The Journal of Edward Ward 1850-51
Monday, October 14th
Monday, October 14th
A sea came through the scuttle in the night and flooded out Hamilton who was lying on the floor. He rolled himself up on the top of his chest, and slept soundly in spite of it. Shut up the scuttles, but the sea running high, struck them again and came through into the cabin—this time over me—filtering through the roof. Hamilton's throat bad in reality this morning. Gave him a dose of salts and made a gargle of Port wine and Cayenne pepper—putting flannel round his neck. Our Mapson's plaster in great request for the boils throughout the ship. Today the sun makes his apparent course to the northward—behind us. Lat. 10.13 S., after making what the Captain calls a 'three degree day' within two miles of three degrees having been made southing in the last twentyfour hours. Contents of Cockroach this week: 'Outward bound and Homeward bound' by Cholmondeley, being a paper of thoughts upon the incident of the American vessel's meeting. Captain's log, in which he remarks upon the unusual conduct of some of the ladies in staying on deck till twelve o'clock. Gardening No. 3, by Wortley, very useful and well written. 'On Sailing', a long paper by FitzGerald. 'A Story of Spanish Life' founded on fact by Wortley. 'The Story of the Charlotte Jane' No. 2, by self. 'Incidents of the Week, being Extracts from the Journal of a Determined Journalizer who Wishes for Something More to Write to his Friends than Monotony and Truth', by self. 'On the Wonders of the Deep', No. 2, by the Doctor on the dolphin. Two original things by Wortley—one against scandal, and an epigram on the Doctor in re the dolphin, the former very pretty. On the whole a good sensible number, with a proper admixture of light and serious.