Date. | Course. | Dist | Lat. | Long. | Winds. | Remarks. |
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April 1 | S. 28 W. | 132 | 35 41 | 123 50 | N. | 5 P.M., steam cast off, light and foggy. |
" 2 | S. 29 W. | 88 | 34 32 | 124 07 | " | Light and foggy. 8 hours calm. |
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May 16 | At midnight passed the Lema, and at 11 A.M., anchored at Hong Kong. Passage from achorage to anchorage, 44 days and 22 hours. Distance sailed 7,727. Royal studding-sails and sky-sails set since leaving San Francisco; never taken in; average per day, 171 miles. |
Date. | Course. | Dist | Lat. | Long. | Winds. | Remarks. |
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April 1 | S.S.W. | 108 | 36 17 | 123 55 | Baff. and calm, west. | 1st and 2d, small breezes and pleasant. Sailed in company with ship Romance of Seas at 5.50, outside and clear of the bar. Made sail and passed the Romance of Seas at 9 A.M. Romance of Seas 12 miles astern. |
" 2 | S.S.W. | 134 | 34 09 | 124 39 | W. by S., baff. and calm. | Calm and foggy. Lost sight of Romance of Seas. |
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May 16 | Light, baffling airs and intervals of calms all day. Midnight, made and passed in by Lema Isl. Daylight, large clipper ship astern. At 8, the above ship having a breeze, passed to windward of us, while we were becalmed. At 11.30, she anchored; and at 30 past meridian we came to anchor close to the above ship, which proved to be the Romance of the Seas. |
Transcribed by Lars Bruzelius
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Copyright © 1996 Lars Bruzelius.