Travel Diaries and Journals

March 30th

am Moderate breeze at ENE to NE & fine Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 8.34 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 58.31 W Course N 12 W 99 miles Bar [Barometer] 30.02 Symp [Sympiesometer] 29.81 Ther [Thermometer] air 82 water 81 PM Moderate trade at NE & NE by E & fine

March 31st

am Moderate trade at ENE & fine Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 10.47 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 59.20 W Course N 20 W 142 miles Bar [Barometer] Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.85 Ther [Themometer] air 82 water 81 PM Moderate trade at ENE & fine

April 1st

am Fresh trade at E by N & fine at 6 light trade at 8 Fresh trade at E by N & fine at 9.30 Saw the Island of Barbadoes bearing NW Noon Fresh trade at E by N & fine high sea from NE Point Kitridge W by N 1/2 N Latde [Latitude] obs [observed] 13.07 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 59.12 W Course N 3 1/2 E 140 miles Bar [Barometer] 30.04 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.90 Ther [Themometer] air 81 water 81 PM Fresh trade at E by N & fine Wr [weather]

at Sea

Thursday July 28th. 1859.

Thisck & foggy light winds bell sounding every 10 minutes during the thickest of the fog. Bell Sd. tack horns Pt. tack.

Friday July 29th. 1859.

Spoke [to] the British Barque Bridgetown from Barbadoes to London 32 days out. After breakfast Mate & I went aboard. long pull 4 miles when out expected fog to Separate us from both Ships kept pretty clear however. went aboard Capt. a Scotsman from Wigtown shewed me watch got from U S Govt for saving Capt. & Crew of a Yankee foundered vesel in a gale of wind. Got some flour had a glass of wine. Came off on bd. Again sailors in out boat grumbling got no grog. a frigate just in sight over horizon. (P. Biscuit)

Saturday July 30th. 1859.

Barque Bridgetown Considerably