The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-27 00:00:00

us ; midnight, squalls and snow showers, handed small
sails; 3 a,m., tacked ship to the north and east ; noon,
light breeze, and heavy dark clouds passing over the sun
f►om the S.E.

Sept. 4.—During these 24 hours, there has been a con-
tinuance of light airs, snow showers, and occasional
squalls, with a very heavy swell from the N.W. S aan ,
wind choped into N.IV ; hauled the yards round, aild
set port studding sails ; noon, light airs springing up
from the westward, and clear weather.

Sept. s.—This day soes on pith calms, sleet showers,
and fogs at times; midnight, light airs from north, and
then fell calm; 4.30 a.m., a light breeze springing up at
south ; set all starboard studding sails ; noon, gentle
breeze and fine clear weather, passed a large number of
Penguins,

Sept. 6, P.m.—Begins with strong gale, and sea all in
foam, in all studding sails, shortened down to double
reefs, very heavy squalls and snow showers; midnight,
do., do., handed wizen course ; 4 a.m., showing and
freezing very hard, thermometer at 25 degrees ; 6 a.m.,
less wind, out all reefs and set all plain sail; 8 a.m., set
starboard studding sails, heavy snow clouds passing over
from the S.W. ; noon, breeze increasing again, and snow
showers, clear weather.

Sept. 7.—During these 24 hours there has been a
strong southerly breeze, and very Bold ; 4 a.m., the
thermometer stood at 26 degrees, heavy squalls from the
southward, attended with heavy hail showers, latter part
clear, at times heavy black clouds passing over from the
westward.

Sept. B.—This day commences with breeze decreasing
and squalls abating, with heavy snow showers; midnight,
light airs, a very heavy roll of a sea from S.W. ; 8 a.m.
do., wind.

Sept. 9.—First part, light airs and gloomy, with heavy
snow showers ; 8 p.m., a breeze springing up from the
S.W. ; midnight, wind into N.N.W. and clear, passed
two ships standing to the westward under double reefs,
strong breeze and heavy sleet showers, took in skysail
and royal studding sails; noon, passed a large ship
under American colours standing to the westward, under
double reefed topsails and reefed courses; noon, fine
breeze and clear, set royal studding sails, experienced a
current setting southerly one quarter knots per hour.
Sept. 10, p.m.—Proceeds with strong breeze and clear,

squalls at times, passed several ships standing westward,
double reefed canvas ; 6 r.m. wind eastering, in all
studding sails, and braced up sharp upon the port tack ;
midnight, gloomy, with frequent squalls and sleet
showers ; 8 a.m., light airs and gloomy, a large ship to
the north of us, standing eastward under double reefs,
and courses furled. I don't know why all the ships we
have sighted should be under such easy canvas. Noon,
light air and cloudy.
Sept. 11.—First part light airs and dark cloudy
weather, winds hauling into the eastward ; 10 p.m.,
tacked ship to the north and east; midnight, strong
breeze and heavy snow showers ; 4 a.m., calm, and
heavy swell from the eastward ; noon, ditto weather.
Sept. 12.—First part calms and sleet falls ; 8 p.m., a
light breeze springing up from the N.W., and clouds
driving over the moon very quick, force about 7 ; mid-
night, set all port studding sails ; at 6 a.m. passed a
large American ship standing to the eastward and north-
ward ; at noon, hull down and astern, light breeze, and
hauling into the eastward.

Sept. I3.—First part freshening and eastering ; 10 p.m.,
fresh breezes, took in light sails ; midnight, clear and
(lark clouds passing over from NW. ; a.m., several sail
in sight, standing to the north east; noon, fine clear
day and moderate breeze.

Sept. 14.—First, fine breeze and squalls, with showers
of rain ; 10 p.m., breeze increasing, took in skysail and
royal studding sails; midnight, squalls and showers of
rain ; 4 a.m., set small studding sails, passed several
large flakes of seaweed; noon, fine breeze and light haze
upon the water.

Sept. 15.—First part, fine clear weather and fresh
breeze ; none of the Cape pigeons or albatrosses to be
seen to-day ; midnight, wind hauling into the northward,
and clear; 6 a.m., in all studding sails, and braced
up sharp upon the port tack ; noon, moderate breeze
and line clear weather, passed large quantities of kelp;
it must have been carried over by the westerly current
from the Falkland Islands.

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Sept. 16, p.m.—Proceeds with gentle breeze and fine
clear weather, wind hauling into the N.E. ; midnight,
ditto wind and weather ; at 8 a.m., tacked ship to the
north and west; noon, sloomy weather and threatening
rain.

Sept. 17, p.m.— Proceeds with wind eastering,
and dark gloomy weather, a heavy sea from the N.E,
ship plunging violently; midnight, heavy dense fogs and
small rain ; 4 a.m , ditto wind and weather; noon, fogs
at times and drizzling rain.

Sept. 18.—First parts fogs, which lasted generally
about half an hour, and then clear off and thicken in
about every alternate half hour; midnight, fresh hrpe7.m
and clear weather, passed a number of penguins ; 4 a.m.,
drizzling- rain and hazy; noon, clear and fine, and a
heavy sea from the N.E.
Sept. 19.—First part clear, middle part gloomy, and
squally ; 4 a.m., passed over three patches of water very
much discoloured, of a dark green hue. I think there
must be banks hereabouts ; their positions will be about
38° 40s, lon. 31.20 W. Noon ends with freshening
breeze and thick weather, threatcaing rain, a great
number of whale birds about to day.
Sept. 20, p.m.—Proceeds with rain, and wind shifted
in a shower round to west, and fell light, set all port
studding sails; at 10 p.m. calm and very dark, with
heavy clouds, and scud coming fast over the moon from
N.W., upper strata moving fast to the south ; at 4 a.m. a
water spout passed close under the stern of the ship, but
did not feel the effects of the breeze from it, as I have
done before about Bermuda ; the column appeared to be
about 15 feet in diameter, and revolving with the hands
of a watch, the water around very confused and irregular ;
noon, fresh gales and heavy squalls, and showers of rain,
numbers of whale birds.

Sept. 21, p.m.—Begins with strong breeze and heavy
squalls, with fine clear weather; 4 p.m., falling light,
and wind hauling into the westward, lower strata N.V.,
upper do. about south ; midnight, showers of rain, and
heavy dark clouds from N.W. ; 4 a.m., do. do. ; noon,
almost calm, and fine clear atmosphere. A great number
of whale birds and Cape pigeons.
Sept. 22.—First part light airs and clear, not a cloud
visible ; midnight, sky overcast ; noon, calms, and clear.
Thermometer standing sery high.

Sept. 23. Proceeds with calms, and clear, sultry
weather; at 8 p.m. a light breeze sprung up at E.N.E.,
and rain, heavy dark clouds passing over from N.E. ; 4
a.m,, do. wind and weather ; noon, gloomy, with
drizzling rain, upper strata coming from north, and
lower do. from east.

Sept. 24.—First and middle part, calms and dark
gloomy weather ; latter part, light airs frJtn the west-
ward, and dark hazy weather.

Sept. 25, p.m.— Proceeds with dark gloomy weather
and breeze increasing; midnight, fresh gales and heavy
squalls, attended with heavy rain, split main top
staysail, unbent and bent another, handed small sails; 8
a.m., less wind, with dark gloomy weather, set all small
sails again ; noon, sultry, with rain at times, with heavy
black clouds passing from N.W.

Sept. 26.—Proceeds with gentle breezes and fine clear
weather ; midnight, squally and heavy showers of rain,
lightning to the S.W., passed several ships standing to
the E S.E. ; noon, light breeze and fine clear weather;
seen the first of the flying fish to-day.
Sept. 27.—Passed several ships standing to the E.S.E. ;
midnight, wind into W.N.W., and light, heavy dew
falling, upper strata coming up from E.S.E., and lower
from N.N.W. ; noon, light airs, sultry, and fine clear
weather.

Sept. 28, p.m.—Goes on with light airs and fine clear
weather, not a cloud visible ; midnight, black clouds
coming up from the north ; noon, ditto, breeze increas-
ing, barometer tending downwards.

Sept. 29, p.m.—Proceeds with moderate breeze and
fine clear weather ; midnight, ditto, wind and weather ;
noon, clear, and upper strata coming strong from S.E. ;
lower ditto, from N.N.W.

Sept. 30.—Proceeds with light airs and sultry weather;
midnight, almost calm, and heavy dew falling; 8 a.m.,
clear and sultry, upper and lower strata going as yester-
day, experienced a strong current setting to the north
and west, about one knot per hour, endless numbers of
the small nautilus about to day, such a succession of
north and west winds in this locality seems altogether
unaccountable to me ; noon, almost calm, and getting
cloudy.

Oct. I.—Begins with calms, and large white clouds
rising all around, lower strata beginning to move from
the eastward ; at 6
p.m., a number of large sharks around
the ship, caught three, measuring
nearly ten feet ; at 10
p.m., a light air from the eastward; 8 a.m., clear and
gentle breeze ; noon, cloudy and sultry weather.
Oct. 2.—Proceeds with light winds and clear ;
a.m., ditto, wind and weather; noon, gloomy,
mid-
night, heavy dark clouds from the east, and heavy dew
falling;
and threatening showers.
Oct. 3, p.m.—
Proceeds with light airs, and close
sultry weather ; 6 p.m., clouds all of a dark reddish hue,
such as I have seldom seen before; midnight, wind into
SE., and light, with a heavy dew falling, several meteors
shooting to the southward ; noon, do., wind and weather;
current setting to the north and west.
Oct. 4.—Goes on with light breeze and cloudy;
midnight, clear and sultry ; I saw the satellites of Jupiter
with the naked eye ; noon, light airs and cloudy ; NW
current ; 20 miles in 24 hours.
Oct. s.—Proceeds with light airs and cloudy weather;
midnight, heavy dew falling ; 8 a.m., clear and heavy
sea ; swell from SW ; noon, do. wind and weather.
Oct. 6.—First gloomy, with heavy clouds from the
east ; midnight, heavy dew ; 8 a in., clear, and sun ex-
cessively strong ; noon, do.

Oct. 7. These 24 hours begin with light airs, and sky

overcast, threatening rain; midnight, a great deal of
a nimalculai or phosphoreseuce to be seen in the water;
atmosphere very clear ; satilites of Jupiter visible with
the naked eye ; noon, clear and sultry ; current running
N. and W., or about N. N. W. ; 22 miles in 24 hours.
Oct. B.—Proceeds with light airs and Clear weather;
midnight, ditto, ditto; noon, gloomy, and sky overcast;
upper strata from N. N.E. ; lower from south.
Oct. 9.—First part, light airs and gloomy threatening
rain; heavy rain falling to the north of us ; midnight,
clear and close sultry weather; b a.m., wind into
W.N.W., and heavy rain ; noon, calni, and heat oppres-
sive ; current to the N. and W., as above.
Oct. 10.—First part, shower of rain, and variable
from all quarters ; midnight, clear, and light airs from
S.W.; 8 a.m., ditto wind and m eather ; noon, heavy
rain and wind at south ; swell from N.W.
Oct. 11.—First part calms and heavy fall of rain, con.
tinned up till 3.30 p.m. ; 4 p.m. till 5 heavy rain ; mid-
night calm and fine clear atmosphere, numbers of meteoric
stars shooting northward, clouds perfectly motionless ; 4
a.m. light, and passed two ships going southward ; noon
calms and sun very strong.
Oct. 12.—Firt part calms, at times, followed by light
squalls and showers ; midnight, heavy black clouds passing
over from N.W., lower strata from E.N.E.; 4 a.m. ditto
ditto, two sail in sight, standing to the north ; noon, calms
and close sultry weather ; weather glooiny.
Oct. 13.—Proceeds With calms and close sultry weather
4 p.m., light breeze springing up from the S.W. ; midnight,
rain and heavy clouds passing from the N.W. ; 8 a.m.,
calms and sultry; noon, light airs from south.
Oct. 14.—First part, calms and close sultry weather ; at
6 p,m., fresh breeze from north, and scud (lower) strong
from N.N.W. (force about 6), whilst the upper strata was
driving at the same rate frem the S.E.; 8 p.m., M.T.G.,
on the look out for the moon's eclipse, to regulate chrono-
meters ; found the first contact with the shadow to take
place at Bh. 22m, 165., M.T.G , 13, sheaving an error in
three chronometers of 10 secs. ; the last contact with the
shadow was obscure, from heavy clouds passing over at the
time ; eclipses at sea present a very simple method of finding
errors in chronometers, and should ❑ever be neglected when
opportunity offers; midnight, heavy lightning and thunder,
and very black to the southward; 2 a.m., wind into S.E.,
and very heavy fall of rain : there was about 3 inches fell
in three quarters of an hour; 4 a.m., squalls and showers
of rain at intervals; at 10 a.m., spoke the American ship
Abkendall, of Portland, from Corfu (Grecian Archipelago).
hound to Callao, 40 days out ; noon, almost calm, and dark
gloomy weather and very sultry.
Oct. 15.—Proceeds with calms and dark gloomy weather ;
midnight, very close sultry weather; a.m., ditto ; noon,
calm and clear.
Oct. 16.—First and middle parts calm and sultry; 4 a.m.,
light airs springing up from the north and east, probably
the commencement of the N.E. trades ; lower strata from
N.N.E. ; upper ditto strong from south ; noon, gloomy and
close sultry weather.
Oct. 17.—p.m. begins with light airs and dark gloomy
weather ; 8 p.m., haze clearing off and breeze freshening ;
midnight, gentle breeze and clear ; 6 a.m., heavy rain, three
water spouts visible to E.S.E. ; all three columns descended
within about 100 feet of the sea, and then began to disperse
in the same manner as they descended; under them the
sea appeared to emit something in the form of vapour or
steam, which ascended in the form of clouds ; noon, gentle
breeze and gloomy weather.
Oct. 18.—Proceeds with light breeze and dark gloomy
weather ; 6 p.m., begins to clear off, and breeze increases ;
midnight, fine breeze and clear pleasant weather; 4 a.m.,
do., wind and weather ; noon, gentle braze, and heavy dark
clouds passing from the NE.
Oct. 19.—Proceeds with light breeze, and decreasing
with gloomy weather, and close sultry atmosphere; mid-
night, clear and light airs ; noon, do. wind and weather ;
experienced a current setting to the North and West, during
the last day, at the rate of 15 miles per day.
Oct, 20.—Proceeds with light airs, and gloomy ; mid-
night clear and dew falling; 4 a.m., almost calm ; sea very
smooth ; noon, inclining to freshen and cloudy ; current
setting to the westward, probably about WNW, at the rate
of 1 knots per hour.
Oct. 21.—Proceeds with light airs and clear, scarcely a
cloud visible ; midnight heavy flash lightning to the E.S.E,
and heavy dark clouds rising up ; 4 a.m., dark clouds disap-
peared ; noon, calm, and long heavy swell from the north ;
current to the westward, 1 knots per hour.
Oct, 22.—Continues throughout with light airs and close
sultry weather, a long heavy swell from the north ; current
to the westward ; steering a point to the east of the true
north, to make allowance for the drift.

Oct. 23.—Wind and weather continues throughout as
the day preceding.

Oct. 84.—Light airs throughout, and a long heavy swell
from NW.

Oct. 25.—Light airs and sultry, current to the NW; 15
miles in 24 hours.

Oct. 26.—Light airs and calms; 4 a.m., light showers of
rain ; midnight, several meteoric stars shooting to the
westward ; noon, calm and hot sultry weather.
Oct. 27.—During these 21 hours, wind and weather as
the day preceding.
Oct. 28.—Proceeds with gentle breeze, and heavy clouds
passing from the westward, with a long heavy roll from
NW., such as I have never before seen, except in the en-
trance of Saint George's Channel ; at 2 p.m., spoke the
Hamburg barque, Cid, from Rio de Janeiro, bound to
Hamburg, 26 days out ; midnight, heavy rain and almost
calm ; 4 a.m., wind into north, with heavy rain ; noon,
fresh breeze and clear weather.

Oct. 29.—First part, light breezes from the southward,
and hauling into the westward ; 10 p.m., calm for an hour,
and heavy rain ; dark clouds from the north ; noon, fresh
breeze and clear weather ; long heavy swell from NW.
Oct. 30 p.m.—Begins with moderate breeze, and dark
clouds passing over from the northward ; 4 a.m., wind at
NNE, tacked ship to the ; a strange sail in sight, stand-
ing to the northward ; noon, clear and gentle b:eeze ; long
heavy sea from north.

Oct. 31.—Proceeds with gentle breeze and fine clear
weather; midnight, light airs and heavy dew falling; 4
a.m., almost; 8 a.m., exchanged signals with the ship
Lightning, having left Melbourne 18 days after the James
Baines. It will afford an interesting discussion on the
theories of winds and currents; noon, almost calm, and
long swell from the NE.

Nov. I.—Continues throughout with light airs and
variable ; " Lightning" gaining upon us ; quantities of
sea weed visible ; noon, almost calm.

Nov, 2.—First part, fresh breeze and cloudy ; 10 p.m.,
falling light ; 4 a.m., faint airs and gloomy ; noon, calm :
passed through quantities of sea weed ; procured some of it
containing numbers of small crabs.
Nov. 3.—This day continues throughout with occasional
light airs and calm; long swell from N.E.; during the
night saw several meteors shooting in all directions.
Nov. 4.—First part, light airs ; sea from N.E.; midnight,
almost calm ; 4 a.m., calm, heavy dew falling; 8 a.m.,
light airs from the north ; noon, do. weather, passed the
American barque Charm, standing westward.
Nov. s.—First part, light airs, and dark gloomy sky to
the N.W.; at 8 p.m., a heavy shower, and wind out at
N.W.; fell off to a calm ; 6 a.m., tacked to the N.V.; noon,
breeze increasing and showers of rain; dark gloomy
weather, and heavy clouds all round ; beginning to look
changeable ; passed through great quantities of Saragossa
sea weed ; experienced a southerly set for the last two
days.

Nov. 6.—Proceeds with light breeze and heavy clouds to
the N.W.; midnight, ditto wind and weather; 8 a.m.,
dark gloomy weather; tacked ship to the eastward; noon,
calm and gloomy.

Nov. 7.—First part, light baffling airs all round the
campass, with dark gloomy sky ; at 7 p.m., light breeze
springing up from E.N.E., and small showers of rain at
times; midnight, light squalls; S a.m., falling light and
clear weather ; noon, almost calm, northerly sea on.
Nov. 8.---First part, calm and a falling barometer, sky
evercast ; 4 p.m., heavy dark clouds hanging to the S.W.,
apparently raining heavily, and probably blowing ; 10 p.m.,
light airs coming up from the southward, and accompanied
with light rain ; at 4 a.m., ran into a tremendous short
gabbling sea ; there must have passed over it, a revolving
gale or cyclone, within the last 24 hours; noon, heavy
black clouds hanging to the S.W.; I believe it is raining
and blowing heavily within 40 miles of us to the S.W.;
experienced, yesterday, a strong surface current about due
east, at the rate of 1 a knots per hour; some empty casks
being thrown overboard, drifted away due east from the
ship, while she remained still perfectly becalmed.
Nov. 9 p.m.—Proceeds with an increasing breeze and
barometer rising; heavy back mass of clouds working
round the stern to the eastward; 8 p.m. had to take in all
studding sails and braced up on the starboard tack ; 10 p.m.,
in all light sails ; 11 30 p.m., split maintopmast skysail and
carried away mizen topsail yard ; strong gale and a cross sea
running from the NE ; midnight, ditto wind and weather,
barometer rising steadily : 10 a.m., heavy dark clouds
hanging to the SW and working withal to eastward ; sent
new mizen top yard aloft, bent and set the sail ; noon, ditto
wind and weather and sea from cast, short confused sea
tumbling up in all directions.
Nov. 10.—Proceeds with strong gales and short cross sea
from the NE ; midnight, clearing off to tho westward, and
dark threatening weather to the NE ; 8 a.m., ditto wind and
weather, with light showers of rain at times, accompanied
with heavy squalls, barometer still rising. I have never
before seen my barometer stand within two inches of its
present height, with the same strength of gale blowing.
Passed a brig, hove to on the starboard tack, and a ship and
a barque standing to the westward under double reefs.
Nov. 11.—First part strong gales and hard squalls, with
short cross sea from NNE ; 7 30 p.m., fell quite moderate
and head sea gone down ; midnight, heavy squalls, dark
clouds passing from east ; 8 a.m., ditto wind and weather.
There seems an easterly wind setting in, from the state of
the barometer; noon, squally and heavy clouds passing
from east.

Nov. 12.—Proceeds with light breeaesand squalls at times