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

by Annie Brassey

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MACASSAR to ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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			°	°	°	°	° ´	° ´
Apr. 20	8 p.m. left Macassar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	... ... ...	29·91	—	84	85·5	85	6.00 S	118.34 E	63	23	N 3 to 5
22	4 p.m. entered Allas Strait	29·87	—	85	83	84	7.56 S	116.56 E	—	174	NW to W by S 3 to 5
23	... ... ...	29·92	—	81·5	81	80·5	9.52 S	116.39 E	66	62	W to SW by W 3 to 7
24	... ... ...	30·02	—	80	80·5	80	11.52 S	116.39 E	—	127	S by W to W 3 to 5
25	6 p.m. slight showers.Picked up trade wind from S by E	30·05	—	80	80	80	13.59 S	114.52 E	158	8	Calm
26	... ... ...	30·02	—	79·5	81	80	15.24 S	113.10 E	36	104	SSE
27	... ... ...	29·96	—	78·5	78·5	78	16.56 S	111.32 E	—	131	SE to S by E 3
28	... ... ...	30·01	—	76·5	77	77	18.43 S	109.24 E	—	148	S to SE by S 4 to 5
29	... ... ...	30·03	—	76	75	74·5	20.25 S	107.31 E	—	143	SSE to SE by S 3 to 4
30	... ... ...	30·12	—	72	73·5	72·5	22.27 S	105.35 E	—	162	S by E to SE 3 to 5
May 1	... ... ...	30·18	—	69	70·5	69	24.39 S	104.14 E	—	153	SE by S to SE 4 to 6
2	... ... ...	30·23	—	67	68·5	68	26.46 S	103.38 E	—	131	SE to ESE 2 to 6
3	... ... ...	30·19	—	67	67	66·5	29.02 S	103.02 E	—	140	SE to SE by E 2 to 4
4	5 p.m. spoke 'Liguria' of Orient Line	30·20	—	64	65	64	30.22 S	104.20 E	86	40	Variable
5	Moderate gale with heavy squalls	30·10	—	62	60	60	31.29 S	105.48 E	—	136	WSW to SSW 7 to 10
6	... ... ...	30·10	—	60	60·5	60	32.28 S	108.06 E	—	144	SW to SSW 7 to 4
7	... ... ...	30·22	64	62	62·5	61	33.12 S	110.30 E	7	122	SW 2. Calm
8	... ... ...	30·19	63·5	60	62	61	34.47 S	113.54 E	136	58	Calm. W 5
9	10 a.m. made West Point Howe.4 p.m. arrived Albany, K.G. Sound	30·21	63	59	59	58	—	—	33	181	W to SW 4 to 5
	9th to 17th at Albany	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	11.15 a.m. weighed anchor	—	61	59	66	64	—	—	6	—	—
18	... ... ...	30·03	61	63·5	66	64	35.38 S	119.54 E	10	100	E by N to NNW 4
19	... ... ...	30·10	60·5	63	66·5	64	36.23 S	122.10 E	—	120	ENE to N by W 4
20	... ... ...	30·18	60	63	67	64	36.25 S	125.13 E	—	148	NNW to NNE 3
21	... ... ...	30·15	60	58	63	59	35.59 S	127.56 E	—	135	W to NW 2 to 4
22	1 to 3 p.m. blowing heavily	30·12	61	63	66	63·5	35.55 S	132.07 E	—	206	WSW to WNW 5 to 9
23	7 a.m. made Kangaroo Island.7.30 p.m. hove-to off Glenelg	30·19	63	62	64·5	61·5	35.30 S	137.10 E	—	265	W to WSW 8 to 6
24	7.30 a.m. anchored off Glenelg	—	61	56	63	60	—	—	—	95	—

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ADELAIDE to MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, and PORT DARWIN.

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			°	°	°	°	° ´	° ´
May 26	11 a.m. left Glenelg.3 p.m. arrived Port Adelaide	—	60	59	64	61	—	—	23	—	—
	May 26th to June 3rd at Adelaide	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
June 3	7 a.m. left Port Adelaide	—	60	52	50	50	—	—	14	8	—
4	2 a.m. laid to.9.30 a.m. rounded Cape Willoughby	29·94	59	48	49	48	36.06 S	138.23 E	—	103	SSW to W by N 4 to 7
5	Midnight, made Cape Otway light	29·84	57	47·5	47	47	38.57 S	140.55 E	—	200	S by W to W by S 4 to 8
6	Heavy gale.3 p.m. arrived Williamstown	29·63	56·5	40	44	45	38.08 S	144.48 E	—	225	NW by W to SW 7 to 9
	7th to 29th at Melbourne	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—
29	9 a.m. left Williamstown	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	9.30 a.m. rounded Wilson's Promontory	30·20	—	—	55	—	39.03 S	146.42 E	—	145	NE by N to NW
July 1	5 p.m. rounded Cape Howe	30·00	—	—	59	—	37.50 S	149.31 E	143	10	NE
2	... ... ...	30·05	—	—	59	—	35.35 S	150.30 E	142	8	NNE to NW by N
3	10 a.m. arrived Sydney	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	113	NW by W to WSW 3
	July 3rd to 18th at Sydney	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	5 p.m. left Sydney	—	5	59·5	66	63·5	—	—	—	—	—
19	7 a.m. arrived Newcastle	—	—	58	70	60	—	—	4	65	West
20	7.30 a.m. left Newcastle	—	—	—	—	—	32.43 S	152.19 E	—	25	NW 3
21	... ... ...	30·02	—	—	64	—	30.25 S	153.12 E	—	150	WNW to WSW 2 to 5
22	... ... ...	29·95	—	—	64	—	29.08 S	153.39 E	—	79	Variable
23	2.15 p.m. rounded Cape Moreton.10 p.m. arrived Brisbane	—	—	—	—	—	27.26 S	153.35 E	—	133	NNW to W 4 to 6
24	... ... ...	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	18	—
	24th to 28th at Brisbane.28th, 1.30 p.m. left Brisbane	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	6 a.m. off Indian Head	—	65	64	71·5	64·5	24.23 S	153.24 E	20	184	SE to ESE 5
30	7.15 a.m. anchored at Sea View.3 p.m. proceeded.9 p.m. arrived Rockhampton	—	66	61	72	64	—	—	12	138	—
31	... ... ...	—	65	63	73	64·5	—	—	46	—	—
	July 31st to Aug. 4th at Rockhampton	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aug. 4	10 p.m. left Rockhampton	—	66	65	72·5	64	—	—	—	—	—
5	2 a.m. anchored Johnson Point.8 a.m. proceeded.10 a.m. cleared river	—	66	58	63	60	—	—	43	—	—
6	6 p.m. anchored off Glo'ster Island	30·22	67	63	70	64·5	20.42 S	149.05 E	—	214	SE to SSE 5
7	9 a.m. weighed.2 p.m. arrived Bowen	—	67·5	64	71	66	—	—	—	67	SSE 4 to 5
8	6 a.m. left Bowen.Anchored in Cleveland Bay	30·25	68	64	70	66	19.30 S	147.41 E	—	60	SSE 4
9	2 p.m. left Townsville.6 p.m. anchored near Palm Islands	—	68·5	65	72	67	—	—	—	64	SE
10	10 a.m. weighed anchor.4 p.m. anchored off Dungeness.Hinchinbrook Channel	30·17	69	69	70	70	18.42 S	146.30 E	—	42	SE 4
11	At Dungeness. Rain	30·15	69·5	70	72	70	18.30 S	146.20 E	—	22	SE 3
12	10 a.m. left Dungeness.Noon, anchored Cardwell.3 p.m. proceeded.7, reached Mourilyan	—	70	70	72	70	18.14 S	146.05 E	24	—	Calm
13	8 p.m. left Mourilyan	—	71	71	75	72	17.35 S	146.08 E	41	—	Calm
14	... ... ...	30·07	72·5	72	76	72·5	16.37 S	145.47 E	4	67	Variable
15	8 a.m. arrived Cooktown	—	73	72·5	75	73·5	15.28 S	145.17 E	3	74	Variable
16	At Cooktown	—	73	72	77	74	—	—	—	—	—
17	8 a.m. left Cooktown.4.30 p.m. anchored under lee of Howick Islands	—	72·5	74	77	74	14.52 S	145.30 E	4	38	SE 4
18	6 a.m. weighed.7 p.m. anchored near Cape Sidmouth lightship	30·12	72	74	76	73·5	14.07 S	144.17 E	—	97	SE 4 to 5
19	10 a.m. weighed.8.30 p.m. anchored under Piper Islands	30·10	72·5	74·5	77	75	13.21 S	143.40 E	—	75	SE 5
20	6 a.m. weighed.6 p.m. moored in Albany Pass	30·06	72·5	76	77·5	76	11.31 S	142.55 E	—	130	ESE 5
21	In Albany Pass. Strong tides	30·05	75	76	77	76·5	10.41 S	142.35 E	—	53	SE 5
22	10 a.m. weighed.4 p.m. arrived Thursday Island	30·02	75	76·5	77·5	77	10.33 S	142.25 E	—	16	SE 5
23	... ... ...	30·05	75	77	78	77·5	—	—	7	17	SE 5
24	Steamed to Goode Island and back	—	75·5	77	79	77·5	—	—	8	—	SE 5
25	6 a.m. left Thursday Island.6 p.m. anchored off York Island	29·95	75·5	77	79	79·5	10.13 S	142.41 E	13	24	SE 5
26	6 a.m. weighed.11 a.m. anchored at Darnley Island	29·98	76·5	78·5	80	79·5	9.36 S	143.44 E	83	—	SE 5
27	8 a.m. left Darnley Island.7 p.m. anchored under King Point, Howe Island	29·98	77	78·5	81	79	9.50 S	143.09 E	—	40	SE by E 5
28	Dropped down to Thursday Island under jib	—	76	78	80	78	—	—	—	74	SE by E 5 to 6
	Aug. 28 to Sept. 1st at Thursday Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sept. 1	6 p.m. left Thursday Island	—	75·5	76·5	79	77	—	—	—	—	—
2	... ... ...	30·05	77·5	77	79	77·5	10.36 S	139.46 E	—	150	ESE 4
3	... ... ...	30·00	77·5	77·5	80	78	10.40 S	136.11 E	—	215	SSE 3 to 5
4	... ... ...	29·90	77·5	78	80	78	10.43 S	134.19 E	—	112	SE by E to E 1 to 4
5	6 a.m. made land.7 p.m. passed through Clarence Strait	30·00	78	78	80·5	79·5	11.27 S	131.39 E	181	—	Calm
6	2 a.m. hove to.7.30 a.m. anchored Palmerston, Port Darwin	30·05	81	79	82	80	—	—	92	—	Calm

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