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they were obliged to remain until the 7th, when the wind came 
easterly, which blows right into Port Douglas. They however 
got under weigh, and with all studding sails set, made sail for 
Port Logan, North Britain. The keys of the shaft being ship¬ 
ped, the steam was got up with the lee paddle down, in order 
to assist the vessel in turning to windward. They now stood 
over for the west coast with all sail set. 
On the 8th a serious accident happened to William Hardy 
the stoker, who had one of his arms nearly cut off by one of the 
spur wheels, whilst in the act of oiling the piston rod. It was 
found necessary to amputate the arm, and on the following 
morning on arriving at Port Logan, Hardy was sent on shore, 
whence he was conveyed in a cart belonging to Colonel Mac- 
do wall, to Capt. Ross 1 house at Stanraer, where a second ampu¬ 
tation took place, but where according to his own report, he did 
not receive that attention which the severity of his case demanded. 
At this place a number of articles were sent on shore, which 
Capt. Ross considered as useless, and the ship was visited by 
Colonel Macdowall and Mr. Adair, the brother-in-law of Capt. 
Ross, both of whom sent a fine bullock on board, with the re¬ 
quisite quantity of fodder. Capt. Ross granted permission to 
the crew to go on shore for a walk; and they were escorted 
about the place by the preventive service men, who took them to 
a fine pond, that is fed every tide, in which there are some scores 
of codfish, which are so tame that they will come and eat out of 
the hand. 
On the evening of the 10th, the Victory got under weigh, and 
made sail with a light breeze from the south west. At midnight 
come too with a kedge anchor off Port Patrick, and on the fol¬ 
lowing morning weighed and made sail with a boat towing 
ahead ; an easterly breeze springing up, took them to the en¬ 
trance of Loch Ryan, where they came to at 8 p.m., /and Mr. 
Thom came on board in one of the John's boats. At 4 a m. got 
under weigh, arrived at the Kern Point, and made fast to the 
John of Greenock. 
A circumstance of rather a serious and disheartening nature 
here took place, and which was not by any means calculated to 
