

[Page 206]
Remarks Monday 7th August 1854

AM 0.20 Hove to up courses down jibs
3.20 Wore set jib and courses
6.15 Tacked9.15 Tacked
Carpenter repairing galley
Noon
PM
1.0 Up courses down jibs hove to
1.30 Made sail filled
5.30 In 1st reef of topsails
9.30 Lat by alpha Aquilia 26 ° - 2’ S
11.30 do. alpha Lyra 26 – 3 S
Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 8th August

AM 1.30 Lat by Formalhaut 25 . 59 S
2.0 Tacked
Employed setting up topgallant rigging
8.0 Wore up foresail in spanker set fore topmast staysail
9.30 Braced round on starboard tack down jib hove to.
Noon. Squared yards and made all sail to port studsails
PM Nothing in sight from royal yard
2.0 Trimmed down main topmast studsail
3.30 In studsails wore set middle staysails
11.0 Altered course to NW
down staysails in spanker set port topmast and top’gt. studsails
Midnight

[Page 207]
Remarks Wednesday 9th August

AM
8.0 Trimmed in port studsails set all starboard ditto
10.0 Down fore topmast staysail and flying jib
Noon
PM
5.30 In studsails and royals
9.40 Up courses
10.30 Exercised at general quarters
11.30 In topgallant sails
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 10th Aug
AM
5.30 Hove to
6.30 Filled
7.15 Down jib hove to
8.0 Reefed and set spanker
11.20 In 1st reef of spanker
Noon 30-10 - 64°
PM 1.0 Filled set fore sail jib and main topgallant sail in spanker squared yards and altered course to NW by W ¾ W
2.45 Up foresail hove to in spanker
4.0 Filled set jib
5.30 In 2nd reef of topsails
Midnight

[Page 208]
Remarks Friday 11th August 1854
AM
1.35 Lat by Marcab 24 ° 0’ S
2.0 Set fore and main topgallant sails in spanker
6.0 Bore up N by W squared yards set mizen topgallant sail
8.0 Out 2nd reef of topsails in topgallant sails and hove to on starboard tack
Noon
PM 12.30 Wore set topgallant sails and royals
1.30 Obs. the breakers of Minerva Reef bearing from S by W to SW by S
2.10 Shortened sail to topsails hove to
2.40 Clewed up fore and mizen tops.
3.30 Set ditto and foresail standing down the edge of reef in 60 f. distant 1 cable
8.40 Observed breakers right ahead
Tacked up foresail
11. Set ditto
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 12th Aug.

AM 1.0 Wore
3.0 Observed breakers ahead from SSE to SW Wore
6.40 Observed the Northern Reef bearing N by W 7 miles. bore up for the side of do. 8.50 Hove to
Boats left the ship surveying
Tacked as requisite standing off and on
Noon.
PM 2.0 Wore set foresail
2.20 Up courses Wore running along the edge of Minerva Reef
3.50 Hove to on starboard tack and sounded in 180 Sand 1/3 ‘ from Reef
5.0 Boats returned up ditto
Midnight

[Page 209]
Remarks Sunday 13th August 1854

AM 2.0 Wore hove to
5.0 Filled Kept away South
8.0 Observed N. Minerva Reef SW 3 or 4 leagues
Mustered per open list and read articles of war to ships company
Noon Observed breakers W by S distant about 7 ‘
PM Altered course shortened and trimmed sail as requisite rounding the reef
3.0 Shortened and sail and came to in 10 faths. with S. B veered to 5 shackles – Furled sails
8.0 Let go B. B. anchor and pointed yards to the wind
Midnight

Remarks Moored in South Minerva Reef Monday 14th August 1854

AM
Out galley and dingey
8.30 Sent boats away surveying
Hove in 2 shackles on S. B cable
Noon 30.20 . 70
PM
Sunset boats returned up ditto.
Veer 2 shackles on S. B
Midnight 30.18 71°

[Page 210]
Remarks Tuesday 15th August 1854

AM
8.40 Unmoored and shortened cable
9.30 Weighed and made sail to single reefed topsails and topgallant sails
10.30 Hove to and sent away boat
11.0 Do. returned up ditto out reefs filled
Noon.
PM
5.30 Shifted jib and mainsail
6.30 Tacked
8.30 Up courses down jibs hove to
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 16th Aug.

AM
3.0 Filled wore and braced sharp up on starboard tack
8.20 Up royal yards and set the sails
10.20 Tacked
Sailmaker repairing mainsail
Midnight
PM 2.0 Tacked
5.30 In royals flying jib and middle staysail
8.0 Up courses
Midnight

[Page 211]
Remarks Thursday 17th Aug. 1854

AM
2.0 Tacked
6.30 Set royals flying jib and courses
8. Set middle staysails
Sailmaker repairing mainsail
Noon.
PM 1.0 Tacked
4.30 In royals flying jib and staysails
9.30 Lat by Altair 23 ° 19’ S
Midnight

Remarks Friday 18th August
AM 1.45 Tacked
9.0 Set middle staysails royals and flying jib
Sailmaker repairing mainsail
Noon.
PM 1.0 Altered course to SE by S
Set port topmast and topgallant studsails
3.40 Up mainsail in spanker altered course to W by N
In port studsails, set starboard ditto
6.0 Shortened sail to topsails topgallant sails jib and spanker braced sharp up on starboard tack
7.30 In topgallant sails, down jib in spanker. In 1st and 2nd reefs of fore and mizen topsails
Set courses
Midnight

[Page 212]
Remarks Saturday 19th August 1854

AM 2.30 Taken aback by a heavy squall from the SW Up courses in 2nd reef of main topsail
8.0 Out 2nd reefs and made all plain sail
10.0 Set middle staysails
Loosen small sails to dry
Sailmaker repairing main topsail
Noon 29.91 - 69°
PM
5.30 Shifted main topsail
6.20 Shortened sail to topsails jib and spanker
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 20th August 1854

AM
4.0 Made all plain sail
10.0 Mustered by divisions and Performed Divine Service
11.0 Set middle staysails
Noon.
PM 1.0 Tacked
5.30 Shortened sail to topgalt sail topsails and courses
10.30 Latitude by [indecipherable] Deneb 28 ° 33 ‘ S
Midnight Up courses hove to

[Page 213]
Remarks Monday 21st August 1854
AM
9.15 Exercised at general quarters
Sailmaker repairing studsailssa
Noon.
PM
1.0 Lowered a boat to sound
Tried for sounding [indecipherable] 880
4.0 Lower boat for ships company to bather
7.30 Set courses
Midnight – Up mainsail

Remarks Tuesday 22nd August

AM
6.0 Shifted fore and main topgallant sails
Variation per amplitude 10 ° 12 ‘ E
10.0 Down jib hove to
Employed surveying chain cable
Noon.
PM Made all plain sail filled
Watch employed [indecipherable] guns
3.0 In royals and staysails
Midnight

[Page 214]
Remarks Wednesday 23rd August
AM
6.0 Variation per amplitude 10.14 E
9.50 Tacked
Noon.
PM 2.0 In royals and flying jib
5.20 In fore and mizen topgallant sails and 1st and 2nd reef of topsails
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 24th August
AM
7.0 Out reefs set fore and mizen topgallant
Sailmaker repairing fore and main topgallant sails
Noon.
PM 1.0 Up courses set up main and main topmast stays
Set courses and spanker
5.15 In 2nd reef of topsails up mainsail
Midnight

[Page 215]
Remarks Friday 25th August
AM
3.30 Tacked
5.0 Set mainsail and fore topgallant sail
Noon.
PM 0.30 Tacked
1.30 Bore up W by S out reefs of topsails in spanker set fore topgt
6.40 In topgt sails up mainsail Wore in 1st and 2nd reefs of topsails set spanker and main trysail
11.0 Taken aback by a squall from NE up foresail
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 26th August 1854

AM
4.0 Altered course to SE set topgallant sailsand courses
6.0 Out reefs of topsails
8.0 Crossed royal yardsand set the sails also flying jib and middle staysails
Noon
PM 1.30 Set starboard topmast and topgallant studsails
5.0 In studsails and middle staysails
7.40 In royals and flying jib
8.40 Wore
Midnight Tacked

[Page 216]
Remarks Sunday 27th August
AM
6.0 Variation per amplitude 10 ° 50 ‘ E
7.50 Observed the breakers of North Minerva Reef
8.45 Wore
9.30 Sounded in 200f
Mustered per open list and performed divine service
Noon 30 – 15 - 71
PM
5.0 down jibs hove to and lowered gig to sound
Sounded in 967 f. ?
6.45 In royals up courses
Midnight

Remarks Monday 28th August

AM
6.0 Filled set courses royals and jibs
9.30 Tacked observed South Minerva Reef bearing East
Set middle staysails
Noon

PM
1.15 Tacked
3.30 Tacked
4.30 In royals flying jib down middle staysails
9.0 Observed the breakers of North Minerva Reef ahead
Sounded in 160 fths. Tacked
10.0 Up courses down jibs hove to
Midnight

[Page 217]
Remarks Tuesday 29th August /54

AM 5.20 Filled set foresail royals and jibs
6.20 Observed South Reef ahead set mainsail trimmed
7.0 Up courses hone to and lowered boat sounded in 410 f- coral – Wore
8.10 Filled set jibs and courses
9.30 Tacked hove to Sounded in 479 f- rock
10.30 Filled set topgallant studsails and jib
Noon

PM
1.30 Tacked and sounded in 300 fath. rock
2.55 Tacked set middle staysails
4.0 Lowered boats to tow ship clear of reef
7.0 Up boats
8.0 In royals and flying jib
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 30th August

AM 12.10 Wore
4.40 Tacked set royals and flying jib
6.0 Tacked
8.0 Observed South Minerva Reef from West to WSW
9.50 Sounded in 450 f- sand and shell
Set starboard topmast and topgallant studsail
Noon

PM Trimmed as reequisite sounding round the Reef
4.15 In studsails braced sharp up on starboard tack
5.0 Tacked 5.30 Tacked altered course to SSE Squared yards
7.45 Altered course to NNW
10.30 In royals
Midnight

[Page 218]
Remarks Thursday 31st August /54

AM
Unbent stream cable
9.30 Down flying jib set fore and main topmast staysails
10.30 Down royal yards
Noon

PM 3.0 Set flying jib
5.30 In first reef of topsails
Midnight

Remarks Friday 1st September

AM
1.30 Tacked
4.0 Wore
7.0 Out reefs
Issued slops and tobacco to ships company
10.0 Set main topgallant and royal staysails
Noon

PM 1.30 Up royal yards and set the sails
2.30 Altered course to North
3.0 Trimmed set [indecipherable] topgallant studsails
4.30 In topgallant studsails braced sharp up
7.30 In royals and middle staysails
Midnight

[Page 219]
Remarks Saturday 2nd September /54

AM
5.0 In topgallant sails
6.0 In 2nd reef of topsails and spanker down jib and main topmast staysail up courses down royal yards
8.0 Wore wind shifted suddenly to West and South shaped course N by E
11.30 Out 2nd reefs of topsails set foresail and fore and main topgallant sails
Noon

PM 1.0 Trimmed set lee clew of mainsail out reefs set jib
5.30 Made all plain sail and starboard topmast and topgallant studsails
7.30 Trimmed
8.0 In studsails
11.50 Up mainsail squared yards
Mid.

Remarks Sunday 3rd September 1854

AM 2.30 In royals and flying jib trimmed
3.30 Trimmed set mainsail
5.30 In topgallant sails
8.0 Altered course to N1/2 E set middle staysails
10.15 Mustered by divisions and Performed divine Service
11.0 Obs. the I of Matukei N 14 deg W
Noon

Pm 2.30 Set royals and flying jib
3.45 Observed the islands of Moala and Totoia
5.45 Variation per amplitude 9.38 E
8.0 Matukei E ½ N to ESE distant 4 miles
Midnight

[Page 220]
AM
3.0 Hove to
5.0 Filled
Day light Matukei S 13° E
centre of Moala Isd
6.40 Extremes of Moala NE [indecipherable] SE
standing along the reef
Working up for Anchorage
Noon

PM 12.15 Shortened sail and came to in 15 f. sand veered to 6 shackles
Bearings
left arrow xme [indecipherable] right arrow xme Totria S 30° E
right arrow xme S 77 W
North Pt of reef – N 6° E
3.0 Furled sails
7.0 Up boats
Midnight

Remarks at Single Anchor off Moala Id. Tuesday 5th September

AM
Employed scrubbing ships side

Noon 30.09 73°

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.07 72°

Remarks Wednesday 6th Sept.

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed blacking guns and fitting rigging aloft.

Noon

PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.01 72°

[Page 221]
Remarks Anchored off the South side of Moala Thursday 7th September 1854

AM
Boats away surveying
Painting ships side and as requisite
Noon 30.07 - 75°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.11 75°

Remarks Friday 8th sept.

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed painting gun carriages blacking down rigging &c.

Noon 30.07 76°

PM
Employed as before noon
5.30 Up boats shortened in cable found ditto foul of the bottom veered to 3 shackles
Mid. 30.07 71°

Remarks Saturday 9th September

AM
Laid out kedge and warped ship ahead to clear cable
8.0 Weighed kedge
9.0 Up boats
9.30 Weighed and made sail to topgallant sails standing out
10.30 Hove to and lowered galley set royals
11.50 Boat returned up ditto filled set starboard studsails
Noon
PM Bent stream cable
3.0 Observed Angan on starboard bow
5.15 Observed the breakers of [indecipherable] Reef right ahead in studsails
5.40 Shortened sail and altered course to W ½ S
6.50 Tacked set main trysail In royals flying jib and foresail
Midnight

[Page 222]
Remarks Sunday 10th September 1854

AM
2.0 Wore
6.0 left arrow xme Angan N 33° W
right arrow xme do. N 17° W

Tacked shortened and made sail as requisite Surveying [indecipherable] Reef

Noon

PM Tacked shortened and made sail as requisite Surveying [indecipherable] Reef
3.0 Made all plain sail and braced sharp up on starboard tack
5.30 Tacked and sounded in 200 f. sand, Angan barrier reef dist. 2 cables. Bore up SW up courses in royals 7.20 Hove to on port tack. (.30 Wore
Mid. Wore Reef dist 1/[indecipherable] mile

Remarks Monday 11th September

AM Daylight Obs. Angan from N by W to E by N
6.0 Wore braced sharp up on starboard tack – made all plain sail in whaler to repair
7.30 Tacked off Angan Reef set mainsail
10.5 Tacked 1/[indecipherable] mile off [indecipherable] Reef
11.30 Tavked and sounded in 115 f. 4 cables off Angan Reef
Noon. Lowered galley and sounded in 752 f. cor. grit
PM 2.0 Up galley
2.30 Tacked
6.0 Hove to
7.0 Filled on starboard tack
8.0 Hove to right arrow xeme Angan W by S ½ S
left arrow exeme --- S ½ E
Centre of [indecipherable] North
Midnight

[Page 223]
Remarks Tuesday 12 th September 1854

AM 1.30 Obs. Angan Reef on lee quarter filled
2.30 Hove to
8.0 Filled, tacked, trimmed, wore, altered course made and shortened sail as requisite
8.30 Lowered boat to sound toward shore
9.30 Boat returned up ditto.
11.15 Shortened sail and came to in 19 fath. and veered to 5 shackles
Noon
PM
Furled sails
Boats away surveying
Sunset up ditto.

Midnight

Remarks Anchored off the North side of Angan Wednesday 13th September

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed making and mending clothes
Noon 30.00 78°
PM
Boats away surveying
Employed as before noon
Midnight 30.00 78°

Remarks Thursday 14th

AM
Employed watering and Boats away surveying
Noon
PM.
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.98 82°

[Page 224]
Remarks Anchored off the North side of Angan

AM
Employed watering making mats spun yarn &c
Boats away surveying
Noon 29.98 81°
PM
Employed as before noon
Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.02 78°

Remarks Saturday 16th Sept.

AM
Employed cleaning ship Watering &c.
Boats away Surveying
Noon 30-01 80°
PM
Employed as before noon
Down royal yards
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.03 79°

Remarks Sunday 17th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list
Performed Divine Service
Noon 30-00 81°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 79°

Remarks Monday 18th

PM Employed as before noon
Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-02 - 79°

[Page 225]
Remarks Anchored off the North side of Angan Tuesday 19th September

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed staying topgallant masts
Noon 30-00 82°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Wednesday 20th September

AM
Employed watering and making and mending clothes
Noon 30-02 77°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30-10 75°

Remarks Thursday 21st

AM
Employed cleaning and knotting yarn
Exercised newly raised men at gundrill
Noon 30-03 75°
PM Employed as before noon
[indecipherable] party away
Down topgallant yards pointed yards to the wind
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Friday 22nd

AM Loosed sails
Boats away surveying
Noon 30.02 76°
PM
1.0 Furled sails
Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.02 75°

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Remarks Anchored off the North side of Angan Saturday 23rd September 1854

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Boats away surveying
Noon 30-01 77°
PM
Employed as before noon
Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 24th

AM
Mustered by divisions and per open list
Noon 29.97 76°
PM
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30-00 - 74°

Remarks Monday 25th

AM
Employed watering working up junk &c
Boats away surveying
Noon 29.98 81°
PM Aired bedding
Up topgallant and royal yards
Carpenters making cases for plants
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Tuesday 26th

AM
7.0 Loosen Sails
Employed watering and as requisite
Noon 30-01 78
PM
1.0 Furled sails
Boats away surveying
Sunset up boats
Midnight

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Remarks Wednesday 27th Sept. 1854

AM
9.30 Shortened in cable Loosed sails
Employed in preparing for sea
Carpenters making cases for plants
Noon
PM 1.30 Weighed and made all plain sail
5.15 Hove to & lowered gig and sounded in 880 f. fine sand in royals up courses remove studsail gear
6.30 Up boat filled
7.15 In topgallant sails
Wind shifted suddenly to SW
Set fore topmast staysail lowered jib – centre of [indecipherable] ENE 6 a 7’
Midnight Wore

Remarks Thursday 28th September 1854

AM
2.30 Observed the centre of Ovalau WNW. Hove to set spanker
4.0 Wore hove to . Centre of Ovalau NW by W
5.45 Filled
6.50 Wore
8.0 Bore up for entrance of reef, set courses and topgallant sails
9.30 Furled courses in topgallant sails standing through the Southern entrance of Levuka 10.0 Shortened sail and came to in 14 f. Moored ship with 5 shackles on each cable
Noon 30.01 78°
PM
Bearings at anchor
right arrow xeme N 30° W
Centre of Village S 56° W
Southern Entrance S 67° E
Furled sails
Out pinnace
Lower royal yards
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 228]
Remarks Moored off Levuka Ovalau Friday29th September 1854

AM
Employed watering and as requisite
Carpenter repairing ladder
Noon 30.00 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.00 77°

Remarks Saturday 30th

AM
Employed watering and cleaning ship
Artificers as requisite
Noon 30.00 79°
PM Employed as before noon
Loosed small sails to dry
4.0 Unbent small sails
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Sunday 1st October

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Noon 30.00 74°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 77°

Remarks Monday 2nd

AM
Employed watering
Blacking down rigging &c.
Carpenters making cases for plants
Noon 29.95 78°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight

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Remarks Moored off Levuka Ovalau Tuesday 3rd October 1854

AM
8.0 Loosen sails
Employed watering blacking down rigging
Carpenters making cases for plants
Noon 29.97 77°
PM Employed as before noon
Completed water to 67 tons
Furled sails
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 77°

Wednesday 4th

AM
Gave one watch liberty
Employed as most requisite
Noon 30.00 79°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Liberty men returned
S
Midnight 30.05 75°

Thursday 5th

AM
One watch ashore on liberty
Carpenter making specimen box and repairing skylights
Noon 30.07 80°
PM
One watch on shore
Sunset liberty men returned up and moored boats
Midnight 30.30 77°

Friday 6th

AM
Boats away surveying
Carpenter making specimen box
Noon
Boats away surveying
Sunset moored boats
Midnight

[Page 230]
Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Saturday 7th October 1854

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Boats away surveying
Noon
PM Boats away surveying
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Sunday 8th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and Per open list
Performed Divine Service
Noon
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Monday 9th

AM
Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes
Carpenters repairing ladders
Noon
PM
Employed as requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.10 77°

Tuesday 10th

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed making spun yarn
Sailmaker making canvas shoes for boats crews
Noon
PM Swing ship for deviation
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.02 78°

[Page 231]
Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Wednesday 11th October 1854

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed repairing ratlines
Noon 30.00 81°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 79°

Thursday 12th

AMBoats away surveying
Employed making spunyarn, fitting topsail yards &c.
Sailmaker making canvas shoes for boats crews &c.
Noon 30.05 82°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 80°

Friday 13th

AM Boats away surveying
Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes
Employed making mats fitting topgallant rigging &c.
Sailmaker making canvas shoes for boats crews
Noon 30.07 80°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.10 - 77°

Saturday 14th

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30.08 80°
PM
Employed making and mending clothes
Midnight 30.13 80°

[Page 232]
Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Ovalau Sunday 15th October 1854

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and read articles of war to ships company
Noon 30.10 81°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Monday 16th

AM
Down topgallant yards and lowered topgallant masts. Unbent jibs. Secured foremast with [indecipherable] and tackles in jib and flying booms, unclothed bowsprit
Carpenter making saddle for dolphin striker. Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon 30.06 79°
PM Employed refitting ship
Artificers as before noon
Unbent fore topsail
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 79°

Tuesday 17th

Unbent mainsail down main yard
Employed refitting ship
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 30.02 77°
PM Employed as before noon
Setting the bobstays &c.
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 70°

Wednesday 18th

AM Employed staying foremast setting up fore rigging and refitting
Carpenter making saddle for dolphin striker
Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon
Employed as before noon
Out jib boom up main yard
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

[Page 233]
Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour - Ovalau Thursday 19th October 1854

AM
Down foreyard – unbent sails
Employed refitting &c.
Sailmaker repairing sails
Boats away surveying
Noon 30.03 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up boats
Midnight 30.07 78°

Friday 21st

AM Employed rattling down rigging and refitting
Carpenters making clothes rack
Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon 30.04 81°
PM
Employed as forenoon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 78°

Saturday 21st

AM Employed cleaning ship
Boats away surveying
Carpenters making log rack
Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon 30.05 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
Up fore yard
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.03 84°

Sunday 22nd

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and Performed Divine Service
Noon 30.03 84°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.03 78°

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Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Ovalau Monday 23rd October 1854

AM
Boats away surveying
Employed watering and as requisite
Sailmaker repairing sails
Carpenters repairing log rack
Noon 30.03 80°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Tuesday 24th

AM Boats away surveying
Employed rattling and blacking down rigging
Noon 30.10 75°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.95 77°

Wednesday 25th

AM Employed rattling and blacking down
Carpenters making clothes rack
Sailmaker repairing sails
Noon 29.92 79°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.85 76°

Thursday 26th

AM Boats away surveying
Fidded topgallant masts
Employed staying topgallant masts and fitting topgallant backstays
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 29.95 77°
PM Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.95 74°

[Page 235]
Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Friday 27th

AM
Employed makinh mats &c.
Ropemaker making spun yarn
Artificers as yesterday
Noon 30.05 77°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Saturday 28th

AM
9.0 Arrived the American barque Seagou from Sydney 10 days
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30.04 77.
PM. Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Mr Nugent (Mid.) and 2 men [indecipherable] in the schooner Glide (Neice Master) to V’antavu in search of 2 men supposed to be runaway convicts

Sunday 29th

AM
10.0 Mustered per open list
Noon 30.05 80°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.05 77°

Monday 30th

AM
Employed watering ship and as requisite
Carpenters making clothes rack
Noon 30.05 78°
PM
Employed as before noon
sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.02 78°

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Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Tuesday 31st October 1854

AM
Employed in watering
Carpenters making clothes rack
Noon 30.00 77°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.01 76°

Wednesday 1st November

AM
Employed watering and as req.
Carpenters making clothes rack
Noon :
PM Completed water to 67 tons
Bent sails
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 76°

Thursday 2nd

AM
Employed as most requisite
Carpenters making clothes rack
Noon 29.95 81°
PM Boats away surveying
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.97 79°

Friday 3rd

AM
9.0 Cleaned hawse and unmoored ship
Bent small sails courses topgallant and royal yards and loosed sails
Employed preparing for sea
Noon 30.06 80°
PM Employed as before noon
Furled sails in pinnace
Midnight

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Remarks anchored in Levuka Harbour Saturday 4th November

AM
Employed cleaning ship
Loosed sails
Noon 29.96 83°
PM
Employed as before noon
Furled sails
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.97 79°

Sunday 5th

AM
10.0 Mustered by divisions and per open list
Noon 29.95 82°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Monday 6th

AM
Loosed sails
Employed as most requisite
Noon 29.88 78°
PM
1.0 Furled sails
Boats away surveying
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.84 79°

Tuesday 7th

AM
Loosen sails
Employed as most requisite
11.30 Furled sails
Noon 29.85 78°
PM Employed cleaning pump wells
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.90 79°

[Page 238]
Remarks At Single anchor in Levuka Harbour Sunday 12th November 1854

AM
10.0 Muatered by divisions
Noon 29.80 82°
PM
sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.81 79°

Monday 13th

AM
8.0 loosed sails
Employed cleaning sail room and airing spare sails
Noon 29.85 85°
PM Employed as before noon
3.0 Furled sails
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.90 79°

Remarks Tuesday 14th November 1854

AM
6.30 Shortened in cable to 2 shackles Up boats loosed sails
7.45 Weighed and made all plain sailon starboard tack
Tacked as requisite working out
9.30 Shaped course SSE set P. log
Up courses trimmed as requisite to light airs up courses – very heavy rain
Noon
PM 1.0 Tacked
4.0 Wore Sounded in 217 ooze
4.0 Tacked right arrow xeme Ovalau N21° W
left arrow xeme Batiki – N 71.40 W
Midnight 30.00 78°

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Remarks Wednesday 15th November

AM
Aired bedding
7.0 Set port topgallant studsails
9.0 Altered course to SW. Trimmed
11.40 Obs. a schooner on starboard beam
11.0 In studsails, wore, altered course to North set starboard topg’t studsails
Noon
PM 1.15 Trimmed, bent and set staysails, spanker and main trysail
3.0 Fired 2 muskets to bring schooner to, which having no effect fired a shotted 9 pr. In studsails up mainsail wore and hove to on port tack – boarded schooner and found her to be from [indecipherable]. Mr [indecipherable] on board having left Mr Nugent 12 days previous, [indecipherable] [indecipherable] Viti Levu in search of the two me n who had escaped from V’antau , and supposed to have gone [indecipherable] [indecipherable] Filled, tacked and stood for Ovalau. 5.0 Braced round on port tack. Trimmed as requisite
6 Shortened sail to topsails topgallant sails jib and spanker. Braced up on starboard tack. 8.0 Levuka entrance of reef W by N ½ N [indecipherable] view of Nalau W by N [indecipherable] WSW.

Remarks Thursday 16th November

AM 12.30 Braced round on port tack 3.30 Tacked and hove to down jib.
4.0 Xmes of Ovalau NW by N and W ½ S
Trimmed as requisite standing for levuka Harbour.
7.0 Shortened sail and let go S. B. in 15 fath. Moored with 5 shackles on each cable.
Loosed small sails to dry.
Noon 30.00 82°

PM
Furled sails
Employed as most requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
North Xme N33 W
South Xme S 8 E
Centre of Levuka West
Passage S 73° E
Midnight 29.99 80°

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Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Friday 17th November 1854.
AM
Boats away surveying
Sailmaker repairing pinnace cover.
Noon
PM.
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Saturday 10th Nov.

AM
Mr Nugent arrived in the schooner ‘Glide’ having captured the two convicts and a whaleboat they had stolen at [indecipherable]
Boats away surveying
Employed cleaning ship
Noon 30.00 79
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 80°

Remarks Sunday 19th

AM
Mustered by divisions
Noon 30.00 - 78°
PM
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.04 78°

Remarks Monday 20th

AM
Employed as most requisite
Boats away surveying
Noon 30.05 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
3.0 Cleaned hawse

Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

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Remarks Moored in Levuka Harbour Ovalau Tuesday 21st November 1854

AM
8.0 Loosed sails
Emloyed as most requisite
11.0 Furled sails
Noon 29.90 78°
PM
Issued soap and [indecipherable] to ships company
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.87 77°

Remarks Wednesday 22nd

AM
Issued slops to ships company
Employed as most requisite
Noon 29.84 75°
PM
Employed as before noon
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.87 75°

Remarks Thursday 23rd

AM
8.0 Loosed sails
Employed as most requisite
Carpenters repairing ladder
Sailmaker fitting quarter deck awning
Noon 29.91 79°
PM
Employed as before noon
3.0 Furled sails
4.30 Unmoored
Sunset up boats
Midnight 29.95 76°

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Remarks Friday 24th November 1854
AM 6.0 Weighed and made all plain sail standing out of Levuka Harbour
6.40 Hove to and discharged pilot
8.0 Tacked set middle staysails and main trysail
Employed stowing anchors cleaning cables &c
Noon 29.95 79°
PM
1.0 Tacked
4.0 Down middle staysails
5.30 Trimmed altered course to S by W
9.0 Trimmed altered course to SW by W ½ W in spanker
Midnight 29.95 76

Remarks Saturday 25th November
AM
5.30 left arrow xme Viantara N 85° E
xme right arrow Viantara S 56 E
7.0 Trimmed and altered course to SW by W ½ W set port studsails
Employed cleaning ship
Carpenters repairing gratings
11.30 Noon
PM
12.50 Altered course to W by S ¾ S trimmed
7.30 Trimmmed up weather clew of mainsail
Midnight Trimmed up mainsail

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Remarks Sunday 26th November 1854
AM
1.0 Trimmed set starboard topgt studsails
7.0 Set starboard studsails
Mustered by divisions – per open list and read articles of war to ships company – Performed Divine service
Noon
PM
5.0 In studsailsand shortened sail to topsails topgallant sails and spanker. Hove to on port tack.
Lowered galley to sound
Tried for soundings [indecipherable] 670.
6.0 Filled and made sail as before
Midnight 29.95 78°

Remarks Monday 27th November 1854

AM
7.0 Set starboard main topmast studsail
Employed cleaning presents for natives.
Noon
PM 12.30 Altered course to SW by W ¾ W
6.45 In port studsails
9.30 In royals and studsails
Midnight

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Remarks Tuesday 28th November 1854

AM
5.30 Braced sharp up on port tack to a breeze from the southward set courses royals and flying jib No land ahead.
7.0 Set middle staysails Exercised small arms men at musket drill
11.30 Trimmed
Noon
PM 1.10 Tacked
2.25 Tacked
3.0 Set main trysail
6.30 In staysails trimmed as requisite moving in for the Anchorage
7 Working up for ditto.
7.45 Shortened sail and came to in 7f. sand veered to 5 shackles, furled sails.
Midnight

Remarks At Single Anchor in Anteitum Harbour Wednesday 29th Nov.

AM
Bearings East point of bay S 51° E
New church N 51° E
West point of bay N 68 W
Pt of Reef S 60 W
Out pinnace
Employed watering ship
Carpenters repairing gratings
Noon 29.93 76
PM
Employed watering
Completed water to 70 tons
In pinnace
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.95 65°

Remarks Thursday 30th

AM
Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Departed this life Samuel Ruthven A. B.
Noon 29.98 78°
PM
Employed as most requisite
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 29.97 69°

[Page 246]
Remarks Friday 1st December 1854

AM
7.0 Shortened in cable
Sent funeral party to inter the remains of deceased Samuel Ruthven.
8.30 Weighed and made all plain sail standing out of Aneitum Harbour
9.30 Set port studsails
10.30 Altered course to north in port studsails set starboard do. and middle staysails
11.0 Squared yards down staysails
Noon
PM 1.20 In all studsails trimmed as requisite left arrow Xeme Antietum 77.30 right arrow Xeme
right arrow Xeme S32° W set middle staysails
3.0 Observed a bark on weather beam shewing English Colours
5.40 Trimmed set starboard topmast and topgallant studsails
8.0 In studsails, staysails and royals 10.0 In courses in f. jib Midnight Tacked Centre of Fortuna WNW

Remarks Saturday 2nd December

AM 1.30 Hove to
3.45 Bore up NW for NE corner of Fortuna NW 5’
5.0 Set royals and flying jib Footooma West 2’ 8.0 Hove to lowered gig
Standing off and on waiting for boat.
10.25 Boat returned up ditto. Made all plain sail and set topmast and topg’t studsails, shapedcourse W by S –
left arrow Xeme Footoona N 82° E
right arrow Xeme ditto S 85° E
Noon
PM 3.0 Set port lower studsail trimmed in main trysail
3.40 In spanker down middle staysails Standing for Port Resolution
6.30 Shortened sail and came to in 7f. Laid out hawser to barque Juno – furled sails Weighed and warped ahead. Let go SB in 61/2 f. and moored with 41/2 shackles of B. B. and 3 on S. B.
Midnight

[Page 247]
Remarks Moored in Port Resolution Tanna

AM
Bearings
Point Carteret N42° E
Point Resolution S42 E
Watering Place S 37 W
10.0 Mustered by divisions
Noon 29.97 78°
PM
Gave liberty to ship’s company
Sunset liberty men returned up and moored boats
Midnight

Remarks Monday 4th

AM Crew and artificers employed as most requisite
Seining party away
Noon 30.0 78°
pm
Employed as before noon
Fishing party away
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight 30.00 76°

Remarks Tuesday 5th
AM
Employed as most requisite
Sailmaker repairing man ropes.
Noon 30.01 80°
PM
Employed as before noon
Seining party away
Sunset up and moored boats
Midnight

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Remarks Wednesday 6th December 1854.

AM
Employed as most requisite
Fishing party away
Sailmaker repairing man ropes.
Noon
PM
2.0 Unmoored Up boats
4.45 Weighed and made all plain sail and stood out of Port Resolution 5.0 Set starboard studsails shaped course NNW ½ N
6.40 Altered course to W by N ½ N in starboard studsails set port ditto.
8.0 Extremes of Tanna S by E and SE by E ½ E
Midnight

Remarks Thursday 7th December
AM
Exercised watch at [indecipherable] drill
Carpenter repairing hammock netting
Sailmaker coveering man ropes
Noon.
PM
Exercised a division at [indecipherable] drill
5.30 Set starboard main topmast studsail
8.20 Latitude by Achenar 18° 1’ S
9.30 Shortened sail and exercised at general quarters.
10.30 Made sail
Midnight

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Remarks Friday 8th December

AM
Exercised watch at cutlass drill
Sold at the mast the effects of deceased Samuel Ruthven
Set starboard lower and main topgallant studsails
Noon
PM
Exercised watch at cutlass drill
7.0 In starboard lower studsail
10.0 Trimmed
Midnight 29.82 78°

Remarks Saturday 9th December

AM
1.15 Latitude by Canopus 16.49
2.28 do. by Percyou 16.47 S
Aired bedding
11.15 Trimmed in starboard studsails set middle staysails, weather clew of mainsail and spanker
Noon
PM
6.0 In lower studsails and middle staysails
Midnight. Lat. by Capella 15° 58’S

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Remarks Sunday 10th December 1854

AM
1.30 Altered course to N by W shifted over studsails trimmed
3.0 Set middle staysails
Mustered by divisions and per open list – Performed divine Service
Noon
PM
6.30 Commenced trying for sounding [indecipherable]80 to [indecipherable]200 every 2 hours
10.30 In studsails middle staysails royals and flying jib, trimmed set spanker Altered course to S by E
Midnight

Remarks Monday 11th December
AM
6.0 Set starboard topmast and topgallant studsails, royals and flying jib
7.0 In topgallant studsails and spanker
Carpenter making dingys rudder
Watch cleaning presents for natives Set spanker and fore topmast staysail
Noon
PM 1.20 Altered course to NNW ¾ W
3.0 Trimmed sails
5.0 In royals flying jib and studsail. Set main topmast staysail in 1st reef of topsails.
7.30 Tacked
In topgallant sails and main topmast staysail lower topsails down jib in spanker to a heavy squall !!.15 Hoisted topsails set jib
Mid. Wore set spanker and mainsail

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Remarks Tuesday 12 th December
AM 0-10 Set topgallant sails
3.30 Set royals and flying jib
4.0 Set main topmast staysail5.30 Obs. land from N by W to NE by N
8.0 Out reefs of topsails
Noon 29.85 – 86 °
PM 0.15 Set starboard studsails squared yards – down middle staysails
2.30 Altered course as requisite up mainsail
6.20 In lower studsail hauled up N by E ½ E several canoes alongside.
6.30 In studsails wore braced hard up on port tack set spanker in royals and flying jib.
Sunset – [right arrow] Xeme San Christobal S by E 2’
[left arrow] Xeme do. N by W 11’
11.0 Up courses
Mid.

Remarks Wednesday 13th December

AM 2.0 Tacked – set spanker –
3.0 Felt the ship tremble as in an earthquake
4.0 Taken aback hard round on port tack
5.45 Tacked set courses
Sounded as per deck book
30 to 50 canoes about the ship and bartering alongside
9.30 Tacked
11.30 Tacked Up courses
Noon Hove to down jib
PM 12.30 Filled set courses – tacked as requisite working up for