The Last Voyage: To India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

by Annie Brassey

(B) OUTLINE OF VOYAGE, REPRINTED FROM ‘THE TIMES’ OF DECEMBER 15TH, 1887.

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PORTSMOUTH to BOMBAY.

Date	Remarks	Baro- meter	Temperature (Fahr.)				Latitude	Longitude	Distance		Wind
			Water	Air					Steam	Sail
			8 a.m.	8 a.m.	Noon	6 p.m.
1886			°	°	°	°	° ´	° ´
Nov. 16	6 p.m. left Portsmouth.8 p.m. arrived Cowes	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—
17	9 a.m. left Cowes.10 a.m. arrived Southampton.6 p.m. sailed for Plymouth	—	—	—	—	52·6	—	—	10	—	—
18	... ... ...	30·12	—	51	52	53·5	50.26 N	2.43 W	30	73	NW 5
19	8 a.m. arrived Plymouth.2 p.m. sailed for Gibraltar	30·27	—	61	61	59	50.22 N	4.08 W	—	82	SW 3 to 4
20	8 a.m. rounded Ushant	30·30	—	59	59	58	48.18 N	5.42 W	126	23	SW 3 to 5
21	... ... ...	30·35	—	59·5	61	60·5	45.02 N	8.22 W	152	40	SW ½ S 2
22	Noon, Cape Finisterre abeam	30·26	—	58	61	61	42.56 N	9.26 W	23	207	ESE 5
23	... ... ...	30·26	60	62	62	62·5	40.25 N	10.07 W	45	121	E by N 3 to 4
24	... ... ...	30·20	63	61	61	61·5	37.33 N	9.28 W	—	185	E 2 to 4
25	... ... ...	30·08	67·5	62	61·5	60	36.26 N	7.52 W	—	115	ENE 3
26	3.30 p.m. arrived Gibraltar	29·98	65	59	60	60	35.52 N	5.40 W	36	111	E by S 7
27	... ... ...	—	63	61	61·5	61	—	—	30	—	—
28	... ... ...	—	62	61	62	61	—	—	—	—	—
29	11 a.m. sailed from Gibraltarfor Port Said	—	61·5	61·5	62	62	—	—	—	—	—
30	... ... ...	30·09	61·5	61·5	61·5	62	36.20 N	2.27 W	90	86	W 4. Calm
Dec. 1	... ... ...	29·98	63·5	60	55	57	36.54 N	1.04 E	—	185	NNW to NNE 6 to 2
2	Called off Algiers	30·00	62·5	57	55	58	36.50 N	3.11 E	48	74	Variable
3	... ... ...	29·97	63	60	55	61	37.27 N	6.23 E	—	158	SW to N 3 to 6
4	... ... ...	29·91	65	57	53	55	37.35 N	9.59 E	—	179	NW to NNW 3 to 7
5	... ... ...	29·97	65·5	60·5	61	60	36.15 N	14.25 E	—	240	NW 5 to 9
6	2 p.m. called off Malta	30·11	66	61	66	64	36.35 N	17.07 E	—	155	S to WNW 3 to 4
7	... ... ...	30·13	68	62	67	65	34.33 N	20.14 E	147	16	Calm
8	Heavy rain. No observations	29·90	68·5	67	66	64	33.19 N	23.57 E	198	—	Calm
9	... ... ...	29·66	71	65	66·5	65	32.46 N	28.14 E	—	222	SW to W 6 to 9
10	Noon, anchored Port Said	30·05	70	64	66	62	31.18 N	32.21 E	4	238	W to WNW 6 to 7
11	8 a.m. left Port Said.8 p.m. anchored off Ismailia	—	65	56	64	60	—	—	24	—	—
12	6.15 a.m. weighed anchor.3 p.m. reached Suez.5 p.m. sailed for Aden	—	63	54·5	70	63	—	—	66	—	—
13	... ... ...	30·07	72	64	71	69	27.42 N	33.57 E	18	168	NNW to SW 4
14	... ... ...	30·18	75	68	72	72	24.53 N	35.57 E	—	212	W to NW 3 to 6
15	... ... ...	30·15	78	73	75	75·5	22.31 N	37.38 E	—	169	N to NNW 2 to 5
16	... ... ...	30·15	81	77	79·5	79	20.18 N	38.32 E	—	209	N to NNW 4
17	... ... ...	30·08	81·5	80	82·5	82	17.04 N	40.37 E	183	13	Calm
18	... ... ...	29·98	80	80	81·5	81	14.36 N	42.35 E	188	—	S ½ E 3
19	4 p.m. Anchored in Assab Bay	30·05	79	79	80	79.5	13.14 N	42.37 E	114	—	SE to S by E 5 to 7
20	6.30 a.m. weighed anchor.9 p.m. passed through Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb	30·00	78·5	78	79·5	79	13.09 N	43.07 E	50	—	SSE 6
21	... ... ...	30·09	78	78·5	80	79	11.59 N	44.07 E	111	16	E to S by E 5
22	10 a.m. anchored in Aden inner harbour.Coaled, and sailed at 7 p.m.	30·18	79	80	83	80	12.46 N	44.59 E	69	68	E by N 4
23	... ... ...	30·08	78·5	79	81·5	79·5	12.52 N	46.44 E	110	—	E 3 to 5
24	... ... ...	30·18	78	78	80	78·5	13.53 N	49.09 E	168	—	ENE 3
25	... ... ...	30·15	75·5	75	76	76	14.49 N	51.50 E	178	—	ENE 3 to 4
26	... ... ...	30·16	77·5	75	76	75	15.19 N	53.43 E	162	—	NE by E 6
27	... ... ...	30·21	78	74	76	75	15.41 N	55.02 E	68	86	NNE to E by N 6
28	... ... ...	30·11	78	75	76	75	14.50 N	57.27 E	—	149	NE 6
29	... ... ...	30·02	77	75	76	75	14.09 N	59.36 E	—	133	NNE 4
30	... ... ...	30·08	78	75	77	76	13.41 N	62.11 E	16	146	NE to NNE 3
31	... ... ...	30·07	78·5	75	77	76	15.01 N	65.02 E	190	—	NE 2
1887 Jan. 1	... ... ...	30·08	78·5	75	77	76	16.22 N	68.03 E	192	—	NE 1
2	... ... ...	30·08	80	75·5	80	77·5	17.49 N	71.08 E	173	28	NNE to N by W 3
3	4 a.m. made the Prongs Light.Lay-to until daylight.3 p.m. arrived Bombay	—	78·5	76	77·5	76·5	—	—	1	139	N to NNE

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BOMBAY to KURRACHI, RANGOON, BORNEO, and MACASSAR.

Date	Remarks	Baro- meter	Temperature (Fahr.)				Latitude	Longitude	Distance		Wind
			Water	Air					Steam	Sail
			8 a.m.	8 a.m.	Noon	6 p.m.
1887			°	°	°	°	° ´	° ´
Jan. 6	2 a.m. left Bombay	30·05	78·5	76	79	76·5	19.26 N	71.55 E	47	22	NNE 4
7	... ... ...	30·04	76·5	73·5	76	73·5	20.46 N	70.16 E	—	135	NE by E to NW 3 to 5
8	Off Poubundu, Kattywar	30·08	75	71	75	73	21.34 N	69.30 E	—	115	N to NNE 1 to 3
9	... ... ...	30·08	74·5	73	76	73	23.06 N	67.43 E	96	54	NW to W by S 1 to 3
10	6.10 a.m. arrived Kurrachi	—	70	67	69	67·5	—	—	132	—	SW to E 4 to 6
	From January 10th to February 7th at Kurrachi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Feb. 7	6 p.m. left Kurrachi	—	65	65	65	65	—	—	—	—	—
8	... ... ...	30·18	70	65	69	66	22.20 N	67.55 E	—	168	W to NE by E 4 to 6
9	9 p.m. made Spit Light Bombay. Hove-to	30·11	74·5	68	71	70	19.48 N	71.22 E	—	268	NE 4 to 7
10	3 p.m. arrived Bombay	—	74	70	73·5	73	—	—	—	115	NE by N to N by E 4
11	... ... ...	—	72	67	74	73	—	—	—	10	—
	From February 11th to February 22nd at Bombay	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	6.45 a.m. left Bombay.11 p.m. lay-to off Rajpuri	—	77	79	81	79·5	—	—	—	20	—
23	8 a.m. anchored off Jinjeera Fort.1 p.m. weighed anchor	29·93	79	80	83	81	18.17 N	72.55 E	—	87	NW to NNE 1 to 4
24	... ... ...	30·00	80·5	80	81	81	17.35 N	73.00 E	—	50	NW 3. Calm
25	8 p.m. brought up in Aguada Roads	30·00	82	80	82	81	16.09 N	73.21 E	—	85	NNW to NNE 1 to 3
26	To Goa in steam launch.8 p.m. weighed anchor	—	82·5	81	83	81·5	—	—	—	57	NNW 4
27	... ... ...	29·96	83	82	83·5	82·5	13.39 N	73.41 E	—	115	WNW to NNW 3
28	... ... ...	29·97	83	83	84·5	82·5	12.55 N	74.28 E	—	75	S 2 to N 1
Mar. 1	... ... ...	29·98	83·5	83	86	82·5	11.33 N	75.13 E	—	95	Variable
2	... ... ...	30·02	83·5	83·5	85	82	9.59 N	76.00 E	—	106	NNW to WNW 1 to 3
3	... ... ...	30·12	83	82	84	82·5	8.13 N	76.48 E	—	120	W by S 4 to NW 1
4	... ... ...	30·05	81·5	81·5	83·5	82	7.38 N	76.08 E	—	88	NW. Calm
5	9 a.m. arrived Colombo	30·00	82	80·5	83	80	6.56 N	79.50 E	98	12	Calm
	From March 5th to March 8th at Colombo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	1.15 a.m. left Colombo	30·02	82·5	80	81·5	81	5.56 N	80.25 E	86	—	Variable
9	7.30 p.m. anchored off Trincomalee dockyard	30·09	82	80·5	82	81·5	7.50 N	81.44 E	184	—	”
10	8.15 p.m. left Trincomalee	—	82	80·5	83	81	—	—	60	—	—
11	... ... ...	30·05	81·5	80	83·5	82	9.45 N	83.04 E	140	—	Calm
12	... ... ...	30·07	81·5	81	83	81·5	10.50 N	86.00 E	184	—	ENE 2
13	... ... ...	30·07	82	81·5	83·5	81·5	12.17 N	88.55 E	195	—	ENE 2
14	4 p.m. made the Andamans	30·05	81·5	79	80	79	13.28 N	91.49 E	170	10	Calm. N by W 3
15	8 a.m. made Great Coco	30·05	81·5	79	79·5	79	14.06 N	93.29 E	—	120	NNW 2
16	Midnight anchored at mouth of Irrawaddy River	30·01	82	80	83	81	15.28 N	95.40 E	—	150	NNW to W by N 1 to 4
17	6 a.m. weighed anchor.10.30 anchored at Rangoon	29·95	83	84	89	86	16.45 N	96.09 E	40	60	—
18	11.30 p.m. left Rangoon	—	83·5	83	87	88	—	—	—	—	—
19	1.30 p.m. anchored off Amherst	—	81	81	84	82	—	—	109	—	—
20	9 a.m. weighed.1 p.m. anchored off Moulmein	—	[*]	80·5	87	82·5	—	—	50	—	—
21	At Moulmein	—		81	86	82·5	—	—	—	—	—
22	1.30 p.m. left Moulmein.5.30 p.m. passed out of river	—		80	82	81	—	—	—	—	—
23	... ... ...	30·06		82	83	82	15.33 N	97.13 E	40	60	S by E to WSW 2
24	... ... ...	30·05		82	84	84	14.32 N	97.26 E	—	101	SW to WSW
25	... ... ...	30·02		82	85·5	83	11.41 N	97.14 E	130	40	Calm. E 4
26	11 p.m. passed Sayer's Islands	29·98		82	85	84	9.19 N	97.01 E	—	160	ENE to SE by E 3 to 5
27	6 a.m. made The Brothers	29·95		83	84	83	7.05 N	98.16 E	139	11	SE 5 to N 1
28	2 a.m. made Penang Light	29·92		84	84·5	83	5.01 N	100.02 E	170	—	S by E 4
29	In Macassar Strait	30·02		83	84	82	2.35 N	101.28 E	188	—	S by E
30	8 a.m. arrived Singapore	—		82	84	83	—	—	175	—	Calms and light airs
31	3 p.m. weighed.7 p.m. arrived Johore	—		82	83	82	—	—	—	—
Apr. 1	11 a.m. weighed.3 p.m. anchored Singapore	—		83	85	84	—	—	74	—
2	2 a.m. left Singapore.6 p.m. Barren Island abeam	30·03		88	85	84·5	1.26 N	105.36 E	105	—	SW 2
3	10 p.m. anchored off Tanjong Po	30·05		83	85	84	2.04 N	109.10 E	225	—	Calms and light airs
4	6.30 a.m. weighed, and proceeded up Kuching River.10 a.m. anchored off Sarawak.7 p.m. sailed	—		83	83·5	83·5	—	—	113	—
5	... ... ...	29·97		83	84	83	3.48 N	112.04 E	—	—	Calms and light airs
6	7 a.m. made land; set by current 30 milesto ENE. 2 p.m. anchored VictoriaHarbour, Labuan	—		83	85	82	—	—	230	—
7	7 a.m. weighed.9 a.m. anchored off mouth of Brunei River.5 p.m. weighed.	—		83	84·5	83·5	—	—	40	—
8	6 a.m. fine view of Kina Balu, 13,000 ft.4 p.m. anchored Kudat	29·95		84	86	85	6.56 N	116.34 E	160	—	NE 2
9	6.30 a.m. left Kudat.4.30 p.m. touched on coral patch,6° 40´N. 117° 52´ E. Midnight arrived Sandakan	—		82	85	82·5	In Millewalle Channel		87	—	SE 1 to 2
10	At Sandakan	—		—	—	—	—	—	100	—	Calm
11
12
12	9.30 p.m. left Sandakan	—		81	84	82	—	—	—	—	—
13	6 p.m. anchored in Darvel Bay, off Silam	—	82	85	83	83·5	4.57 N	118.47 E	135	—	Calm
14	At Silam	—	—	82·5	86	83	—	—	54	—
15	8.45 a.m. left Silam.9 p.m. entered Celebes Sea	—	—	83	84	84	4.40 N	118.34 E	32	—
16	... ... ...	29·95	—	83	84·5	84	2.27 N	119.30 E	235	—	NW 2
17	7.15 a.m. crossed the line	29·92	—	86	87·5	86	0.51 S	118.50 E	207	—	Calm
18	8 a.m. off Cape Mandai.11 p.m. hove-to off Spennar di Archipelago	29·89	—	84	87	85	4.14 S	—	211	—
19	12.15 p.m. arrived Macassar	—	—	83	85·5	84	—	—	144	—

* No temperature of water taken.