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[Apr.28-May 25, 1846]
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At Anger island of Java Apl. 28th 1846.
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Being desirouS to take a view of the place we proposed
to walk out and after our excursion to call again upon the Govern~.
The captain
re~uested
me to accompany his wife in a walk
ar9und the ~ettlement) as he was desirous to make the purchase of
I spread my umbrella, for the rays of the
some walking canes.
sun were beating down powerfully.
pleasing to the eye . of
~he
The trees and follage were very
coco~n.ut ,: papaia, banana studded the borders
enclosures, which had a light kind of fence made of bamboo-
the houses are low and small all constructed of the lightest material most of them having thatched TootS.. We passed a few stores
kept by natives not apparently well stocked with goods.
They have
a few domestic manufactures consisting of a blue & white cloth
made by a very slow process, also handkerchiefs which are worn as
turbans for the head; turbans are universally worn.
We did not
seem to attract attention; for though we saw men women, and children we did not seem to be noticed or our presence was not looked
upon as a wonder.
Passed rice fields and crossed several small
runs of water having bridges covered with bamboo woven something
like basket work and bending under the tread, though apparently
slight in their structure they are evidently crossed
as traces to that effect were visible.
'a
s·~uare
by
animals
We made the c1rcuit of
in which we passed many houses, tho. we saw but few of
their dwellers.
It was refreshing to ·pass under the shade of
the trees whose· umbrageous limbs reached over the
threw a shade along our path.
side~alkS and
We saw a great number of small
buildings, composed of a sort of basket work- the roofs covered
with thatch- the buildings were largest at the eaves the body slant-
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ing in towards the bottom- the posts of which there were six or
more each resting upon a stone.
The uses of these buildings·I
did not find out, though I conjectured they were for storing rice.
In completing our circuit we came to a market- consisting of
two long open buildings through one of
stalls on each side- but no floqr
b~t
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w~:lich
we passed.
the earth.
There were
Various articles
were exposed for sale·- such as handkerchiefs shawls- knivesstick (probably chop sticks) also green leaves put up in small
packs to chew I suppose with the betelnut and also the.betelnut.
After ~assing through the building a disgusting sight met our
eye: it was of a man stretched
up~n
a bench with his back
bared
on each· side of whom stood a man with a bundle of sticks, each
in.f'lict1ng blows alternately-
they seemed to be in the midst of
the·ir ungracious work when we first saw them and their blows were
inflicted with effect for they drew groans from the culprit.
The
work was soon over and the man slowly rose from his position and
the bench was
h~stily
removed.
It was a sight I would gladly not
have seen.
On our arrival again at the Governorts we were met by
his Excellency and introduced to his lady, who now made her appearance in the verandah.
Here we sat'at least half an hour- in
the mean time a naturalist who is investigating the botany of the
island came in, to whom we were introduced, and. also two gentlemen
just landed from an
Engli~h
schooner 28 days from
A~stralia.
Cap. Miller having made his purchases and also a short excursion through the place, joined us.
But as he was anxious to
return to the vessel and to get under way as soon as possible we
made but a short tarry after his arrival-
We took our leave of
the Govx and of his lady who showed us much civility, and took our
seats in the boat, being accompanied by the naturalist (Mr. Eenshaw) rererred to, who was desirous to visit our ship, and propos~d
t'o return in some one of the native boats which had come
around the vessel to sell· produce or such things as their owners
h~ve
to dispose of.
The Cap. had made an arrangement with a
native to furnish various articles for the ship and it was expected his boat would be along side, but when we arrived the boat was
.
,
not there, the man having delayed to visit another ship 'in the
off"1n.g.
The Cap. determined to get under way:' and all hands were
forthwith ordered to their posts for that purpose,a fresh breeze
from the northward favoring our running out against the tide.
It
was not long before we were moving before the wind but as soon as
we weTe at a sufficient distance from the shore to be safe, t.be:.
Cap. gave orders for the topsail to be thrown back and the ships
headway to be checked so that the boat with provisions might come
up -
whi~h
sa~
pretty soon we
making for us under a press of sail.
-She came. along side and ,her lading or at least a good part of it
was without delay transferred to our ship- eggs, fawls, bananas,
squashes, cocoanut·s &c.
The naturalist had nOll returned with a
tin case of f"lour which he took.charge of as a present from the
Captain to the Governarfs lady she having intimated her want of
the article.
We have seen a little of the
of dava.
inhabitant~
of this part
Those which we have seen are of rather small stature.
The peculiar appearance of their IDDuth lips & teeth was noticedtheir teeth are blackened and themr mouth and lips are red as
though stained with blood.
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This is occasioned by the betel
leaf and e'suhstance called chunam which they chew.
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Theyes-
teem the blackness of the teeth a mark of beauty_· But the·
unre~
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fined taste of savages exhibits itself often in very disgusting
forms as in the case before us.
sta~ce
There is a flavor in the sub-
which they chew not altogether offensive but far from agree-
able to
olfa~tory
nerves that have been better trained.
The cloth-
ing of th& Javanese wh~ we have had an opportunity to see, is not
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more complete than of.the multitude of the Sandwich Islanders
which visit the shipping in our harbors.
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a piece of cloth like a
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wound around the bo.dy, and extending
to the knees or a little lower.
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Some wear a shirt and
.
shirt _. some with pantaloons
Other.s are seen with pantaloons
&,
coat- some with a V8"st-
They are
-p.au.. -
desirous to get clothing I perceived.
Some have only the
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all have a turban an.d all have the unhandsom.e black teeth, an·d
most of them the red mouth.
I understand that they are not intem-
perate, that they do not use opium- or at least that this drug is .
not used to any extent amDng them. ·1 inQuired of the Gov~ whether
there were. missions established on the island; and he. informed me
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that they were not· allowed, that the people were mahommedans
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We
saw a small church or mosQue.
A warlike expedition .is about to be dispatched by the
Gov ~
to Bali an
3 a va.
island separated only. by a narrow strai t from
It seems the Gov~ of that island have treated with con-
tempt some commission of the Dutch
Go~ernment
sent to them and
they are going to avenge the insult by sending an army of 6,000
men to chastise them.
months.
It is to sail from Batavia
in one'or two
.,.
The force will consist of . native soldiers and foreigners.
Tigers, the naturalist informed us) are numerous in the
interior and the traveler must be on his guard at night, spreading
his tent before dark, and kindling a fire around it, so as to be
encircled by a flame or light-
this will keep them from your sn-
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campment.
This gentleman intends to .pursue his investigations
through the island.
He has already ascended some of the mountains
in the interior, and he finds the island a fine field
f~r
botany.
The c.ongaree, Cap. Doane, from. Manilla for Boston stopped
at Anger on the loth anst. and
17th.
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the'W~ssahickon,
Cap. Webber on the
T4e former 17 days before us and the latter 10 days.
Having desp~tched the last boat,our sails were filled'
away and the favorable breeze was made the best use or to take us
through the Straits.
Had a fine view of Thwart the Way- and on our right of
Ejow peak or Rajah Bassa on' Sumatra- and Pulo Bessy and Pulo Crakatoa- three eminencies rising like pyramids-
the latter being
islands on the coast of Sumatra.
Our breeze continued during the day, and at evening
our way was open towards the Indian Ocean, and we were beginning
to feel the long swell which prevails from the S. W. through the
extent of this
wi~e
ocean.
Wedriesday April 29th 1846.
This morning we are passing out from the Straits, having
Princets Island and Java Head on our left. some thirty miles distant, and on our right several mountains either on Sumatra or on
islands contiguous.
Keyserts PeaR, Lampoon Peak, and Keyserts
Island are the names.
Java Head is in S. Lat. 6 0 48 f
E. L0nf 165° lIt.
Ther. 84° .
at noon bore S. E.
We are now setting out for our long
jour~~y
over tba
Indian Ocean, stretching away from these great islands of the
Indian Archipelago to the Cape of G. Hope.
Thursday, April 30th 1846.
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s.
Lat. 7
0
26', E. Long. 103 0 52'
t
Ther. 83 0
The trades here blowing trom the S. E. seem'now to have
se.t.in, and our progress is accelerated.
is very perceptible.
The last 24·hours we have advanced 90 miles.
Just after noon a squall came up
~at~r
work tgr all hands to take in sail
set at the time.
The heavy S. W. swell
o~
unexpectedly which made
which.we had a press of it
There was a lively movement or sailors letting
go halyards, cluin.g up sails·, lowering studding sails and getting
down the superabundance of
Levi' s
birt~~y.
canvass·~
All was affected in. safety.
foot forgotten.
Friday, :bIay 1st lS46.
E. Long. 1010 20'
S. Lat. SO 16'
Th.
Wind as usual- advance ].50 miles.
Saturday
May 2nd.
S. Lat. 90 24 t
Advance
E. Long. 99 0 15'
151 miles.
Sa b ba th 1'Iay 3r9:' 1846.
S. Lat. 10 0 17'
Advance
E. Long.
97 0 04'
Th.
810
144 miles.
Monday, May 4th.
S. Lat. llo 36'
Advance
E. Long. 950 50'.
Ther.
8lo
204 miles.
Yesterday we were in the Longitude of the island ·called
Coco or n .. Coco- the Cocos are a little South.
They are called
N. Coco & S. Cocos, as the latter are two islands: but are one
group.
The'se islands belong to Cap. Ross who was long employed
by the East India Com. in. nautical Surveyes in. the East and these
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islands were granted by the Eng. Gov .. as a reward for his services.
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The islands aTe small and our Captain says they aTe not much
visited.
Surely it must be little betteT than banishment to be
fixed upon them- distant as they aTe from otheT lands, and all
the nabitations of man except of those on the islands or his own.
dOminion. ;
These islands however may be of value as a stopping
place of vessel
bound from Australia to ports in the Bay of
Bengal.
Tuesday May 5th 1846.
s. Lat. 12° 36!
E. Long. 90 0 15'
81 0
. Ther.
DistaRce - 214 miles.- pleasant.
At noon to day the shipt.s reckoning is 52 days out, and
7 days from Anger.
Wednesday May 6th
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S. Lat. 13
0
Distance
200 miles.
46 t
E. Lon.
·87° el'
The·r.
79i
We are 7 days from the Strai ts of Sunda
in which t.ime we have gained one day's sail on the voyage of last
year.
If the gain should prove the same during the whole voyage
we shall make oU± passage from Anger to N. .Y. in 10$/7 days and
our whole voyage from Whampoa would be l5~5/7 days = 10th Aug. home.
The river Ganges in Rindostan flows with its branches through
Bengal~
the District of
river empties
by
Calcutta is situated where this great
its $buths into the sea or Bay of Bengal.
about in the longitude of this region to day[slc.J
lays"between 88
0
& 910
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E. Long.
We are
say this region
Sunderbund between 88° & 900 -
The MOuths of the Ganges is in 91° or thereabouts,
So
that we
have already passed the point where that stream, sacred by the
Rindoos, empties its waters into the sea.
view these localities upon the chart.
Th1.lJl'sday, May 7th 1846.
It is ·interesting to
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Ther.
Distance
191 miles.
We are in the long. of Orixa- Golconda
is the next, Ellore follows, afterwards Carnatic in which is situated ¥adras.
These are on the Coromandel coast, extending down
to Cape Comorin.
The Gulf of Manaar is between the Coromandel
coast and the island of Ceylon which lies between about N.
20' & gO 30 t
,
and
Lat~
60
E. Lon. 79 0 40 t and 820 20'.
The great empire of Rindostan the seat of Rindooism is
.at·the north of our present course and.we shall be passing it for
several days.
Friday, May 8th 184?
S. Lat. 15 0 23 t
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E. Long. 82 0 28'
Distance these last 24 hours only gO miles.
Our wind ha.s been dying away
ate.
&
at noon it is .very moder-
Afternoon- it is new pretty nearly cahli - the surface of the
water is smooth- nothing scarcely to disturb a perfect quiet but
the long swell from the S. VI. or Westward.
This ·.swell causes a
rolling, not altogether pleasant, but not being sudden in its movements it is not distressing.
We are in the latitude, I should say, longitude of Ceylon
and part of the coast of Coromandelj from
about 23°.
whic~
we are distant
Missionary brethren are laboring there for the
s~ead
of the Gospel.
A calm always produces a depression of spirits, especially if we, are not in a region where calms are to be expected.
I
find a feeling of impatience wi thin, and ·in spite ·of my reason,
judgment & better
ing
~rinciples
my heart complains.
It is not a feel-
which for a moment I would justify; it is one which I con-
demn. :vith the greatest severity.
the hand of the
Lor~,
What! Shall we receive good at
and shall we not receive evil?
I have felt
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co~ortless
in several respects; my mind has been dejected and
-gloomy: sin sits heavy upon my soul.
The thought that this enemy
of my purity and peace will be my attendant thro. life is distressing.
Saturday, May 9th 1846 .
. S. Lat. 150 31 t
E. Long.. 80 0 50 T
Ther.
The distance we have made is 94 m. and the most of this
must have been gained since two otclock this
morn~
yesterday having continued tiil near that time.
the calm of
The breeze now is1
fresh, but it is so far South that we can lay only a W. by S.
course, our true course' should be W. p. W.
We are rapidiy running down the longitude of the island
of Ceylon, from which we are distant some .1400 miles.
One of the sailors, a young man belonging to New YOTk
city, by the name of Charles Forrest Wood, had what is called a
stroke of the sun about the time we passed the Btraits of Gaspar,
he has been very ill ever since and oft duty. The Captain has had
him removed to the stewards berth which is in the house on deck
through which we pass into the cabin.
He had for sometime a
.
violent pain in the head, which
yielded somewhat to a blister ap,
plied to the back of the neck: he is now suffering from rheumatic
pains. It is said & felt that on ship-board is a "bad place to be
sick, and as the experience of this young man testifies.
We have experienced more motion during the last 12 hours,
than we ha've had during the same time siilce our voyage commenced.
This afternoon some of the freight piled up in the cabin was displaced and was thrown down upon the very place where I sit at the
table: well for me that I was not there at the time.
ed at dinner time that the packages were not
I had notic-
pe~fectly
secure.
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The, space over
, (Sic]
transum and the after part of the cabin
t~e
is filled with boxes of tea together with all the unoccupied staterooms.
Of course we have no use of the cabin windows, our light
th~
and air coming from
sky light and door of the cabin.
In consequence of the heavy swell and the hard laboring of the
vessel, she has received so ,much water into her hold that for
awhile it became neces'sary to use the pump' ..evel,'Y half hour.
Several of the sailors are off duty on account of Sickness,
which is disordered state of
th~
bcwels supposed to be occas,ioned
The motion of the vessel and the
by t.he water taken in at Anger.
sound of the pump produced very unpleasant emotions to my mind.
Sabbath, May lOth. 1846.
S. Lat. 16 0 15 t
E. Long. 77
Distance 197 miles.
0
31'
Ther.
77°
The sea is not quite so, roug4 as
it was yesterday, but the ship still labors considerably.
We have
passed the Long. of Cape Comorin.
I have spent the Sabbath in reading and s.eeret duties
in my 'stateroom.
to my soul.
I have endeavored to spend the day profitably
I of course think much of home and bear my beloved
family on my heart to the 'throne of grace.
And I do not forget
my brethren at the islands nor their work.
MDnday May llth 1846.
0
E. Lon. 74
19 f
'Ther.
Distance 205 miles
Cape Comorin the South point of the
~eat
peninsula of
India having the Arabian Sea'on the West & the Bay of Bengal on
the East, is in about 8
190 N. Lat. & 73
0
0
N. Lat. & 78 0 :Ei'. Lon.
B'ombay, about
E.
Malabar Coast the Western coast from Cape Cor.m.orinex.
.
tending to the North including the district of .Mysore.
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Chagos islands between 5° & 7° S. Lat. & 70° & 73 0
~~ldivas
,.,
E~uator
islands lie between the
E. Lon.
& 10 0 N. Lat. and
r.o _}
72° & t74°
t
E' • Lon.
Lackadivas islands lie directlr
W~st
tram the district of
Mysore between N. Lat. 10° & 13° and E. Long. 720 & 74°',
All these lo~ali ties we are pass'ing or ,have already
passed i.e. the longitude of them
our latitude of course is much
South of them all.
Tuesday, May 12th 1846.
'S. Lat. 19° '11' 'E. I.on. 71 0 OS':
Distance 199 miles.
Ther.
77 0
The sea has become much smoother. Full
moon.
Wednesday, May 13th 1846.
0
S. Lat. 20 38 t E. Lon. 680 19 t
Distance 185 miles.
69 0
day.
E. Long.
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Ther.
The mouth of the Indus River is in about
The longitude of this we have passed since yester-
The evenings have been pleasant since the late strong wind
subsided and the full moon shining upon the rolling and breaking
waves bounded only by the horizon has been an admired object.
I
have watched the undulating waves as it were in conflict topping,
breaking, tossing, turning,
t~ling}
rmlling, pitching, pointing,
rushing, thrusting, bursting, foaming,heaving, flowing, raging,
raving, turning, swelling, roaring, restless billows pLesenting
varied forms of motion as well as shape.
This being the second Wednesday in May is the day for
our Geheral Meeting at the islands to organize.
In point of
exact time 9 otck A. M. at the islands will be 12 otck at night
with us, as there is a difference now of 9 hours of longitude be-
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tween us.
It is now 3 otck P. M. while I am writing this, but it.
is midnight or the beginning of Wednesday at the islands.
The
families are all retired; including those res iden tat Honolulu and
those that have arrived from other Stations-
Some perhaps are
on their way from Lahaina or other Stations and will arrive in the
. morning.
May they have a good General Meeting and enjoy the pLes.
.
ence of God in their midst, conduct all their business in the
greatest harmony and in a manner to. promote the cause of the bless\
ed Redeer:n.er.- the prosperity of the churches in the islands and·th·e
best good and happiness of all those
eng~ged
in the work.
My
heart is with the brethren and my thoughts go back every day.
I
measure the qistance between myself and them every day but though
we are b·ecoming farther asunder as to situation, my feelings. are·
not less warm and engaged in whatever relates to the good and happiness of those loved ones whom I have left behind.
I. think much of the children and it is my prayer they
may be favored the· present meeting with the Spiri t of the Lord to
convince and convert their souls . . O!
how much they need the
presence and help of the Holy Spirit to affect the conscience, to
influenc e the wi·ll and subdue the heart.
May many of tho se dear
children give this year their hearts to the Lord and Cecome his
friends & faithful followers.
Thursday, May 14th 1846.
S. Lat. 21 0 31! E. Lon.
Distance 154 miles.
65 0 46 t
Ther.
The wind has been light the last 24 hours.
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I have watched with pleasure, delight and admiration the
every variety of motion and appearance of the wake of the vessel
as she passed through the waves, from the almost imperceptible
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motion just dimJing
and twisting the waves behind of the almost
;.
~uiet
surface to the impetuous rush furiously cleaving the roar-
ing billows, sundering, furrowing, foaming, boiling, curling, splashing, dashing, Whirling, bub 0 ligg, sparkling, waving, winding: and I
have watched too the quickly changing foam of every imaginable
shape and form fantastic, fanciful, grotesque, uncouth, amorphous.
To gaze on the ocean, to watch the motion of thewava to look
upon the sky to view the clouds notice the- progress cif the vessel,
pitching into the waves, mounting
the~
& plowi~g down their sum-
mits, throwing around their divided waters foaming against her
sides .,- all this affords occupation and delight to the mind.
0 for
a pen to note down the' ideas or rather for clear and perspicuous'
ideas and skill to record them.
I wish I
could improve my time better; still I try to
fill it up in reading, meditation & other religious duties.
I have a boil upon
m~
breast: it is situated apparently
over the very seat of my disease: that is, upon the apex of the
lungs as Dr. Parker thinks.
I feel no pain within jOust' at this
time the pain now being external.
My health seems to be better
at the present time than it has been since I commenced the voyage
from the islands.
I
desire to be thankful and to be humble.
I
have sometimes a heavy beating of- the. heart: bu t it is what I have
felt at former times.
I
If it should be the Lordts pleasure that
recover and he has any thing more for me to do, he will cer-
tainly raise me up.
Friday, May 15th 1846.
s. Lat.
22 0 l3'. E. Lon. 640 40 t
Distance 80 miles.
sky.and white clouds.
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Ther.
79 0
.
Moillerate breezes and smooth sea, serene
The season of the year corresponds with
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November in the other tropic.
The sky is of a very mild blue a
thin transparent atmosphere and of a very pleasant appearance.
The sea of a: lively deep blue color very slightly ruffled, the
swell gently heaving from the eastward, our progress slow.
Reading Perkints Residence in Persia I was struck with a remark in regard to a spirit of hatred benng perpetuated in a whole
race by incUlcating this feeling in the. minds of children.
I was
reminded of the same thing in the Chinese in Canton in regard to
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foreigners.
The children are taught to despise & ·hate foreigners
and thus the feeling is perpetuated and matured in the adult mind, .
(are taught to desp.ise & insult foreigher-s-·this spirit grows
(grows with their growth)
.
up with them and matures as they advance in age)- thus Canton pro'PY"4!ju-dic.ed
opposed to .
duces a community or populace greatlyA against foreigners A and
ready to insult and injure them whenever occasion offers.
Let children receive more attention from bUssionaries
and be taught in such a manner that their prejudices against that
which is foreign may. be removed and the Cbristian religmon.respected.
Two of the sailors are qUite sick with dysentery - one
has been sick ar least ten days,- the other the carpenter had an
attack from which he recovered, but has had a relapse or second
attack from which he is now suffering.
I made a call upon them
forward- the carpenter was on deck and seemed still to be in pain,
tho. he said he was not so bad as he had been; the other was
below and was about taking some food-' said he was somewhat better,
but told a pitiful story of what he had suffered.
remarks of a religious nature and returned aft.
Saturday, May 16th 1846.
S. Lat. 23 0 40 f
E. Lon. 62° 21t
Ther.
I made some
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Distance 155 miles.
Have had a f'lresh breeze since 7
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0'
ck
last evening and our progress has been accelerated.
A·bark was seen yesterday towards evening, and in the
night we passed her.
The Captain thought she might be a whaler,.
as ships come into this sea for the speTIrr whale.
They often visit
the neighbo~hood of St. Paulfs island in S. Lat. about 37 0 and E.
Long. 77 0
S. L. 19 0 40 t
E. Lon. 63 0
Mauri~ius or Isle of France S. Lat. 20 0 10 l E.
Lon. 57 0 30 t
We have passed.the Roderigo
24t.
lsI. Bourbon
S. Lat. 20 0 52 T
E. Lon. 55° 29'.
Sabbath., May 17th 1846.
S. Lat. 24° 32'
E. ~:m.. 59 0 41t
Distance 156 miles.
Ther.
74°
Very pleasant, both in regard to wind,
sea and weather.
Monday ]flay 18th
s.
Lat. 25°.38'
E. Lon. 56 0 37·'
Distance 184 miles-
Ther.
Very desirable.: weather,- ever~hing
agreeable in that respect, though in regard to my person a little
blood appeared in my expectoration after breakfast: cannot assign
an adequate reason for it.
We have passed the longitude of the Isle of France or
Mauritius- and are stretching on towards that of Bourbon.
Tuesday, May 19th 1846.
s.
Lat. 26 0 46'.
E. Lon. 53° 52~
Distance 178 miles.
Ther.
We have passed the Lon. of Bourbon, and
are. 21 days from Anger and 45 from the Great Ladrone.
Ro~
that
in 45 days more we shall be up with the Line in the Atlantic.
I made a visit to the forecastle this forenoon.
Two of
the sailors that have been sick are better, and are able to do
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duty.
were
Another one is now down with the same disorder that those
a~~ected
with.
I made some conversation with those who were
below, and recommended the Bible to their perusal - one remarked
that it could not do harm to
even
i~
the instructions
~ollow
o~
the Bible
it were not received as a divine book; intimating at the
same ttme that his father approved
o~
the instructions of 'the
Bible though he did not believe in it: and had said to hlffi he
approved of his reading it
i~
he chose; thus leaving to his own
option to read it or not.
He gave me to understand that neither
his father nor his grandfather believed in the Bible, though he
had on a former occasion informed me that his family attended an
Episcopal Church in New York.
It could not be expected that the
son of a man of such 'sentiments would very much value the Bible.
This person is quite young.
than twenty years
o~
age.
I should not judge' him to be more
Another said his parents were Univer-
salists, but he did not state wnat were his own sentiments.
had attended, the Sabbath school
the study of the Scriptures.
an~
,lie
intimated. that he was fond
o~
I urged the daily perusal of the
Bible with prayer to God and said I should be ready to give any
help in my power to promote it.
Did my health permit of it I'
would propose a Bible Class.
Towards evening the wind pretty nearly subsided and it
remained almost calm for several hours, indeed till about midnight.
A dark cloud
ap~_ared
in the S. W. which indicated a be.avy
squ~ll:
it rose but was not a severe squall: the wind continued to blow
during the night and, changed to the Southward so far that the ship
was enabled to lay her course whi'ch is about W by S.
been our course for several days.
This has
Indeed since we passed through
the Straits of Sunda our course has been from S. S. W. to W. by S.
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Wednesday May 20th 1846.
s.
Lat. 26° 59'
46 days
E. Long. 520 11'.
Distance 96 miles.
Ther.
74
The breeze continues favorable & quite
brisk.
Thursday, May 21st 1846
Distanc~
'170 miles.
47 di?-Ys
Ther.
We are now past the longitude of East
Cape island of Madagasca- which is in S. Lat. 15° 14t and E. Long
50°,25.
Cape Amber N.• E. point is 11° 58' S. Lat.
.;
&.
Long.
Fort Dauphin principal port is 25°
49° 14' E •
.
.,
it S. Lat. and 46° 57!
E. Long.
The greatest length of the Island is 130 13 t and greatest breadth 7° 10'.
11.
Cape St. Sebas.tian
12 0 .Z6
S.
48 0 41' E .
E.
Cape East-town-
150 14
tt
50 0 25'
tT
W.
Cape St. Vincent,
21 0 54
If
43° 15
tt
S.
Cape St. Mary,
25 0 39
Tf
45 0
It
Friday
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E. Lon.
Dis tance 177 mil·es.
.
48 days.
22nd. 1846.
3. Lat. 29 0 4t
2
.
46 0 12t
Ther.
74.
Have for the week past often seen Petrels
flying in the wake of the ship .darting down frequently and touchiug the waves and skiBffilng along just above the surface: have seen
also another sea bird of a larger size dodgmng around among the
towering and white foaming billows, balancing and turning from
side to side now one wing depressed and then the other; it is
about the size of the grey gull; but I think it is neither the
gull nor the albatross, tho. the mate spoke of having seen an albatross yesterday.
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We are passing rapidly down or rather across the different
meridians of Madagasca.
Away to the north of us on the Continent in the Persian Gulf
is Muscat in Arabia, N. L. 23 0 37' E. Lon. 580 30'
Cape Rasalgat, extremity of Arabia and the outer point of the
Persian Gulf where the Arabian coast takes a bend towards the
entrance of
the~.
MOcha-
this is N. L.·22° 33'
E. Lon. 59943 t
Red Sea on the Arabian coast 13° 20iN.
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43° 20' E. on
the Straits of Babelmandel and near the. entrance.
Cape Orfui - eastern extremity of the Continent of Africa, 10°
28 N. 510 17
E.
510 12 t ::ill.
Cape Guardafui , .110 41 f N.
Zanziba island
d·o. cont.
6 0 28 t N.
39° 28' E.
N. point, 50 43 N. 39° 16 E.
I have for some time past been reading nPerkin f
dence in Persia.
S
Resi-
I am reminded that we have just. crossed the
r~{e.)
Ora'o--m i.a
meridian of the Lake of Or t
30~l:a
where Mr. Perkin TS A labored
and
.
the country which is the residence of the Nestorians.
The mouth
of the Euphrates pouring the waters of the united rivers Euphrates
&. Tigris which are supplied from the lands of Ancient Persia
emp~
into the Persian Gulf in about 48° 30' E. Long &. 29° 50 1 N. Lat.
We are running across the meridians of very interesting portions
Madagasca also.
of Asia and of dark Africa.
When will they be
enlightened.
Saturday, May 23rd 1846.
Distance 146 miles.
A
heavy uncomfortable sea-
Win~
south-
erly- course W.S. Lat. 29 0 26 t E. Lon. 430 22' Ther. 73 0
We are nearly up with the meridian of the most western
point of
Ma~agasca.
Sabbath, 1fuy 24th.-1846.
50 days.
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Distance 176 miles.
Ther. 70 0
The day has been quiet, the sea not so
restless as· yesterday, and in this respect as I desired.
.
The
Lord be praised.
I went forward in ·the afternoon and had some
conversation wlth
~
men of the forecastle.
One I saw reading
his bible, and he asked for some explanations, which I was happy
One ·of the men said it was useless for him to try to
to give.
·be religious: he had tried many times but .could not succeed, he
did not however seem to have any an.xiety on the subject nor to
. think there was much harm in us.ing an oath. now and then when per-:[be]
plexed and much excited as to swear seemed ~oA~ sort of license
to the sea life.
Of. course I did not admit, but told him that
the Lord said "Swear not at all- and he will not hold him "guiltless that taketh his name in vaintt;- that as to serving the Lord
he could do it if he chose-
that it was owing to the choiee or
will of man that.they did not engage in the service of the Lord.He seemed desirous to show something as a sort of recoIIlIilendationand produced a tract given him by a Cap. Rogers written by the
same.
Of this Cap. R. I had heard m mething before, as having
been baptised in his own long boat - the rite having been performed by
~IT.
Shuck the Missionary in China-
in his mind on the subject of baptism and
He had some trouble
appli~d
to Mr. Shuck
for light, who of course would represent iIIlIilersion as the only
true way and recoIIlIilend its adoption.
yielded to his
convi~tions
And the Cap. forthwith
and was baptised in the manner stated
on his own ship.
This I learned
~rom
Mr. Brown.
At about 11 ofck A. M. passed an Eng. Bark bound to the
N. E.- probably to Bourbon or the lsI. of France.
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MOnday May 25th 1846.
s·.: /Lat.
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Distance 159 miles.
Lo n. 37 0 44 .
Raised this morng. a little discolored
matter, probably owing to the use of my lungs yesterday.
My
lungs are soon wearied if I attempt to use them continuously.
Just after noon and
~efore
dinner, all hands were called
to take in sail, the sky in the north west having assumed a threatning aspect indicating an approaching storm.
The sails were taken
in one after.another in great haste, while the sky in that part
of the heavens became more and more darkened and seemed· to frown
as tho. charged with. some angry commission.
We were however able to get in all sail heforethe
assault, which proved however less dreadful than the first appearance indicated.
There was not much wind, but rain was the
result and change of weather.
After awhile the wind died away,
and we had it almost calm during the rest of the day and· evening,
with drizzling rain and a chilly temperature of.the atmosphere.In the night however the wind came up from the S. W. and broke
upon us with rain.
My port not being shut, and being on the wind-
ward side of the vessel,(ihB first I
kn~the
water
was~ing in~
upon my bed, and I was forced up to seek a remedy, which I did
in the first place by throwing a folded blanket upon my bed under
the intruding stream. and then to get my port shut down, which
was done by the steward in a very few minutes, and before .the
water had penetrated the blanket.
venience.
Thus I suffered no great incon-
But had a furious roar of wind and waves during the
rest of the night.
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At Anger island of Java Apl. 28th 1846.
)
Being desirouS to take a view of the place we proposed
to walk out and after our excursion to call again upon the Govern~.
The captain
re~uested
me to accompany his wife in a walk
ar9und the ~ettlement) as he was desirous to make the purchase of
I spread my umbrella, for the rays of the
some walking canes.
sun were beating down powerfully.
pleasing to the eye . of
~he
The trees and follage were very
coco~n.ut ,: papaia, banana studded the borders
enclosures, which had a light kind of fence made of bamboo-
the houses are low and small all constructed of the lightest material most of them having thatched TootS.. We passed a few stores
kept by natives not apparently well stocked with goods.
They have
a few domestic manufactures consisting of a blue & white cloth
made by a very slow process, also handkerchiefs which are worn as
turbans for the head; turbans are universally worn.
We did not
seem to attract attention; for though we saw men women, and children we did not seem to be noticed or our presence was not looked
upon as a wonder.
Passed rice fields and crossed several small
runs of water having bridges covered with bamboo woven something
like basket work and bending under the tread, though apparently
slight in their structure they are evidently crossed
as traces to that effect were visible.
'a
s·~uare
by
animals
We made the c1rcuit of
in which we passed many houses, tho. we saw but few of
their dwellers.
It was refreshing to ·pass under the shade of
the trees whose· umbrageous limbs reached over the
threw a shade along our path.
side~alkS and
We saw a great number of small
buildings, composed of a sort of basket work- the roofs covered
with thatch- the buildings were largest at the eaves the body slant-
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ing in towards the bottom- the posts of which there were six or
more each resting upon a stone.
The uses of these buildings·I
did not find out, though I conjectured they were for storing rice.
In completing our circuit we came to a market- consisting of
two long open buildings through one of
stalls on each side- but no floqr
b~t
I
w~:lich
we passed.
the earth.
There were
Various articles
were exposed for sale·- such as handkerchiefs shawls- knivesstick (probably chop sticks) also green leaves put up in small
packs to chew I suppose with the betelnut and also the.betelnut.
After ~assing through the building a disgusting sight met our
eye: it was of a man stretched
up~n
a bench with his back
bared
on each· side of whom stood a man with a bundle of sticks, each
in.f'lict1ng blows alternately-
they seemed to be in the midst of
the·ir ungracious work when we first saw them and their blows were
inflicted with effect for they drew groans from the culprit.
The
work was soon over and the man slowly rose from his position and
the bench was
h~stily
removed.
It was a sight I would gladly not
have seen.
On our arrival again at the Governorts we were met by
his Excellency and introduced to his lady, who now made her appearance in the verandah.
Here we sat'at least half an hour- in
the mean time a naturalist who is investigating the botany of the
island came in, to whom we were introduced, and. also two gentlemen
just landed from an
Engli~h
schooner 28 days from
A~stralia.
Cap. Miller having made his purchases and also a short excursion through the place, joined us.
But as he was anxious to
return to the vessel and to get under way as soon as possible we
made but a short tarry after his arrival-
We took our leave of
the Govx and of his lady who showed us much civility, and took our
seats in the boat, being accompanied by the naturalist (Mr. Eenshaw) rererred to, who was desirous to visit our ship, and propos~d
t'o return in some one of the native boats which had come
around the vessel to sell· produce or such things as their owners
h~ve
to dispose of.
The Cap. had made an arrangement with a
native to furnish various articles for the ship and it was expected his boat would be along side, but when we arrived the boat was
.
,
not there, the man having delayed to visit another ship 'in the
off"1n.g.
The Cap. determined to get under way:' and all hands were
forthwith ordered to their posts for that purpose,a fresh breeze
from the northward favoring our running out against the tide.
It
was not long before we were moving before the wind but as soon as
we weTe at a sufficient distance from the shore to be safe, t.be:.
Cap. gave orders for the topsail to be thrown back and the ships
headway to be checked so that the boat with provisions might come
up -
whi~h
sa~
pretty soon we
making for us under a press of sail.
-She came. along side and ,her lading or at least a good part of it
was without delay transferred to our ship- eggs, fawls, bananas,
squashes, cocoanut·s &c.
The naturalist had nOll returned with a
tin case of f"lour which he took.charge of as a present from the
Captain to the Governarfs lady she having intimated her want of
the article.
We have seen a little of the
of dava.
inhabitant~
of this part
Those which we have seen are of rather small stature.
The peculiar appearance of their IDDuth lips & teeth was noticedtheir teeth are blackened and themr mouth and lips are red as
though stained with blood.
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This is occasioned by the betel
leaf and e'suhstance called chunam which they chew.
n~t
Theyes-
teem the blackness of the teeth a mark of beauty_· But the·
unre~
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fined taste of savages exhibits itself often in very disgusting
forms as in the case before us.
sta~ce
There is a flavor in the sub-
which they chew not altogether offensive but far from agree-
able to
olfa~tory
nerves that have been better trained.
The cloth-
ing of th& Javanese wh~ we have had an opportunity to see, is not
t
more complete than of.the multitude of the Sandwich Islanders
which visit the shipping in our harbors.
.
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7 a ......
.
a piece of cloth like a
~
wound around the bo.dy, and extending
to the knees or a little lower.
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Some wear a shirt and
.
shirt _. some with pantaloons
Other.s are seen with pantaloons
&,
coat- some with a V8"st-
They are
-p.au.. -
desirous to get clothing I perceived.
Some have only the
~.-
all have a turban an.d all have the unhandsom.e black teeth, an·d
most of them the red mouth.
I understand that they are not intem-
perate, that they do not use opium- or at least that this drug is .
not used to any extent amDng them. ·1 inQuired of the Gov~ whether
there were. missions established on the island; and he. informed me
.
.
[S/~.
that they were not· allowed, that the people were mahommedans
.
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We
saw a small church or mosQue.
A warlike expedition .is about to be dispatched by the
Gov ~
to Bali an
3 a va.
island separated only. by a narrow strai t from
It seems the Gov~ of that island have treated with con-
tempt some commission of the Dutch
Go~ernment
sent to them and
they are going to avenge the insult by sending an army of 6,000
men to chastise them.
months.
It is to sail from Batavia
in one'or two
.,.
The force will consist of . native soldiers and foreigners.
Tigers, the naturalist informed us) are numerous in the
interior and the traveler must be on his guard at night, spreading
his tent before dark, and kindling a fire around it, so as to be
encircled by a flame or light-
this will keep them from your sn-
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campment.
This gentleman intends to .pursue his investigations
through the island.
He has already ascended some of the mountains
in the interior, and he finds the island a fine field
f~r
botany.
The c.ongaree, Cap. Doane, from. Manilla for Boston stopped
at Anger on the loth anst. and
17th.
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the'W~ssahickon,
Cap. Webber on the
T4e former 17 days before us and the latter 10 days.
Having desp~tched the last boat,our sails were filled'
away and the favorable breeze was made the best use or to take us
through the Straits.
Had a fine view of Thwart the Way- and on our right of
Ejow peak or Rajah Bassa on' Sumatra- and Pulo Bessy and Pulo Crakatoa- three eminencies rising like pyramids-
the latter being
islands on the coast of Sumatra.
Our breeze continued during the day, and at evening
our way was open towards the Indian Ocean, and we were beginning
to feel the long swell which prevails from the S. W. through the
extent of this
wi~e
ocean.
Wedriesday April 29th 1846.
This morning we are passing out from the Straits, having
Princets Island and Java Head on our left. some thirty miles distant, and on our right several mountains either on Sumatra or on
islands contiguous.
Keyserts PeaR, Lampoon Peak, and Keyserts
Island are the names.
Java Head is in S. Lat. 6 0 48 f
E. L0nf 165° lIt.
Ther. 84° .
at noon bore S. E.
We are now setting out for our long
jour~~y
over tba
Indian Ocean, stretching away from these great islands of the
Indian Archipelago to the Cape of G. Hope.
Thursday, April 30th 1846.
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26', E. Long. 103 0 52'
t
Ther. 83 0
The trades here blowing trom the S. E. seem'now to have
se.t.in, and our progress is accelerated.
is very perceptible.
The last 24·hours we have advanced 90 miles.
Just after noon a squall came up
~at~r
work tgr all hands to take in sail
set at the time.
The heavy S. W. swell
o~
unexpectedly which made
which.we had a press of it
There was a lively movement or sailors letting
go halyards, cluin.g up sails·, lowering studding sails and getting
down the superabundance of
Levi' s
birt~~y.
canvass·~
All was affected in. safety.
foot forgotten.
Friday, :bIay 1st lS46.
E. Long. 1010 20'
S. Lat. SO 16'
Th.
Wind as usual- advance ].50 miles.
Saturday
May 2nd.
S. Lat. 90 24 t
Advance
E. Long. 99 0 15'
151 miles.
Sa b ba th 1'Iay 3r9:' 1846.
S. Lat. 10 0 17'
Advance
E. Long.
97 0 04'
Th.
810
144 miles.
Monday, May 4th.
S. Lat. llo 36'
Advance
E. Long. 950 50'.
Ther.
8lo
204 miles.
Yesterday we were in the Longitude of the island ·called
Coco or n .. Coco- the Cocos are a little South.
They are called
N. Coco & S. Cocos, as the latter are two islands: but are one
group.
The'se islands belong to Cap. Ross who was long employed
by the East India Com. in. nautical Surveyes in. the East and these
t
islands were granted by the Eng. Gov .. as a reward for his services.
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The islands aTe small and our Captain says they aTe not much
visited.
Surely it must be little betteT than banishment to be
fixed upon them- distant as they aTe from otheT lands, and all
the nabitations of man except of those on the islands or his own.
dOminion. ;
These islands however may be of value as a stopping
place of vessel
bound from Australia to ports in the Bay of
Bengal.
Tuesday May 5th 1846.
s. Lat. 12° 36!
E. Long. 90 0 15'
81 0
. Ther.
DistaRce - 214 miles.- pleasant.
At noon to day the shipt.s reckoning is 52 days out, and
7 days from Anger.
Wednesday May 6th
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S. Lat. 13
0
Distance
200 miles.
46 t
E. Lon.
·87° el'
The·r.
79i
We are 7 days from the Strai ts of Sunda
in which t.ime we have gained one day's sail on the voyage of last
year.
If the gain should prove the same during the whole voyage
we shall make oU± passage from Anger to N. .Y. in 10$/7 days and
our whole voyage from Whampoa would be l5~5/7 days = 10th Aug. home.
The river Ganges in Rindostan flows with its branches through
Bengal~
the District of
river empties
by
Calcutta is situated where this great
its $buths into the sea or Bay of Bengal.
about in the longitude of this region to day[slc.J
lays"between 88
0
& 910
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E. Long.
We are
say this region
Sunderbund between 88° & 900 -
The MOuths of the Ganges is in 91° or thereabouts,
So
that we
have already passed the point where that stream, sacred by the
Rindoos, empties its waters into the sea.
view these localities upon the chart.
Th1.lJl'sday, May 7th 1846.
It is ·interesting to
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Ther.
Distance
191 miles.
We are in the long. of Orixa- Golconda
is the next, Ellore follows, afterwards Carnatic in which is situated ¥adras.
These are on the Coromandel coast, extending down
to Cape Comorin.
The Gulf of Manaar is between the Coromandel
coast and the island of Ceylon which lies between about N.
20' & gO 30 t
,
and
Lat~
60
E. Lon. 79 0 40 t and 820 20'.
The great empire of Rindostan the seat of Rindooism is
.at·the north of our present course and.we shall be passing it for
several days.
Friday, May 8th 184?
S. Lat. 15 0 23 t
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Distance these last 24 hours only gO miles.
Our wind ha.s been dying away
ate.
&
at noon it is .very moder-
Afternoon- it is new pretty nearly cahli - the surface of the
water is smooth- nothing scarcely to disturb a perfect quiet but
the long swell from the S. VI. or Westward.
This ·.swell causes a
rolling, not altogether pleasant, but not being sudden in its movements it is not distressing.
We are in the latitude, I should say, longitude of Ceylon
and part of the coast of Coromandelj from
about 23°.
whic~
we are distant
Missionary brethren are laboring there for the
s~ead
of the Gospel.
A calm always produces a depression of spirits, especially if we, are not in a region where calms are to be expected.
I
find a feeling of impatience wi thin, and ·in spite ·of my reason,
judgment & better
ing
~rinciples
my heart complains.
It is not a feel-
which for a moment I would justify; it is one which I con-
demn. :vith the greatest severity.
the hand of the
Lor~,
What! Shall we receive good at
and shall we not receive evil?
I have felt
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co~ortless
in several respects; my mind has been dejected and
-gloomy: sin sits heavy upon my soul.
The thought that this enemy
of my purity and peace will be my attendant thro. life is distressing.
Saturday, May 9th 1846 .
. S. Lat. 150 31 t
E. Long.. 80 0 50 T
Ther.
The distance we have made is 94 m. and the most of this
must have been gained since two otclock this
morn~
yesterday having continued tiil near that time.
the calm of
The breeze now is1
fresh, but it is so far South that we can lay only a W. by S.
course, our true course' should be W. p. W.
We are rapidiy running down the longitude of the island
of Ceylon, from which we are distant some .1400 miles.
One of the sailors, a young man belonging to New YOTk
city, by the name of Charles Forrest Wood, had what is called a
stroke of the sun about the time we passed the Btraits of Gaspar,
he has been very ill ever since and oft duty. The Captain has had
him removed to the stewards berth which is in the house on deck
through which we pass into the cabin.
He had for sometime a
.
violent pain in the head, which
yielded somewhat to a blister ap,
plied to the back of the neck: he is now suffering from rheumatic
pains. It is said & felt that on ship-board is a "bad place to be
sick, and as the experience of this young man testifies.
We have experienced more motion during the last 12 hours,
than we ha've had during the same time siilce our voyage commenced.
This afternoon some of the freight piled up in the cabin was displaced and was thrown down upon the very place where I sit at the
table: well for me that I was not there at the time.
ed at dinner time that the packages were not
I had notic-
pe~fectly
secure.
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The, space over
, (Sic]
transum and the after part of the cabin
t~e
is filled with boxes of tea together with all the unoccupied staterooms.
Of course we have no use of the cabin windows, our light
th~
and air coming from
sky light and door of the cabin.
In consequence of the heavy swell and the hard laboring of the
vessel, she has received so ,much water into her hold that for
awhile it became neces'sary to use the pump' ..evel,'Y half hour.
Several of the sailors are off duty on account of Sickness,
which is disordered state of
th~
bcwels supposed to be occas,ioned
The motion of the vessel and the
by t.he water taken in at Anger.
sound of the pump produced very unpleasant emotions to my mind.
Sabbath, May lOth. 1846.
S. Lat. 16 0 15 t
E. Long. 77
Distance 197 miles.
0
31'
Ther.
77°
The sea is not quite so, roug4 as
it was yesterday, but the ship still labors considerably.
We have
passed the Long. of Cape Comorin.
I have spent the Sabbath in reading and s.eeret duties
in my 'stateroom.
to my soul.
I have endeavored to spend the day profitably
I of course think much of home and bear my beloved
family on my heart to the 'throne of grace.
And I do not forget
my brethren at the islands nor their work.
MDnday May llth 1846.
0
E. Lon. 74
19 f
'Ther.
Distance 205 miles
Cape Comorin the South point of the
~eat
peninsula of
India having the Arabian Sea'on the West & the Bay of Bengal on
the East, is in about 8
190 N. Lat. & 73
0
0
N. Lat. & 78 0 :Ei'. Lon.
B'ombay, about
E.
Malabar Coast the Western coast from Cape Cor.m.orinex.
.
tending to the North including the district of .Mysore.
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Chagos islands between 5° & 7° S. Lat. & 70° & 73 0
~~ldivas
,.,
E~uator
islands lie between the
E. Lon.
& 10 0 N. Lat. and
r.o _}
72° & t74°
t
E' • Lon.
Lackadivas islands lie directlr
W~st
tram the district of
Mysore between N. Lat. 10° & 13° and E. Long. 720 & 74°',
All these lo~ali ties we are pass'ing or ,have already
passed i.e. the longitude of them
our latitude of course is much
South of them all.
Tuesday, May 12th 1846.
'S. Lat. 19° '11' 'E. I.on. 71 0 OS':
Distance 199 miles.
Ther.
77 0
The sea has become much smoother. Full
moon.
Wednesday, May 13th 1846.
0
S. Lat. 20 38 t E. Lon. 680 19 t
Distance 185 miles.
69 0
day.
E. Long.
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Ther.
The mouth of the Indus River is in about
The longitude of this we have passed since yester-
The evenings have been pleasant since the late strong wind
subsided and the full moon shining upon the rolling and breaking
waves bounded only by the horizon has been an admired object.
I
have watched the undulating waves as it were in conflict topping,
breaking, tossing, turning,
t~ling}
rmlling, pitching, pointing,
rushing, thrusting, bursting, foaming,heaving, flowing, raging,
raving, turning, swelling, roaring, restless billows pLesenting
varied forms of motion as well as shape.
This being the second Wednesday in May is the day for
our Geheral Meeting at the islands to organize.
In point of
exact time 9 otck A. M. at the islands will be 12 otck at night
with us, as there is a difference now of 9 hours of longitude be-
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tween us.
It is now 3 otck P. M. while I am writing this, but it.
is midnight or the beginning of Wednesday at the islands.
The
families are all retired; including those res iden tat Honolulu and
those that have arrived from other Stations-
Some perhaps are
on their way from Lahaina or other Stations and will arrive in the
. morning.
May they have a good General Meeting and enjoy the pLes.
.
ence of God in their midst, conduct all their business in the
greatest harmony and in a manner to. promote the cause of the bless\
ed Redeer:n.er.- the prosperity of the churches in the islands and·th·e
best good and happiness of all those
eng~ged
in the work.
My
heart is with the brethren and my thoughts go back every day.
I
measure the qistance between myself and them every day but though
we are b·ecoming farther asunder as to situation, my feelings. are·
not less warm and engaged in whatever relates to the good and happiness of those loved ones whom I have left behind.
I. think much of the children and it is my prayer they
may be favored the· present meeting with the Spiri t of the Lord to
convince and convert their souls . . O!
how much they need the
presence and help of the Holy Spirit to affect the conscience, to
influenc e the wi·ll and subdue the heart.
May many of tho se dear
children give this year their hearts to the Lord and Cecome his
friends & faithful followers.
Thursday, May 14th 1846.
S. Lat. 21 0 31! E. Lon.
Distance 154 miles.
65 0 46 t
Ther.
The wind has been light the last 24 hours.
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I have watched with pleasure, delight and admiration the
every variety of motion and appearance of the wake of the vessel
as she passed through the waves, from the almost imperceptible
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motion just dimJing
and twisting the waves behind of the almost
;.
~uiet
surface to the impetuous rush furiously cleaving the roar-
ing billows, sundering, furrowing, foaming, boiling, curling, splashing, dashing, Whirling, bub 0 ligg, sparkling, waving, winding: and I
have watched too the quickly changing foam of every imaginable
shape and form fantastic, fanciful, grotesque, uncouth, amorphous.
To gaze on the ocean, to watch the motion of thewava to look
upon the sky to view the clouds notice the- progress cif the vessel,
pitching into the waves, mounting
the~
& plowi~g down their sum-
mits, throwing around their divided waters foaming against her
sides .,- all this affords occupation and delight to the mind.
0 for
a pen to note down the' ideas or rather for clear and perspicuous'
ideas and skill to record them.
I wish I
could improve my time better; still I try to
fill it up in reading, meditation & other religious duties.
I have a boil upon
m~
breast: it is situated apparently
over the very seat of my disease: that is, upon the apex of the
lungs as Dr. Parker thinks.
I feel no pain within jOust' at this
time the pain now being external.
My health seems to be better
at the present time than it has been since I commenced the voyage
from the islands.
I
desire to be thankful and to be humble.
I
have sometimes a heavy beating of- the. heart: bu t it is what I have
felt at former times.
I
If it should be the Lordts pleasure that
recover and he has any thing more for me to do, he will cer-
tainly raise me up.
Friday, May 15th 1846.
s. Lat.
22 0 l3'. E. Lon. 640 40 t
Distance 80 miles.
sky.and white clouds.
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Ther.
79 0
.
Moillerate breezes and smooth sea, serene
The season of the year corresponds with
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November in the other tropic.
The sky is of a very mild blue a
thin transparent atmosphere and of a very pleasant appearance.
The sea of a: lively deep blue color very slightly ruffled, the
swell gently heaving from the eastward, our progress slow.
Reading Perkints Residence in Persia I was struck with a remark in regard to a spirit of hatred benng perpetuated in a whole
race by incUlcating this feeling in the. minds of children.
I was
reminded of the same thing in the Chinese in Canton in regard to
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foreigners.
The children are taught to despise & ·hate foreigners
and thus the feeling is perpetuated and matured in the adult mind, .
(are taught to desp.ise & insult foreigher-s-·this spirit grows
(grows with their growth)
.
up with them and matures as they advance in age)- thus Canton pro'PY"4!ju-dic.ed
opposed to .
duces a community or populace greatlyA against foreigners A and
ready to insult and injure them whenever occasion offers.
Let children receive more attention from bUssionaries
and be taught in such a manner that their prejudices against that
which is foreign may. be removed and the Cbristian religmon.respected.
Two of the sailors are qUite sick with dysentery - one
has been sick ar least ten days,- the other the carpenter had an
attack from which he recovered, but has had a relapse or second
attack from which he is now suffering.
I made a call upon them
forward- the carpenter was on deck and seemed still to be in pain,
tho. he said he was not so bad as he had been; the other was
below and was about taking some food-' said he was somewhat better,
but told a pitiful story of what he had suffered.
remarks of a religious nature and returned aft.
Saturday, May 16th 1846.
S. Lat. 23 0 40 f
E. Lon. 62° 21t
Ther.
I made some
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Distance 155 miles.
Have had a f'lresh breeze since 7
---
.
0'
ck
last evening and our progress has been accelerated.
A·bark was seen yesterday towards evening, and in the
night we passed her.
The Captain thought she might be a whaler,.
as ships come into this sea for the speTIrr whale.
They often visit
the neighbo~hood of St. Paulfs island in S. Lat. about 37 0 and E.
Long. 77 0
S. L. 19 0 40 t
E. Lon. 63 0
Mauri~ius or Isle of France S. Lat. 20 0 10 l E.
Lon. 57 0 30 t
We have passed.the Roderigo
24t.
lsI. Bourbon
S. Lat. 20 0 52 T
E. Lon. 55° 29'.
Sabbath., May 17th 1846.
S. Lat. 24° 32'
E. ~:m.. 59 0 41t
Distance 156 miles.
Ther.
74°
Very pleasant, both in regard to wind,
sea and weather.
Monday ]flay 18th
s.
Lat. 25°.38'
E. Lon. 56 0 37·'
Distance 184 miles-
Ther.
Very desirable.: weather,- ever~hing
agreeable in that respect, though in regard to my person a little
blood appeared in my expectoration after breakfast: cannot assign
an adequate reason for it.
We have passed the longitude of the Isle of France or
Mauritius- and are stretching on towards that of Bourbon.
Tuesday, May 19th 1846.
s.
Lat. 26 0 46'.
E. Lon. 53° 52~
Distance 178 miles.
Ther.
We have passed the Lon. of Bourbon, and
are. 21 days from Anger and 45 from the Great Ladrone.
Ro~
that
in 45 days more we shall be up with the Line in the Atlantic.
I made a visit to the forecastle this forenoon.
Two of
the sailors that have been sick are better, and are able to do
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duty.
were
Another one is now down with the same disorder that those
a~~ected
with.
I made some conversation with those who were
below, and recommended the Bible to their perusal - one remarked
that it could not do harm to
even
i~
the instructions
~ollow
o~
the Bible
it were not received as a divine book; intimating at the
same ttme that his father approved
o~
the instructions of 'the
Bible though he did not believe in it: and had said to hlffi he
approved of his reading it
i~
he chose; thus leaving to his own
option to read it or not.
He gave me to understand that neither
his father nor his grandfather believed in the Bible, though he
had on a former occasion informed me that his family attended an
Episcopal Church in New York.
It could not be expected that the
son of a man of such 'sentiments would very much value the Bible.
This person is quite young.
than twenty years
o~
age.
I should not judge' him to be more
Another said his parents were Univer-
salists, but he did not state wnat were his own sentiments.
had attended, the Sabbath school
the study of the Scriptures.
an~
,lie
intimated. that he was fond
o~
I urged the daily perusal of the
Bible with prayer to God and said I should be ready to give any
help in my power to promote it.
Did my health permit of it I'
would propose a Bible Class.
Towards evening the wind pretty nearly subsided and it
remained almost calm for several hours, indeed till about midnight.
A dark cloud
ap~_ared
in the S. W. which indicated a be.avy
squ~ll:
it rose but was not a severe squall: the wind continued to blow
during the night and, changed to the Southward so far that the ship
was enabled to lay her course whi'ch is about W by S.
been our course for several days.
This has
Indeed since we passed through
the Straits of Sunda our course has been from S. S. W. to W. by S.
."
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Wednesday May 20th 1846.
s.
Lat. 26° 59'
46 days
E. Long. 520 11'.
Distance 96 miles.
Ther.
74
The breeze continues favorable & quite
brisk.
Thursday, May 21st 1846
Distanc~
'170 miles.
47 di?-Ys
Ther.
We are now past the longitude of East
Cape island of Madagasca- which is in S. Lat. 15° 14t and E. Long
50°,25.
Cape Amber N.• E. point is 11° 58' S. Lat.
.;
&.
Long.
Fort Dauphin principal port is 25°
49° 14' E •
.
.,
it S. Lat. and 46° 57!
E. Long.
The greatest length of the Island is 130 13 t and greatest breadth 7° 10'.
11.
Cape St. Sebas.tian
12 0 .Z6
S.
48 0 41' E .
E.
Cape East-town-
150 14
tt
50 0 25'
tT
W.
Cape St. Vincent,
21 0 54
If
43° 15
tt
S.
Cape St. Mary,
25 0 39
Tf
45 0
It
Friday
.
~~Y
E. Lon.
Dis tance 177 mil·es.
.
48 days.
22nd. 1846.
3. Lat. 29 0 4t
2
.
46 0 12t
Ther.
74.
Have for the week past often seen Petrels
flying in the wake of the ship .darting down frequently and touchiug the waves and skiBffilng along just above the surface: have seen
also another sea bird of a larger size dodgmng around among the
towering and white foaming billows, balancing and turning from
side to side now one wing depressed and then the other; it is
about the size of the grey gull; but I think it is neither the
gull nor the albatross, tho. the mate spoke of having seen an albatross yesterday.
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We are passing rapidly down or rather across the different
meridians of Madagasca.
Away to the north of us on the Continent in the Persian Gulf
is Muscat in Arabia, N. L. 23 0 37' E. Lon. 580 30'
Cape Rasalgat, extremity of Arabia and the outer point of the
Persian Gulf where the Arabian coast takes a bend towards the
entrance of
the~.
MOcha-
this is N. L.·22° 33'
E. Lon. 59943 t
Red Sea on the Arabian coast 13° 20iN.
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43° 20' E. on
the Straits of Babelmandel and near the. entrance.
Cape Orfui - eastern extremity of the Continent of Africa, 10°
28 N. 510 17
E.
510 12 t ::ill.
Cape Guardafui , .110 41 f N.
Zanziba island
d·o. cont.
6 0 28 t N.
39° 28' E.
N. point, 50 43 N. 39° 16 E.
I have for some time past been reading nPerkin f
dence in Persia.
S
Resi-
I am reminded that we have just. crossed the
r~{e.)
Ora'o--m i.a
meridian of the Lake of Or t
30~l:a
where Mr. Perkin TS A labored
and
.
the country which is the residence of the Nestorians.
The mouth
of the Euphrates pouring the waters of the united rivers Euphrates
&. Tigris which are supplied from the lands of Ancient Persia
emp~
into the Persian Gulf in about 48° 30' E. Long &. 29° 50 1 N. Lat.
We are running across the meridians of very interesting portions
Madagasca also.
of Asia and of dark Africa.
When will they be
enlightened.
Saturday, May 23rd 1846.
Distance 146 miles.
A
heavy uncomfortable sea-
Win~
south-
erly- course W.S. Lat. 29 0 26 t E. Lon. 430 22' Ther. 73 0
We are nearly up with the meridian of the most western
point of
Ma~agasca.
Sabbath, 1fuy 24th.-1846.
50 days.
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Distance 176 miles.
Ther. 70 0
The day has been quiet, the sea not so
restless as· yesterday, and in this respect as I desired.
.
The
Lord be praised.
I went forward in ·the afternoon and had some
conversation wlth
~
men of the forecastle.
One I saw reading
his bible, and he asked for some explanations, which I was happy
One ·of the men said it was useless for him to try to
to give.
·be religious: he had tried many times but .could not succeed, he
did not however seem to have any an.xiety on the subject nor to
. think there was much harm in us.ing an oath. now and then when per-:[be]
plexed and much excited as to swear seemed ~oA~ sort of license
to the sea life.
Of. course I did not admit, but told him that
the Lord said "Swear not at all- and he will not hold him "guiltless that taketh his name in vaintt;- that as to serving the Lord
he could do it if he chose-
that it was owing to the choiee or
will of man that.they did not engage in the service of the Lord.He seemed desirous to show something as a sort of recoIIlIilendationand produced a tract given him by a Cap. Rogers written by the
same.
Of this Cap. R. I had heard m mething before, as having
been baptised in his own long boat - the rite having been performed by
~IT.
Shuck the Missionary in China-
in his mind on the subject of baptism and
He had some trouble
appli~d
to Mr. Shuck
for light, who of course would represent iIIlIilersion as the only
true way and recoIIlIilend its adoption.
yielded to his
convi~tions
And the Cap. forthwith
and was baptised in the manner stated
on his own ship.
This I learned
~rom
Mr. Brown.
At about 11 ofck A. M. passed an Eng. Bark bound to the
N. E.- probably to Bourbon or the lsI. of France.
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51 days.
MOnday May 25th 1846.
s·.: /Lat.
I
31
0
20.
E
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Distance 159 miles.
Lo n. 37 0 44 .
Raised this morng. a little discolored
matter, probably owing to the use of my lungs yesterday.
My
lungs are soon wearied if I attempt to use them continuously.
Just after noon and
~efore
dinner, all hands were called
to take in sail, the sky in the north west having assumed a threatning aspect indicating an approaching storm.
The sails were taken
in one after.another in great haste, while the sky in that part
of the heavens became more and more darkened and seemed· to frown
as tho. charged with. some angry commission.
We were however able to get in all sail heforethe
assault, which proved however less dreadful than the first appearance indicated.
There was not much wind, but rain was the
result and change of weather.
After awhile the wind died away,
and we had it almost calm during the rest of the day and· evening,
with drizzling rain and a chilly temperature of.the atmosphere.In the night however the wind came up from the S. W. and broke
upon us with rain.
My port not being shut, and being on the wind-
ward side of the vessel,(ihB first I
kn~the
water
was~ing in~
upon my bed, and I was forced up to seek a remedy, which I did
in the first place by throwing a folded blanket upon my bed under
the intruding stream. and then to get my port shut down, which
was done by the steward in a very few minutes, and before .the
water had penetrated the blanket.
venience.
Thus I suffered no great incon-
But had a furious roar of wind and waves during the
rest of the night.