[1] _Crojick_, alias crossjack; a large square sail which hangs from
the mizzen mast. When the wind is aft the crojick “robs” the main
sail and therefore is not in constant use; while in some ships it is
rejected.
[2] The following is from English “Notes and Queries”. “Feb. 15, lat.
22, 54, long. 55, 28. At 11.50 saw the ‘Southern Cross’ for the first
time. This was the only commission you gave to me, and I execute it as
a matter of business.” It may not be of any practical use to say that
Dec. 6th we first saw it, when it was rising, in lat. 34. 10 S., long.
50. 6 W.
[3] In Lieut Maury’s Geography of the Sea, a most useful book, may be
found a satisfactory account of the Trade Winds.
[4] Crew of the Golden Fleece, from New York to San Francisco, Oct. 26,
1869–Feb. 12, 1870.