CHAPTER XXVIII._A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

'HOME.'

_She comes, majestic with her swelling sails,_

_The gallant bark along her watery way,_

_Homeward she drives before the favouring gales._

_Now flitting at their length the streamers fly,_

_And now they ripple with the ruffling breeze._

_Wednesday, May 2nd_.--Steam was up at five o'clock, the wind being

still fair but light. Soon it dropped to a calm, and then went round

and blew with great force exactly in the opposite direction, dead

ahead. The fires had to be put out, for it was so rough we could do no

good steaming against the gale. The screw kept racing round and

shaking the vessel terribly. Of course I was very ill; but the maids

did not mind, and the children rather enjoyed the tumbling about and

the water on deck. We continued scudding along through the water, but

not making much progress on our course.

[Illustration: HOMEWARD BOUND.]

_Thursday, May 3rd_.--The wind kept on increasing, and at last blew

quite a gale. We have gone a long way out of our course to the

northward, ready for a favourable change, but we can scarcely make any

way to the westward.

_Friday, May 4th_.--A repetition of yesterday--,

Beating, beating all the day,

But never a bit ahead.

_Saturday, May 5th_.--A lull at last, and we are able to have the

fires lighted and to steam on our course. We made the Island of

Scarpanto in the morning. All the afternoon and evening we have been

steaming along ten miles to the southward of Crete. Its outline was

very beautiful, surmounted by the snow-capped mountains. I was up on

deck just in time to behold the most lovely sunset, with exquisite

rosy, purple, and crimson tints on sea and sky.

I have not quite got over my attack in Cairo yet, and for the last

three days have been completely laid up with a various mixture of land

illness and sea sickness. We stopped steaming late in the day, but

fires were lighted again in the middle of the night, as the wind was

still ahead. There was a discussion whether or not to go round the

north side of the Island of Kandia, so as to have a glimpse of the

British Fleet at anchor in Suda Bay, if they have already arrived

there.

_Sunday, May 6th, and Monday, May 7th_.--Early in the morning the

snowy mountains of Crete were still in sight. Service was held as

usual at eleven, but it was too rough in the afternoon for it to be

repeated.

Sail and steam, wind and calm, alternated with one another all day.

Tom is anxious to sail every mile he can, and yet not to lose any

unnecessary time, and finds it exceedingly difficult to combine these

two objects.

_Tuesday, May 8th_.--A fine morning, with a cold strong head breeze.

At noon we rejoiced to think that Malta was not more than a few miles

ahead, or we should assuredly have failed to reach our port before

nightfall. About three we closed in with the land about Marsa

Scirocco and Delamara Point, and, after one or two tacks, rounded the

Point of Ricasole, and leaving Port St. Elmo on our right, we swiftly

glided into the grand harbour of Valetta. We have been here so often

that it feels quite like reaching home. We soon found ourselves in our

old quarters in the Dockyard Creek, and had scarcely moored before one

of the officers came on board with the usual complimentary offers of

assistance, whilst directly afterwards came an invitation to a

farewell ball at the Palace, given to the Duke of Edinburgh. Our old

boatman, Bubbly Joe, took us ashore to dinner, and we found everything

looking as bright and cheerful and steep as it always does and always

will do; not the least bit altered or modernised. The landlord of the

Hôtel d'Angleterre was delighted to see us again, and so were his

servants, who came flocking from all parts of the house, nearly

pulling the children to pieces, and plying our own servants with

questions in their anxiety to know all about us.

[Illustration: Faldetta, Malta.]

We had to go back on board the yacht to dress, and then return for the

ball, by which time I was so thoroughly tired, and had so bad a

headache, that I could not enjoy it much, pleasant as it was. Very

soon after supper we came away and had a charming row across the

harbour to our snug quarters on board the 'Sunbeam.' These sudden

bursts of dissipation on shore are a delightful change after days and

weeks at sea.

_Wednesday, May 9th_.--I was up soon after sunrise and admired this

often-abused creek as much as I always do. The stone houses, the

carved and coloured verandahs of bright flowers, the water lapping the

very door-steps, the gaily painted boats with their high prows at

either end, the women in their black dresses and faldettas, and

black-robed priests, all helped to carry the imagination over the

Mediterranean and up the Adriatic to lovely Venice. At this hour in

the morning there were not many English soldiers or sailors to spoil

the illusion.

Malta is essentially a border-land--African by geographical

configuration, European politically, and assuredly Asiatic in its

language, its buildings, and in the manners and customs of the

natives. We gave everybody on board a holiday, and the chance of a run

ashore to-day to stretch their legs after their long sea voyage. Tom

went on board the 'Sultan' to see the Duke of Edinburgh and his

splendid ship. Whilst at breakfast I received an intimation that the

Duke of Edinburgh wished to come and examine the yacht. His Royal

Highness arrived soon afterwards, quite unattended, in a beautiful

ten-oared barge, and paid us a long, visit, inspecting the yacht

minutely and looking at all the pets. He took a great interest in our

voyage and courses, as well as in the numerous curiosities, knowing at

once from what place each had been procured. The Duke, who had taken

very nearly the same cruise himself in the 'Galatea' a few years ago,

inquired very kindly after all his old friends at Tahiti, Hilo,

Honolulu, and many other places. The Duke is very kind to everybody

here. He is much liked by his brother officers in the squadron, and

both H.R.H. and the Duchess seem to have made themselves most popular

here during the winter. The officers of the 'Sultan,' several of whom

are old friends of ours, appear to think themselves fortunate indeed

in having such a commanding officer, whilst on shore his approaching

departure is universally regretted. Everybody seems full of their

Royal Highnesses' winter ball, which must have been a most brilliant

affair.

[Illustration: Armoury in the Governor's Palace, Valetta]

After the Duke's departure we went ashore again, called on various

friends before luncheon, and went over the palace and through the

armoury. Then we took a walk down the Strada Reale, the shopping

street of Valetta, until it was time to go on board to receive some

friends to tea. The shops are full of coral, lace, gold and silver

filigree work, and a new sort of lace they make in Gozo, of white

silk, in beautiful patterns. It has been manufactured only during the

last few years, and varies much in quality and design. Some forty or

fifty friends came on board and amused themselves looking at our

curiosities and photographs until long past the dinner hour. We had to

hurry on shore to dine, and go afterwards to the Opera Manoel. The new

Grand Opera House is not to be opened until next October. It had been

blowing fresh and strong from the westward all day, but to-night, as

we rowed across the harbour, the breeze had dropped to a flat calm,

and Tom is most anxious to be off at daybreak.

_Thursday, May 10th_.--I was up before sunrise. A fresh fair wind was

blowing, and as soon as the children could be got ready we all went

ashore to the market, which was crowded with people, and full of fish,

meat, and all spring vegetables and fruit. We were to start at 6.30,

so there was no time to lose, and laden with lovely bouquets of

flowers we hastened on board; but it was nine o'clock, after all our

haste, before we were fairly off, through some mistake about the bill

of health.

Malta is certainly the most delightful place for yachting winter

quarters, with its fine healthy harbour, charming society, very cheap

living, and abundance of everything good. It is in proximity to many

pleasant places, and most interesting excursions can easily be made to

Sicily and Italy, or the coast of Africa. To-day we glided along the

coast, past the strongly fortified little island of Consino, standing

boldly out in mid-channel between Malta and Gozo. The Mediterranean

appears to us a highway after the lonely oceans and seas we have been

sailing over. Within one hour this morning, we saw more ships than in

the whole of our passage from Valparaiso to Tahiti and Yokohama.

Towards the evening we could see the island of Pantellaria in the

distance. We retain a lively remembrance of it from having been

becalmed just off it in the 'Albatross' for three weary days and

nights. It was after this and a long series of other vexations and

delays that Tom and I registered a vow never to go a long voyage again

in a yacht without at least auxiliary steam power.

_Friday, May 11th_.--At 2.30 a.m. Pantellaria was abeam. At five the

homeward-bound P. and O. steamer passed us quite close, and at six we

met the outward-bound P. and O. steamer. At eight we passed Cape Bon

and sailed across the mouth of the Bay of Tunis, in the centre of

which is Goletta, the port of Tunis, the site of the ancient city of

Carthage. Once we anchored close by that place for two or three days,

and on that occasion I collected enough varieties of marble and mosaic

from the old palaces to make some beautiful tables when we got home.

In the afternoon and evening we made the Fratelli and the Sorelle

Rocks, and still later the little Island of Galita. There were many

steamers going in all directions, and it struck one very forcibly how

much this little islet in mid-channel stands in need of a light.

_Sunday, May 13th_.--The wind was dead ahead, and the sea of that

remarkably confused character for which the Mediterranean is famous.

It seemed as if the wind of yesterday, the wind of to-morrow, and the

wind of to-day, had all met and were bent on making a night of it. We

had service at eleven and four. The chart, now a good old friend, for

it has been used by us on so many Mediterranean voyages, showed that

this is the fourth noontide we have spent within a radius of thirty

miles of this particular spot; within a radius of sixty miles we have

spent at least three weeks of our lives at various periods. This does

not of course include voyages in steamers which are not recorded in

the chart.

_Monday, May 14th_.--About breakfast time to-day we crossed the

meridian of Greenwich; and this virtually completed our voyage round

the world, our original point of departure having really been

Rochester, which is a few minutes to the east of Greenwich. The wind

changed in the middle of the day, and we passed through a large fleet

of merchantmen hove-to under shelter of Cape de Gat, where they had

collected, I suppose, from various ports in Spain and Italy.

_Tuesday, May 15th_.--This was a somewhat sad day, many of our pets

dying from the effects of the cold wind or from accidents. The

steward's mocking-bird from Siam, which talked like a Christian and

followed him about like a dog, died of acute bronchitis early this

morning; and his monkey, the most weird little creature, with the

affectionate ways of a human friend, died in the afternoon, of

inflammation and congestion of the lungs. Two other monkeys and

several birds also expired in the course of the day.

This evening 'Beau Brummel,' the little pig I brought from Bow Island,

in the South Pacific, died of a broken spine, as the doctor, who made

a post-mortem examination in each case, discovered. A spar must have

dropped upon poor piggy accidentally whilst he was running about on

deck, though of course no one knew anything about it. I am very sorry;

for though I must confess he was somewhat greedy and pig-like in his

habits, he was extremely amusing in his ways. He ran about and went to

sleep with the pugs, just like one of themselves. Besides, I do not

think any one else in England could have boasted of a pig given to

them by a South-Sea-Island chief. Probably 'Beau Brummel' was a lineal

descendant of the pigs Captain Cook took out in the 'Endeavour.'

The bodies were all placed together in a neat little box and committed

to the deep at sunset, a few tears being shed over the departed pets,

especially by the children.

_Tuesday, May 15th_.--Cape de Gat was abeam early this morning. The

wind fell light, but Tom hoped it would freshen again; otherwise, with

steam we might easily have got into Gibraltar to-night. As it was,

fires were not lighted until ten o'clock.

_Wednesday, May 16th_.--At 3 a.m. I was called to see the light on

Europa Point, and stayed on deck to watch the day dawn and the rising

of the sun. It was not, however, a very agreeable morning; the

Levanter was blowing, the signal station was enveloped in mist, the

tops of the mountains of Africa were scarcely discernible above the

clouds, and Ceuta and Ape's Hill were invisible. Algeciras and San

Roque gleamed white on the opposite shore of the bay, while the dear

old Rock itself looked fresher and cleaner than usual, exhaling a

most delicious perfume of flowers. As the sun rose, the twitterings of

the birds in the Alameda sounded most homelike and delightful.

We had dropped our anchor inside the New Mole about 4.30, and before

six the familiar sounds of English martial music could be heard from

all the different barracks, as the regiments came marching down the

hill and along the Alameda to the north front with all their baggage,

military trains, tents, and ambulances, for a day's camping out. We

were anxious to get on shore to see about coals, water, and

provisions, but no health-boat came near us. About seven o'clock we

started in despair, first to hail a policeman on shore (at a most

respectful distance), to inquire where we could get _pratique_; then

we procured it, and sent word back to the 'Sunbeam' that she was out

of quarantine, and might hoist the yellow flag. We landed, went to the

market, bought some lovely carnations stuck in a prickly-pear leaf to

keep them fresh, and then went to the Hôtel Royal--kept by the

landlord of the old Club House Hotel, where we had so often stayed--to

order breakfast. Our old friends the servants greeted us at every step

from the house-door to the coffee-room, and we were taken special care

of by a waiter who remembered us. After breakfast we went to pay some

visits. We thought we ought to go and look at the galleries and Signal

Station, as one or two of our party had never been here before; so we

started, some on foot and some on donkeys. All the way up the steep

streets to the Moorish castle, girls met us, selling lovely scarlet

carnations and yellow roses. The galleries have not changed in the

least since our last visit, but our soldier-guide told us they were

daily expecting some big guns to come out, and he gave us a minute

explanation how they were to be mounted. It was a pleasant ride,

neither too hot nor too cold. Every crevice and interstice between the

rocks was full of wild flowers, looking bright and pretty, though

somewhat insignificant after the gorgeous tropical blossoms our eyes

have been lately accustomed to. The fog had cleared off, and the view

was beautiful; ships lay in the bay below us from all parts, including

a Portuguese gunboat. We saw also one of the two old eagles sitting

near her nest in the accustomed place; this year she has only one

young one. We did not see the monkeys, on account of the Levanter, but

their number has increased to twenty-four, so that there is no

immediate fear of their becoming extinct.

[Illustration: Tangier.]

At half-past six p.m. we weighed anchor and steamed out of the

anchorage inside the New Mole. In the straits the wind was fair, so

the funnel was soon lowered, and the screw feathered, and we were

racing along under sail alone. Off Tarifa we found quite a gale

blowing, and the wind continued fresh and fair throughout the night.

_Thursday, May 17th_.--The strong fair wind dropped, and then came

dead ahead, and off Cadiz we had to get up steam. There was a strong

wind off the mountains near Cape Sagres, and while Tom was below and

the men were busy reefing the sails, we nearly ran ashore. Luckily I

noticed our danger and called Tom, who came up just in time to alter

the helm, when the yacht went round like a top, though the shore was

too close to be pleasant. It only shows how easily an accident may

occur. Both our fishermen-mates could not bear to be idle, and always

considered looking out an insignificant occupation, and so neglected

that important duty to assist with the sails.

Off Cape St. Vincent it blew so hard that we were afraid we should be

obliged to bring up in the bay of Sagres; but we found that it was

only a land breeze, and that it was much smoother outside than we had

expected.

_Friday, May 18th_.--Fresh breeze. We met many steamers going down the

coast with all sail set. After passing Cape Espichel the wind

increased to a northerly gale, against which it was impossible to

proceed. We therefore put into Lisbon. The mountains at the mouth of

the Tagus, the tower and church of Belem, and the noble river itself

looked even more beautiful in the sunset than my recollection led me

to expect. We soon landed and had an excellent dinner at the Hotel

Braganza, where we had stayed before, and where we were at once

recognised and cordially received by the same landlord and landlady we

remembered in 1861.

After dinner we went for a walk. One of the things we saw during our

stroll was the fine statue of Luiz de Camoens, specially interesting

to us, as we had so recently seen the place where he passed many of

the weary years of his exile. Rolling Motion Square was as giddy as

ever. It was a curious fancy to pave it in such a way as to make it

look like the waves of the sea, perpetually moving; and it must be a

severe trial to the peripatetic powers of those who have not quite

recovered their sea legs.

_Saturday, May 19th_.--We were off early; it was a lovely day, and we

had a pleasant drive to Cintra. On our arrival we mounted donkeys and

went to Peña, the beautiful palace of the ex-King Ferdinand, situated

at the top of the mountains. It is an extraordinary-looking place,

the different parts being built in every imaginable style of

architecture, with exquisite carving and old tiles that would delight

the heart of a connoisseur. One of the most prominent objects near the

Palace of Peña is the statue of Vasco da Gama, nobly placed on a

pedestal of natural rocks, piled on the summit of a mountain peak, and

worthy of the adventurous traveller it is erected to commemorate. The

gardens are full of camellias, roses, bougainvillea, &c. We lunched at

the excellent hotel, and came to the conclusion that Cintra is the

place, not only 'to spend a happy day,' but many happy months. It is

always pleasant to revisit places of which you have agreeable

reminiscences, and to find your expectations surpassed instead of

disappointed.

[Illustration: Vasco da Gama]

We had a hot drive back to Lisbon, and then went by tram to Belem,

where we spent some time in the church and in wandering through its

exquisite cloisters. The first stone was laid in 1500, and the name

changed from Bairro de Restello to Belem or Bethlehem by Prince Henry

of Portugal, the great promoter of maritime discovery in that century.

It was built specially to commemorate the successful voyage of Vasco

da Gama, who returned from the discovery of India in 1499.

[Illustration: Belem Cloister Gardens]

Tom met us with the yacht, and, we went on board with the intention of

proceeding straight to sea. But after passing through the Canal del

Norte a heavy gale obliged us to anchor in Cascaes Bay for the night,

not far from a small schooner yacht with three ladies on board. It was

rather rough, and we were very tired, or I think we should have

ventured to pay them a visit, even at that late hour. It is absurd to

stand upon ceremony when travelling; but I scarcely know what the

strict etiquette would be on such an occasion--whether they, as first

anchored in the bay, should call on us, or we on them, as probably the

greater travellers and out longer at sea.

_Sunday, May 20th_.--Weighed at 5 a.m. There was a dense fog off Cape

del Roca, and the steam-whistle, foghorns, and bell were constantly

kept going, with lugubrious effect. We had service at eleven and 4.30.

Passed the Burlings at 1.30. Heavy swell all day.

_Monday, May 21st_.--Rough and disagreeable. Off Viana at noon. Passed

Oporto and Vigo in the course of the afternoon.

_Tuesday, May 22nd_.--If yesterday was bad, to-day was worse. We hove

to for some time under the shelter of Cape Finisterre, then went on

again for a short distance; but at 1.30 a.m. on the 23rd we were

obliged to put round and wait for daylight.

_Wednesday, 23rd, and Thursday, 24th_.--In the course of the day the

weather mended, though the sea still continued rough, and our course

was really in the direction of America rather than England. In the

evening of the 24th we were able to light fires, and, with the

assistance of steam, to keep nearly on our proper course.

_Saturday, May 26th_.--Saw the first English land, the Start, at 2.30

a.m. Wind continued fresh and fair, but at noon dropped calm, and we

had to steam through the Needles instead of sailing, as we had done on

our way out. We reached Cowes about 3 p.m., and were immediately

welcomed by several yachts, who dipped their ensigns and fired their

guns. We landed, and were warmly greeted by many friends, and, after

sending off telegrams and letters, re-embarked and proceeded towards

Hastings. We were anxious to land by daylight, but this was not to be.

So it turned out to be midnight before we reached Beachy Head and

could discern the lights of Hastings shining in the distance. As we

drew near to our anchorage we could see two boats coming swiftly

towards us from the shore. The crews were members of the Royal Naval

Artillery Volunteers, and as they came alongside they raised a shout

of welcome. Hastings had been expecting us all the afternoon, and late

as was the hour, 1.30 a.m., we were immediately surrounded by a fleet

of boats, and many willing hands seized our heterogeneous cargo and

multitudinous packages, and before daylight all had been safely landed

on the pier. We committed ourselves to the care of the R.N.A.V., and

landed in their boats, and at 4.30, proceeding to the Queen's Hotel,

we had a joyous meeting with T.A.B. and Maud.

[Illustration: Our Welcome back off Hastings.]

How can I describe the warm greetings that met us everywhere, or the

crowd that surrounded us, not only when we landed, but as we came out

of church; how, along the whole ten miles from Hastings to Battle,

people were standing by the roadside and at their cottage doors to

welcome us; how the Battle bell-ringers never stopped ringing except

during service time; or how the warmest of welcomes ended our

delightful year of travel and made us feel we were home at last, with

thankful hearts for the providential care which had watched over us

whithersoever we roamed?

I travell'd among unknown men,

In lands beyond the sea,

Nor, England! did I know till then

What love I bore to thee.

[Illustration: Home at Last.]

APPENDIX.

SUMMARY OF THE ENTIRE VOYAGE.

COMPILED FROM THE LOG-BOOK.

JULY 1876.

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J| | | | | | Since previous noon

l| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and

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| | F ° | F ° | ° ' | ° ' | | | |

6|Left Cowes, | | | | | | | |

|I. of W. | ... | ... | ... | ... | Various | ... | ...| ...

7|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|8.30 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | " | ... | 113| ...

8|Left Torbay | | | | | | | |

|at noon | ... | ... | ... | ... | " | ... | 8| ...

9| ... ... | ... | ... | 48 45 N| 4 46 W | " | 8 | 107| ...

10| ... ... | ... | ... | 46 27 N| 6 50 W | " | 99 | 62| ...

11|Cape Villano,| | | | | | | |

|at noon | ... | ... | 44 16 N| 9 10 W |SW, 3/4°W| ... | 164| ...

12|Madeira, 513;| | | | | | | |

|672 miles | ... | ... | 40 29 N| 11 1 W |SW by S | ... | 227| ...

13|Madeira, 375 | | | | | | | |

|miles | ... | ... | 38 24 N| 12 21 W | SW | 98 | 36|NNE 26 c.

14|Madeira, 246 | | | | | | | |

|miles | ... | ... | 36 36 N| 13 58 W |SW, 1/4°W| 40 | 90|SE 2

15|Porto Santo, | | | | | | | |NNE 2.

|90 miles | ... | ... | 34 25 N| 15 35 W |S, 33° W | 29 | 123|Foggy

16|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|noon | ... | ... | ... | ... |S, 31° W | 79 | 57|NE 3

19|Left Madeira | | | | | | | |

|at 9.25 p.m. | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

20|Tenerife, 163| | | | | | | |

|miles | 73 | 67 | 31 11 N| 16 45 W |S, 30° E | 20 | 67|NE 3 to 5

21|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|2.30 p.m. | 70 | 69 | 28 38 N| 16 42 W |S, 2° E | 144 | 15| ...

24|Left Puerto | | | | | | | |

|noon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

25| ... ... | 72 | 70 | 26 53 N| 19 11 W | ... | 20 | 173| ...

26| ... ... | 72 | 75 | 24 45 N| 21 0 W |S, 37° W | ... | 161| ...

27| ... ... | 72 | 74 | 22 27 N| 23 4 W |S, 39° W | ... | 180| ...

28| ... ... | 73 | 71 | 19 48 N| 24 14 W |S, 22° W | ... | 172| ...

29| ... ... | 75 | 77 | 17 26 N| 24 55 W |S, 16° W | ... | 148| ...

30|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|6 p.m. | 75 | 75 | ... | ... | Various | 15 | 52| ...

31| ... ... | 78 | 73 | 14 45 N| 25 26 W | ... | 120 | 12|NE 3

| |-----|------| | | | | |

|for the month|73.2°|72.33°| | | | | |

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AUGUST 1876.

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A| | | | | | Since previous noon

g| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and

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| | F ° | F ° | ° ' | ° ' | | | |

1| ... ... | 79 | 74 | 11 59 N| 25 9 W |S, 5° E | 159 | 13|Calm

2| ... ... | 78 | 74 | 9 10 N| 24 46 W |S, 7° E | 163 | ...|SW by W 2

3| ... ... | 79 | 75 | 7 42 N| 21 38 W |S, 57° E | 160 | 27|SSW 7

|289 miles | 79 | 74 | 7 16 N| 18 34 W |S, 84° E | ... | 241|6-7

5| ... ... | 79 | 75 | 5 48 N| 20 30 W |S, 53° W | ... | 139|S4

6|The warm | | | | | | | |

|Equator | 79 | 74 | 3 58 N| 22 6 W |S, 42° W | ... | 156|to 6

7| ... ... | 74 | 71 | 1 52 N| 24 5 W |S, 43° W | ... | 179|S 4 to 5

8|St. Paul's | | | | | | | |

|10.30 a.m. | 75 | 72.3 | 0 56 S| 26 34 W |S, 42° W | ... | 225|SE 6 to 7

9| ... ... | 78 | 74 | 4 23 S| 28 42 W |S, 32° W | ... | 243|SSE,

| | | | | | | | |ESE 7

10|Pernambuco, | | | | | | | |

|270 miles | 78 | 73.8 | 7 35 S| 30 19 W |S, 24° W | ... | 211|SE 6

11| ... ... | 77 | 71.5 | 10 11 S| 32 26 W |S, 39° W | ... | 200|SE 4 to 5

12|Bahia, 300 | | | | | | | |

|miles | 74 | 71.3 | 13 1 S| 33 51 W |S, 28° W | ... | 196|SE 5

13| ... ... | 74 | 71 | 15 42 S| 35 51 W |S, 37° W | ... | 202|SE by S 5

14| ... ... | 74.3| 70.7 | 17 25 S| 37 31 W |S, 43° W | ... | 141|NNE 4

15| ... ... | 73 | 69.5 | 19 58 S| 38 1 W |S, 11° W | ... | 155|NEly 5

16| ... ... | 66 | 67 | 22 37 S| 40 39 W |S, 45° W | ... | 225|NE 5

17|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|Janeiro at | | | | | | | |WSW

|6.15 p.m | 64.5| 65 | 23 53 S| 42 50 W | ... | 87 | 82|6 to 9

| |-----|------| | | | | |

|for the month|75.3°|71.94°| | | | | |

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SEPTEMBER 1876.

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S| | | | | | Since previous noon

p| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and

--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

| | F ° | F ° | ° ' | ° ' | | | |

5|Left Rio de | | | | | | | |

|Janeiro at | | | | | | | |SSW

|6 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | ...|2 to 3

6| | 70 | 64 | 24 56 S| 45 40 W | ... | 120 | 32|NE 5

7| | 67 | 65 | 26 50 S| 47 34 W | ... | ... | 136|NE 8

8| | 68 | 67 | 30 30 S| 49 4 W |S, 16° W | ... | 243|NE 8 to 9

9|Lobos, WSW, | | | | | | | |

|160 miles | 57 | 57.5 | 34 18 S| 51 43 W |S, 31° W | ... | 270|SW 4

10| | 57 | 58 | 31 48 S| 54 13 W |S, 72° W | 119 | 31|S by E 6

| | | | | | | | |to 7

11|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|at 4.30 a.m. | 60.3| 60 | ... | ... | ... | 115 | ...| ...

12|Left Monte | | | | | | | |

|6 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | ...|NE 2 to 3

13|Arrived off | | | | | | | |

|at 10 p.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

27|Left Buenos | | | | | | | |

|11.30 a.m. | 62 | 60.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

|of | | | | |down R. | | |3, WNW 7

|'Monkshaven' | 53 | 57.5 | 36 57 S| 55 44 W |Plate | 119 | 50|to 8

29| | 51.3| 57 | 38 50 S| 57 5 W | ... | 83 | 53| ...

30| | 52 | 51.5 | 41 00 S| 59 50 W |S, 40° W | ... | 196|NW by W 6

| |-----|------| | | | | |

|for the month|59.7°|59.78°| | | | | |

--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

OCTOBER 1876.

--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+-------------------------------

O| | | | | | Since previous noon

t| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and

--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

| | F ° | F ° | ° ' | ° ' | | | |

1| ... ... | 50.7| 53 | 43 10 S| 62 28 W |S, 45° W | 103 | 64|NW by W 6

2| ... ... | 49 | 51 | 45 33 S| 64 0 W |S, 39° W | 139 | 31|SW 7 to 8

3| ... ... | 46 | 49 | 48 31 S| 65 9 W |S, 15° W | 65 | 116|W by S 6

4| ... ... | 43.5| 42.5 | 49 25 S| 67 17 S | ... | 122 | 14|SE by S 6

5|Off Cape | | | | | | | |

|7.45 p.m. | 43.5| 44 | 52 20 S| 68 17 W | ... | 185 | ...|N by E4

6|Left | | | | | | | |

|at 2.30 p.m. | ... | ... | 52 45 S| 70 20 W | ... | 95 | ...|SW6

8|Left Sandy | | | | | | | |

|6.30 p.m. | 46 | 46.2 | 53 53 S| 71 17 W | Various | 105 | ...|3 to 4

9|Left Borja | | | | | | | |

|at 6.55 p.m. | 45.8| 45.8 | 52 22 S| 73 40 W | " | 105 | ...| ...

10|Left Otter | | | | | | | |

|at 5.30 p.m. | 49 | 48.7 | 51 0 S| 74 12 W | " | 95 | ...| ...

11|Left Puerto | | | | | | | |

|7 p.m. | 49 | 50 | 49 26 S| 74 20 W | " | 105 | ...| ...

|5 a.m. | 51 | 51 | ... | ... | " | 60 | ...|winds

13| ... ... | 52 | 51.8 | 46 0 S| 76 23 W | " | 150 | 25|NEly

| | | | | | | | |5 to 3

14| ... ... | 53.7| 52.8 | 44 55 S| 76 46 W |N, 14° W | ... | 67|SW 2 to 3

15| ... ... | 56 | 55 | 42 47 S| 76 3 W |N, 14° E | 100 | 32|Calm, S

| | | | | | | | |by E 1-2

16| ... ... | 57.8| 57.5 | 39 52 S| 74 42 W |N, 20° E | 152 | 37|S by E 2

| | | | | | | | |to 3

17| ... ... | 59 | 58.2 | 39 0 S| 74 38 W |N, 52° E | 28 | 63|NW by W

| | | | | | | | |4 to 5

|at 9 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | Various | 144 | ...|airs

|2 p.m. | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...|W 6

|195 miles | 60.2| 57.9 | 36 5 S| 72 59 W | ... | ... | 65|5 to 6

21|Arrived at | | | | | | | |

|at 4 p.m. | ... | ... | 33 18 S| 72 19 W | ... | ... | 211|S by W 6

|at 3 p.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...|and calms

31| ... ... | 62.1| 61 | 32 34 S| 72 58 W |N, 73° W | ... | 81|NW by N 5

| |-----|------| | | | | |

|for the month|51.7°| 51.5°| | | | | |

--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

NOVEMBER 1876.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

o| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------

.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

1|In S. | | | | | | | | | |

|Ocean |63.3|... |61.2|... |31 30 S| 72 55 W|N, 64° W| ... | 112|to 4

2|Ditto Ditto |65.6|... |62.3|... |30 54 S| 74 9 W|N, 61° W| ... | 111|S 3

3|Ditto Ditto |67.3|... |63.5|... |29 11 S| 76 15 W|N, 46° W| ... | 151|SSE 6

4|Ditto Ditto |68.3|68.2|64.2|64 |27 45 S| 78 55 W|N, 59° W| ... | 167|SE 3

5|Ditto Ditto |71.8|69.3|66 |65.3|26 54 S| 80 48 W|N, 63° W| ... | 113|SE 3

6|Ditto Ditto |71.5|69.7|68 |66 |25 52 S| 83 10 W|N, 64° W| ... | 140|ESE 3

7|Ditto Ditto |71 |70 |68.8|66.3|24 47 S| 85 51 W|N, 66° W| ... | 163|NE by E 3

8|Ditto Ditto |... |... |... |... |23 47 S| 86 58 W|N, 46° W| ... | 107|NNW 2.

9|Ditto Ditto |72 |72.3|68 |68.2|21 28 S| 88 27 W|N, 31° W| 144 | 18|ESE 4

10|Ditto Ditto |72.3|72 |74 |69 |19 12 S| 89 48 W|N, 29° W| ... | 166|E by S 6

11|Ditto Ditto |73 |71.3|69.5|68.8|17 19 S| 91 42 W|N, 44° W| ... | 156|ESE 6

12|Ditto Ditto |73 |72.3|71 |70 |16 53 S| 94 43 W|S, 82° W| ... | 178|ESE 4 to 6

13|Ditto Ditto |74.3|73.2|71 |70.5|16 56 S| 98 17 W|S, 89° W| ... | 215|ESE 7

14|Ditto Ditto |73.5|73.8|71.3|71 |17 6 S|102 11 W|S, 87° W| ... | 217|E 6

15|Ditto Ditto |76 |76 |72.8|71.7|16 44 S|105 57 W|N, 86° W| ... | 217|ENE 6

16|Ditto Ditto |77 |75.8|73 |73 |17 0 S|109 16 W|S, 85° W| ... | 199|ENE

17|Ditto Ditto |77.8|77.5|76.2|75.0|17 16 S|112 0 W|S, 84° W| ... | 159|E to N 5

18|Ditto Ditto |79 |77.8|75.2|73.5|16 18 S|114 52 W|N, 70° W| ... | 173|E 5

19|Ditto Ditto |79 |78.2|78 |76 |15 38 S|117 52 W|N, 77° W| ... | 180| ...

20|Ditto Ditto |80.2|79.3|77 |76.5|15 19 S|120 17 W|N, 82° W| ... | 139|ENE 3

21|Ditto Ditto |80 |79 |78 |76.3|15 25 S|122 18 W|S, 87° W| ... | 121|ENE 3 to 4

22|Ditto Ditto |81 |79.8|78.2|77 |15 21 S|124 20 W|N, 88° W| ... | 123|NE by E

| | | | | | | | | | |3 to 4

23|Ditto Ditto |81.2|80.2|78 |77 |15 4 S|126 40 W|N, 83° W| ... | 141|NE 3

24|Ditto Ditto |81 |81 |79.2|77 |15 18 S|129 12 W|S, 85° W| ... | 153|NNE 3

25|Ditto Ditto |81 |80.2|78 |77.8|15 27 S|132 12 W|S, 86° W| 160 | 21|E 2

26|Ditto Ditto |82.2|81.5|80.7|78.3|15 47 S|135 20 W| ... | 142 | 35|ESE 4

27|Ditto Ditto |81 |80.5|79 |78 |16 54 S|138 9 W| ... | 156 | 32| ...

28|Stopped at | | | | | | | | | |

|Low | | | | | | | | | |

|for 3 hours |81.8|81.6|80 |79.6|17 55 S|140 43 W|S, 56° W| 20 | 148|ESE 4 to 5

29| ... |81.7|81 |79.5|77 |18 41 S|143 7 W| ... | 10 | 152|SE 4 to 5

30| ... |81.3|81 |80 |79.3|18 20 S|145 57 W|N, 79° W| ... | 162|NE 4 to 5

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|month | 76.3° | 73.3° | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

DECEMBER 1876.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

e| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------

.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

1|Landed at | | | | | | | | | |

|10 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |

|3:30 p.m. |... |... |... |... |17 53 S|147 55 W|W, 1/4°N| ... | 139|NE 4 to 3

2|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 98|5 to a calm

8|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|6 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

9| ... ... |82.3|82 |80 |79 |15 28 S|149 24 W| ... | 101 | 24|ENE and E 5

10| ... ... |82.5|82 |80.3|79 |13 31 S|149 45 W|N, 10° W| ... | 124|NE by

| | | | | | | | | | |E 3 to 7

11| ... ... |83.3|82.5|81 |79.2|11 0 S|150 3 W| ... | ... | 155|NE and NE 5

12| ... ... |83.6|81 |79.4|79 | 9 10 S|149 48 W|N, 8° W| ... | 151|NE 4 to 5

13| ... ... |83 |82 |80.2|78.5| 5 34 S|150 45 W|N, 15° W| ... | 224|NE 5

14|Crossed | | | | | | | | | |

|4.30 a.m. |81.5|80 |80 |77.8| 2 12 S|152 18 W|N, 24° W| ... | 221|NE 5

15| ... ... |81.5|81 |80.7|79 | 1 10 N|152 3 W|N, 4° E| ... | 203|NE by E 5,

| | | | | | | | | | |SE 6

16| ... ... |81.2|81 |78.3|78 | 3 15 N|151 26 W|N, 17° E| 22 | 109|SE 5

17|To Hilo, | | | | | | | | | |

|885 Miles |81.5|82.3|79.8|78.2| 5 28 N|150 16 W|N, 58° E| 136 | 15|In Doldrums

18| ... ... |83 |82 |79.7|78 | 7 54 N|150 36 W| , 11° W| 48 | 105|NE 5 to 7

19| ... ... |81 |80 |77.5|77 |10 22 N|152 37 W| , 22° W| ... | 160| ...

20| ... ... |79.5|79 |77.3|77 |13 43 N|152 43 W|N, 18° W| ... | 212|NE 7

21| ... ... |78.2|78 |74 |73.8|16 28 N|153 28 W|N, 5° W| 26 | 145|Lost NE

22|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|at 3.30 p.m.|77.2| ...|74.5|... |19 44 N|155 4 W|N, 25° W| 202 | 38| ...

26|Left Hilo | | | | | | | | | |

|at 5.15 p.m.|... |77.8|... |74.3| ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

27|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|5.15 p.m. |78 |... |76 |... |20 42 N|157 20 W|Various | 200 | ...| ...

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|for | | | | | | | |

|the month | 80.1° | 78.4° | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

JANUARY 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

a| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------

.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

3|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|5 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...|ENE 4

4| ... ... |78.2|77.8|78.1|76 |20 10 N|159 50 W|S, 59° W| 65 | 70|E by S 6

| | | | | | | | | | |to 8

5| ... ... |78 |77.7|76.8|76.6|20 4 N|164 5 W|W | ... | 240|SE by S 8

6| ... ... |79.3|78.1|78.5|77.8|20 3 N|168 53 W|W | ... | 253|S by E 7

| | | | | | | | | | |to 9

7| ... ... |79 |77 |74.2|74 |19 31 N|169 35 W|S, 60° W| ... | 120|N 1/2, W 9

8| ... ... |78.2|77.8|73.2|71.5|17 15 N|173 8 W|S, 59° W| ... | 244|N by E 9

9| ... ... |79.8|78 |74 |71.7|16 44 N|177 15 W|S, 82° W| ... | 240|E by S 2

10| ... ... |79.8|79.5|76 |74.2|17 15 N|179 6 W|N, 74° W| 20 | 92|Calms

11|180° | | | | | | | | | |

|longitude |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

12| ... ... |80.2|80 |77.8|75.5|17 16 N|178 28 E|W | 102 | 38|S by E 4

13| ... ... |80.3|79.8|78.2|75.2|17 19 N|176 29 E|W | ... | 115|NE 3

14|To Yokohama,| | | | | | | | | |

|2,700 miles |80 |79.8|75.2|75 |16 1 N|173 25 E|S, 66° W| 98 | 96|NNE 10

15| ... ... |80.2|80 |73.8|73.5|16 2 N|168 15 E|W | ... | 298|NE 9

16| ... ... |80.1|79.7|75 |74.2|16 38 N|163 47 E|N, 82° W| ... | 260|ENE 7

17| ... ... |79 |78.2|76 |75 |17 3 N|159 37 E|N, 84° W| ... | 240|ENE 6

18| ... ... |79.8|79 |76 |75.2|17 36 N|155 40 E|N, 82° W| ... | 229|ENE 4

19| ... ... |79 |78.4|77 |75.2|18 16 N|153 11 E|N, 74° W| ... | 148|NNE 2

20| ... ... |79.2|78 |76 |75 |18 57 N|150 23 E|N, 75° W| 151 | 13|N by W 3

21| ... ... |78.2|77.2|73.5|72.3|19 36 N|147 19 E|N, 77° W| 128 | 50|N by W to

22| ... ... |77.5|76.3|67.5|66 |20 7 N|144 5 E|N, 81° W| ... | 185|NNE 8 to 7

23| ... ... |71 |70 |62.5|61.5|21 52 N|141 39 E|N, 52° W| ... | 172|NNE 5 to 3

24| ... ... |68.5|68 |61.5|59.2|23 33 N|139 29 E|N, 50° W| ... | 158|NE 7 to 6

25| ... ... |68 |67.8|59 |59 |26 12 N|138 10 E|N, 24° W| ... | 174|ESE 3

26| ... ... |65.5|64.5|61 |59.5|29 23 N|137 33 E|N, 10° W| 100 | 94|W 9 to 10

27| ... ... |63.5|64.2|51.5|51 |30 59 N|137 49 E|N, 8 E| ... | 94|NWly 3 to 4

28| ... ... |64 |63.2|48.2|46 |32 40 N|138 35 E|N, 21° E| ... | 108|W by N 7

29|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|3.30 p.m. |63 |52 |... |41.2| ... | ... |Various | 60 | 121|Gale

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|month | 76.8° | 69.7° | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

FEBRUARY 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

e| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------

.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

2|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|at 6.30 | | | | | | | | | |

|p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... |Various | ... | ...| ...

3| ... ... |53 |52 |41.2|41 | ... | ... | | 122 | ...|NW 3

|7 p.m. |58 |46 |40 |35.5| ... | ... | | 178 | ...|NNE 9

|returned at | | | | | | |the | | |

|2 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | | 40 | ...| ...

|at 4.30 | | | | | | | | | |

|anchored at | | | | | | |of | | |

|8.30 p.m. |46.1|45 |33 |32.5| ... | ... |Japan | 90 | ...|W 9

16|Left Ino Ura| | | | | | | | | |

|at 5 a.m. |49.5|50 |39 |37.5| ... | ... | | 110 | ...| ...

17|Anchored | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8.30 | | | | | | | | | |

|at 11 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | ...| ...

19|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8.30 a.m.|44.2|58 |34 |41.3| ... | ... | ... | 40 | ...| ...

20| ... ... |64 |61 |51 |46.5|31 16 N|131 54 E| ... | 64 | 127|NW by W 9

| | | | | | | | | | |to 6

21| ... ... |69 |67 |60 |59.5|29 7 N|129 49 E|SW | 183 | ...|Calm

22| ... ... |68.2|62 |67 |62 |28 13 N|125 53 E|WSW | 13 | 208|ESE

23| ... ... |67.3|65.5|65.2|64.2|27 14 N|123 3 E|S, 63° W| ... | 178|SE

24| ... ... |55 |55 |51.8|49 |25 0 N|119 35 E| ... | 34 | 183|NE 7 to 10

25| ... ... |61 |... |56.5|... |22 35 N|115 38 E| ... | ... | 288|NE 10 to 6

26|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | 29| ...

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|month | 56.5° | 48° | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

MARCH 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

a| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +------ -+----------+------------

.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

7|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|7 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |

|1.30 p.m. | | | | | | | | | |

|6.30 p.m. |... |64.5|... |64.3| ... | ... | ... | 45 | ...| ...

8 | ... ... |72.5|72.2|72.3|70 |20 5 N|113 28 E| ... | 136 | ...| ...

9 | ... ... |73.8|72 |72 |68 |18 0 N|113 6 E|S | 48 | 79|E 3

10| ... ... |78 |76.8|73 |71.8|15 40 N|113 48 E|SSE | 20 | 128|NE 3

11| ... ... |78 |78.2|75.5|74.3|13 45 N|112 1 E|SW by W| ... | 155|NE 4

12| ... ... |79 |78 |76.4|76 |11 29 N|110 32 E|S, 35° W| ... | 170|NE 4

13| ... ... |77.7|77.5|78 |75.7| 9 34 N|108 33 E|S, 46° W| ... | 171|NE 4

14| ... ... |78 |77.7|77.6|76.3| 7 34 N|107 3 E|SW by S| ... | 150|NE 3 to 4

15| ... ... |79.5|79 |78 |77 | 4 46 N|106 16 E|S by W, | ... | 176|NE 4

| | | | | | | |1/2° W | | |

16| ... ... |80 |80 |78 |76.3| 2 51 N|104 43 E|SW, | ... | 150|NE 3 to 4

| | | | | | | |1/2° S | | |

17|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 72|NE 3 to 4

18|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

19|Left Johore | | | | | | | | | |

|at 4 a.m. |... |83.2|... |79.7| ... | ... | ... | 36 | ...|Calms

20|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |and

|11.30a.m. |... |83.2|... |79.5| ... | ... | ... | 130 | ...|from

21| ... ... |88 |... |80.5|... | 4 4 N|100 30 E| ... | 170 | ...|NE

22|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|at 10 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 99 | ...|

23| ... ... |83.8|84.5|88.2|81 | 5 55 N| 98 39 E| ... | 109 | ...| ...

24| ... ... |84.2|84 |82 |79 | 6 10 N| 95 5 E| ... | 212 | ...| ...

25| ... ... |85 |84 |84.2|80 | 6 26 N| 91 41 E| ... | 208 | ...| ...

26| ... ... |85.2|84 |86 |81.5| 6 25 N| 88 25 E| ... | 198 | ...| ...

27| ... ... |86 |84.2|87 |79 | 6 4 N| 85 3 E| ... | 203 | ...| ...

28| ... ... |85.2|... |83 |... | 5 33 N| 81 29 E| ... | 218 | ...| ...

29|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|at 9.30 p.m.|... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | ...| ...

30|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|11 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 90 | ...| ...

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|month | 79.4° | 78.2° | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

APRIL 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

r| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------

l| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

5|Left Colombo| | | | | | | | | |

|1.30 p.m. |... |85.5|... |80.8| ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...

6| ... ... |85.8|85 |83 |80.6| 7 26 N|77 10 E |N, 81° W| 165 | ...|W 1

7| ... ... |86 |85 |81 |78.3| 7 31 N|74 7 E |N, 88° W| 190 | ...|N 2

8| ... ... |85.8|84.5|81.3|79 | 8 16 N|70 31 E |W | 216 | ...|N 4 to 3

9| ... ... |86 |85 |79 |78 | 8 50 N|66 59 E |W by N | 213 | ...|Calm

10| ... ... |85 |83.5|81 |78.5| 9 38 N|63 32 E |N, 77° W| 210 | ...|NE 1 to 2

11| ... ... |83.6|82.5|83 |79 |10 27 N|60 1 E | ... | 214 | ...|ENE 2

12| ... ... |83.8|82.6|82.2|79 |11 14 N|56 30 E | ... | 213 | ...|ENE 3 to 4

13| ... ... |83.5|82.3|82.5|80 |11 38 N|52 57 E |N, 83° W| 210 | ...| ...

14| ... ... |83.2|82 |82.8|80 |12 33 N|49 43 E | ... | 198 | ...|E 4

15|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|10 p.m. |82.8|82 |81 |79 |12 55 N|46 17 E |N, 84° W| 203 | ...| ...

16|Left Aden | | | | | | | | | |

|at 7 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | ...| ...

17|Off Island | | | | | | | | | |

|of Perim |82.8|82 |83 |81.7| ... | ... | ... | ... | 105| ...

18| ... ... |82 |82.2|83.4|81.5|16 13 N|41 27 E | ... | ... | 230|S 5

19| ... ... |82.5|82 |84 |83 |18 13 N|40 7 E | ... | 29 | 116| ...

20| ... ... |83.5|82 |84 |83.6|20 39 N|38 30 E |N, 33° W| 149 | 22|Calms

21| ... ... |86.2|82.3|83.5|82.8|23 33 N|36 50 E |N, 30° W| 190 | ...| ...

22| ... ... |78.3|75 |82 |76 |26 18 N|34 55 E | ... | 200 | ...| ...

23| ... ... |75.5|74 |71.5|74.5|27 13 N|34 5 E |NNW | 80 | ...| ...

24| ... ... |71.3|70.2|71.5|74 |28 16 N|33 16 E | ... | 89 | 27| ...

25|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|6 p.m. |70 |... |71.5|... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 51| ...

26|Left Suez | | | | | | | | | |

|7.15 p.m. |76.5|70 |88 |83.6| ... | ... | ... | 50 | ...| ...

27|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|8 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |

|5.30 p.m. | | | | | | |to | | |

|9.30 p.m. |76.7|... |90 |... | ... | ... | | 50 | ...| ...

28| ... ... |66.3|64.2|66 |64 | ... | ... |under | 174 | ...|WNW 5

|Alexandria | | | | | | |and | | |

|at 4.30 a.m.|... |... |... |... | ... | ... |sail | 117 | ...|WNW 9 to 7

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|month | 82.3 | 78 | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

MAY 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------

a| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------

--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

| |F °|F °|F °|F °| ° ' | ° ' | | | |

2|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|at 4.30 a.m |68 |65.2|70 |64.5| ... | ... |WNW | 28 | 2|Calm a.m.

3| ... ... |64 |64 |65.2|64.3|32 30 N|28 39 E |N, 30° W| 32 | 80|Fresh to

4| ... ... |63.8|63.5|64.2|64 |34 35 N|28 48 E |N, 3° E| ... | 146|NW 7

5| ... ... |65 |64 |66 |64.2|34 48 N|27 13 E |W, 1/2°S| 63 | 61|NW 7 & calms

6| ... ... |63 |62.2|66.2|64 |34 54 N|23 11 E |W | 125 | 75|ESE 7

7| ... ... |63.6|63 |64.3|63.6|35 51 N|19 48 E |N, 82° W| 46 | 130|ESE 2

8|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|6 p.m. |64 |63 |64.5|66.2|35 57 N|15 12 E |W | 199 | 16|N 4 to 7

10|Left Malta | | | | | | | | | |

|at 8.15 a.m.|64 |63 |67 |66.5| ... | ... |Various | 20 | 5|S 2 to 1

11| ... ... |67 |64 |70 |66 |37 20 N|10 24 E | ... | 186 | 7|SE & calm

12| ... ... |64.5|64 |69 |68.5|37 32 N| 6 32 E |WNW | 192 | ...| ...

13| ... ... |63 |63 |67 |66 |37 7 N| 3 3 E |S, 82° E| 173 | ...|SW by W 5

| | | | | | | | | | |to 6

14| ... ... |64 |63.2|66.3|65 |36 50 N| 0 20 E |W, 1/2°S| 163 | ...| ...

15| ... ... |62 |62.3|66.2|66 |36 31 N| 3 43 W |W, 1/2°N| 128 | 35|SE 5

16|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|7.30 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 26| ...

17| ... ... |67 |67 |68.2|69 |36 27 N| 7 58 W |Various | 10 | 130|E 8; calm

18|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|6.30 p.m. |64 |... |63.8|... |38 27 N| 9 26 W | ... | 144 | 6|NNE 5

19|Left Lisbon | | | | | | | | | |

|9.15 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | ...|NNE 7

20|Left | | | | | | | | | |

|at 5 a.m. |61.5|64 |64 |65 |39 13 N| 9 32 W | ... | 60 | ...|N 6

21| ... ... |60.8|59 |61 |63.5|41 36 N| 9 7 W | ... | 145 | ...| ...

22| ... ... |56.5|57 |55.5|56.3|43 13 N|10 8 W |N, 22° W| 54 | 86|NE 9

23| ... ... |58 |57 |57 |56 |45 5 N|11 0 W |N, 16° W| ... | 120|NE 7 to 5

24| ... ... |56 |55 |55 |54.3|46 40 N| 8 41 W | ... | 149 | 9|NE 3 to 5

25| ... ... |55 |... |54 |... |48 42 N| 6 5 W | ... | 160 | ...|NE 3 to 4

26|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |

|1 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 230 | ...| ...

27|Hastings | | | | | | | | | |

|1.30 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |

| |---------|---------| | | | | |

|month | 65° | 65.1° | | | | | |

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

When we finally sailed from Cowes, on July 6, 1876, the list of

persons on board the yacht was as follows:--

THOMAS BRASSEY, ESQ., M.P. (Owner)

MRS. BRASSEY

THOMAS ALLNUTT BRASSEY

MABELLE ANNIE BRASSEY

MURIEL AGNES BRASSEY

MARIE ADELAIDE BRASSEY

HON. A.Y. BINGHAM

F. HUBERT FREER, ESQ.

COMMANDER JAMES BROWN, R.N.

CAPTAIN SQUIRE T.S. LECKY, R.N.R.

HENRY PERCY POTTER, ESQ. (Surgeon)

* * * * *

ISAIAH POWELL, Sailing Master

HENRY KINDRED, Boatswain

JOHN RIDGE TEMPLEMAN, Carpenter

CHARLES COOK, Signalman and Gunner

JAMES ALLEN, Coxswain of the Gig

JAMES WALFORD, Captain of the Hold

JOHN FALE, Coxswain of the Cutter

HENRY PARKER, Second Coxswain of the Gig

WILLIAM SEBBORN, A.B.

WALTER SEBBORN "

TURNER ENNEW "

WILLIAM MOULTON, A.B.

ALBERT WISEMAN, "

JOHN GREEN, "

THOMAS TAYLOR "

FREDERICK BUTT "

HENRY TICHENER "

THOMAS POWELL, Forecastle Cook

WILLIAM COLE, Boy

* * * * *

ROBERT ROWBOTTOM, Engineer

CHARLES McKECHNIE, 2nd ditto

THOMAS KIRKHAM, Leading Fireman

GEORGE BURREDGE, Fireman

* * * * *

GEORGE LESLIE, Steward

WILLIAM AINSWORTH, Bedroom Steward

FREDERICK PARSONS, Saloon Steward

GEORGE BASSETT, 2nd ditto

* * * * *

WILLIAM PRYDE, Cook

JOSEPH SOUTHGATE, Cook's Mate

* * * * *

EMMA ADAMS, Nurse

HARRIET HOWE, Lady's Maid

MARY PHILLIPS, Stewardess

The list of those who were temporarily on board the yacht during the

voyage comprised the following persons:--

ARRIVALS.

CREW OF 'MONKSHAVEN' (15) came on board the 'Sunbeam' Sept. 28.

ARTHUR TURNER, one of the crew, remained on board the 'Sunbeam '

as an A.B.

JOHN SEBBORN, from U.S. 'Ashuelot,' Hongkong.

JOHN SHAW (Under-Cook), Hongkong.

ISAAC AYAK, Hongkong.

JOHN AHANG, Hongkong.

MAHOMET. Fireman, Galle.

ABRAHAM, Fireman. Galle.

TOM DOLLAR, Fireman, Galle.

MR. and MRS. WOODROFFE, Ismailia,

(Total, 24.)

DEPARTURES.

T. ALLNUTT BRASSEY, Rio.

CREW OF 'MONKSHAVEN' (14) placed on board the 'Ultimand', Oct. 5.

CAPTAIN LECKY, Buenos Ayres.

GEO. LESLIE, Ensenada.

CAPTAIN BROWN, Honolulu.

WM. PRYDE, Honolulu.

JOHN FALE, Malacca.

MAHOMET, Fireman, Suez.

ABRAHAM, Fireman, Suez.

TOM DOLLAR, Fireman, Aden.

MR. and MRS. WOODROFFE, Port Said.

(Total, 25.)

Note.--Many were the preparations to be made before starting on our

voyage; the crew had to be selected, we had to decide whether all,

any, or none of the children should be taken, what friends we should

invite to accompany us, what stores and provisions we should take, and

to select from our little fleet of boats those which seemed best

suited for the various requirements of the voyage. The whole number

comprised

The 'Gleam,' lifeboat cutter;

The 'Glance,' large gig;

The 'Ray,' light gig;

The 'Trap' (to catch a sunbeam), steam launch;

The 'Mote,' dingy;

The 'Flash,' light outrigger.

Of these the 'Trap' and the 'Ray' had to be left behind.

_LETTER_

(From the _Times_ of June 2, 1877).

To the Editor of the 'Times.'--Sir,--Believing it possible that some

interest may attach to the voyage completed on May 27 by the arrival

of the 'Sunbeam' at Cowes, I venture to offer to your readers a short

narrative of our proceedings. The expedition is in some respects

unprecedented; a circumnavigation of 35,400 miles has never before

been made in the short period of 46 weeks, from which must be deducted

112 days of well-earned repose in harbour. We had, it is true, the

advantage of steam, without which such a performance would have been

an impossibility; but we travelled 20,517 miles under sail alone, and

the consumption of coal has not exceeded 350 tons. The 'Sunbeam'

sailed from Cowes on July 6, called at Torbay, Madeira, Teneriffe, and

the Cape Verde, crossed the Line on August 8, and, carrying a

favourable breeze in the south-east trades, without even a momentary

lull, a distance of 2,500 miles, arrived at Rio Janeiro on August 17.

Following the coasts of South America, we visited Montevideo, Buenos

Ayres, and Ensenada, steamed through the Straits of Magellan and

Smyth's Channel, and reached Valparaiso on October 21.

While on the coast of Patagonia it was our privilege to rescue a crew

of 15 hands from the bark 'Monkshaven,' laden with an inflammable

cargo of smelting coals, which had been on fire six days when we most

providentially descried her signals of distress.

On October 30 we commenced our long and lonely voyage of 12,330 miles

across the Pacific. We touched at Bow Island in the Low Archipelago,

Maitea and Tahiti in the Society Islands, and Hawaii and Oahu in the

Sandwich group. On January 21 we sighted Assumption in the Ladrones,

and on the 29th arrived at Yokohama. While in Japan we were present at

the opening of the railway from Osaka to Kioto by the Mikado, and

subsequently cruised in the Inland Sea in severe winterly weather. At

Simonoseki we found the people much agitated by the recent outbreak of

the Satsuma clan. On February 19 we bade a reluctant farewell to

Japan, and following the most direct route to England, visited in

succession Hongkong, Canton, Macao, Singapore, Johore, Malacca,

Penang, Galle, Colombo, Aden, Alexandria, Malta, Gibraltar, and

Lisbon.

Having given the principal dates, the story of the voyage will be most

rapidly completed by entering our successive passages in a tabular

statement:

Miles

Steam Sail Total

Thames and English Channel 193 205 398

Torbay to Madeira 353 874 1,227

Madeira to Orotava (Teneriffe) 164 72 236

Orotava to Tarafal Bay (San Antonio, Cape Verde) 35 886 921

Tarafal Bay to Rio Janeiro 689 2,647 3,336

Rio to Monte Video and Buenos Ayres 509 712 1,221

Buenos Ayres to Possession Bay

(Straits of Magellan). 816 524 1,340

In Straits of Magellan and Smyth's Channel 565 -- 565

To Lota and Valparaiso 634 500 1,134

Valparaiso to Yokohama, calling at Hao in

the Paumotu Group, Maitea and Tahiti in

the Society Islands, and Hawaii and Oahu

in the Sandwich Group 2,108 10,225 12,333

Yokohama to Kobe and Simonoseki, through

the Inland Sea 653 -- 653

Simonoseki to Hongkong 395 1,015 1,410

Hongkong to Singapore 312 1,251 1,563

Singapore to Point de Galle, calling at the

Straits Settlements 1,668 -- 1,668

Galle to Colombo and Aden 2,202 -- 2,202

Aden to Suez 807 551 1,358

Suez to Alexandria 436 -- 436

Alexandria to Cowes, touching at Malta,

Gibraltar, and Lisbon 2,440 934 3,374

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,979 20,396 35,375

Having sketched the voyage in outline, the following details may not

be devoid of interest to readers with nautical tastes.

Every yachtsman should be a lover of sailing. In the cruise of the

'Sunbeam,' although expedition was an essential consideration, steam

has been used almost exclusively in calms or in narrow waters, or

when, as it has often happened, we have sailed at sunset after a hard

day's work on board, intending to make an offing during the night and

set sails in the morning.

Of the total distance of 15,000 knots under steam, 12,000 were

traversed under those special circumstances which seem to justify even

a yachtsman in availing himself of the unromantic but invaluable

engine.

The best run under steam alone was 230 knots, and the most successful

continuous performance was on the passage from Penang to Galle, in the

week ending April 15, when the 'Sunbeam' steamed 1,451 knots, with a

daily consumption of 4-¼ tons of coal.

The best runs under sail from noon to noon were 298 and 299 knots

respectively. The first was on the passage from Honolulu to Yokohama,

sailing along the 16th parallel of north latitude, and between 163

deg. and 168 deg. 15 min. east. The second was in the Formosa Channel.

The highest speed ever attained under sail was 15 knots in a squall in

the North Pacific.

On 28 days the distance under sail alone has exceeded, and often

considerably exceeded, 200 knots.

The best consecutive runs under sail only were:--

I. Week ending August 13, South Atlantic. In the south-east trades,

wind a-beam, force 5--1,456 knots.

II. Week ending November 19, South Pacific, south-east trades, wind

aft, force 5--1,360 knots.

III. Four days, January 15 to 18, North Pacific, north-east trades,

wind on the quarter, force 5 to 9--1,027 knots. The average speed in

this case was 107 knots an hour.

The following were the average speeds of the longer passages:--

Days Total Distance Daily

at Distance under Average

Sea Steam

1 Cape Verde to Rio 18 3,336 689 185

2 Valparaiso and Yokohama 72 12,333 2,108 171

3 Simonoseki and Aden 37 6,931 4,577 187

The vessel which has carried us so rapidly and safely round the globe

claims a brief description. She was designed by Mr. St. Clare Byrne,

of Liverpool, and may be technically defined as a composite

three-masted topsail-yard screw schooner. The engines, by Messrs.

Laird, are of 70 nominal or 350 indicated horse-power, and developed a

speed of 10.13 knots on the measured mile. The bunkers contain 80 tons

of coal. The average daily consumption is four tons, and the speed

eight knots in fine weather. The principal dimensions of the hull

are;--Length for tonnage, 157 ft.; beam, extreme, 27 ft. 6 in.;

displacement tonnage, 531 tons; area of midship section, 202 square

feet.

With an addition of 20 ft. to the length, and more engine power, the

'Sunbeam' presents a type which might be found efficient for naval

services in distant waters, where good sailing qualities are

essential, and large ships are not required.

On looking back, and contrasting the anticipated difficulties with the

actual experiences of the voyage, the ease and certainty with which

every passage has been made are truly surprising. Our track has been

for the most part within the Tropics. The storms off the Cape of Good

Hope and Cape Horn have been avoided in the inland passages of the

Straits of Magellan and the Suez Canal. We have encountered no

continuous stormy weather, except during the four days preceding our

arrival at Yokohama. We have suffered discomfort from heat and

detention in calms, but storms have disturbed us seldom, and they have

not lasted long.

Our experience of gales include a north-east gale off Cape Finisterre,

on the outward voyage; a northerly gale between Rio and the River

Plate, a westerly gale off the east coast of Patagonia, short but

severe gales on each of the four days preceding our arrival at

Yokohama, a severe gale from the north-west in the Inland Sea, a

north-east gale in the Formosa Channel, a northerly gale in the

Straits of Jubal, a westerly gale off Port Said, and an easterly gale

on the south coast of Candia. On the passage homewards from Gibraltar

we met strong northerly winds on the coast of Portugal, and a

north-east gale off Cape Finisterre.

The navigation has presented few difficulties. All the coasts that we

have visited have been surveyed. Lighthouses are now as numerous and

efficient on the coasts of China and Japan as on the shores of Europe.

Such is the perfection of the modern chronometer, that lunar

observations, the only difficult work in ocean navigation, are no

longer necessary; and the wind charts published by the Admiralty

supply to the amateur navigator accumulated information and valuable

hints for every stage of his voyage.

How infinitely easy is the task of the modern circumnavigator compared

with the hazardous explorations of Magelhaens and Captain Cook, when

the chronometer was an instrument of rude and untrustworthy quality,

when there were no charts, and the roaring of the breakers in the dead

of night was the mariner's first warning that a coral reef was near!

Our comprehensive and varied cruise has strengthened my former

convictions that the disasters due to negligence bear a large

proportion to the number of inevitable losses. Every coast is

dangerous to the careless commander; but there are no frequented seas

where, with the exercise of caution and reasonable skill, the dangers

cannot be avoided. These remarks do not, of course, apply to cases of

disaster from stress of weather. In fogs there must be delay, though

not necessarily danger.

In these days of lamentation over the degeneracy of the British

seaman, my experience may be accepted as a contribution to the mass of

evidence on this vexed question. I have not been surrounded by such

smart seamen as can only be found on a man-of-war, but I have no

ground for general or serious complaint. Many of my crew have done

their duty most faithfully. In emergencies everybody has risen to the

occasion, and has done best when his skill or endurance was most

severely tried--

'My mariners,

Souls that have toiled and wrought and thought with me,

That ever with a frolic welcome took

The thunder and the sunshine.'

It is always in stormy weather that the good qualities of the British

seaman are displayed to the greatest advantage. The difficulty is to

keep up his interest and energies in long intervals of fine weather,

when nothing occurs to rouse him to an effort, and the faculties of

the seaman before the mast, no less than those of his officer, are

benumbed by the monotony and isolation from mankind, which are the

gravest drawbacks of a sailor's life. It is in these dull moments that

men are tempted to drink and quarrel, that officers become tyrannical,

and their crews insubordinate, or even mutinous. Lest it should be

thought that my impressions of the average sailor are derived from an

exceptional crew or picked men, I have only to add that the manning of

the 'Sunbeam' was a family job. The sailing master was related by

blood or marriage to the majority of his subordinates--fishermen from

the coast of Essex, who had received their early training among the

banks and shoals at the mouth of the Thames.

In this connection I tender my sincere tribute of praise to the

officers of the Navy for their success in maintaining the efficiency

and spirit of their crews through long commissions on foreign

stations, much time being necessarily spent in harbour, in many cases

in the most enervating climates. The discipline of the service seems

to be admirable, and the seamen are reconciled to it by tradition, by

early training, and perhaps by an instinctive perception of its

necessity.

I am equally bound to commend the efficiency of our consular service

in the remotest outposts of civilisation which we have visited; and

evidences of good colonial administration are abundantly manifest in

Hongkong, Singapore, Penang, Ceylon, and Aden, in the prosperity and

contentment of the people.

It is scarcely necessary to observe, in conclusion, that experiences

may be gathered in a voyage of circumnavigation which are not to be

gleaned from Blue-books or from shorter cruises in European waters. A

more vivid impression is formed of the sailor's daily life, of his

privations at sea, and his temptations on shore. The services required

of the Navy are more clearly appreciated after a visit to distant

foreign stations.

Such a voyage is, indeed, a serious effort. It demands many laborious

days and anxious nights of watching. For my safe return to 'those

pale, those white-faced shores,' so welcome to the homeward-bound,

accompanied, happily, by the adventurous little family who have taken

part in the expedition, I am truly thankful.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

THOMAS BRASSEY.

COWES

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