At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.80 inches falling to 29.79 at 0800 and then rising to 29.81 at noon before falling to 29.76 at 1600 then rising again to 29.82 before finishing at 29.78 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. Received 126 lbs of meat and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 180 lbs of bread.  0600. Divisions. General leave to watch. Employed as requisite. 0800. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.80 inches falling to 29.79 at 0800 and then rising to 29.81 at noon before falling to 29.76 at 1600 then rising again to 29.82 before finishing at 29.78 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. Received 126 lbs of meat and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 180 lbs of bread.  0600. Divisions. General leave to watch. Employed as requisite. 0800. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800 and to 29.86 at noon and then falling 29.70 at 1600 then rising to 29.75 at 2000 before finishing at 29.76 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F.  Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 219 lbs of read.  0600. Divisions and prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. Training class at gun drill. Tested life buoys. Found correct. Employed as requisite. Noon wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist.  Training class firing at target. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Read Warrant number 51. Washed clothes. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800 and to 29.86 at noon and then falling 29.70 at 1600 then rising to 29.75 at 2000 before finishing at 29.76 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F.  Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 219 lbs of bread.  0600. Divisions and prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. Training class at gun drill. Tested life buoys. Found correct. Employed as requisite. Noon wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist.  Training class firing at target. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Read Warrant number 51. Washed clothes. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.73 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and then falling to 29.75 at noon and to 29.71 at 1600 and then to 29.70 at 2000 before finishing at 29.72 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. Received 126 lbs of beef and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 210 lbs of bread. 0600. Exercised at fire quarters.0800. Employed cleaning ship. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as requisite. Read Warrant number 52. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind ENE force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 10.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.76 inches rising to 29.79 at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon and then falling to 29.65 at 1600 before rising to 29 74 at 2000 and finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  Received 126 lbs of meat and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 204 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Roman Catholics for chapel. 0800. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Divisions. Divine Service.  1155. Royal Indian Mails Ship Dalhousie arrived. (She was a steam-powered iron troopship built for the Indian Government in 1886. It was not a mail ship in the sense of carrying letters, but rather a troop transport.) Noon. Wind south force 3 to 4 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.76 inches rising to 29.79 at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon and then falling to 29.65 at 1600 before rising to 29 74 at 2000 and finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  Received 126 lbs of meat and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 204 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Roman Catholics for chapel. 0800. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Divisions. Divine Service.  1155. Royal Indian Mails Ship Dalhousie arrived. (She was a steam-powered iron troopship built for the Indian Government in 1886. It was not a mail ship in the sense of carrying letters, but rather a troop transport.) Noon. Wind south force 3 to 4 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.76 inches rising to 29.79 at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon and then falling to 29.65 at 1600 before rising to 29 74 at 2000 and finishing at 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  Received 126 lbs of meat and 63 lbs of vegetables plus 204 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Roman Catholics for chapel. 0800. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Divisions. Divine Service.  1155. Royal Indian Mails Ship Dalhousie arrived. (She was a steam-powered iron troopship built for the Indian Government in 1886. It was not a mail ship in the sense of carrying letters, but rather a troop transport.) Noon. Wind south force 3 to 4 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

9 July 1894. At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.71 inches rising to 29.78 at 0800 and then falling to 29.75 inches at noon where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon. 88F. Received 126 lbs of meat and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 198 lbs of bread. 0400. Landed Small Arms Company and Marines. 0600. Training Class at machine gun. 0800. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Training class and watch as in forenoon. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters.  Washed hammocks and clothes.  Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and then falling to 29.75 at noon and to 29 70 at 1600 before rising to 29.78 at 2000 and then finishing at 29.77 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F.  Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 162 lbs of bread. . 0400. Divers employed on ship’s bottom repairing leak in ship’s side. 0800. Divisions. Training class at drill. Ordinary Seamen at seamanship. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist. As in forenoon. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist.1700. Quarters. 2200. Exercised Watch in Man and Arm Ship. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 8

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.94 at 0800 and then falling to29.80 at noon and to 29.73 at 1600 before rising to 2976 at 2000 and then finishing at 29.81 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 162 lbs of bread. 0400. Landed Small Arms Company and Field Gun crews. Drawing 3 pounder quick fire ammunition. 0800. Wind NE force 1. Training class stokers at musketry. Divers employed on ship’s bottom. Remainder employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Training class at 6 inch breech loading drill. Employed in getting in quick fire ammunition. 1600. Wind SW force 2. Quarters. Boats away for exercise. 1700. Washed clothes. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind Calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.81 at 0800 and to 29.83 at noon before falling to 29.70 at 1600 and then rising to 29.73 at 2000 before finishing at 29.76 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 171 pound of bread. 0600. Divisions. General leave to watch. 0800. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Training class at 6 inch breech loading drill. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.79 at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon and then falling to 29.74 at 1600 before rising to 29.75 at 200 and finishing at 29.80 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 201 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers. Exercised at General Quarters. 0800.  Wind south force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Training Class at 6 inch Breech Loading drill. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. 2000. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist.  Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 12.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800 and to 29.86 at noon before falling to 29.75 at 1600 and then rising to 29.84 at 2000 before finishing at 29.88 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 192 lbs of bread. 0400. Tested life buoys. Found correct. 0600. Exercised at Fire Quarters. 0800. Wind SW force 1 with broken clouds and mist. Employed cleaning sip. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SW 4 to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to watch. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind WSW force 3 to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and then dropping to 29.86 at noon and to 29.76 at 1600 before rising to 29.78 and finishing at 29.82 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 177 lbs of bread.  0600. Divisions and Divine Service.   0800. Wind SW force 4 to 8. Noon. Wind SW force 4 to 6. 1600. Wind SW force 5. Quarters. 2000. Wind south force 2 to 4.  Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and to 29.94  at noon and to 29.99 at 1600 before falling to 29.88 and finishing at 29.89 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F.  Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 186 lbs of bread.  0400. Landed Small Arms Company, Marines and Field Guns Crew.  0800. Wind SW force 5 to 7. (Remained so until midnight) Employed as necessary. Noon. Wind SW force 3 to 5.Training class at instruction. Training class of stokers at rifle drill. Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind SW force 3 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.89 at 0800 and then falling to 29.88 at noon and 29.82 at 1600 and to 29.81 at 2000 before finishing at 29.83 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 86F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 180 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers. Training classes of seamen and stokers under instruction.  Employed as requisite. 0800. Wind SW force 3 to 5 with broken cloud and squalls.  Noon. Wind SW force 5 with broken cloud and squalls. Training classes and both watches employed as in forenoon.  1600. Wind SW force 4 to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud and squalls.   Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind SSW force 5 to 7 with broken cloud and squalls that lasted until midnight.  Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and falling to 29.87 at noon and to 29.72 at 1600 before rising to 29.83 at 2000 and finishing at 29.77 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F.  Received 124 lbs of bread and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 168 lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers. Lost overboard by accident one boat hook. Exercised at General Quarters.  0800. Wind SSW force 4 to 6. Training classes of seamen and stokers at drill. Noon. Wind SSW force 4. Training classes at drill. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SSW force 5. Boat away pulling for exercise.1900. Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind south force 1, overcast with passing showers.   Barometer 29.72 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and then falling to 29.75 at noon and to 29.63 at 1600 before rising to 29.70 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. Received 126lbs of meat and 63lbs of vegetables plus 189lbs of bread. 0600. Divisions and prayers. General leave to watch. 0800. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Training class at drill. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. Make and mend clothes. 1600. Wind SW force 4 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 10

At Aden at single anchor with stern secured to number 2 buoy. Wind NE force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Barometer 29.76 inches rising to 29.84 at 0800 and to 29.90 at noon and then dropping to 29.76 at 1600 and to 29.75 at 2000 before finishing at 29.80 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. Received 124 lbs of meat and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 218 lbs of bread. 0400. Landed Small Arms Company and field guns crew. 0600. Training class at drill. 0800. Wind SW force 1 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud and mist. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SW force 3 with broken cloud and mist. 1700. Quarters. Washed clothes. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 11.