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 84 EARLY RECORDS OF PORT PHILLIP. commerce of the world was doubtful and uncertain. The refreshments and the pleasures of which we had so liberally partaken at the Cape and Simons Bay were to be exchanged for coarse fare and hard labour at Pt. Philip, and we may truly say all communication with families and friends now cut ofP, we were leaving the world behind us to enter on a state unknown. Friday, 26. Wind west. a.m. — At 10 saw a large ship to the N.E., standing to the northward, p.m. — Moderate breezes and cloudy. Saturday, 27. Wind S.E. b. E. a.m. — At 2, strong breezes and squally, with heavy rain and lightning. Furld the top sails at 8. Strong gales with a heavy swell from the south. No observation. P.M. — Strong gales and squally weather. At 5 more moderate. Sunday, 28. Wind S.S.W. a.m. — Strong breezes with rain and hazy wr. this 24 hours. Strong southerly current. Lat. obsd. 37° 16 S. P.M. — Strong breezes, squally, with rain. At 9 h. 49 m. 57 sec, p.m., the time keeper, No. 8, stoppd. At 11, the ship laboured very much, the sea very high. Monday, 29. Wind N. b. W. a.m. — At 3, down mizen stay sail. Ship working very much and making mutch water in the fore sail room ; also the boatswains, gunners, and carpenters store rooms. At 8, more moderate, with a large head sea. Got all the sails and other stores on deck to dry. At 12, one of the timbers of the head earlings broke, and all the guard irons and rails washd away. p.m. — Fresh breezes and squally, with rain. Lat. 37'05 S. Tuesday, 30. Wind S. b. W. a.m. — At 3, mod. breezes and clear wr. p.m. — Light breezes and clear. At 11, squally with rain. Lat. obsd. 36-15. S. Wednesday, 31. Wind east. a.m. — Fresh breezes and clear. Em- ployed variously, p.m. — Fresh br. and cloudy. At 4, observed a great many whales about the ship, and a strong current running, N.E. b. E., 2^ knots per hour. Lat. obsd. 36*51 S. About 300 miles from Simons Bay to the E. b. South. Thursday, Sej^tember 1, 1803. Wind east. a.m. — Fresh breezes and clear. Many whales near the ship. At 9, do. wr. p.m. — Steady breezes. Lat. obsd. 38.31. S. Wind imfavourable. Friday, 2. Wind E. b. S. Strong breezes and squally wr. At noon, do. wr. p.m. — At 6, do. wr. Wore ship ; took in 1 reef. At 7, strong winds and squalls ; under 3d reefd f. sails and storm stay sail. Lat. obsd. 40°. 41. S. Saturday, 3. Wind S.E.b.E. a.m. — Fresh breezes and hazy wr. at 8. Found the chain pumps to be choked by reason of a quantity of tar having got down into the well ; got them up, and cleard them. No observation, p.m. — Strong breezes with squalls and rain, with a very high sea. Sunday, 4. Wind E.S.E. a.m. — At 7, in jib-boom, to ease the bow- sprit and ships bow ; observed the knees of the head to work very mutch. At 9 took in the sprit-sail yard ; on deck the ship making a great quantity of water. At noon, strong breezes and hazy ; lying to under treble reefd M. T. sail. p.m. — Strong gales and squally wr., with heavy rain at 4. At 8 more moderate. No observation ; a very high sea.