Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind calm becoming northerly force 1 from 0800 and returning to calm at 2000. Broken cloud. Barometer 30.16 inches rising to 30.20 at noon and finishing at 30.18 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 78F. 0600. Landed Field gun’s crews for drill. 0800. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 224 lbs of bread.  Noon. Painting ship. 1600. General leave to starboard watch. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind calm becoming northerly force 1 at 0800 and returning to calm at 2000. Broken cloud. Barometer 30.16 inches rising to 30.21 at noon and finishing at 30.20 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 77F. 0400. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 226 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Small Arms Company for drill. Employed as requisite. One Stoker returned from hospital.  Special leave to port watch. Make and mend clothes. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

(Saturday). Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind calm until noon when NNW force 1 returning to calm at 2000. Broken cloud. Barometer 30.14 inches rising to 30.21 at noon before finishing at 30.19 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 76F.  0400. Received 227 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Roman Catholics. 0800. Divisions. Landed Wesleyans. Sent Church party to garrison church.  Noon. Church parties returned.  General leave to starboard watch and starboard watch Boys. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind calm becoming ESE force 1 at noon and north later.  With broken sky.

Barometer 30.10 inches  rising to 30.16 at noon before dropping to 30.09 t 1600 and finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 70F. 0400. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables plus 158 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Small Arms Company or drill.  1000. Painting ship. 1400. Special leave to starboard watch. 1700 Quarters. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind Northerly force 1 with broken cloud becoming calm at 2000. Barometer 30.08 inches rising to 30.13 at noon  before falling to 30.06 at 1600 and finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 78F.  0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 164 lbs of bread. 0600. Landed Marines and field guns crew for drill. 1000. Painting ship. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to port watch. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind Northerly force 1 until 1600 when became calm. Barometer 30.11 inches falling to 30.10 at noon and finishing at 30.16 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 75F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 152 lbs of bread. . Landed Small Arms Company for drill. 0600. Watered ship. Read Warrants number 60, 61, 62 and 63. 1000. Prepared for sea. 1400. Special leave to starboard watch. 1700. Quarters. 2000. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 516 lbs of bread. 2200. Raised steam in number 2 and 3 boilers. Coal expended 2 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

Moored head and stern to buoys alongside river bank in Garden Reach at Calcutta. Wind north force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.12 inches rising to 30.16 at 0800 and falling to 30.14 at 2000 before finishing at 30.11 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 72F. Draught 13 feet 10 inches forward. 16 feet 3 inches aft. 0600. Unshackled cables from buoys. 0735. Slipped. Proceeded in charge of Assistant Harbour Master into stream. Course and speed as requisite for turning. 0824. Hugli River pilot took charge. Proceeded down river at 105 revolutions.  Employed as requisite. Noon Wind SW force 1. Speed 12 knots. 1300. Make and mend clothes. 1445. Sanjor Light abeam. 1700. Quarters. Exercised Fire Quarters. 1800. Speed as requisite for closing pilot boat. 1810. Pilot left ship. 1830. Proceeded at 85 revolutions. Course S20W. Patent log put over. Connected hand wheel. 2100 Exercised sea boats crews. Exercised close watertight doors.  Coal expended 30 tons 6 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At sea. Calcutta to Maskat (Muscat) Course S20W at 10.2 knots with smooth sea. Wind SW force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.13 inches rising to 30.16 at 0800 before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.13 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 79F. 0100. Passed ship heading north, 0200. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors. 0800. Passed steam ship heading NNE. 0900. Divisions and prayers. 100. Exercised General Quarters. 0940. Connected Conning Tower Wheel. Speed as requisite. Connected Steering Engine Flat. 1045. Connected hand steering. Course S20W at 85 revolutions. Noon. 18.18N 87.1E at 10.5 knots. Wind WSW force 2 with broken cloud. 1400. Passed City line Steam Ship heading north. Employed as requisite. 1600. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at seamanship. 1700. Quarters. Exercised Fire Quarters.1735. Sunset S65 ¼ W.  2100. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors.  Coal expended 28 tons 19 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At sea. Calcutta to Maskat (Muscat) Course S20W at 10.5 knots with smooth sea. Wind S by E force 1 with broken cloud.  Barometer 30.15 inches falling to 30.10 at 1600 before finishing at 30.15 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F. 0200. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors. 0600. Passed steam ship steering NNE. 0800. Exercised Fire Quarters.0900. Put clock back 7 minutes. Cleaning ship. Noon. 14.19N 85.40E. Course S20W at 10.5 knots. Wind NNE force 1. 1300. Paid monthly money to Ship’s Company. 1400. Cleaning ship. 1700. Quarters. 1735. Sunset S66 ¾ W. 200. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors. Coal expended 28 tons 12 cwt. (3 tons 17 cwt being used for distilling). Number on sick list 5.

At sea. Calcutta to Maskat (Muscat) Course S20W at 10.6 knots with smooth sea. Wind light airs with broken cloud becoming NNE force 2 later. Barometer 30.09 inches rising to 30.18 at 0800 before falling to 30.10 at 1600 and finishing at 30.12 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F.  02000. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised close watertight doors. 0900. Passed British India steam ship heading NNE. 1000. Divisions. Performed Divine Service. Noon 1037N 84.2E. Course S20W at 10.6 knots. Wind NNE force 2. 1700. Quarters. 1748. Sunset S67 ¼ W. 1800. Passed Steam ship heading NNE. Coal expended 24 tons 10 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

At sea. Calcutta to Maskat (Muscat) via Colombo. Course S20W at 10.5 knots with slight sea. Wind NNE force 2 increasing to 3 at 0800. Broken sky. Barometer 30.10 inches rising to 30.11 at 0800 before falling to 29.97 at 1600 and finishing at 30.11 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0200. Exercised seaboat’s crew. 0600. Passed steam ship heading NNE. 0800. Put clocks back 8 minutes. 0900. Divisions and prayers. 0945. Observed peak W by N. 1000. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at seamanship. Noon. Position 6.30N 82.8E. Course S20Wat 10.2 knots. Wind north force2 with overcast sky and moderate sea. 1300. Issued soap and tobacco to Ship’s company. 1215. Altered course to W by S. 1355. Little Basses Light House NW by W. 1500. Sighted Great Basses Light. 1610. Great Basses Light abeam. 1700. Quarters. Exercised – Out Collision mats. 1800. Repeated evolution. 1920. Sighted Dondra Light N73W. 2050. Dondra Light abeam. 2130. Altered course to N79W. 2315. Altered course to N48W. Exercised seaboat’s crews and close watertight doors. 2340. Altered course to N48W. Coal expended 20 tons 2 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

At sea. Calcutta to Maskat (Muscat) via Colombo.  Course N48W at 10.4 knots with slight sea. Wind NE force 1 to 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 30.05 inches rising to 30.08 at noon before falling to 30.01 at 1600 and finishing at midnight at 30.09 inches. Temperature at noon. 87F. 0042. Point De Galle Light abeam. 1352. Altered course to N16”. Exercised sea boats crews and close watertight doors. 0228. Dacbe—- Light N6E. 0415. Dacbe— Light abeam. 0610. Altered course to north. 0635. Altered course to NNE. 0715. In Patent log. 0730. Altered course as for Colombo Harbour. Connected steam wheel. 0755. Stopped. Embarked pilot. Proceeded as requisite in charge of pilot into harbour. 0810. Came to in broken bottom in 4 ½ fathoms and veered to 2 shackles.  Secured to buoy forward with 3 inch wire and to anchor astern with 4 inch wire. Banked fires. Coal lighters came alongside. 0950. Commenced coaling. Noon. Let fires die out. HMS Melpomene in harbour. 1545. Finished coaling. Received 195 tons. Cleaning ship. 1715. HMS Melpomene sailed. Special leave to starboard watch. Coal expended 7 tons 9 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

In Colombo Harbour moored head and stern.  Wind N force 2 with broken cloud becoming NNE later. Barometer 30.03 inches rising to 30.11 at 0800 before falling to 30.04 at 1600 and finishing at 30.09 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon. 86F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 281 lbs of bread.  0800. Exercised magazine party. 1000. Cleaning ship. 1400. General leave to starboard watch and starboard watch Boys.  Make and mend. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

In Colombo Harbour moored head and stern.  Wind NE force 2 to 3 with broken cloud becoming northerly then NW later.  Barometer 30.03 inches rising to 30.10 at noon before falling to 30.01 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0400. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 220 lbs of bread. 0800. Divisions and prayers. 0900. Exercised General Quarters/ 100. Exercised each watch – Out collision mats. 1100. Employed as requisite. 1600. Special leave to port watch. 1700.  Quarters. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 4.

In Colombo Harbour moored head and stern.  Wind N by E force 2 with broken cloud becoming NNE force 4 at 1600 before easing to force 3 later. Barometer 30.06 inches rising to 30.11 at 0800 before falling to 30.03 at 1600 and finishing at 30.10 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. 0600. Received 122 lbs of beef and 61 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread. 0800. Lit fires in number 1, 2, and 4 boilers. 1000. Exercised Fire Quarters. Noon. Cleaning ship. 1600. Austrian cruiser Panther arrives.  Employed as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Special leave to starboard watch. Coal expended 4 tons 13 cwt. Number on sick list 3.

In Colombo Harbour moored head and stern.  Wind north force 3 with broken cloud increasing to 6 later. Barometer 30.03 inches rising to 30.10 at 0800 and finishing at 30.05 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F.  Draught 14 feet 4 inches forward 16 feet 3 inches aft. 0600. Preparing for sea. Spread fires in number 1, 2 and 4 boilers. 0800. Received 120 lbs of beef and 60 lbs of vegetables. 0815. Unshackled. Weighed and proceeded as requisite out of harbour. 0835. Shaped course to N69W. 0850. Connected hand wheel.  0905. Proceeded at 95 revolutions – 10 knots. 1110.  Put clock back 8 minutes. Employed as requisite. Noon. Wind north force 4 to 6 with broken cloud and squalls. 1300. Employed as requisite. Ordinary Seamen and Boys at seamanship. 2000. Wind NNE force 52100. Exercised seaboat’s crews. Exercised Close watertight doors.  Coal expended 16 tons 12 cwt. Number on sick list 5.