Historical Records of New Zealand Vol. II.
December 26th
December 26th.
Strong Gales, at daylight let go the Second Anchor—Em ployed variously about the Rigging &c.
* N.B. at 3 the Captn struck the Mate before all hands on the Quarter deck for nothing.
[In a different handwriting: * N.B.—The above remark is “lie.” Capt. Balleny took the Mate by the collar for being exceedingly Drunk on Christmas day and exceedingly insolent the day following & told him, he would bundle him forward but did not strike him as the Mate states.]