Friday, 4th January, 1856.—Lat. 56° 34′ S., long. 177° 14′ W. Distance 334 miles. Wind S.W. Run for the week 1908 miles.
Wednesday, 9th January.—Lat. 58° 32′ S., long. 136° 06′ W. Distance 311 miles. Wind S.W. During the middle watch 7 icebergs were seen, some very large. During morning several more sighted. Snow fell during the day.
Monday, 14th January.—Lat. 57° 48′ S., long. 93° 08′ W. Distance 330 miles. Wind S.S.E., cold, with showers of snow and hail. Sighted two large icebergs on starboard bow.
(28th December-15th January Lightning ran 5244 knots in 18 days, an average of 12 knots on a direct course from Melbourne to Cape Horn.)
Sunday, 20th January.—At 6 a.m. Cape Horn in sight, 25 miles distant.
Tuesday, 29th January.—Lat. 35° 00′ S., long. 33° 15′ W. Distance 300 miles. Wind east. Heavy cross sea and rattling breeze all night. Ship pitching very heavily and going at rate of 15 or 16 knots. At 1 p.m. spoke Aberdeen clipper ship Centurion, from Sydney bound to London, 46 days out. She passed during the night the White Star ship Emma, of Liverpool, with Melbourne mail of 10th December. We have beaten the Centurion 16 days and the Emma 18.
Friday, 1st February.—Spoke the mail ship Emma.
Sunday, 17th February.—Crossed the equator at 8.30 a.m.
Tuesday, 26th February.—In the forenoon carpenter fell from the stage on which he was working on the starboard side and immediately the appalling cry of “man overboard”! echoed through the ship. On rising to the surface of the water, he passed his hatchet over the fore sheet and held on until assistance was tendered.