Latitude 4.6S. Longitude 50.39E. Course  W ½ S. Wind southerly force 4 to 5.

0600. Reset sails.

0900 mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Employed refitting Royal yards. Sailmakers repairing spare Fore topsail. Artificers making good small defects.

1000. Set port Foretop stud sails.

1155. In port Foretop stud sails.

1212.Braced forward. Sailmakers repairing fore top sail. Third class at cutlass drill. Watch employed making mats and hook ropes etc. Scrubbed and washed clothes.

2155 altered course to …

Latitude 4.45S Longitude 48.30E. Course Westerly (Seychelles to Zanzibar) Wind southerly force4 to 5.

0736. Windward Fore Top gallant sheet carried away. In Top gallant sails.

0745. Set Top gallant sails.

0900 Quarters.  Course W by S. Trimmed. Prayers. Watch employed  pointing ropes, making small mats and repairing Main topsails. Third class at cutlass drill.

1130.In Mizzen Top gallant sail. Patent log at noon 132 ¼ miles.

PM Third class of cutlass men at cutlass drill. Boys under instructio…

Latitude 6.8 S. Longitude 45.9 E.  Course westerly. Maximum speed through the water 7 knots.  Wind southerly force 4 to 5.

0600 Out reef of Main topsail.

0820. Out reefs of Fore and Mizzen topsails. Prayers and Exercised at General Quarters. Sailmakers altering awnings. Artificers making good small defects. Boys at cutlass drill. Watch employed variously. Patent log at noon 144 ½ miles.

1315 Braced forward. Altered course to W by S ½ S. Cutlass men of watch at cutlass drill. Sailmakers repai…

Latitude 5.38 S. Longitude  42.35 E. Course westerly. Wind southerly force 4 to 5 lessening to 2 to 4 in the afternoon. Barometer rising from 30.06 inches at midnight to 30.13 at noon  and 30.06 at 1400 before rising to 30.14 inches at 2200. Maximum temperature at noon  81F.

0217. Latitude by Mir Act of Moon 5.43 S. Aired bedding. Mustered at Quarters. Prayers. Marines at rifle drill. Employed refitting clothes lines, pointing ropes etc. Sailmakers repairing  awning and main topsail.

1000. S…

Latitude 6.28 S. Longitude 40.41E. Course  SW to westerly. Wind SSE to SSW force 4 to5 lessening to 2 to 3 later in the day. Broken cloud.

0450 In Mizzen Topgallant sail. Employed getting up and ranging cables for survey.

0730 Rounded in.

0800. Employed surveying and paying down cables. Sailmakers repairing Forecastle and Main deck awnings. Artificers making good small defects. Patent log at noon. 112 nautical miles.

1220. Altered course to WSW.

1510 Braced forward. Sailmakers as in the forenoo…

At Anchor off Zanzibar. Wind SSE to westerly force 1. British Barque BHONMUGGER arrives.

0900. Divisions – performed Divine Service.

PM Schooner ANN BANFIELD of Scilly arrived from the Cape with stores for the Government.

1720 Mustered at Quarters.

Wind south westerly force . Barometer rising from 30.10 inches to 30.22 inches. Sent down lower and topsail yards. Employed refitting the yards.

0800. Dressed ship with masthead flags in honour of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Artificers making good small defects.

1200. Fired a Royal Salute in honour of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Zanzibar Flag ship also saluted. Employed refitting ship.

1752. Undressed ship. Up boats.

Wind south westerly force 1 to 2 increasing to 3 later. Employed refitting ship.

1110. Sent up lower yards.

PM Employed as in the forenoon.

1400 Crossed Topsail yards and refitting.

1630 Out boom boats.

Wind south westerly force 2 to 3 decreasing later to 1.

0850 Prayers. 0900. Exercised at General Quarters. Prussian Consul came onboard. A party of small arms men shooting at target.

PM.  Marines and midshipmen firing at a target. Sailmakers repairing foresail. Watch as requisite. Artificers making good small defects.. Manned and armed boats sent away firing shot and case and rockets.  Boats returned unarmed.

ind southerly force1 to 2 . Barometer 30.24 inches. Temperature at noon 80F. Employed provisioning ship from ANN BRAMFIELD and white washing bread rooms. Artificers making good small defects..

PM. Making and mending clothes. Receiving stores and painted starboard hammock clothes. Scrubbed and washed cloths.

Wind southerly force 1 to 2. Storing bread and provisioning ship.

PM as in the forenoon and storing spirit room.  Artificers making good small defects.

Quarters.

Wind southerly force 1. Maximum temperature 78F. Employed cleaning the ship throughout. Received firewood. Threw overboard 6lbs of unfit persevered beef.

PM Getting sails ready for bending. Bent upper sails. Mustered by Divisions. Bent sails on. Crossed Top gallant yards.

Wind South westerly force 1 to 2. Barometer rose to 30.77 inches at midnight before dropping 30.22 at midday.

1015. Mustered by the Open List. Performed Divine Service.

PM Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes. Lit fire under port boiler for condensing.

Wind southerly calm to force 3. Maximum temperature 80F.

AM. Employed cleaning and whitewashing holds.

PM Employed provisioning ship and storing holds. Issued soap to ships company.

1730. Able Seaman J. Goggin fell from under the Main top and departed this world at 1800 – aged 36.

Wind southerly force 1 to 3 with a maximum temperature of 78 F. Barometer steady at 20.17 inches.

0915. Quarters and prayers. Artificers making good small defects. Sailmakers repairing Foresail.

1430 Funeral party left the ship for Chappany to inter the body of Able Seaman Goggin.

200o Funeral party returned to ship . Mustered by Divisions. Rove anchor gear. Bent on Trysail.

Wind Southerly force 2 increasing to 4 later.  Barometer rising from 30.17 inches to 30.22 inches.

0800. Dressed ship in honour of the Anniversary of the Coronation HM Queen Victoria. In boom boats.

0900. Prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. Sailmakers repairing main topgallant Try sail.. Sultan’s Prime Ministers visited. Saluted them on leaving with 16 guns. Flagship returned the salute.

Noon. Fired a Royal salute which was returned by the flagship.

1215. Up steam in one boiler.

1415. Wei…

Latitude 6.38 S Longitude 39.31S. At anchor. Wind southerly force 2 to 3.

0200 Finished condensing. Banked fires.

0500 Drew fires forward.

0540 Up anchor and proceeded under steam. Shaped course for the south. Set Fore and aft sails..

0746. Course SE.

0800. Set Foresail,  Top sail and Top gallant sail. In fore topsail. Braced forward. Set the Spanker. Read Articles of War. Set main and Mizzen topsails and Top gallant sails.

PM. Employed making and mending clothes..

1430 lost sight of land.

1440…

Latitude 5.53S Longitude 41.1E. Course easterly. Wind south easterly force  3 increasing to 4.African island N85E at 742 nautical miles.

0200. A swell from the SE.

0900. Mustered at Quarters. Watch employed making mats. Guns crews of watch at drill. Sailmakers repairing Main top gallant sail and making deck clothes. Artificers making good small defects. Read Warrant for 10 cells for Ordinary Thomas Palmer for drunkenness.

PM Swell from SE. Second company of small arms men at drill.bs of bad pre…

Latitude 5.42S. Longitude 42.28 East. Course easterly. Wind south easterly force 4. African Island N 85 E at 652 nautical miles.

0300 set Topsail.

0610.Made sail to Topsails. Set mainsail.

0643. Stopped steaming. Condensing. Employed cleaning ship throughout.

1050. Set Top gallant sails. Swell from SE..

PM Watch employed as needed. Observed Mozambique NNE.

1645 Mustered at Quarters.

2000. condensing.

Latitude 5.15S. Longitude 44.7E. Course easterly. Wind south easterly. Barometer 30.14 inches at noon. Maximum temperature 78F. African Island N 87 E at 555 nautical miles.

0300 Swell from SE. Daylight – sighted Mozambique N56 W.

0600. In Main trysail. Mustered by divisions for Divine Service.

1100. Swell from SE.

1145 Mustered at Quarters. Swell from SE.