Wind calm increasing to force 4 from the SE.

0930 Mustered at Quarters. Watch employed fitting gun tackle and making sennit. Sailmakers repairing Fore top sail and jib. Boys at rifle drill. PM.

1715. Mustered at Quarters.

Wind SSE force 1 to 2. Maximum temperature 81F.

0920 Mustered at Quarters. Boys at Seamanship. Watch employed as required.. Sailmakers repairing Foretopsail and Jib.

PM Employed repairing forward and Main Topsails. Caulkers caulking waterways.  Gave genera leave port watch. Mustered at Quarters.

Wind calm increasing to force 1 to 2 from ESE. Barometer steady t 30.03 inches.

AM. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Employed fitting new Main topsail lifts. Whitewashing tops. Pointing and grafting ropes. Artificers making good small defects. Sailmakers repairing Fore topsail and Jib. Also altering 2^nd cutters fore sail.

PM. Employed making and mending clothes. Artificers making good small defects.

Wind force 1 from the SE.

AM. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Employed repairing Fore topsail..

1150. HMS BULLFINCH arrived.

PM. Received four bags of sugar. Employed plaining main trysail mast. Caulking waterways.. Sailmakers repairing sails. Up main trysail mast.

Wind southerly force 1 to 2.

0800 Dressed ship in honour of the anniversary of Queen Victoria’s Birthday of  the 24^th. Employed cleaning ship.

PM Saluted with 21 guns in honour of HM’s birthday.

1715 Mustered at Quarters. Undressed ship

Wind  SE force 1  to 2. Broken cloud. Barometer rising to 30.10 inches.

0730 A Portuguese gunboat arrived.

1000. Mustered by the Open list.

1130. Performed Divine Service.

PM. Gave special leave to both watches. Mustered at Quarters.

Wind SE force 1 to 3. Barometer steady at 30.07 inches. Maximum temperature 81F.

0910. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Watch employed as requisite. Third class at rifle drill. Sailmakers altering boats sails. Artificers making good defects. Caulkers caulking wedges round main mast..

1220 HMS SURPRISE arrived.

PM. Watch employed as requisite. Second class at rifle drill. Boys and 2^nd class ordinary at seamanship.

1715. Mustered at Quarters. Watering by launch.

Wind south easterly force1 to 3.

0500. Commenced coaling. Noon Received 90 tons of coal.

1900. Completed coaling to 145 tons

Wind south easterly force 1 to 2 .

AM Employed cleaning ship throughout.

0950 Loosed sails. Carpenters and artificers as required. Threw overboard 6lbs of bad pressed beef.

1330 Exercised at General and Fire Quarters. Furled sails. Sailmakers repairing boat covers. Quarters. Watered ship.

Moored in Port Victoria. Wind SSE force 1. Broken cloud. Maximum temperature 82F.

AM. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Watch employed repairing fore topsail and as required.. Let go lifebuoy – all correct.

PM. Making and  mending clothes.

1600. Washed clothes.

Wind SSE force 2 to 4.

AM Portuguese gunboat steamed in  from quarantine  grounds and anchored. Mustered at Quarters. Watch employed as required. First sub division and first company of small arms men firing at a target.

PM. Second company firing at a target. Sailmakers making boats covers.. Mustered at Quarters. Watering ship by launch.

Wind SSE to SE force 2 to 4 decreasing to 1with broken cloud. Maximum temperature 79F. Barometer 30.05 inches falling to 30.00 inches at midnight.

AM. Employed cleaning ship throughout. Scrubbed hammocks. Watering ship by launch.

PM employed as required.

1715 Mustered by Divisions. Inspected clean hammocks.

Wind SE force 2 to 4 decreasing to 2 later. Maximum temperature 81F. Barometer rising to 20.04 before falling to 29.99 inches at midnight.

0630 French mail steamer arrived.

0945. Mustered by Divisions and performed Divine Service.

PM Gave special leave to both watches and privilege leave to port Watch..

1300. French mail ship DANUBE sailed.

1415 Portuguese gun boat sailed.

1715 Mustered at Divisions.

Wind SSE force 2 to 3 increasing to 3 to 4 later. Barometer steady at 30.06 inches..

0900 Mustered at Quarters. Prayers.  Watch employed squaring ratlines. Sailmakers repairing fore topsail. Artificers making good small defects.

1315. Up screw for cleaning.

PM Watches as in the forenoon. Discharged J. Fry  and J. Baloam to BULLFINCH and received J. Ward and Taylor from her. Down screw. Sent condemned stores to BULLFINCH. Gave general leave to starboard watch.

Wind SSE force 1 to 3. Barometer rising to 30.14 inches before falling to 30.08 inches at midnight..

0900 mustered at Quarters. Employed squaring ratlines of lower rigging. Sailmakers repairing Foretopsail..

PM. As in the forenoon. Artificers making good small defects.

1715 mustered at Quarters. Up boats

Wind SSE force 2 to 3. Broken cloud. Maximum temperature 79 Barometer 30.09 inches.

0915 HMS Bull finch sailed.. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Watch employed at squaring ratlines of Top mast rigging. Sailmakers repairing Fore topsail. Artificers making good small defects.

PM. As in the forenoon. Discharged  Mr Driver Chief Engineer ( Invalided)  to mail ship for passage to England.

1715 Mustered at General Quarters.

1730 mail ship arrived from the south with Sir H. Barkly Governor of Mauritiu…

Wind SE force 2 to 5. Barometer steady, 0900 manned yards and fired a salute of 17 guns on Sir H. Barkly’s embarkation.

0930. Quarters and prayers. French mail steamer sailed. Read warrant for reduction to 2^nd class and imprisonment of AB Thomas Green. Watch employed as required.

PM. Gave special leave to both watches and privilege leave to starboard watch. Employed making and mending clothes. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

Wind south easterly force 2 increasing to 5. Barometer falling to 29.95 before rising to 30.00 inches at noon. Maximum temperature 79F.

0825 HMIS gunboat SURPRISE sailed. Employed as required. Sailmakers repairing boats covers. Artificers making good small defects. Received 6 bullocks.

PM. Watch employed setting up top gallant rigging. Sailmakers making cutter covers.. Watering from launch.

1715 Mustered at Quarters. In boom boats. Rove messenger and anchor gear. Up boats.

Wind Southerly force 2 to 3 increasing to 4 at 1600 before falling to 3.

0500. Weighed starboard anchor. Shortened in to 2 ¼ shackles on port cable. Employed cleaning ship throughout. Hoisted in small boats..

Noon lit fires under port boiler. Barrachois Maki .

1400 Weighed and proceeded under steam. Watch employed unreeving anchor gear and messenger.

1505. Set Foresail and Fore topsail.

1645.Mustered at Quarters.

1715. SW point of Silhouette Island. Bore north and shaped course W by N ½ N.

180…

Latitude 4.12S. longitude 53.27 E. Maximum speed through the water 6 knots. Course westerly. Wind SSW force3 to 4. Barometer at noon 30.06 inches. Maximum temperature 78F.

0048 Braced forward.

0345. Hove to and sounded in 70 fathoms.

0800. Altered course to W ½ S. Set top gallant sails and Spanker.

0945. Mustered by the Open List.

1000.  In Spanker. Performed Divine Service.

1315. Finished condensing and drew fires..

1645 mustered at Quarters. Bent port stud sails