A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

Chapter XXXI: Appendix: Summary of the Entire Voyage

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COMPILED FROM THE LOG-BOOK.

JULY 1876.

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J| | | | | | Since previous noon
u| Remarks |Temp | Temp |Latitude|Longitude+---------+-----------+---------
l| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
y| |water| air | | | |Steam |Sail| weather
--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------
| | F deg. | F deg. | deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
6|Left Cowes, | | | | | | | |
|I. of W. | ... | ... | ... | ... | Various | ... | ...| ...
7|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Torbay at | | | | | | | |
|8.30 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | " | ... | 113| ...
8|Left Torbay | | | | | | | |
|at noon | ... | ... | ... | ... | " | ... | 8| ...
9| ... ... | ... | ... | 48 45 N| 4 46 W | " | 8 | 107| ...
10| ... ... | ... | ... | 46 27 N| 6 50 W | " | 99 | 62| ...
11|Cape Villano,| | | | | | | |
|69 miles, | | | | | | | |
|at noon | ... | ... | 44 16 N| 9 10 W |SW, 3/4 deg.W| ... | 164| ...
12|Madeira, 513;| | | | | | | |
|Torbay, | | | | | | | |
|672 miles | ... | ... | 40 29 N| 11 1 W |SW by S | ... | 227| ...
13|Madeira, 375 | | | | | | | |
|miles | ... | ... | 38 24 N| 12 21 W | SW | 98 | 36|NNE 26 c.
14|Madeira, 246 | | | | | | | |
|miles | ... | ... | 36 36 N| 13 58 W |SW, 1/4 deg.W| 40 | 90|SE 2
15|Porto Santo, | | | | | | | |NNE 2.
|90 miles | ... | ... | 34 25 N| 15 35 W |S, 33 deg. W | 29 | 123|Foggy
16|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Madeira | | | | | | | |
|(Funchal) at | | | | | | | |
|noon | ... | ... | ... | ... |S, 31 deg. W | 79 | 57|NE 3
19|Left Madeira | | | | | | | |
|at 9.25 p.m. | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...
20|Tenerife, 163| | | | | | | |
|miles | 73 | 67 | 31 11 N| 16 45 W |S, 30 deg. E | 20 | 67|NE 3 to 5
21|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Puerto | | | | | | | |
|Orotava at | | | | | | | |
|2.30 p.m. | 70 | 69 | 28 38 N| 16 42 W |S, 2 deg. E | 144 | 15| ...
24|Left Puerto | | | | | | | |
|Orotava, | | | | | | | |
|Tenerife, at | | | | | | | |
|noon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...
25| ... ... | 72 | 70 | 26 53 N| 19 11 W | ... | 20 | 173| ...
26| ... ... | 72 | 75 | 24 45 N| 21 0 W |S, 37 deg. W | ... | 161| ...
27| ... ... | 72 | 74 | 22 27 N| 23 4 W |S, 39 deg. W | ... | 180| ...
28| ... ... | 73 | 71 | 19 48 N| 24 14 W |S, 22 deg. W | ... | 172| ...
29| ... ... | 75 | 77 | 17 26 N| 24 55 W |S, 16 deg. W | ... | 148| ...
30|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Tarafal Bay, | | | | | | | |
|St. Antonio, | | | | | | | |
|9a.m.; left | | | | | | | |
|6 p.m. | 75 | 75 | ... | ... | Various | 15 | 52| ...
31| ... ... | 78 | 73 | 14 45 N| 25 26 W | ... | 120 | 12|NE 3
| |-----|------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for the month|73.2 deg.|72.33 deg.| | | | | |
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AUGUST 1876.

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A| | | | | | Since previous noon
u| Remarks |Temp | Temp |Latitude|Longitude+---------+-----------+---------
g| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
.| |water| air | | | |Steam |Sail| weather
--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------
| | F deg. | F deg. | deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
1| ... ... | 79 | 74 | 11 59 N| 25 9 W |S, 5 deg. E | 159 | 13|Calm
2| ... ... | 78 | 74 | 9 10 N| 24 46 W |S, 7 deg. E | 163 | ...|SW by W 2
3| ... ... | 79 | 75 | 7 42 N| 21 38 W |S, 57 deg. E | 160 | 27|SSW 7
4|Sierra Leone,| | | | | | | |S to SSE
|289 miles | 79 | 74 | 7 16 N| 18 34 W |S, 84 deg. E | ... | 241|6-7
5| ... ... | 79 | 75 | 5 48 N| 20 30 W |S, 53 deg. W | ... | 139|S4
6|The warm | | | | | | | |
|Guinea and | | | | | | | |
|Equatorial | | | | | | | |
|currents | | | | | | | |
|extend to | | | | | | | |
|about 7 deg. N, | | | | | | | |
|and the | | | | | | | |
|latter to | | | | | | | |
|about 5 deg. S, | | | | | | | |
|of the | | | | | | | |S by E 5
|Equator | 79 | 74 | 3 58 N| 22 6 W |S, 42 deg. W | ... | 156|to 6
7| ... ... | 74 | 71 | 1 52 N| 24 5 W |S, 43 deg. W | ... | 179|S 4 to 5
8|St. Paul's | | | | | | | |
|Rock, 250 | | | | | | | |
|miles. | | | | | | | |
|Crossed | | | | | | | |
|Equator at | | | | | | | |
|10.30 a.m. | 75 | 72.3 | 0 56 S| 26 34 W |S, 42 deg. W | ... | 225|SE 6 to 7
9| ... ... | 78 | 74 | 4 23 S| 28 42 W |S, 32 deg. W | ... | 243|SSE,
| | | | | | | | |ESE 7
10|Pernambuco, | | | | | | | |
|270 miles | 78 | 73.8 | 7 35 S| 30 19 W |S, 24 deg. W | ... | 211|SE 6
11| ... ... | 77 | 71.5 | 10 11 S| 32 26 W |S, 39 deg. W | ... | 200|SE 4 to 5
12|Bahia, 300 | | | | | | | |
|miles | 74 | 71.3 | 13 1 S| 33 51 W |S, 28 deg. W | ... | 196|SE 5
13| ... ... | 74 | 71 | 15 42 S| 35 51 W |S, 37 deg. W | ... | 202|SE by S 5
14| ... ... | 74.3| 70.7 | 17 25 S| 37 31 W |S, 43 deg. W | ... | 141|NNE 4
15| ... ... | 73 | 69.5 | 19 58 S| 38 1 W |S, 11 deg. W | ... | 155|NEly 5
16| ... ... | 66 | 67 | 22 37 S| 40 39 W |S, 45 deg. W | ... | 225|NE 5
17|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Rio de | | | | | | | |
|Janeiro at | | | | | | | |WSW
|6.15 p.m | 64.5| 65 | 23 53 S| 42 50 W | ... | 87 | 82|6 to 9
| |-----|------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for the month|75.3 deg.|71.94 deg.| | | | | |
--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

SEPTEMBER 1876.

--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+------------------------------- S| | | | | | Since previous noon e| Remarks |Temp | Temp |Latitude|Longitude+---------+-----------+--------- p| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and t| |water| air | | | |Steam |Sail| weather --+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+--------- | | F deg. | F deg. | deg. ' | deg. ' | | | | 5|Left Rio de | | | | | | | | |Janeiro at | | | | | | | |SSW |6 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | ...|2 to 3 6| | 70 | 64 | 24 56 S| 45 40 W | ... | 120 | 32|NE 5 7| | 67 | 65 | 26 50 S| 47 34 W | ... | ... | 136|NE 8 8| | 68 | 67 | 30 30 S| 49 4 W |S, 16 deg. W | ... | 243|NE 8 to 9 9|Lobos, WSW, | | | | | | | | |160 miles | 57 | 57.5 | 34 18 S| 51 43 W |S, 31 deg. W | ... | 270|SW 4 10| | 57 | 58 | 31 48 S| 54 13 W |S, 72 deg. W | 119 | 31|S by E 6 | | | | | | | | |to 7 11|Arrived at | | | | | | | | |Monte Video | | | | | | | | |at 4.30 a.m. | 60.3| 60 | ... | ... | ... | 115 | ...| ... 12|Left Monte | | | | | | | | |Video at | | | | | | | | |6 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | ...|NE 2 to 3 13|Arrived off | | | | | | | | |Buenos Ayres | | | | | | | | |at 10 p.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ... 27|Left Buenos | | | | | | | | | Ayres at | | | | | | | | |11.30 a.m. | 62 | 60.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ... 28|Rescued crew | | | | |Various | | |WSW to NW |of | | | | |down R. | | |3, WNW 7 |'Monkshaven' | 53 | 57.5 | 36 57 S| 55 44 W |Plate | 119 | 50|to 8 29| | 51.3| 57 | 38 50 S| 57 5 W | ... | 83 | 53| ... 30| | 52 | 51.5 | 41 00 S| 59 50 W |S, 40 deg. W | ... | 196|NW by W 6 | |-----|------| | | | | | |Average | | | | | | | | |temperature | | | | | | | | |for the month|59.7 deg.|59.78 deg.| | | | | | --+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

OCTOBER 1876.

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O| | | | | | Since previous noon
c| Remarks |Temp | Temp |Latitude|Longitude+---------+-----------+---------
t| | of | of | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
.| |water| air | | | |Steam |Sail| weather
--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------
| | F deg. | F deg. | deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
1| ... ... | 50.7| 53 | 43 10 S| 62 28 W |S, 45 deg. W | 103 | 64|NW by W 6
2| ... ... | 49 | 51 | 45 33 S| 64 0 W |S, 39 deg. W | 139 | 31|SW 7 to 8
3| ... ... | 46 | 49 | 48 31 S| 65 9 W |S, 15 deg. W | 65 | 116|W by S 6
4| ... ... | 43.5| 42.5 | 49 25 S| 67 17 S | ... | 122 | 14|SE by S 6
5|Off Cape | | | | | | | |
|Virgin at | | | | | | | |
|noon. Arrived| | | | | | | |
|at Possession| | | | | | | |
|Bay at | | | | | | | |
|7.45 p.m. | 43.5| 44 | 52 20 S| 68 17 W | ... | 185 | ...|N by E4
6|Left | | | | | | | |
|Possesion Bay| | | | | | | |
|at 6 a.m. | | | | | | | |
|Arrived at | | | | | | | |Light
|Sandy Point | | | | | | | |airs,
|at 2.30 p.m. | ... | ... | 52 45 S| 70 20 W | ... | 95 | ...|SW6
8|Left Sandy | | | | | | | |
|Point at 6 | | | | | | | |
|a.m. Arrived | | | | | | | |
|at Borja Bay | | | | | | | |
|Straits of | | | | | | | |
|Magellan, at | | | | | | | |SE and E
|6.30 p.m. | 46 | 46.2 | 53 53 S| 71 17 W | Various | 105 | ...|3 to 4
9|Left Borja | | | | | | | |
|Bay at 6.30 | | | | | | | |
|a.m. Arrived | | | | | | | |
|at Otter Bay | | | | | | | |
|at 6.55 p.m. | 45.8| 45.8 | 52 22 S| 73 40 W | " | 105 | ...| ...
10|Left Otter | | | | | | | |
|Bay at 5 a.m.| | | | | | | |
|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Puerto Bueno | | | | | | | |
|at 5.30 p.m. | 49 | 48.7 | 51 0 S| 74 12 W | " | 95 | ...| ...
11|Left Puerto | | | | | | | |
|Bueno at 5 | | | | | | | |
|a.m. Arrived | | | | | | | |
|at Port | | | | | | | |
|Grappler at | | | | | | | |
|7 p.m. | 49 | 50 | 49 26 S| 74 20 W | " | 105 | ...| ...
12|Left | | | | | | | |Calm and
|Port | | | | | | | |light
|Grappler at | | | | | | | |southerly
|5 a.m. | 51 | 51 | ... | ... | " | 60 | ...|winds
13| ... ... | 52 | 51.8 | 46 0 S| 76 23 W | " | 150 | 25|NEly
| | | | | | | | |5 to 3
14| ... ... | 53.7| 52.8 | 44 55 S| 76 46 W |N, 14 deg. W | ... | 67|SW 2 to 3
15| ... ... | 56 | 55 | 42 47 S| 76 3 W |N, 14 deg. E | 100 | 32|Calm, S
| | | | | | | | |by E 1-2
16| ... ... | 57.8| 57.5 | 39 52 S| 74 42 W |N, 20 deg. E | 152 | 37|S by E 2
| | | | | | | | |to 3
17| ... ... | 59 | 58.2 | 39 0 S| 74 38 W |N, 52 deg. E | 28 | 63|NW by W
| | | | | | | | |4 to 5
18|Arrived at | | | | | | | |Calm &
|Lota, Chilli,| | | | | | | |light
|at 9 a.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | Various | 144 | ...|airs
19|Left Lota at | | | | | | | |NW by
|2 p.m. | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...|W 6
20|Valparaiso, | | | | | | | |S by W
|195 miles | 60.2| 57.9 | 36 5 S| 72 59 W | ... | ... | 65|5 to 6
21|Arrived at | | | | | | | |
|Valparaiso | | | | | | | |
|at 4 p.m. | ... | ... | 33 18 S| 72 19 W | ... | ... | 211|S by W 6
30|Left | | | | | | | |Light
|Valparaiso | | | | | | | |airs
|at 3 p.m. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...|and calms
31| ... ... | 62.1| 61 | 32 34 S| 72 58 W |N, 73 deg. W | ... | 81|NW by N 5
| |-----|------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for the month|51.7 deg.| 51.5 deg.| | | | | |
--+-------------+-----+------+--------+---------+---------+------+----+---------

NOVEMBER 1876.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+-------------------------------- | | Temp. | Temp. | | | N| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon o| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------ v| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and .| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather --+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------ | |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | | 1|In S. | | | | | | | | | | |Pacific | | | | | | | | | |W by N 3 |Ocean |63.3|... |61.2|... |31 30 S| 72 55 W|N, 64 deg. W| ... | 112|to 4 2|Ditto Ditto |65.6|... |62.3|... |30 54 S| 74 9 W|N, 61 deg. W| ... | 111|S 3 3|Ditto Ditto |67.3|... |63.5|... |29 11 S| 76 15 W|N, 46 deg. W| ... | 151|SSE 6 4|Ditto Ditto |68.3|68.2|64.2|64 |27 45 S| 78 55 W|N, 59 deg. W| ... | 167|SE 3 5|Ditto Ditto |71.8|69.3|66 |65.3|26 54 S| 80 48 W|N, 63 deg. W| ... | 113|SE 3 6|Ditto Ditto |71.5|69.7|68 |66 |25 52 S| 83 10 W|N, 64 deg. W| ... | 140|ESE 3 7|Ditto Ditto |71 |70 |68.8|66.3|24 47 S| 85 51 W|N, 66 deg. W| ... | 163|NE by E 3 8|Ditto Ditto |... |... |... |... |23 47 S| 86 58 W|N, 46 deg. W| ... | 107|NNW 2. | | | | | | | | | | |Calms 9|Ditto Ditto |72 |72.3|68 |68.2|21 28 S| 88 27 W|N, 31 deg. W| 144 | 18|ESE 4 10|Ditto Ditto |72.3|72 |74 |69 |19 12 S| 89 48 W|N, 29 deg. W| ... | 166|E by S 6 11|Ditto Ditto |73 |71.3|69.5|68.8|17 19 S| 91 42 W|N, 44 deg. W| ... | 156|ESE 6 12|Ditto Ditto |73 |72.3|71 |70 |16 53 S| 94 43 W|S, 82 deg. W| ... | 178|ESE 4 to 6 13|Ditto Ditto |74.3|73.2|71 |70.5|16 56 S| 98 17 W|S, 89 deg. W| ... | 215|ESE 7 14|Ditto Ditto |73.5|73.8|71.3|71 |17 6 S|102 11 W|S, 87 deg. W| ... | 217|E 6 15|Ditto Ditto |76 |76 |72.8|71.7|16 44 S|105 57 W|N, 86 deg. W| ... | 217|ENE 6 16|Ditto Ditto |77 |75.8|73 |73 |17 0 S|109 16 W|S, 85 deg. W| ... | 199|ENE 17|Ditto Ditto |77.8|77.5|76.2|75.0|17 16 S|112 0 W|S, 84 deg. W| ... | 159|E to N 5 18|Ditto Ditto |79 |77.8|75.2|73.5|16 18 S|114 52 W|N, 70 deg. W| ... | 173|E 5 19|Ditto Ditto |79 |78.2|78 |76 |15 38 S|117 52 W|N, 77 deg. W| ... | 180| ... 20|Ditto Ditto |80.2|79.3|77 |76.5|15 19 S|120 17 W|N, 82 deg. W| ... | 139|ENE 3 21|Ditto Ditto |80 |79 |78 |76.3|15 25 S|122 18 W|S, 87 deg. W| ... | 121|ENE 3 to 4 22|Ditto Ditto |81 |79.8|78.2|77 |15 21 S|124 20 W|N, 88 deg. W| ... | 123|NE by E | | | | | | | | | | |3 to 4 23|Ditto Ditto |81.2|80.2|78 |77 |15 4 S|126 40 W|N, 83 deg. W| ... | 141|NE 3 24|Ditto Ditto |81 |81 |79.2|77 |15 18 S|129 12 W|S, 85 deg. W| ... | 153|NNE 3 25|Ditto Ditto |81 |80.2|78 |77.8|15 27 S|132 12 W|S, 86 deg. W| 160 | 21|E 2 26|Ditto Ditto |82.2|81.5|80.7|78.3|15 47 S|135 20 W| ... | 142 | 35|ESE 4 27|Ditto Ditto |81 |80.5|79 |78 |16 54 S|138 9 W| ... | 156 | 32| ... 28|Stopped at | | | | | | | | | | |Bow Island | | | | | | | | | | |Low | | | | | | | | | | |Archipelago,| | | | | | | | | | |for 3 hours |81.8|81.6|80 |79.6|17 55 S|140 43 W|S, 56 deg. W| 20 | 148|ESE 4 to 5 29| ... |81.7|81 |79.5|77 |18 41 S|143 7 W| ... | 10 | 152|SE 4 to 5 30| ... |81.3|81 |80 |79.3|18 20 S|145 57 W|N, 79 deg. W| ... | 162|NE 4 to 5 | |---------|---------| | | | | | |Average | | | | | | | | |temperature | | | | | | | | |for the | | | | | | | | |month | 76.3 deg. | 73.3 deg. | | | | | | --+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

DECEMBER 1876.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------
| | Temp. | Temp. | | |
D| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon
e| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------
c| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather
--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------
| |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
1|Landed at | | | | | | | | | |
|Maitea at | | | | | | | | | |
|10 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |
|Left at | | | | | | | | | |
|3:30 p.m. |... |... |... |... |17 53 S|147 55 W|W, 1/4 deg.N| ... | 139|NE 4 to 3
2|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Tahiti | | | | | | | | | |NE to NW,
|at 8 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 98|5 to a calm
8|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|Tahiti at | | | | | | | | | |
|6 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...
9| ... ... |82.3|82 |80 |79 |15 28 S|149 24 W| ... | 101 | 24|ENE and E 5
10| ... ... |82.5|82 |80.3|79 |13 31 S|149 45 W|N, 10 deg. W| ... | 124|NE by
| | | | | | | | | | |E 3 to 7
11| ... ... |83.3|82.5|81 |79.2|11 0 S|150 3 W| ... | ... | 155|NE and NE 5
12| ... ... |83.6|81 |79.4|79 | 9 10 S|149 48 W|N, 8 deg. W| ... | 151|NE 4 to 5
13| ... ... |83 |82 |80.2|78.5| 5 34 S|150 45 W|N, 15 deg. W| ... | 224|NE 5
14|Crossed | | | | | | | | | |
|Equator at | | | | | | | | | |
|4.30 a.m. |81.5|80 |80 |77.8| 2 12 S|152 18 W|N, 24 deg. W| ... | 221|NE 5
15| ... ... |81.5|81 |80.7|79 | 1 10 N|152 3 W|N, 4 deg. E| ... | 203|NE by E 5,
| | | | | | | | | | |SE 6
16| ... ... |81.2|81 |78.3|78 | 3 15 N|151 26 W|N, 17 deg. E| 22 | 109|SE 5
17|To Hilo, | | | | | | | | | |
|885 Miles |81.5|82.3|79.8|78.2| 5 28 N|150 16 W|N, 58 deg. E| 136 | 15|In Doldrums
18| ... ... |83 |82 |79.7|78 | 7 54 N|150 36 W| , 11 deg. W| 48 | 105|NE 5 to 7
19| ... ... |81 |80 |77.5|77 |10 22 N|152 37 W| , 22 deg. W| ... | 160| ...
20| ... ... |79.5|79 |77.3|77 |13 43 N|152 43 W|N, 18 deg. W| ... | 212|NE 7
21| ... ... |78.2|78 |74 |73.8|16 28 N|153 28 W|N, 5 deg. W| 26 | 145|Lost NE
| | | | | | | | | | |Trades in
| | | | | | | | | | |heavy
| | | | | | | | | | |showers
22|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Hilo, Hawaii| | | | | | | | | |
|at 3.30 p.m.|77.2| ...|74.5|... |19 44 N|155 4 W|N, 25 deg. W| 202 | 38| ...
26|Left Hilo | | | | | | | | | |
|at 5.15 p.m.|... |77.8|... |74.3| ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...
27|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Honolulu, | | | | | | | | | |
|Oahu, at | | | | | | | | | |
|5.15 p.m. |78 |... |76 |... |20 42 N|157 20 W|Various | 200 | ...| ...
| |---------|---------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for | | | | | | | |
|the month | 80.1 deg. | 78.4 deg. | | | | | |
--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

JANUARY 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+-------------------------------- | | Temp. | Temp. | | | J| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon a| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------ n| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and .| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather --+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------ | |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | | 3|Left | | | | | | | | | | |Honolulu at | | | | | | | | | | |5 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...|ENE 4 4| ... ... |78.2|77.8|78.1|76 |20 10 N|159 50 W|S, 59 deg. W| 65 | 70|E by S 6 | | | | | | | | | | |to 8 5| ... ... |78 |77.7|76.8|76.6|20 4 N|164 5 W|W | ... | 240|SE by S 8 6| ... ... |79.3|78.1|78.5|77.8|20 3 N|168 53 W|W | ... | 253|S by E 7 | | | | | | | | | | |to 9 7| ... ... |79 |77 |74.2|74 |19 31 N|169 35 W|S, 60 deg. W| ... | 120|N 1/2, W 9 8| ... ... |78.2|77.8|73.2|71.5|17 15 N|173 8 W|S, 59 deg. W| ... | 244|N by E 9 9| ... ... |79.8|78 |74 |71.7|16 44 N|177 15 W|S, 82 deg. W| ... | 240|E by S 2 10| ... ... |79.8|79.5|76 |74.2|17 15 N|179 6 W|N, 74 deg. W| 20 | 92|Calms 11|180 deg. | | | | | | | | | | |longitude |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ... 12| ... ... |80.2|80 |77.8|75.5|17 16 N|178 28 E|W | 102 | 38|S by E 4 13| ... ... |80.3|79.8|78.2|75.2|17 19 N|176 29 E|W | ... | 115|NE 3 14|To Yokohama,| | | | | | | | | | |2,700 miles |80 |79.8|75.2|75 |16 1 N|173 25 E|S, 66 deg. W| 98 | 96|NNE 10 15| ... ... |80.2|80 |73.8|73.5|16 2 N|168 15 E|W | ... | 298|NE 9 16| ... ... |80.1|79.7|75 |74.2|16 38 N|163 47 E|N, 82 deg. W| ... | 260|ENE 7 17| ... ... |79 |78.2|76 |75 |17 3 N|159 37 E|N, 84 deg. W| ... | 240|ENE 6 18| ... ... |79.8|79 |76 |75.2|17 36 N|155 40 E|N, 82 deg. W| ... | 229|ENE 4 19| ... ... |79 |78.4|77 |75.2|18 16 N|153 11 E|N, 74 deg. W| ... | 148|NNE 2 20| ... ... |79.2|78 |76 |75 |18 57 N|150 23 E|N, 75 deg. W| 151 | 13|N by W 3 21| ... ... |78.2|77.2|73.5|72.3|19 36 N|147 19 E|N, 77 deg. W| 128 | 50|N by W to | | | | | | | | | | |NNW 4 to 5 22| ... ... |77.5|76.3|67.5|66 |20 7 N|144 5 E|N, 81 deg. W| ... | 185|NNE 8 to 7 23| ... ... |71 |70 |62.5|61.5|21 52 N|141 39 E|N, 52 deg. W| ... | 172|NNE 5 to 3 24| ... ... |68.5|68 |61.5|59.2|23 33 N|139 29 E|N, 50 deg. W| ... | 158|NE 7 to 6 25| ... ... |68 |67.8|59 |59 |26 12 N|138 10 E|N, 24 deg. W| ... | 174|ESE 3 26| ... ... |65.5|64.5|61 |59.5|29 23 N|137 33 E|N, 10 deg. W| 100 | 94|W 9 to 10 27| ... ... |63.5|64.2|51.5|51 |30 59 N|137 49 E|N, 8 E| ... | 94|NWly 3 to 4 28| ... ... |64 |63.2|48.2|46 |32 40 N|138 35 E|N, 21 deg. E| ... | 108|W by N 7 29|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | | |Yokohama at | | | | | | | | | | |3.30 p.m. |63 |52 |... |41.2| ... | ... |Various | 60 | 121|Gale | |---------|---------| | | | | | |Average | | | | | | | | |temperature | | | | | | | | |for the | | | | | | | | |month | 76.8 deg. | 69.7 deg. | | | | | | --+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

FEBRUARY 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------
| | Temp. | Temp. | | |
F| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon
e| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------
b| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather
--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------
| |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
2|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|Yokohama | | | | | | | | | |
|at 6.30 | | | | | | | | | |
|p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... |Various | ... | ...| ...
3| ... ... |53 |52 |41.2|41 | ... | ... | | 122 | ...|NW 3
4|Arrived at | | | | | | |Steering| | |
|Kobe at | | | | | | | | | |
|7 p.m. |58 |46 |40 |35.5| ... | ... | | 178 | ...|NNE 9
12|Left Kobe at| | | | | | |along | | |
|6 a.m. and | | | | | | | | | |
|returned at | | | | | | |the | | |
|2 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | | 40 | ...| ...
15|Left Kobe | | | | | | |South | | |
|at 4.30 | | | | | | | | | |
| a.m. and | | | | | | |Coast | | |
|anchored at | | | | | | |of | | |
|Ino Ura at | | | | | | | | | |
|8.30 p.m. |46.1|45 |33 |32.5| ... | ... |Japan | 90 | ...|W 9
16|Left Ino Ura| | | | | | | | | |
|at 5 a.m. |49.5|50 |39 |37.5| ... | ... | | 110 | ...| ...
17|Anchored | | | | | | | | | |
|off Isaki | | | | | | | | | |
|lighthouse | | | | | | | | | |
|at 4 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |
|Left the | | | | | | | | | |
|anchorage | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8.30 | | | | | | | | | |
|a.m. and | | | | | | | | | |
|arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Simoneseki | | | | | | | | | |
|at 11 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | ...| ...
19|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|Simoneseki | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8.30 a.m.|44.2|58 |34 |41.3| ... | ... | ... | 40 | ...| ...
20| ... ... |64 |61 |51 |46.5|31 16 N|131 54 E| ... | 64 | 127|NW by W 9
| | | | | | | | | | |to 6
21| ... ... |69 |67 |60 |59.5|29 7 N|129 49 E|SW | 183 | ...|Calm
22| ... ... |68.2|62 |67 |62 |28 13 N|125 53 E|WSW | 13 | 208|ESE
23| ... ... |67.3|65.5|65.2|64.2|27 14 N|123 3 E|S, 63 deg. W| ... | 178|SE
24| ... ... |55 |55 |51.8|49 |25 0 N|119 35 E| ... | 34 | 183|NE 7 to 10
25| ... ... |61 |... |56.5|... |22 35 N|115 38 E| ... | ... | 288|NE 10 to 6
26|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Hongkong | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | 29| ...
| |---------|---------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for the | | | | | | | |
|month | 56.5 deg. | 48 deg. | | | | | |
--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

MARCH 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------
| | Temp. | Temp. | | |
M| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon
a| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +------ -+----------+------------
r| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
.| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather
--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------
| |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
7|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|Hongkong at | | | | | | | | | |
|7 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |
|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Macao at | | | | | | | | | |
|1.30 p.m. | | | | | | | | | |
|Left at | | | | | | | | | |
|6.30 p.m. |... |64.5|... |64.3| ... | ... | ... | 45 | ...| ...
8 | ... ... |72.5|72.2|72.3|70 |20 5 N|113 28 E| ... | 136 | ...| ...
9 | ... ... |73.8|72 |72 |68 |18 0 N|113 6 E|S | 48 | 79|E 3
10| ... ... |78 |76.8|73 |71.8|15 40 N|113 48 E|SSE | 20 | 128|NE 3
11| ... ... |78 |78.2|75.5|74.3|13 45 N|112 1 E|SW by W| ... | 155|NE 4
12| ... ... |79 |78 |76.4|76 |11 29 N|110 32 E|S, 35 deg. W| ... | 170|NE 4
13| ... ... |77.7|77.5|78 |75.7| 9 34 N|108 33 E|S, 46 deg. W| ... | 171|NE 4
14| ... ... |78 |77.7|77.6|76.3| 7 34 N|107 3 E|SW by S| ... | 150|NE 3 to 4
15| ... ... |79.5|79 |78 |77 | 4 46 N|106 16 E|S by W, | ... | 176|NE 4
| | | | | | | |1/2 deg. W | | |
16| ... ... |80 |80 |78 |76.3| 2 51 N|104 43 E|SW, | ... | 150|NE 3 to 4
| | | | | | | |1/2 deg. S | | |
17|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Singapore | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 72|NE 3 to 4
18|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|Singapore | | | | | | | | | |
|at 3 p.m. | | | | | | | | | |
|and arrived | | | | | | | | | |
|at Johore | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ...
19|Left Johore | | | | | | | | | |
|at 4 a.m. |... |83.2|... |79.7| ... | ... | ... | 36 | ...|Calms
20|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |and
|at Malacca | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8 a.m.; | | | | | | | | | |light
|left at | | | | | | | | | |airs
|11.30a.m. |... |83.2|... |79.5| ... | ... | ... | 130 | ...|from
21| ... ... |88 |... |80.5|... | 4 4 N|100 30 E| ... | 170 | ...|NE
22|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Penang at | | | | | | | | | |
|8 a.m. left | | | | | | | | | |
|at 10 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 99 | ...|
23| ... ... |83.8|84.5|88.2|81 | 5 55 N| 98 39 E| ... | 109 | ...| ...
24| ... ... |84.2|84 |82 |79 | 6 10 N| 95 5 E| ... | 212 | ...| ...
25| ... ... |85 |84 |84.2|80 | 6 26 N| 91 41 E| ... | 208 | ...| ...
26| ... ... |85.2|84 |86 |81.5| 6 25 N| 88 25 E| ... | 198 | ...| ...
27| ... ... |86 |84.2|87 |79 | 6 4 N| 85 3 E| ... | 203 | ...| ...
28| ... ... |85.2|... |83 |... | 5 33 N| 81 29 E| ... | 218 | ...| ...
29|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Point de | | | | | | | | | |
|Galle at 7 | | | | | | | | | |
|a.m. left | | | | | | | | | |
|at 9.30 p.m.|... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | ...| ...
30|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Colombo at | | | | | | | | | |
|11 a.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 90 | ...| ...
| |---------|---------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for the | | | | | | | |
|month | 79.4 deg. | 78.2 deg. | | | | | |
--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

APRIL 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+-------------------------------- A| | Temp. | Temp. | | | p| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon r| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------ i| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and l| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather --+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------ | |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | | 5|Left Colombo| | | | | | | | | | |Ceylon, at | | | | | | | | | | |1.30 p.m. |... |85.5|... |80.8| ... | ... | ... | ... | ...| ... 6| ... ... |85.8|85 |83 |80.6| 7 26 N|77 10 E |N, 81 deg. W| 165 | ...|W 1 7| ... ... |86 |85 |81 |78.3| 7 31 N|74 7 E |N, 88 deg. W| 190 | ...|N 2 8| ... ... |85.8|84.5|81.3|79 | 8 16 N|70 31 E |W | 216 | ...|N 4 to 3 9| ... ... |86 |85 |79 |78 | 8 50 N|66 59 E |W by N | 213 | ...|Calm 10| ... ... |85 |83.5|81 |78.5| 9 38 N|63 32 E |N, 77 deg. W| 210 | ...|NE 1 to 2 11| ... ... |83.6|82.5|83 |79 |10 27 N|60 1 E | ... | 214 | ...|ENE 2 12| ... ... |83.8|82.6|82.2|79 |11 14 N|56 30 E | ... | 213 | ...|ENE 3 to 4 13| ... ... |83.5|82.3|82.5|80 |11 38 N|52 57 E |N, 83 deg. W| 210 | ...| ... 14| ... ... |83.2|82 |82.8|80 |12 33 N|49 43 E | ... | 198 | ...|E 4 15|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | | |Aden at | | | | | | | | | | |10 p.m. |82.8|82 |81 |79 |12 55 N|46 17 E |N, 84 deg. W| 203 | ...| ... 16|Left Aden | | | | | | | | | | |at 7 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | ...| ... 17|Off Island | | | | | | | | | | |of Perim |82.8|82 |83 |81.7| ... | ... | ... | ... | 105| ... 18| ... ... |82 |82.2|83.4|81.5|16 13 N|41 27 E | ... | ... | 230|S 5 19| ... ... |82.5|82 |84 |83 |18 13 N|40 7 E | ... | 29 | 116| ... 20| ... ... |83.5|82 |84 |83.6|20 39 N|38 30 E |N, 33 deg. W| 149 | 22|Calms 21| ... ... |86.2|82.3|83.5|82.8|23 33 N|36 50 E |N, 30 deg. W| 190 | ...| ... 22| ... ... |78.3|75 |82 |76 |26 18 N|34 55 E | ... | 200 | ...| ... 23| ... ... |75.5|74 |71.5|74.5|27 13 N|34 5 E |NNW | 80 | ...| ... 24| ... ... |71.3|70.2|71.5|74 |28 16 N|33 16 E | ... | 89 | 27| ... 25|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | | |Suez at | | | | | | | | | | |6 p.m. |70 |... |71.5|... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 51| ... 26|Left Suez | | | | | | | | | | |at 9 a.m. | | | | | | | | | | |Arrived at | | | | | | | | | | |Ismailia at | | | | | | | | | | |7.15 p.m. |76.5|70 |88 |83.6| ... | ... | ... | 50 | ...| ... 27|Left | | | | | | | | | | |Ismailia at | | | | | | | | | | |8 a.m. | | | | | | | | | | |Arrived at | | | | | | | | | | |Port Said | | | | | | | | | | |at 5:30 p.m.| | | | | | |Working | | | |5.30 p.m. | | | | | | |to | | | |left at | | | | | | |windward| | | |9.30 p.m. |76.7|... |90 |... | ... | ... | | 50 | ...| ... 28| ... ... |66.3|64.2|66 |64 | ... | ... |under | 174 | ...|WNW 5 29|Arrived at | | | | | | |steam | | | |Alexandria | | | | | | |and | | | |at 4.30 a.m.|... |... |... |... | ... | ... |sail | 117 | ...|WNW 9 to 7 | |---------|---------| | | | | | |Average | | | | | | | | |temperature | | | | | | | | |for the | | | | | | | | |month | 82.3 | 78 | | | | | | --+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

MAY 1877.

--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------------------------
| | Temp. | Temp. | | |
M| | of water| of air | | | Since previous noon
a| Remarks +----+----+----+----+ Lat. | Long. +--------+----------+------------
y| |Noon|6 |Noon|6 | | | Course | Distance | Wind and
| | |p.m.| |p.m.| | | |Steam|Sail| weather
--+------------+----+----+----+----+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------
| |F deg.|F deg.|F deg.|F deg.| deg. ' | deg. ' | | | |
2|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|Alexandria | | | | | | | | | |
|at 4.30 a.m |68 |65.2|70 |64.5| ... | ... |WNW | 28 | 2|Calm a.m.
3| ... ... |64 |64 |65.2|64.3|32 30 N|28 39 E |N, 30 deg. W| 32 | 80|Fresh to
| | | | | | | | | | |strong
| | | | | | | | | | |NW winds
4| ... ... |63.8|63.5|64.2|64 |34 35 N|28 48 E |N, 3 deg. E| ... | 146|NW 7
5| ... ... |65 |64 |66 |64.2|34 48 N|27 13 E |W, 1/2 deg.S| 63 | 61|NW 7 & calms
6| ... ... |63 |62.2|66.2|64 |34 54 N|23 11 E |W | 125 | 75|ESE 7
| | | | | | | | | | |& calms
7| ... ... |63.6|63 |64.3|63.6|35 51 N|19 48 E |N, 82 deg. W| 46 | 130|ESE 2
8|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Malta at | | | | | | | | | |
|6 p.m. |64 |63 |64.5|66.2|35 57 N|15 12 E |W | 199 | 16|N 4 to 7
10|Left Malta | | | | | | | | | |
|at 8.15 a.m.|64 |63 |67 |66.5| ... | ... |Various | 20 | 5|S 2 to 1
11| ... ... |67 |64 |70 |66 |37 20 N|10 24 E | ... | 186 | 7|SE & calm
12| ... ... |64.5|64 |69 |68.5|37 32 N| 6 32 E |WNW | 192 | ...| ...
13| ... ... |63 |63 |67 |66 |37 7 N| 3 3 E |S, 82 deg. E| 173 | ...|SW by W 5
| | | | | | | | | | |to 6
14| ... ... |64 |63.2|66.3|65 |36 50 N| 0 20 E |W, 1/2 deg.S| 163 | ...| ...
15| ... ... |62 |62.3|66.2|66 |36 31 N| 3 43 W |W, 1/2 deg.N| 128 | 35|SE 5
16|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Gibraltar | | | | | | | | | |
|at 6:30 a.m.| | | | | | | | | |
|left at | | | | | | | | | |
|7.30 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 26| ...
17| ... ... |67 |67 |68.2|69 |36 27 N| 7 58 W |Various | 10 | 130|E 8; calm
18|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Lisbon at | | | | | | | | | |
|6.30 p.m. |64 |... |63.8|... |38 27 N| 9 26 W | ... | 144 | 6|NNE 5
19|Left Lisbon | | | | | | | | | |
|at 5 p.m., | | | | | | | | | |
|and anchored| | | | | | | | | |
|off Fort St.| | | | | | | | | |
|Julien at | | | | | | | | | |
|9.15 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | ...|NNE 7
20|Left | | | | | | | | | |
|anchorage | | | | | | | | | |
|at 5 a.m. |61.5|64 |64 |65 |39 13 N| 9 32 W | ... | 60 | ...|N 6
21| ... ... |60.8|59 |61 |63.5|41 36 N| 9 7 W | ... | 145 | ...| ...
22| ... ... |56.5|57 |55.5|56.3|43 13 N|10 8 W |N, 22 deg. W| 54 | 86|NE 9
23| ... ... |58 |57 |57 |56 |45 5 N|11 0 W |N, 16 deg. W| ... | 120|NE 7 to 5
24| ... ... |56 |55 |55 |54.3|46 40 N| 8 41 W | ... | 149 | 9|NE 3 to 5
25| ... ... |55 |... |54 |... |48 42 N| 6 5 W | ... | 160 | ...|NE 3 to 4
26|Arrived at | | | | | | | | | |
|Cowes at | | | | | | | | | |
|1 p.m. |... |... |... |... | ... | ... | ... | 230 | ...| ...
27|Hastings | | | | | | | | | |
|1.30 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |
| |---------|---------| | | | | |
|Average | | | | | | | |
|temperature | | | | | | | |
|for the | | | | | | | |
|month | 65 deg. | 65.1 deg. | | | | | |
--+------------+---------+---------+-------+--------+--------+-----+----+------------

When we finally sailed from Cowes, on July 6, 1876, the list of persons on board the yacht was as follows:--

THOMAS BRASSEY, ESQ., M.P. (Owner) MRS. BRASSEY THOMAS ALLNUTT BRASSEY MABELLE ANNIE BRASSEY MURIEL AGNES BRASSEY MARIE ADELAIDE BRASSEY HON. A.Y. BINGHAM F. HUBERT FREER, ESQ. COMMANDER JAMES BROWN, R.N. CAPTAIN SQUIRE T.S. LECKY, R.N.R. HENRY PERCY POTTER, ESQ. (Surgeon)

* * * * *

ISAIAH POWELL, Sailing Master HENRY KINDRED, Boatswain JOHN RIDGE TEMPLEMAN, Carpenter CHARLES COOK, Signalman and Gunner JAMES ALLEN, Coxswain of the Gig JAMES WALFORD, Captain of the Hold JOHN FALE, Coxswain of the Cutter HENRY PARKER, Second Coxswain of the Gig WILLIAM SEBBORN, A.B. WALTER SEBBORN " TURNER ENNEW " WILLIAM MOULTON, A.B. ALBERT WISEMAN, " JOHN GREEN, " THOMAS TAYLOR " FREDERICK BUTT " HENRY TICHENER " THOMAS POWELL, Forecastle Cook WILLIAM COLE, Boy

* * * * *

ROBERT ROWBOTTOM, Engineer CHARLES McKECHNIE, 2nd ditto THOMAS KIRKHAM, Leading Fireman GEORGE BURREDGE, Fireman

* * * * *

GEORGE LESLIE, Steward WILLIAM AINSWORTH, Bedroom Steward FREDERICK PARSONS, Saloon Steward GEORGE BASSETT, 2nd ditto

* * * * *

WILLIAM PRYDE, Cook JOSEPH SOUTHGATE, Cook's Mate

* * * * *

EMMA ADAMS, Nurse HARRIET HOWE, Lady's Maid MARY PHILLIPS, Stewardess

The list of those who were temporarily on board the yacht during the voyage comprised the following persons:--

ARRIVALS.

CREW OF 'MONKSHAVEN' (15) came on board the 'Sunbeam' Sept. 28. ARTHUR TURNER, one of the crew, remained on board the 'Sunbeam ' as an A.B. JOHN SEBBORN, from U.S. 'Ashuelot,' Hongkong. JOHN SHAW (Under-Cook), Hongkong. ISAAC AYAK, Hongkong. JOHN AHANG, Hongkong. MAHOMET. Fireman, Galle. ABRAHAM, Fireman. Galle. TOM DOLLAR, Fireman, Galle. MR. and MRS. WOODROFFE, Ismailia, (Total, 24.)

DEPARTURES.

T. ALLNUTT BRASSEY, Rio. CREW OF 'MONKSHAVEN' (14) placed on board the 'Ultimand', Oct. 5. CAPTAIN LECKY, Buenos Ayres. GEO. LESLIE, Ensenada. CAPTAIN BROWN, Honolulu. WM. PRYDE, Honolulu. JOHN FALE, Malacca. MAHOMET, Fireman, Suez. ABRAHAM, Fireman, Suez. TOM DOLLAR, Fireman, Aden. MR. and MRS. WOODROFFE, Port Said. (Total, 25.)

Note.--Many were the preparations to be made before starting on our voyage; the crew had to be selected, we had to decide whether all, any, or none of the children should be taken, what friends we should invite to accompany us, what stores and provisions we should take, and to select from our little fleet of boats those which seemed best suited for the various requirements of the voyage. The whole number comprised

The 'Gleam,' lifeboat cutter;
The 'Glance,' large gig;
The 'Ray,' light gig;
The 'Trap' (to catch a sunbeam), steam launch;
The 'Mote,' dingy;
The 'Flash,' light outrigger.

Of these the 'Trap' and the 'Ray' had to be left behind.

_LETTER_

(From the _Times_ of June 2, 1877).

To the Editor of the 'Times.'--Sir,--Believing it possible that some interest may attach to the voyage completed on May 27 by the arrival of the 'Sunbeam' at Cowes, I venture to offer to your readers a short narrative of our proceedings. The expedition is in some respects unprecedented; a circumnavigation of 35,400 miles has never before been made in the short period of 46 weeks, from which must be deducted 112 days of well-earned repose in harbour. We had, it is true, the advantage of steam, without which such a performance would have been an impossibility; but we travelled 20,517 miles under sail alone, and the consumption of coal has not exceeded 350 tons. The 'Sunbeam' sailed from Cowes on July 6, called at Torbay, Madeira, Teneriffe, and the Cape Verde, crossed the Line on August 8, and, carrying a favourable breeze in the south-east trades, without even a momentary lull, a distance of 2,500 miles, arrived at Rio Janeiro on August 17. Following the coasts of South America, we visited Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, and Ensenada, steamed through the Straits of Magellan and Smyth's Channel, and reached Valparaiso on October 21.

While on the coast of Patagonia it was our privilege to rescue a crew of 15 hands from the bark 'Monkshaven,' laden with an inflammable cargo of smelting coals, which had been on fire six days when we most providentially descried her signals of distress.

On October 30 we commenced our long and lonely voyage of 12,330 miles across the Pacific. We touched at Bow Island in the Low Archipelago, Maitea and Tahiti in the Society Islands, and Hawaii and Oahu in the Sandwich group. On January 21 we sighted Assumption in the Ladrones, and on the 29th arrived at Yokohama. While in Japan we were present at the opening of the railway from Osaka to Kioto by the Mikado, and subsequently cruised in the Inland Sea in severe winterly weather. At Simonoseki we found the people much agitated by the recent outbreak of the Satsuma clan. On February 19 we bade a reluctant farewell to Japan, and following the most direct route to England, visited in succession Hongkong, Canton, Macao, Singapore, Johore, Malacca, Penang, Galle, Colombo, Aden, Alexandria, Malta, Gibraltar, and Lisbon.

Having given the principal dates, the story of the voyage will be most rapidly completed by entering our successive passages in a tabular statement:

Miles

Steam Sail Total

Thames and English Channel 193 205 398

Torbay to Madeira 353 874 1,227

Madeira to Orotava (Teneriffe) 164 72 236

Orotava to Tarafal Bay (San Antonio, Cape Verde) 35 886 921

Tarafal Bay to Rio Janeiro 689 2,647 3,336

Rio to Monte Video and Buenos Ayres 509 712 1,221

Buenos Ayres to Possession Bay (Straits of Magellan). 816 524 1,340

In Straits of Magellan and Smyth's Channel 565 -- 565

To Lota and Valparaiso 634 500 1,134

Valparaiso to Yokohama, calling at Hao in the Paumotu Group, Maitea and Tahiti in the Society Islands, and Hawaii and Oahu in the Sandwich Group 2,108 10,225 12,333

Yokohama to Kobe and Simonoseki, through the Inland Sea 653 -- 653

Simonoseki to Hongkong 395 1,015 1,410

Hongkong to Singapore 312 1,251 1,563

Singapore to Point de Galle, calling at the Straits Settlements 1,668 -- 1,668

Galle to Colombo and Aden 2,202 -- 2,202

Aden to Suez 807 551 1,358

Suez to Alexandria 436 -- 436

Alexandria to Cowes, touching at Malta, Gibraltar, and Lisbon 2,440 934 3,374

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,979 20,396 35,375

Having sketched the voyage in outline, the following details may not be devoid of interest to readers with nautical tastes.

Every yachtsman should be a lover of sailing. In the cruise of the 'Sunbeam,' although expedition was an essential consideration, steam has been used almost exclusively in calms or in narrow waters, or when, as it has often happened, we have sailed at sunset after a hard day's work on board, intending to make an offing during the night and set sails in the morning.

Of the total distance of 15,000 knots under steam, 12,000 were traversed under those special circumstances which seem to justify even a yachtsman in availing himself of the unromantic but invaluable engine.

The best run under steam alone was 230 knots, and the most successful continuous performance was on the passage from Penang to Galle, in the week ending April 15, when the 'Sunbeam' steamed 1,451 knots, with a daily consumption of 4-1/4 tons of coal.

The best runs under sail from noon to noon were 298 and 299 knots respectively. The first was on the passage from Honolulu to Yokohama, sailing along the 16th parallel of north latitude, and between 163 deg. and 168 deg. 15 min. east. The second was in the Formosa Channel.

The highest speed ever attained under sail was 15 knots in a squall in the North Pacific.

On 28 days the distance under sail alone has exceeded, and often considerably exceeded, 200 knots.

The best consecutive runs under sail only were:--

I. Week ending August 13, South Atlantic. In the south-east trades, wind a-beam, force 5--1,456 knots.

II. Week ending November 19, South Pacific, south-east trades, wind aft, force 5--1,360 knots.

III. Four days, January 15 to 18, North Pacific, north-east trades, wind on the quarter, force 5 to 9--1,027 knots. The average speed in this case was 107 knots an hour.

The following were the average speeds of the longer passages:--

Days Total Distance Daily
at Distance under Average
Sea Steam

1 Cape Verde to Rio 18 3,336 689 185

2 Valparaiso and Yokohama 72 12,333 2,108 171

3 Simonoseki and Aden 37 6,931 4,577 187

The vessel which has carried us so rapidly and safely round the globe claims a brief description. She was designed by Mr. St. Clare Byrne, of Liverpool, and may be technically defined as a composite three-masted topsail-yard screw schooner. The engines, by Messrs. Laird, are of 70 nominal or 350 indicated horse-power, and developed a speed of 10.13 knots on the measured mile. The bunkers contain 80 tons of coal. The average daily consumption is four tons, and the speed eight knots in fine weather. The principal dimensions of the hull are;--Length for tonnage, 157 ft.; beam, extreme, 27 ft. 6 in.; displacement tonnage, 531 tons; area of midship section, 202 square feet.

With an addition of 20 ft. to the length, and more engine power, the 'Sunbeam' presents a type which might be found efficient for naval services in distant waters, where good sailing qualities are essential, and large ships are not required.

On looking back, and contrasting the anticipated difficulties with the actual experiences of the voyage, the ease and certainty with which every passage has been made are truly surprising. Our track has been for the most part within the Tropics. The storms off the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn have been avoided in the inland passages of the Straits of Magellan and the Suez Canal. We have encountered no continuous stormy weather, except during the four days preceding our arrival at Yokohama. We have suffered discomfort from heat and detention in calms, but storms have disturbed us seldom, and they have not lasted long.

Our experience of gales include a north-east gale off Cape Finisterre, on the outward voyage; a northerly gale between Rio and the River Plate, a westerly gale off the east coast of Patagonia, short but severe gales on each of the four days preceding our arrival at Yokohama, a severe gale from the north-west in the Inland Sea, a north-east gale in the Formosa Channel, a northerly gale in the Straits of Jubal, a westerly gale off Port Said, and an easterly gale on the south coast of Candia. On the passage homewards from Gibraltar we met strong northerly winds on the coast of Portugal, and a north-east gale off Cape Finisterre.

The navigation has presented few difficulties. All the coasts that we have visited have been surveyed. Lighthouses are now as numerous and efficient on the coasts of China and Japan as on the shores of Europe. Such is the perfection of the modern chronometer, that lunar observations, the only difficult work in ocean navigation, are no longer necessary; and the wind charts published by the Admiralty supply to the amateur navigator accumulated information and valuable hints for every stage of his voyage.

How infinitely easy is the task of the modern circumnavigator compared with the hazardous explorations of Magelhaens and Captain Cook, when the chronometer was an instrument of rude and untrustworthy quality, when there were no charts, and the roaring of the breakers in the dead of night was the mariner's first warning that a coral reef was near!

Our comprehensive and varied cruise has strengthened my former convictions that the disasters due to negligence bear a large proportion to the number of inevitable losses. Every coast is dangerous to the careless commander; but there are no frequented seas where, with the exercise of caution and reasonable skill, the dangers cannot be avoided. These remarks do not, of course, apply to cases of disaster from stress of weather. In fogs there must be delay, though not necessarily danger.

In these days of lamentation over the degeneracy of the British seaman, my experience may be accepted as a contribution to the mass of evidence on this vexed question. I have not been surrounded by such smart seamen as can only be found on a man-of-war, but I have no ground for general or serious complaint. Many of my crew have done their duty most faithfully. In emergencies everybody has risen to the occasion, and has done best when his skill or endurance was most severely tried--

'My mariners,
Souls that have toiled and wrought and thought with me,
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine.'

It is always in stormy weather that the good qualities of the British seaman are displayed to the greatest advantage. The difficulty is to keep up his interest and energies in long intervals of fine weather, when nothing occurs to rouse him to an effort, and the faculties of the seaman before the mast, no less than those of his officer, are benumbed by the monotony and isolation from mankind, which are the gravest drawbacks of a sailor's life. It is in these dull moments that men are tempted to drink and quarrel, that officers become tyrannical, and their crews insubordinate, or even mutinous. Lest it should be thought that my impressions of the average sailor are derived from an exceptional crew or picked men, I have only to add that the manning of the 'Sunbeam' was a family job. The sailing master was related by blood or marriage to the majority of his subordinates--fishermen from the coast of Essex, who had received their early training among the banks and shoals at the mouth of the Thames.

In this connection I tender my sincere tribute of praise to the officers of the Navy for their success in maintaining the efficiency and spirit of their crews through long commissions on foreign stations, much time being necessarily spent in harbour, in many cases in the most enervating climates. The discipline of the service seems to be admirable, and the seamen are reconciled to it by tradition, by early training, and perhaps by an instinctive perception of its necessity.

I am equally bound to commend the efficiency of our consular service in the remotest outposts of civilisation which we have visited; and evidences of good colonial administration are abundantly manifest in Hongkong, Singapore, Penang, Ceylon, and Aden, in the prosperity and contentment of the people.

It is scarcely necessary to observe, in conclusion, that experiences may be gathered in a voyage of circumnavigation which are not to be gleaned from Blue-books or from shorter cruises in European waters. A more vivid impression is formed of the sailor's daily life, of his privations at sea, and his temptations on shore. The services required of the Navy are more clearly appreciated after a visit to distant foreign stations.

Such a voyage is, indeed, a serious effort. It demands many laborious days and anxious nights of watching. For my safe return to 'those pale, those white-faced shores,' so welcome to the homeward-bound, accompanied, happily, by the adventurous little family who have taken part in the expedition, I am truly thankful.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

THOMAS BRASSEY.

COWES

actual experiences of the voyage, the ease and certainty with which every passage has been made are truly surprising. Our track has been for the most part within the Tropics. The storms off the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn have been avoided in the inland passages of the Straits of Magellan and the Suez Canal. We have encountered no continuous stormy weather, except during the four days preceding our arrival at Yokohama. We have suffered discomfort from heat and detention in calms, but storms have disturbed us seldom, and they have not lasted long.

'My mariners,
Souls that have toiled and wrought and thought with me,
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine.'

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

THOMAS BRASSEY.

COWES

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