| Saturday, l4th Lat 45°43’S Long 79°11’W Dist. 225 miles |
Grand strong breeze from S.W. All square sails set. This is the first time the royals have been set since Staten. Tonight wind shifted a little so set more S Sails. Raining as hard as ever. I have now got 5 sets of gear wet. | ||
| ⚪ | Sunday, 15th Lat 43°33’S Long 78°24’W Dist. 155 miles |
This is the first time for three weeks that all sail has been set. The middle watch tonight was the first we have had without any sail drill since Staten island. The sea is quite a different colour now. Raining again tonight. | |
| Monday, 16th Lat 41°13’S Long 76°37’W Dist. 167 miles |
All day cleaning ship, sand and canvassed poop, and all teakwood, also started sugieing bulwarks. It is easy to tell we are nearing port, taking off canvas, protectors, etc. Warmer today but still rainy. Calm. | ||
| Tuesday, 17th Lat 38°57’S Long 76°W Dist. 140 miles |
Getting cable on deck, also got anchors ready over the side. We have had plenty of work today. Raining again. | ||
| Wednesday, 18th Lat 35°21’S Long 74°2’W Dist. 235 miles |
Sugieing bulwarks, and washing paint work ect. The old man said he thought he saw land, but the mate said it was wrong. Tonight took in staysails, for she is going too near land. Calm. | ||
| Thursday 19th Lat - Long - |
We have been aloft a lot looking for land. It couldn't be a better day, also a lot of whales about. At 5 oclock we sighted the land and could see the white lighthouse. Tonight we have stood off from the land. We ’bout ship 3 or 4 times tonight. Cape Correntes has a revolving light. We all thought there was another light beside this one, but it was a morning star. | ||
| Friday 20th Passage 89 days |
This morning when I came on deck the Chilean pilot was on board, and there was a lot of queer looking boats all around us. We sailed journalright past Valparaiso to a place called Valdemar. There is a great many ships, and men-of-war. It is a grand sight looking from the sea. The city is built on seven hills and that huge mountain Aconcagua 34,000 ft. rises up above the others like a giant. There seemed to be a great “hum” of railway whistles ect, coming from the city to us being so long accustomed to the quiet. | ||
| Saturday 21st | Unbent all sail today, and got all gear snug. In the afternoon the lighter came for the dynamite, and there was 13 cases of percussion caps on journaltop, which no one seemed to know anything about. | ||
| Sunday 22nd | We went ashore in the life boat at 10, and came journalback about 6 p.m. The captain of the ports steam launch gave us a tow in. Tommie and I went ashore for 3 hours and were greatly impressed with everything we saw. We had so much fruit that we could not eat it all. | ||
| Monday 23rd | We have been getting mooring chains up in readiness for going alongside. Rest of the day we were getting all things “ship shape”. Splendid day and night. | ||
| ⚪ | Tuesday 24th | A few minutes after 6 this morning the tug came alongside. It was a most curious contrivance, had as much strength as a couple of horses. In the end we had to procure the assistance of another tug, as soon as we got alongside we started discharging the main hatch. We had to haul off after. | |
| Wednesday 25th | Did not work any cargo today as it is a “Feast day” ashore, so the men won't work, but all the same we had plenty of nice little jobs. | ||
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