13th April.—Passed through Bass Straits, Gipsy Bride and other vessels in company.
17th April.—Lat. 46° 12′ S., long. 156° 28′ E. Lightning sweeping along at 17 and sometimes 18 knots.
18th April.—Lat. 49° 5′ S., long, 162° 50′ E. Wind S.W. Distance 314 miles. Sailing 16 knots an hour, wind steady with heavy cross sea. All starboard stunsails set.
21st April.—Lat. 54° 21′ S., long. 175° 45′ W. Wind S.S.W. Distance 327 miles.
24th April.—Lat. 58° S., long. 158° 35′ W. Wind N.N.E. Distance 285 miles. Sailing 14 knots close-hauled. P.M., heavy head gale, royals, skysails, jib and spanker in, ship pitching heavily.
26th April.—Lat. 58° 7′ S., long. 150° 49′ W. Calm. Distance 79 miles. During night heavy snow squalls.
1st May.—Lat. 58° 53′ S., long. 112° 25′ W. Wind E.N.E. Sailing 8 knots an hour by the wind. Sighted an iceberg 100 ft. high, 8 miles distant.
5th May.—Lat. 54° 48′ S., long. 100° 44′ W. Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E., strong gale. Took in foresail and single reefed the topsails. (This was the only occasion during the passage on which the topsails were reefed.)
8th May.—Lat. 55° 56′ S., long. 85° 48′ W. Wind north. Distance 294 miles. Skysails and staysails in and slab-reefed courses.
10th May.—Lat. 58° 12′ S., long. 69° 49′ W. Wind N.N.W. Distance 316 miles. 10 p.m., Cape Horn north 100 miles.