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The ship ran so fast that she had got into latitude thirty-two by ten A.M. next morning. At 10h. 15m. the dreary monotony of this cruise was broken by the man at the mast-head. "On deck there!" "Hullo!" "The schooner on our weather-bow!" "Well, what of her?" "She has luffed." "Well, what o' that?" "She has altered her course." "How many points?" "She was sailing S.E., and now her head is N.E."
Senua, 20th December, 1839. Bar. 1. 30.054 86 87 3h 15m P.M. 2. 28.385 79 80 Lengan Lengang, 21st December. Bar. 1. 30.119 79 78.5 6h 30m A.M. 2. 27.988 70 69.5 6h 0m " Lokar Peak, 21st December, 100 feet below summit. Bar. 1. 30.095 90 90 10h 30m A.M. 2. 25.975 79 79 Hill on the way to Lumpu Balong, 22d December. Bar. 1. 30.144 90 90 Mean between 8h and noon. 2. 23.612 ... 66 65.5 10h 40m A.M.
I saw several sticks today large enough to form eligant perogues of at least 45 feet in length. I find myself growing weak for the want of food and most of the men complain of a similar deficiency and have fallen off very much. the general course of this day S 30 W 15M.
At 10h. 20m. the Pompée drifted between us and the French Admiral's, hove in our spring, and brought our guns to bear on the other enemy's ship on our bow, and the other's stern: at 12h. the Pompée drifted between our fire and the enemy's, slipt the sheet-cable, and eight-inch hawser, the spring, with the intention of getting alongside the enemy's southernmost ship, light air springing up at the time from the N.E.; in awaiting this opportunity, the mizen-top-mast, fore-braces, and jibb halyards, with various other standing and running rigging, shot away, and main-mast badly wounded: at 11h. 15m. breeze dying away prevented our intention, opened our fire on the southernmost ship; at 12h. calm and hazy, Cæsar, Hannibal, Audacious, Spencer, and us still firing on the enemy's ships, batteries, and gun-boats, boats of the squadron towing off the Pompée to Gibraltar; P.M. calm, still firing on the enemy's ships, which were warping farther in-shore.
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