At anchor. Wind northerly calm increasing to force 4 at noon before decreasing to 2.

AM mustered by Divisions and performed Divine Service.

1140 Finished condensing.

1715 Mustered by Quarters. Up boats

Wind northerly force 1 increasing to 4.

AM Exchanged Colours with a North German Confederation brig Diana.

1000. Sent cutter to Zanzibar. Employed scraping and blacking guns.

1315. Up screw. 1500 Cutter returned.

1522 Down screw. Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes.

Wind NEE force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Maximum temperature 82F.

0915. Mustered at Quarters and prayed. Employed making mats etc.  Artificers making good small defects.

Noon Second company of small arms men firing at a target at 300 yards.  Making mats and pointing breechings. Mustered at Quarters.

Wind Northerly force 1 to 2.

AM. Out target for practice.

0900 Prayers. Exercised at General quarters firing shell and case at target. Received provisions per dhow. Cleared holds.

PM employed storing hold.

1715 Mustered at Quarters. Striking down provisions.

Wind Northerly force 1 to 2.

AM. Out target for practice.

0900 Prayers. Exercised at General quarters firing shell and case at target. Received provisions per dhow. Cleared holds.

PM employed storing hold.

1715 Mustered at Quarters. Striking down provisions.

Wind NNE force 1 increasing to 4 before decreasing to 2. Temperature 83F.  Draught of water – forward 16 feet 1 inch, aft 18 feet. Employed blacking guns. Let go lifebuoy for trial.

PM. Employed making mats and stropping blocks. Dhow came alongside with provisions.

Wind northerly force 1 increasing to 4 before decreasing to calm at midnight. Maximum temperature 85F.  Barometer falling from 30.02 inches to 29.96 inches.

AM cleaning ship throughout.. Boarded English Barque “Golden Wave” of London.

PM. Preparing for sea. Mustered at Quarters. On chafing gear.

Wind northerly and calm increasing to force 4 before decreasing to 3. Barometer rising to 30.10 inches with a maximum temperature of 82F.

0420. Draw fires forward.

0530. Weighed and proceeded under steam.

0910 Came to off Turnbat (?) in 10 fathoms and veered to 3 shackles. Mustered by the Open List. Performed Divine Service.

1715 Mustered at Quarters.

Latitude 5.88 S. Longitude 39.25 E. Wind East becoming northerly force 3 to 4. At anchor until 0530.

0505 Drew fires forward.

0530 weighed and proceeded under steam to the north. Exchanged Colours with  an English ship number 1589.

0740. Down royal yards.

0900. Mustered at Quarters and prayed. Set fore and aft sails. Training party at gun drill.

1100 Set Foresail. Tack lashing of Jib carried away – down jib.

1315. Course Est.. 13020. Set single reefed Topsails, main and Jib.

1340 Stopped stea…

Latitude 6.22 S. Longitude 40.38 E.  Wind North easterly force 3 to 4. Course South easterly at 3 knots with North African Isles bearing n68E 768 miles. Barometer rising to 30.07 inches with a maximum temperature of82F.

0015. Set Spanker.

0540 Out reefs. Set jib.

0600 Drew fires.

0750. Braced forward.

0900 Quarters and prayers.. employed making sennit mats, stropping blocks, pointing breechings etc. Watch at cutlass drill.

1045. Set Top gallant sails.

PM Guns crews of watch at cutlass drill. Em…

Latitude 6.51 S. longitude 42.1 E. Wind north easterly force 3 to 4 reducing to 2 later. Course easterly. Barometer rising to 30.12 inches before falling to 30.04 inches in the afternoon.

0600 Out reefs.

0900. Prayers and exercised at General Quarters. Men qualifying for seaman gunners and trained men under instruction.

PM. Training party at gun drill. Boys at seamanship. Midshipmen at steam instruction.

1600 Mustered at Quarters and exercised at Fire Quarters.

2100 Latitude by Castor 6.50 S.

Latitude 7.22 S.  Longitude 44.25 E. Wind north easterly force1 to 2. Course easterly until noon and then south easterly. Barometer dropping from 30.04 inches to 29.98 inches before recovering at midnight.

0110 Passed through tide rips.

0900 Mustered at Quarters and the Open List read characters to Ship’s Company. Employed clearing after sail tear and pointing breechings. Condemned and threw overboard 42 lbs of pressed and boiled beef.

PM. Paid monthly advance to ship’s company. Employed ma…

Latitude 7.22 S. longitude 44.25 E. Wind northerly force 1 to 2.

0625 Braced in. In spanker.

0730 Crossed Fore and Main Royal yards. Set Royals, flying jib and port top stud sail..

0810 Crossed Main royal yards.

0900 Quarters and prayers. Braced forward. Men training at gun drills. In Royals. Down main and Fore Yards.

PM. Young gentlemen training party and boys at gun drill. Watch employed fitting breechings and gun gear.

1645 Mustered at Quarters. In Fore topmast stud sails.  Exercised shiftin…

Latitude 7.22 S. Longitude 44.47 E. Wind light airs from the SE increasing to force 3. Course north easterly to easterly at a maximum of 2 knots.

0730 Wore ship and set Courses.

0800. Employed in cleaning ship throughout.

1650 Mustered by Divisions. Issued clean hammocks. Passed through several small tide rips.

2100 latitude by Pollux 7.24S.

Latitude 6.49 S. Longitude 45.6 E. Wind SE /ESE / NE force 3 decreasing to calm. Course north easterly changing to north westerly.

0330 latitude 6.50 S..

0945 mustered by Divisions and performed Divine Service. Passed through several small tide rips.

PM Mustered at Quarters.

1710 – Up Courses.

Latitude 6.45 S. Longitude 44.53 E. wind northerly calm increasing to force 3 at 1500 before decreasing to calm. Barometer fell from 30.02  to 29.98 inches at 1500. Course variable from northerly to easterly.

0640. Lit fires under port boiler for condensing.

0900 Read prayers. Up Steam. Exercised at General Quarters firing at target. Steaming as requisite..

1330 Up Courses. Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes.

2200 Latitude by Pollux 6. 51S.

Latitude 7.16 S. Longitude 45.14 E. Wind calm airs. Course variable at maximum of1 knot.

0910 Mustered at Quarters and read prayers. Employed fitting breechings and making mats. Training party at gun drill..

PM. Employed a making mats, pointing breechings. Training party of watch at gun drill. Artificers making good small defects. Mustered by Divisions. Inspected clean hammocks. Down top gallant masts

Latitude 7.9 S. Longitude 45.20 E. Wind calm before becoming force 1 to 3 from the north. Course round the compass until 0500 then easterly.  Maximum temperature 83F.

0730 set courses. Employed scraping Top gallant masts and fitting gun gear.

0930. Up mainsail.

1130 Squared yards.

1445 Trimmed sails and set main sail.

1645. Mustered at Quarters. Crossed top gallant and Royal yards.

1900 courses.

2045 Braced forward on port tack.

Latitude 7.12 S. longitude 45.34 E. wind Northerly. Calm increasing to force 2. Course Easterly. North African Isles N 72E at 465 miles.

0600 Trimmed.

0900. Read prayers. Made all plain sail. Exercised at General Quarters.

0950 Braced forward. Employed pointing breechings.

PM. Making and mending clothes.

1600 Washing clothes.

Latitude 7.42 S. Longitude 46.36 E. Wind NE starting force 1 to 2 decreasing to calm. Course mainly easterly at a maximum of 2 knots.  Early morning. Passing tide rips.

0630 In Royals and flying Jib. Up Mainsail.

0735 lowered main top gallant sail. Braced  round. Set mainsail. Trimmed. Up mainsail. Wore. employed pointing breechings.

1315 Braced forward. Set courses. Employed fitting gun gear.

1540 Up courses.

1645 Mustered at Quarters. Condemned and threw overboard beefing unfit for issue and…