Day 359. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
24th July 1860:
Tuesday 24th. Cut the Pig up this…
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A recent arrival is this little collection of scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings about Robert Burns, printed copies of his songs, and letters from keen amateur Burns enthusiasts, collected by Iain MacDougall between…
Day 358. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
23rd July 1860:
Monday 23rd. There is very little…
Day 357. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
22nd July 1860:Sunday 22nd. The wind heading us a little this morning. we took in the lee stern sails and braced the Yard 3 or 4 points forward. By observation at noon we were in the same parralel of Latitude as Rio,…
Day 356. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
21st July 1860:
Saturday 21st. this morning the wind…
Day 355. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
20th July 1860:
Friday 20th. The ship having broke…
Day 354. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
19th July 1860:
Thursday 19th. The wind hauling a…
Day 353. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
18th July 1860:
Wednesday 18th. At 1 AM. the clouds…
Day 351. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
16th July 1860:
Monday 16th . We had a nice breeze from the…
