Travel Diaries and Journals

October 9th

am Light breeze at ENE heading SE 1/2 S sounded in 23 fms [fathoms] 0.30 Saw False Point Light from Crossjack yard Bearing West. at 2.30 Passed a ship the "Nile" standg [standing] to the Nd [Northward] -- at 4 sounded in 30 fms [fathoms] 5.30 sounded in 37 fms [fathoms] nearly calm 3 ships in company. a steamer the "Orissa" passed down the coast at 6 Breeze made at No in a squall trimmed on the Port Tack Lewds [Leewards] E by N squally with rain Noon Moderate at NNE & squally + [cross with four dots] Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 20.8 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 87.34 E Course S 20 W 16 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.90 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.72 Ther [Thermometer] 82 PM Moderate NNE wind & squally Signal- led the English ship "Hengist" from Liverpool to Calcutta at 5 squally at Northd [Northward] with heavy rain a waterspout to leeward at 7 The wind veered NWd [NWestward] & fell calm Midnight calm + [cross with four dots] Observed a dismasted large vessel in tow of a ship under all sail. Found afterwards, it was the "City Poonah" in tow of the ship "Iron Crown"

October 10th

am Light Eastly [Easterly] airs & calms at 7 Light breeze at SSE wore ship NEd [NEastward] "Hengist" in Co [company] on the lee quarter. at 8 Smart squalls at East with rain. Signalled the ship "Aties -- Rahoman" from Jedda to Calcutta Noon Breeze unsteady at ESE & showery Latde [Latitude] obsb [observed] 20.30 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 87.41 E Course N 17 E 23 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.90 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.76 Ther [Thermometer] 81 PM Light SE & ESE winds 4 & 5 kts [knots] set [?] Top Mt [Mast] & Lower studg [studding] sls [sails]. Midt [Midnight] [?] bottom w [with] 45 fms [fathoms]

October 11th

am Light SW wind & fine 5 at 4 sounded in 50 fms [fathoms] at 6 wind West & WNW at 7 saw vessels at anchor about the Pilot station Bg [Bearing] North at 9 Tkd [Tacked] Westd [Westward] at 10.30 Tkd [Tacked] NNEd [NNEastward] Noon light NW wind & fine strong set to SWd [SWestward] Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 20.55 No Londe [Longitude] 88.14 E Course N 51 E 40 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.92 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.73 Ther [Thermometer] 81