146 THE LAST CRUISE OF THE MIRANDA. 



"W. by N. to smoother water, under the lee of the Labrador 

 coast, as the wind was hauling to the northward. "We had a 

 very disagreeable night. Our stove would not draw, and we 

 had to put the fire out, leaving it cold and damp and disa- 

 greeable. However, our passengers stood it like martyrs. 



September 3. — At 4 p. m. we met a steamer going east- 

 ward ; had a very sharp cross sea. Took in the trysail to let 

 the stove draw, and built a fire in the cabin. At 6 a. m. shook 

 the reef out of the foresail and put in a small reef. At 8 a. m. 

 set the trysail and jib. At noon shook the reef out of the 

 foresail. The wind being N.N.W., steered W.S.W. since 



8 A. M. At 4 p. M. set mainsail and staysail, and set the 

 course southwest, holding a good breeze all night. Last night 

 Professor Brewer got a severe fall, caused by a lurch of the 

 vessel that threw him on the cabin floor. Dr. Valle and Dr. 

 Cook attended him, and found some bruises, not necessarily 

 serious. 



September Jf. — At 4 a. m. got latitude by North Star, 48° 

 13' N. At daylight saw Cape Anquilla bearing S.S.E. At 



9 A.M. saw Cape North, C. B., bearing S.W. Had a fine 

 breeze until up with White Point. At 4 p. m. the wind fell 

 off, nearly calm. At 8 a. m. we were off Ingamish Island, 

 and the wind hauled to the S.W., with fog and rain that 

 lasted all night. 



September 5. — At 1 a. m. we saw Sydney light to wind- 

 ward, and after beating up, we entered Sydney harbor at 5 

 a. m., and got in and anchored about 7 a. m. Captain Farrell 

 and Dr. Cook and myself went ashore, and I called at the 

 residence of the Custom-house officer. He gave me permission 

 to get any provisions that we might need, also permission for 

 any of the passengers to go ashore to the hotels, which they 

 were not long in doing, most of the passengers having 

 declared their intention that they would go home by some 

 other conveyance. At 2 p. m. the Custom-house officer came 



