Moored bow and stern in Port Louis, Mauritius. Wind SSE force 2 to 4 with broken cloud and squalls. Barometer 30.22 inches rising to 30.30 at 0800 and then falling to 30.28 at noon and to 30.20 at 1600 before rising to 30.26 at 2000 and finishing at 30.32 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F. Received 122 lbs of meat and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 177 lbs of bread.. 0600. Employed cleaning ship and scrubbing canvas gear. 0800. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Noon. Wind south force 2 with broken cloud. Read Warrants umbers 57 / 58 / 59 /60 / 61. Employed as requisite. 1600. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. 1700. Quarters. General leave to watch. 2000. Wind SE force 1 with blue sky.   Exercised searchlight.  Coal expended 2 tons 11 cwt. Number on sick list 15.

At buoy in Bombay harbour. Wind east force 1 with broken cloud becoming SW force 4 before becoming calm at. Barometer 30.11 inches falling to 30.05 and finishing at 30.09. Temperature at noon 82F. Sea temperature 76F.  0400. Sent training class of stokers to torpedo boat. Received 119 lbs of fresh beef and 61lbs of vegetables plus 217 lbs of bread. 0800. Dressed ship. Employed painting, scraping as requisite. Discharged two sudies (?) to shore. Noon. Fires a salute of 31 guns. Paid monthly money to Ship’s company. Issued soap and tobacco. Special leave to star board watch. Make and mend clothes. 1500 Quarters. 1733. Undressed ship. Scrub or wash clothes. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At buoy in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.05 inches rising to 30.11 at noon before falling to 30.05 and finishing at 30.07 inches. Temperature at noon. 79F. 0400. Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 55 lbs of vegetables plus 215 lbs of bread. Sent stoker’s torpedo training class to torpedo boat. 0730. Exercised at Fire Quarters. Dried night clothing. Cleaning ship throughout. PM. Cleaning ship. 1600. Special leave to port watch. 1700 Quarters. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At buoy in Bombay harbour. Wind north by east force 1 becoming calm at noon before increasing to force 1 form the west. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.11 before falling to 30.04 and finishing at 30.06 inches. Temperature at noon 80F. 0400. Sent stokers training class to torpedo boat. Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus195 lbs of bread.  Employed refitting, whitewashing magazines and shell rooms. Drawing stores as requisite. PM. As in the forenoon. 1600. Special leave to port watch. 1700 Quarters. Scrub and wash clothes.

At buoy in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud becoming W by S force 1. Barometer 30.04 inches rising to 30.09 at noon before falling 30.03 and then finishing at 30.11 inches. Temperature at noon. 81F. 0400. Sent stokers training class to torpedo boat. Received 118 lbs of fresh beef and58 lbs of vegetables plus 170 lbs of bread.  Turned out anchors 0800. Launched boats. Employed restoring shell rooms and oiling hawsers and as requisite. Noon. Fired a salute of 9 guns on General Gatasre leaving the ship

Adjutant-General of the Bombay Army with local rank of major-general on 25 November 1890

Employed cleaning forehold and as in the forenoon. 1715. Mustered at Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At buoy in Bombay harbour. Wind calm broken cloud becoming WSW force 1 with later. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.13 at 0400 before falling to 30.06 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 30.11 inches. Temperature at noon. 80F. 0400. Lit fires. Sent stoker training class to torpedo boat.  Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs pf vegetables plus 181 lbs of bread. Employed provisioning ship. PM. Employed returning (?) (Unable t read handwriting) and preparing for coaling.  100. General leave to port watch. 17000 Mustered by Quarters. 1730. Steam cutter drew fires . Coal expended 10 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind NNW force 1 with broken cloud becoming calm at noon then north westerly force 1. Barometer 30.07 inches rising to 30.13 at 0800 before falling to 30.06 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 30.06 inches. Temperature at noon. 81F. Received 126 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 108 lbs of bread. 0345. Sent stoker training class to torpedo boats. Unshackled buoy and took in moorings. 0745. Commenced coaling. 1330. Hand employed as requisite. Coaling ship. 1745. Finished coaling. Received 200 tons. Washed down.  Special leave to starboard watch. Draught before. 12 feet.  Aft 12 feet 7 inches. After coaling 14 feet 3inches.  Aft 15 feet.  Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 3

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud becoming NNW then W by E force 1. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.10 at 08000 and then falling to 30.01 at 1600 before finishing at midnight at 30.05 inches. Temperature at noon. 81F. 0545. Sent stoker training class to torpedo boat. Received 117 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 216 lbs of bread. Employed cleaning ship throughout. PM As in the forenoon. Special leave to port watch. 1700 Mustered at Quarters. Scrubbed or washed clothes.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud becoming westerly force 1 to 2 in the afternoon. Barometer 30.01 inches rising30.09 at noon before falling to30.30 at 1800 and then finishing at midnight at 30.05 inches. Temperature at noon 80F. Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 58 lbs of vegetables plus 229 lbs of bread. Sent stoker training class to torpedo boat. 0730. Exercised at Fire quarters. 0745. Dried night clothes. . Party cleaning fore shell room remainder employed as requisite.

1330. General leave to starboard watch. Port watch as requisite. 1700 Mussed at Quarters. Issued clean hammocks. 1900. One Able Seaman re-joined from hospital. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud becoming westerly force 1 to 2 later. Barometer 30.01 inches rising to 30.13 at noon before falling to 30.05 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 30.12 inches. Temperature at noon. 80F. 0400. Lit fires in cutter. Received 231 lbs of bread. 0800. Landed Roman Catholics. 0930. Mustered by the Open List Read characters. Landed Wesleyans. 1030. Held Divine Service. 1400 Special leave to starboard watch and boys. 1700. Mustered at Quarters. 1015. Steam cutter drew fires. Coal expended 9 cwt. number on sick list 2.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.12 at 0800 before falling to 30.03 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 30.12 inches. Temperature at noon 80F. 0400. Lit fires in steam cutter. Sent stoker training class to torpedo boat. Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 222 lbs of bread. Employed returning shell and clearing 2nd forward magazine. Employed refitting and as requisite. Party drawing ammunition and projectiles. 1330. Employed painting and as requisite. Party drawing stores and ammunition. Special leave to starboard watch. 1600. Unloaded lighter. 1640. Quarters. Drew fires in steam cutter. Scrubbed hammocks and washed clothes. Coal expended 8 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind N by W force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 10.10 inches rising to 30.14 at 0800 before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 30.08 inches. Temperature at noon 78F. 0545. Stokers training class sent to torpedo boat. Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 58lbs of vegetables pus 188 lbs of bread. 0800. Party in dockyard refitting tackles etc. Remainder painting, refitting and as required. Noon. Wind calm. PM. As in forenoon. 1600. Special leave to port watch. 1700 Quarters. Inspected clean hammocks. Coal expended 6 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind NW force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.04 inches falling to 30.01 at 1600 before finishing at midnight at 30.07 inches. Temperature at noon 79F.  0540. Sent stokers training class to torpedo boat.  Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 207 lbs of bread. Party in dockyard fitting mooring lines, tackles etc. Remainder scraping, painting and as requisite. PM As in the forenoon. General leave to starboard watch. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 7 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.14 at noon before falling to 30.06 at 1600 and then finishing at midnight at 30.12 inches. Temperature at noon. 77F. 0400. Lit fires in steam cutter. 0545. Sent stokers training class torpedo boat. Received 120 lbs of fresh beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 200 lbs of bread. 0700. Aired bedding. 0800. Party in dockyard refitting tackles. Remainder scraping, painting and as requisite. 1030. Discharged one to hospital. Noon. Wind west force 1. General leave port watch and boys. Make and mend clothes. 1700 Quarters. Discharged one Able Seaman and one Ordinary Seaman to hospital. 1730. Discharged court martial prisoners to HMS Magdala.

HMS Magdala was a Cerberus-class breastwork monitor of the Royal Navy, built specifically to serve as a coastal defence ship for the harbour of Bombay in the late 1860s. She was ordered by the India Office for the Bombay Marine

 Drew fires in steam cutter. Coal expended 11 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

At moorings in Bombay harbour. Wind NNW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.12 inches rising to 30.18 at noon and then falling to 30.12 at 1600 before finishing at midnight at 30.17 inches. Temperature at noon 75F. 0400. Lit fires in steam cutter. Received 116 lbs of fresh beef and 51 lbs of vegetables plus 177 lbs of bread. 0605. Sent stoker training class to torpedo boat. Party away drawing powder. 0800.  Magdale fired a gun and hoisted a jack. Party ashore ——(?) (Writing too faded to read) Noon. Wind NW force 1. PM. As in forenoon. Party storing magazines. 1600. Special leave to starboard watch. 1630. Quarters. Drew fires in steam cutter. Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended11 cwt. Number on sick list 3.