On Christmas Day, also, Mr. Oglethorpe gave a hog and wine to the people.—Ingham’s Journal.)
====== 5 Jan. 1736.
Nitschmann. Jan. 5th.
(To-day, according to the old style, Christmas was celebrated on our ship. Br. Nitschmann spoke on the words, “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.”—Dober’s Diary.)
====== 9 Jan. 1736.
Wesley. Dec. 29th.
(We are now past the latitude of twenty-five degrees, and are got into what they call the Trade winds, which blow much the same way all the year round. The air is balmy, soft, and sweet. The ship glides smoothly and quietly along. The nights are mild and pleasant, being beautifully adorned with the shining hosts of stars,
“Forever singing as they shine,
The Hand that made us is divine.”
—Ingham’s Journal.)
====== 10 Jan. 1736.
Nitschmann. Jan. 10th.