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The Voyage
of the "Surge" (3)
 7th Oct. Sunday - Wind SSE and SE by S and
getting on favourably. sighted some island belonging to America, Norronna
(Fernando Noronha) belonging to the Brazil.
8th Oct. Monday - Pressing on, S
wind, evenings cooler
9th Oct. Tuesday - Getting on and
fine weather.
10th Oct. Wednesday - Wind died away
- making little progress, sighted a ship in the distance.
11th Oct. Thursday - Spoke the "Debrida" from
London to Acciabo. She came close alongside and her skipper had a talk
with ours. He had 6 days later news than we had and informed us that
Sebactabol was not taken when he left. 2 other vessels near in sight, one
a bark which passed in the evening when the breeze sprung up.
12th Oct. Friday - Heavy showers and light
breezes. Made 38 miles in the last 24 hours. Main deck in a mess from
timber from hold to allow the anchors, cables and cannon to be put below.
Cleared up in the evening. Wind NE and steady.
13th Oct. Saturday - Fine morning. Breeze steady
from NE by E before which we run along 6 knots per hour. Sighted three
ships during the day. Observation at noon Lat. 13.32 Long. 35W. Hot.
14th Oct. Sunday - Fine day as every Sabbath has
been since we started. Service at the usual hour. Some jealousy about the
sittings at Church. Mrs P not liked. Crowding decks towards evening.
Clouding and overcast and lightening shone bright past midnight.
15th Oct. Monday - Rain in torrents and wind
shifted from NE to SE by S. Light and against us.
 16th Oct. Tuesday - Wind fresh and high sea
running. Course SSW, pitching very rough in evening. Invitations in Cuddy
from Mrs P to keep birthday. All went well and some got merry. Bad
speeches and worse songs. All in good temper. Broke up at half past ten
o'clock. Chief officer ill.
17th Oct. Wednesday - Blowing fresh and the same
high sea running Lat. 19.17 Long 34.17. Fine 6 to 7 knots. Passed to the
west of Trinidad at 4 p.m.
18th Oct. Thursday - Caught 4 petrels, flying
fish found in main chains this morning, length 10 1/2 inches. Length of
wing fin 6 inches, shape of body like a young pike. Close to a French bark
bound to Rio. Might have spoken her and put letters on board but did not.
There appears to be some reason for not giving the passengers the liberty
of sending letters home, some opportunities having been lost. Lat. 21.55,
Long. 35.4.
19th Oct. Friday - Labouring in cross-seas at
night. Some rain. Took in Main Royal and Trysail. Lat. 24.29, Long. 36.2.
Steering due South. Saw birds called Cape hens, by others Mollimaukes,
about twice the size of a crow. Slender body and large wings. Colour
black. Came after the ship. Some passengers tried to catch them, but no
go. Wind fine but fresh.
 20th Oct. Saturday - Passed a vessel from Cape
Horn homeward bound Lat. 27.17, Long 35. Splendid breeze, ship rolling a
great deal, course SSE by SE. Cape hens flying about us all day. 7 o'clock
evening Main Royal and Trysail bent. Cooler.
21st Oct. Sunday - Lat. 29.29 Long 32.30 by
account. Favourable wind and steering by SE by S, 1/4 past 12 o'clock.
Raining and looking gloomy. Geale getting better. Garp-Topsail carried
away, the jaw of the garp having split.
 
   
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