Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.78 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800  before falling to 29.78 at 1600  and finished at 29.76 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 81F. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 64 lbs of vegetables plus 240 lbs of bread. 0540. Exercised – Out Bow anchor and cable. Surveying chains. Training class and acting Captains of guns at instruction. Lost by accident one Very pistol and five primers. Noon. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Employed as forenoon. Remainder as requisite.  1700. Quarters. Port watch – out stream anchor and cable. Starboard watch at drill. 2100. Man and arm ship. Coal expended 3 cwt. Number on sick list 6.

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.76 inches rising to 29.88 at 0800 before falling to 29.80 at 1600 before rising again to 29.82 at 200 and finishing at 29.85 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 79F. 0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread. 0900 Divisions with arms. Read Articles of War.  Exercised Small Arms Companies. Surveying chain cable. Noon Wind SE force 2 to 3. 1300. Captain of Guns class at instruction. Seamanship class at instruction. 1600 Quarters.  Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 7.

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.86 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and to 29.92 at noon before falling to 29.87 at 1600 and to 29.85 at 2200 before finishing at 29.93 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F.  0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 219 lbs of bread. 0500. Aired bedding. 0800. Starboard watch mustered bedding. Port watch mustered bedding.  Marines mustered bedding.  Noon Wind calm with broken cloud. 1300. Make and mend clothes. Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 5.

Moored at Muscat. Wind Calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.88 rising to 29.89 at 0800 and to 29.90 at noon before falling to 29.81 at 1600 and to 29.80 inches at 2000 where it ended at midnight. Temperature at noon 83F. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 250 lbs of bread. 0910. Divisions and prayers. Exercised General Quarters.  1030. Training class at instruction. Captain of Guns class at instruction. Stokers at cutlass drill. Noon. Wind NW force 1. Training class and Captain of Guns class at instruction. 1600. Quarters. Port watch – out anchor. Coal expended 4cwt. Number on sick list 7.

Moored at Muscat. Wind Calm with blue sky. Barometer 29.80 inches rising to 29.85 at 0800 and to 29.88 at noon before falling to 29.80 at 1600 and to 29.77 at 2000 before finishing at 29.73 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 88F. Received 134 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 250 lbs of bread. 0400. Starboard watch out diving gear. Test4ed life buoys. 0800. Exercised Fire Quarters. Cleaning ship. Noon. Wind north force 1. Finished diving. 1300. Cleaning ship. 1755. HMS Sphinx proceeded. Coal expended 4 cwt. Number on sick list 8.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with blue sky. Barometer 29.70 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 before falling to 2978 at 1600 and to 29.75 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight.  0200. Received 144 lbs of beef and 72 lbs of vegetables plus 220 lbs of bread. 0545. Exercised all boats at pulling. Exercised creeping and sweeping. Expended ex ???? (Two handwritten words unable to read)  0910 Divisions and prayers. Training class at instruction. Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind NW1 with broken cloud.  1300. Seamanship and gunnery training class at instruction.  Remainder as requisite. 1600. Exercised – Man and arm boats. Scrub and wash clothes.  2030. ???? (Name of vessel unreadable). Coal expended 5 cwt. Number on sick list 11.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and to 29.83 at noon before falling to 29.75 at 1600 then rising to 29.80 at 2000 before finishing at 29.75 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 68 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread. 0950. Divisions and prayers. 100. Sultan of Muscat visited ship 1030. Saluted Sultan with 21 guns. Exercised Small Arms Company. Watch firing tube. Noon. Wind calm becoming SE force 1 later.  1300. Seamanship and Gunnery class at instruction. Boys at seamanship. Part of watch at Morris tube instruction. Remainder as requisite. 1700. Quarters. Coal expended 1 ton 16cwt.  (Distilling). Number on sick list 11.

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with broken sky. Barometer  29.75 inches rising to 29.78 at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon before dropping to 29.74 at 1600 and to 29.73 at 2000 before finishing at 29.75 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F.  0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 68 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread. 0630. Discharged Able Seaman W. Carr to hospital. 0815. SPHINX sailed. Starboard watch mustered. Port watch mustered.  Marines at small arms drill. Seamanship class at instruction. Training class at instruction. Remainder employed as requisite. 1100. HMS Redbreast arrived. Noon. Wind SE force 1 with blue sky. HMS Redbreast fired 21 gun salute. Fort replied. 1600. Make and mend clothes. Coal expended 1 ton 2 cwt. (Distilling). Number on sick list 11.

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.75 inches rising to 29.78 at 0800 and to 29.80 at noon before falling to 29.72 at 1600 before finishing at 29.75 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F. 0200. Received 124 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 234 lbs of bread. 0630. Mail steamer arrived. 0635. Discharged AB W. Carr to HMS Sphinx for passage to hospital. 0930. Divisions with arms. Prayers. Exercised Small Arms companies.1005. Class at signal instruction. Training class at ammunition handling.  (Next line refers to bedding but unable to read the handwriting) 1100. HMS Redbreast arrived and fired salute of 21 guns. Fort returned the salute. 1600. Make and mend clothes. 1730. Quarters. Prepared for sea. Magazine crew at drill. 200. Watch – Man and arm ship. 2130. Burned searchlight. Coal expended 1 ton 3 cwt. Number on sick list 11

Moored at Muscat. Wind SE force 1 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.72 inches rising to 29.80 at 0800 and to 29.83 at noon before dropping to 29.80 at 1600 and finishing at 29.83 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0200. Received 129 lbs of beef and 62 lbs of vegetables plus 240 lbs of bread. 0610. Weighed and proceeded as requisite for target practice. 0900. Dropped target. 0915. Commenced firing. 1045. Expended ½ quarterly ammunition. Completed exercise.1100. Stopped and picked up target. 1105. Proceeded as requisite for Muscat. Noon. Wind SE force 2 with broken cloud 1330. Stopped and came to with port anchor off Muscat in 7 fathoms and veered to 1 ½ shackles. AL Jalali Fort S22E Sira al Gabi S80W. Reeled up and oiled 9 ½ inch wire. Training class at instruction. Remainder as requisite/ 1545. Weighed and proceeded. 1600. Shaped to N20W at 65 revolutions. Put patent log over side.  1800. Scrub and wash clothes. 2200. Exercised watch – close watertight doors. Coal expended 18 tons 8 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At sea. Course N20W at 6.6 knots for Jask. Wind ESE force 1 to 2 with broken cloud and a slight sea. Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.88 at 0800 and to 29.92 at noon before falling to 29.83 at 1600 then rising to 29.85 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0400. 65 revolutions. 0745. Exercised Fire Quarters. 0800. 65 revolutions  -7 knots. 0930. Cleaning ship. 100. Sighted Cape Jask. Course as requisite for harbour. Noon. Wind east force 2 to 3. 1230. Hauled in patent log. 1310. Stopped. Let go port anchor. Port cable parted. Let go starboard anchor in 4 ½ fathoms. Veered to 1 ½ shackles. Anchor bearings. Telegraph station.S23E. Black beacon S89E. 1`600. Sent down divers to search for port anchor and cable. 1830. Cleaned diving boat. Coal expended 13 tons 4 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

At anchor in Jask. Wind ESE force 2 with broken cloud. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and to 29.93 at noon before falling to 29.80 at 1600 and then rising to 29.90 at 2000 before finishing at 29.88 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 85F. 0200. Received 132 lbs of bread and 68 lbs of vegetables plus 256 lbs of bread. 0800. Training class at instruction. Port Battery at divisional drill. Ordinary Seamen, Boys and starboard watch at rifle drill. Remainder as requisite. Noon. Wind SSE force 1.1300. Employed as in forenoon. 1600. Prepared for sea. 1830. Weighed and proceeded. 1830. Streamed patent log. 1940. Shaped for S24E at 65 revolutions. 2330. Exercised General Quarters. Passed up ammunition and Fire Stations. Coal expended 7 tons 14 cwt.  (75 tons remaining) Number on sick list 8

At sea. Course S24E for Muscat at 7 knots with smooth sea. Wind ESE force 1 with blue sky. Barometer 29.82 inches rising to 29.89 at 0800 before falling to 29.85 at noon and to 29.80 at 2000 before finishing at 29.85 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 82F. 0120. Increased speed to70 revolutions. Exercised watch at Close watertight doors. 0915. Divisions and prayers. Training class at instruction. Battery Company at small arms drill. Coxswain boats at signalling instruction. Noon. Wind light airs with blue sky. 1340. Hauled in patent log. 1345. Put in steam steering gear.  1350. Stopped. 1400. Came to. 1430. Shifted berth. 1500. Secured astern to shore. 1600. Received store from Bombay mail boat. Distilling. 2055. Port watch exercise Man and arm ship. Coal expended 14 tons. Number on sick list 9.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.87 at noon before falling to 29.80 at 1600 and to 29.85 inches at 2000 where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0200. Distilling. Received 139 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 260 lbs of bread. Landed 7 pounder field gun. 0800. As requisite. Cutter crew at sailing instruction. Draught 12 feet 9 inches forward. 15 feet 2 inches aft. Noon. Wind NW force 1. Afternoon. Make and mend clothes. 1730. HMS Redbreast proceeded. Coal expended 7 tons 15 cwt. Number on sick list 9.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.90 at 0800 and to 29.91 at noon before falling to 29.85 at 1600 and finishing at 29.88 inches at midnight. Temperature at noon 84F. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 260 lbs of bread.0400. Employed as requisite. 0630. Landed field gun crew for quarterly drill. 0800. Coaling ship. Employed as requisite. 100. Field guns crews return. 1130. Finished coaling. Noon Wind SE force 1. 1300. Cleaning ship. 1600. Scrub and wash clothes. Coal expended 5 cwt.  Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind Calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.85 inches rising to 29.95 at 0800 before falling to 29.90 at 1600 then rising again to 29.93 inches where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon. 84F. 0200. Received 134 lbs of beef and 67 lbs of vegetables plus 230 lbs of bread. 0400. Tested life buoys and found correct. 0745. Exercised Fire Stations. 0800. Cleaning ship throughout. Noon. Wind SE force 1. 1400. Fetched off 7 pounder field gun. 1600. Prepared for sea. Midnight. Lit fires in boiler 2.  Coal expanded 2 tons 4 cwt.  Number on sick list 12.

Moored at Muscat. Wind calm with broken cloud. Barometer 29.95 inches dropping to 29.90 at noon before rising to 29.93 at 1600 and then falling back to 29.90 inches where it finished at midnight. Temperature at noon 87F.  0100. Lit fires. 0400. Prepared for sea. 0905. Weighed and proceeded. 0910. Shaped course to N21W at 62 revolutions for Jask. 0930. Connected up hand steering gear. Noon. Position. Cape Jask N20W 114 miles. Wind NW force 1.1600. Wind NNE force 1. Quarters. 1800. Exercised seaboats crews. Wind east force 1. 200. Wind calm. Coal expended 12 tons 10 cwt. Number on sick list 12.