44 liELICS OF THE LAUNCH. 
the bowl, or gourd, out of which the commander 
took his meals; the bullet-weight; the little 
quarter of a pint horn mug for serving out the 
water ; and, though last not the least interesting, 
Bligh's own log-book. They are all much 
treasured by his daughters, who permitted them 
to be sketched for this work. There are, per- 
haps, few genuine relics of the past more in- 
teresting. Through the kindness of the owners 
the author has had the satisfaction of illustrating 
with these objects a lecture on Pitcairn s 
Island. 
The diameter of the gourd is rather more than 
five inches . the depth nearly four inches. The 
following words are cut with a knife under the 
string : 
W. Bligh, April, 1789. 
Written m ink round the gourd : 
The cup I eat my miserable allowance out of. 
The horn cup is about two inches in depth, 
and not quite two inches in diameter. Eound 
it are these words, written in ink by Bligh i 
Allowance of water 3 times a day. 
The bullet is set in a small hasp-shaped 
metal plate, which Bligh afterwards used to 
wear suspended by a riband round his neck. 
Above the bullet are these words : 
This bullet, -^ of a lb., vas the allowance of bread which sup- 
ported 18 men for 48 days, served to each person thres timez 
a-day. 
