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James Adam diary: 1857-1863 (Ms. Codex 1948)
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on bd. Ship "Ivanhoe"
Thursday July 14th. 1859.
Sighted the Prince of Wales this evg. bearing down towards us. both of us on a wind on different tacks 7 vessels in sight.
Friday July 15th. 1859.
SIgnalled the P. Wales this mg. excd. twice she if bound from Melbourne to London. 76 days out. Capt. sent boat with officer to ask us to dine. Capt. Payne & I went on bd. between 12 & 1. day warm with light breeze met several passengers from Melbourne Dr. & Miss Beckett &ce had lumpkin in the Capts. Cabin. A shark along side Dr. put over hook & bait dined. pulled a tooth for one of our sailors our boats crew got drunk. Sent of[f] our boat & went on bd. our vessel about 6 in the P.of Ws. boat. a long pull. she got far ahead of
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at Sea
us Dr. Prince Wales & 2 mates on bd. with us. Midshipmen pulling
Satruday July 16th. 1859
After 12 today laying our Course with light Air Stunsails at 3 ocl. weather pleasant though warm. 4 vessels in sight to leeward. Therm 75°. fish in swarms about. Albecore & a shark went on the Dolphin Strike with Harpoon caught none
Sunday July 17th. 1859
Light air all day. fair fine day & warm inumerable swarms of fish about 14 miles astern
Monday July 18th. 1859.
The day we expected to be in England not yet at the western islands fish still continue about in swarms struck one today with the harpoon Albecore. 3 more brought on bd. Payne 2 with