10th March.—Lat. 49° 28′ S., long. 89° 29′ E. Wind N.W. Distance 221 miles.
11th March.—Lat. 49° 11′ S., long. 94° 44′ E. Wind N.N.E. Distance 325 miles. Midnight, fresh gale. Ship going 17 knots with single reefed topsails, foresail, trysail and fore topmast staysail, wind abeam.
12th March.—Lat. 49° 11′ S., long. 106° 38′ E. Wind north. Distance 366 miles. Thick weather and small rain.
13th March.—Lat. 48° 27′ S., long. 114° 16′ E. Wind N.E. Distance 318 miles.
19th March.—Lat. 40° 25′ S., long. 143° 23′ E. Wind E.S.E. Distance 308 miles. 4 p.m., rounded King’s Island. 8 p.m., sighted Cape Otway light bearing W. 18 miles. Stood off the land till midnight.
20th March.—During the night strong gale from East. 1 p.m., pilot came aboard. 1.30 p.m., entered Port Phillip Heads.
Passage of 73 days—Liverpool to Melbourne.
Passage of 67 days—Land to land.
The Lightning beat the Red Jacket, Ralph Waller, Eagle, and George Waller, which sailed either previous to her or on the same date.
Second Voyage—Melbourne to Liverpool, 1855.
11th April.—Early this morning the anchor was weighed and we were taken in tow by two steam tugs. Two guns were fired as a signal of departure, weather delightful but wind light and right ahead. When near the Heads spoke Frederick, of Liverpool, 95 days out. In passing she saluted us with two guns, her passengers and crew cheering, a courtesy which we returned. Calm for two days, ship only 11 miles off Port Phillip Heads.