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making better weather at present than a great many 
ships would if here. 
4 A.M. Heavy gust of wind. 
8 „ More moderate. 
9 „ Hauled the raft on board, made sail, set reef second 
mizzen forward. 
NOON. Very strong weather. Lat. by observation, 40° S. 
Long, by chronometer, 131° E. 
Saturday, 10 th March, 1855. 
A.M. Very heavy gale with a high sea running, ship riding 
very easy to a raft. 
8 A.M. Ditto Weather ; repairing the second mizzen. 
NOON. Rather less wind and sea. Lat. by observation, 
38° 39' S.; Long, by chronometer, 140° 45' E. 
6 P.M. Hauled the raft on board; made sail, set storm 
sails. 
10 „ Moderating fast. 
11 „ Made the Australian land between Cape Northum¬ 
berland and Cape Bridgwater. Tacked ship. Wind 
off the shore. 
MIDNIGHT. Very fine weather. 
The log does not state her rate of sailing, but I learn 
from Mr. J. C. James, who is related to one of the crew, 
that curing one period of twenty-four consecutive hours 
she made eight knots, which is the equivalent of something 
like nine and a half miles per hour. 
Our men, when on the home mackerel fishery, sell their 
fish to buyers—who are sent down by the large London 
and other houses for the purpose—in a very primitive but 
very effective fashion. The auctioneer takes his station on 
the beach in the early morning with the buyers around him. 
