HOMEWARD BOUND. 73 



1381 fathoms, lat. 45° 1 1' S., long. i77°53'W.; gray mud 

 and sand. At 8.10 p.m. made sail, uncoupled. Long 

 swell from S.S.W. Stiff breeze at midnight. Current 

 0.5 knot an hour, setting S. 25° E. Barometer at mid- 

 night 29.84, temperature 54°. 



November 11. Moderate to fresh breeze from the 

 northward and eastward during the day. Weather 

 cloudy, with occasional light rain and fog. At 3 a.m. took 

 in mainsail and started fires in two boilers. At 4.45 a.m. 

 shortened and furled sail, then sounded in 2 180 fathoms, 

 lat. 45° 45' S., long. 176° 37' W. ; gray mud and sand. 

 At 6 a.m. made sail, uncoupled, and let fires die out. 

 At 3.30 P.M. took in mainsail and started fires. At 5.35 

 p.m. shortened and furled sail and sounded in 2237 

 fathoms, lat. 46° 19' S., long. 174° 34' W. ; gray mud. 

 At 6.40 p.m. made sail, uncoupled, and let fires die out. 

 Foggy drizzling rain. Moderate sea from northward,, 

 gradually increasing. Current 0.7 knot per hour, set- 

 ting S. 2)7° E. Barometer falling during the day from 

 29.79 to 29.22 at midnight. Temperature 55°. 



November 12. Overcast, foggy with drizzling rain. 

 Fresh to stiff breeze from northward and westward. 

 Moderate sea from the northward. Ship under top- 

 gallant sails. At 3 A.M. took in mainsail and started 

 fires. At 5.18 A.M. shortened and furled sail, then 

 sounded in 2782 fathoms, lat. 46° 36' S., long. 172° 34' 

 W.; dark gray mud. At 7.27 a.m. made sail, uncoupled, 

 banked fires. Roll of ship 20° to starboard, 15° to 

 port. At 5.20 p.m. hauled up mainsail and spread fires. 



