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E. I. Ship Clarence
Joseph Watson Commander From London to Madras & Calcutta
June 18th 1864
at 11.15 AM, Hauled out of the East India Dock. in charge of Mr Martin Pilot & proceeded down the river in tow of the steam eng. [engine] "Caledonia" at 2.30 PM moored ship to the buoy off the town pier Gravesend.
June 19th
Fresh SW wind & fine. The "Winchester" sailed PM with thalf the 18th Regiment of Hussars.
June 20th
Fresh SW wind & fine troops provisions were sur- veyed employed taking in baggage tc.
June 21st
at noon embarked the Head Quarters of the 18th Hussars consisting of 15 officers and 3 ladies 257 men 33 women 4 children over 10 years & 32 under 10, together with all their baggage
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June 22nd 1864
at 00.30 PM Passed Hawsers and the trip "William Wallace" at 00.40 PM Cast off from the buoy & proceeded down the river in tow. at 3 Set the topsails & top gallt [gallant] sls [sails] and cast off the steam tug Fresh breeze from SW & fine made all plain sail at 5. Abreast the North Foreland. In Royals & Fo [Fore] Jib Tacked ship as necessary. Midnight Fresh WSW wind & fine So [South] Foreland Lights SE by E 1/2 E.
June 23rd
a.m. Fresh SW wind tacked ship as required at 8 Tacked off Folkstone. 9 Tkd [Tacked] at 10 Tacked off Dungeness Lt [Light] House BS N 1/2 W. Noon Tacked NWd at 4PM Tacked off Hastings 5.30 Tacked NWd at 7.30 Tacked off the land. Fresh NW wind & fine. Midnight Beachy Hd [Head] Light North.
June 24th
am Fresh WNW wind & fine. Working ship down channel at Noon Tacked off Shoreham at 12.30 AM tacked off Littlehampton. at 9 Tacked off the Culver Cliff. Strong wind at WNW. & Cloudy. at Midnight St Katherine's Lt. [Light] NWest
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June 25th
am Strong West wind & Cloudy. Employed wor- king the ship down channel. Noon fresh WNW wind & hazy. PM at 9.30 Tacked off the Portland Lights bearing W&N. Midnight Fresh WNW wind & hazy sunk the Portland Lights Bg [Bearing] NW&N
June 26th
am Moderate wind [at] WNW & fine at 9 Portland. bg [bearing] NE. Noon Lt. [Light] WNW wind & hazy. PM The Start Point at 2 PM WNW 18 miles Light NW wind & fine "Lincolnshire" in company. at 6 Mr. Jones the Pilot left the ship in No. 5 Plymouth cutter. Start Lt. [Light] House NW 1/2 W Berry Head N 1/2 W. made all plain sail, the wind drawing to the Northd [Northward] & Increasing Midnight moderate North wind & fine Wr [Weather] Start Light E by N 1/4 N Eddystone Light NW by N 1/2 N.
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June 27th
am Modte [Moderate] North wind & fine at 2.30 The Lizard Light bg [bearing] NW&W at 5 Lizard Bg [Bearing] NNE Moderate wind [at] North & NNE set the starbd [starboard] studg [studding] sails. Latd [Latitude] obsd [observed] 49.28 No [North] Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 6.03 West
Bar [barometer] 30.30 Sympr [sympiesometer] 30.28 ther [thermometer] 63 PM Moderate North wind & fine stowed the an- chors & unbent the cables. Midnight decreasing breeze at North 4 knots.
June 28th
am Light North & NNW wind & fine through- out passed a Barque & two Brigs standing as ourselves Noon Light NNW wind & fine. Latde [Latitude] Obs [observed] 47.31 No [North] Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 8.34 W Course S 41 W 155 miles Bar. [Barometer] 30.38 Ther [Thermometer] 65 PM Light breeze at NNW & NWest & Cloudy Wr [weather]