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23 July 2018Port Royal (2)
23 July 2018Tuesday 14th May – at daybreak we left our moorings in Port Royal Harbour and set sail for Ingleterra – fine w.r – beating wind.
Wednesday 15th – cloudy weather – engaged beating up to the East end of Jamaica – heavy rain at night.
Thursday 16th – cloudy weather, beating up between Jam: & S.t Domingo.
Friday 17th – stormy, squally morning – fine afternoon – foul wind. At 6 P.M. close to Navasa, a small barren, uninhabited island.
Saturday 18th – fine day – rainy squally afternoon & night with most vivid lightning – beating up the coast of S.t Domingo.
Sunday 19th – fine weather – foul wind – in sight of Cuba & Hayti.
Monday 20th – left [sic] and favourable breeze, inclinable to calm, passing between Cape Maize & Cape Nicolas – very fine weather.
Tuesday 21st May – fine weather – calms and light breezes.
Wednesday 22d – fine weather, light breezes. At 6 P.M. abreast of Fortune Island.
Thursday 23d – at half past 5 A.M. the Master went ashore with the Mail at Crooked Island – and at 11 A.M. we left with a moderate & foul breeze – fine weather all day. At 5 cloudy weather with rain, which caused the wind to draw more aft.
Friday 24th – rainy morning – fine day – pretty favourable and moderate breeze.
Saturday 25th – fine weather – Moderate and favourable breeze.
Sunday 26th – fine weather – fresh and favourable breeze.
Monday 27th – fine weather – very light and favourable breeze.
Tuesday 28th – fine weather – very light & favourable breeze
Wednesday 29th – rainy morning fine day – fresh and favourable breeze.
Thursday 30th May – fine weather – fresh and favourable breeze.
Friday 31st – fine weather – fresh and favourable breeze.
Saturday 1st June – fine weather – fresh and favourable breeze.
Sunday 2nd – fine weather – light and favourable breeze.
Monday 3rd – fine weather – Moderate and favourable breeze.
Tuesday 4th – fine weather – fresh and favourable breeze.
Wednesday 5th – rainy weather – Moderate and favourable breeze.
Thursday 6th – rainy cold weather – Thermometer at 58*.
Friday 7th – squally weather – favourable wind but variable in strength.
Saturday 8th – variable wind & weather.
Sunday 9th – fine weather – we have felt very cold for these four or fie days past – fresh and nearly favourable breeze.
Monday 10th June – very disagreeable weather – gale of wind from S & E.d
Tuesday 11th – cloudy morning – fine day – fresh and favourable breeze, with a heavy swell & loping about.
Wednesday 12th – cloudy weather – Moderate & favourable breeze.
Thursday 13th – foggy weather with slight drizzle. Moderate & favourable breeze.
Friday 14th – fine weather – fresh and favourable breeze.
Saturday 15th – squally weather with occasional showers of rain and hail – fresh favourable breeze.
Sunday 16th – squally forenoon – fine afternoon, fresh & favourable breeze. Spoke the Renard [2] bound to Halifax.
Monday 17th – fresh and favourable breeze – fine weather.
Tuesday 18th – fresh and favourable breeze – variable weather.
Wednesday 19th – at 7 A.M. came to anchor in Falmouth Harbour.