HOMEWARD BOUND. 79 



Current 0.15 knot per hour, setting east. Barometer 

 at midnight 30.08, temperature 47°. 



November 23. Light to moderate breeze from 

 southward to westward, with moderate following sea 

 until 3 P.M., when the wind backed to the westward, re- 

 maining at N.W. by W. after 6 p.m. In the afternoon 

 long heavy swell from the southward. Ship rolling 20° 

 to windward and 23° to leeward. At 7 a.m. hauled up 

 mainsail and started fires. At 10.07 ^m. shortened and 

 furled sail, then sounded in 2522 fathoms, lat. 49° 02' 

 S., long. 145° 11' W.; yellow sand. At 4.35 p.m. 

 shortened and furled sail and swung ship for compass 

 deviations. At 5.20 p.m. made sail and hauled fires. 

 Current 0.6 knot per hour, setting N. 68° E. Baro- 

 meter at midnight 30.13, temperature 49. 



November 24. Stiff breeze from N.W. to W. 

 with moderate sea. Occasional long swell from the 

 southward. Mist and drizzling rain during the day. 

 At 2.12 A.M. hauled up mainsail and started fires. At 

 4.50 A.M. took in all sail, then sounded in 2584 fathoms, 

 lat. 49° 04' S., long. 142° 55' W. In reeling in the 

 wire parted, losing 764 fathoms and a cup. Upon 

 examination it was found that inside the wire there 

 bad been a small bubble not visible from the out- 

 side, which reduced the cross-section nearly one half. 

 At 6.50 A.M. made sail, uncoupled, and banked fires. 

 At 6.02 P.M. shortened and furled sail, then sounded 

 in 2613 fathoms, lat. 49° 14' S., long. 140° 33' VV.; 

 yellow sand, broken shells. At 7.35 p.m. made sail. 



