Sunday 15th Nov
Wei[ghed] anchor at 7 A.M.
and stood out to sea, light breeze
from the west, passed Margate
the north fordland at 2 P.M.
abreast of Deal at 5 P.M. all
below for Tea, the biscuits being
scarce I broached one of my
Gingerbread loaves, found
them very good in fact every
thing is good for we are all
in excellent spirits. 8 P.M. off
Dover the wind is rising and we
are going ahead a little faster. had
a prayer meeting in the evening in
the t’ween decks. 9.30 P.M. the
lights on the French coast are
distinctly visible, and there is a
little motion on the vessell
STANDARDISED
November 15th 1863
Weighed anchor at 7am and stood out to sea, light breeze from the west, passed Margate, the north fordland at 2pm, abreast of Deal at 5pm. All below for tea. The biscuits being scarce I broached one of the Gingerbread loaves, found them very good, in fact everything is good, for we are all in excellent spirits. 8pm off Dover, the wind is rising and we are going ahead a little faster. Had a prayer meeting in the evening in the t’ween decks. 9.30pm the lights on the French coast are distinctly visible, and there is a little motion on the vessel.
HENRY SCHOFIELD DIARY
15th – fine
Sunday morning sailed down the Thames past the Goodwin Sands and Dover where we saw an American vessel wrecked stopt at Deal wrote a letter for home had singing and tea then went to bed.
Google Earth map showing ship icon just off the coast near Sheerness
