November 6, 1853
November 6th Another perfect glorious bright day and a wind that has averaged between 11 and 12 knots since yesterday noon. A fine beginning for our Atlantic part of the voyage. Oh! that it may last and carry us home very, very [...]
November 5, 1853
Cape of Good Hope Bayard Taylor's Description of the Cape of Good Hope The next morning we could plainly distinguish, though at a great distance, the vapors hanging over the Cape and the headlands which bound False, or St. Simon’s Bay, on the east. [...]
October 23, 1853
Swallow Barn by John Pendleton Kennedy October 23rd It is several days since I have written any; having spent all writing time in drawing. Am very much interested in copying a painted sketch of the reception of Commodore Perry by the Governor [...]
October 16, 1853
Japan: An Account Geographical and Historical by Charles MacFarlane Commodore Perry and the Expedition to Japan October 16th A lovely cool day with a wind carrying us about ten knots an hour. It is the Sabbath. Williams has been reading the morning [...]
October 15, 1853
Ancient and Modern India by William Cooke Taylor and PJ MacKenna October 15th Our wind continues today, made 260 miles. This morning spoke to Mary about something I did not like and she answered very rudely. She has not been at all [...]
October 14, 1853
Indian Ocean October 14th We have a fine wind and are going twelve knots an hour, have for the last sixteen hours. The air feels cool and delightful. Willie’s forehead quite troubles me. That is not a boil what he has. It [...]
October 12, 1853
Sunsets at Sea Bayard Taylor's Description of the Sunset The sunset on the following day was one of the most superb I ever saw. The sky was divided into alternate bands of pure blue and brilliant rose-color, streaming upwards and outwards from the sun, [...]
October 11, 1853
Earthquake At Sea Bayard Taylor's Description of the Earthquake On Monday evening, the 10th of October, an unusual incident happened to us. The night was clear, and cooler than usual, with a light breeze, not more than three knots at most, and the same [...]
October 10, 1853
Heber's Journal of India by Reginald Heber The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne Ancient and Modern India by William Cooke Taylor and PJ MacKenna October 10th Made but 102 miles today, this is indeed very slow work. [...]
October 9, 1853
Heber's Journal of India by Reginald Heber October 9th Have just witnessed a burial at sea. It was very solemn. It was the burial of one of the sailors. He was ill with dysentery when he left. He had had it a [...]