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Thursday 21st – Fine, same as yesterday,
a great many birds of different kinds, a few
of the pigeons were caught on the poop
Although the sun shines brightly the wind
is quite cold, and when on deck we require
to keep moving about. A beautiful sunset
the slight haze on the horizon made him
appear of an oval form, like a larger
yellow egg lying on the edge of the water
with the major axis parallel with the
horizon. The sun set at 3.52 Greenwich &
at 7.20 ship’s time The longitude at noon
was 52° east. Reading today the Life of
Wellington, his early career in western India
very interesting.
STANDARDISED
Thursday 21st
Fine, same as yesterday, a great many birds of different kinds. A few of the pigeons were caught on the poop. Although the sun shines brightly the wind is quite cold, and when on deck we require to keep moving about. A beautiful sunset, the slight haze on the horizon made him appear of an oval form, like a larger yellow egg lying on the edge of the water with the major axis parallel with the horizon. The sun set at 3.52 Greenwich and at 7.20 ship’s time. The longitude at noon was 52° east. Reading today the Life of Wellington, his early career in western India very interesting.
HENRY SCHOFIELD DIARY
21st v fine
Drempt that I sent a letter home by the steam packet on sea. I went to the end of bowsprit, saw a many birds & porpoises & whales. For dinner a pie made of preserved potatoes & beef, pork & pea soup. 9 knots per hour 52 deg Long. Passed a deal of seaweed, 3 Cape pidgeons caught. McClade[1] had his watch stolen.
Notes
1. McClade doesn’t appear in the list of assisted emigrants nor cabin passengers – another paying his own way in steerage?
