Day in the Life
Journal Entry
27 The Barometer run vary low this morning
All sail was taken in except enough to steady
the ship the gale increased to such an extent
they had to lay to the ship & let her
ride the best she could this like the rest
is a head gale. The wind blew exceding hard
through the day And the night was dark
terrible dreadful & gloomy it blew a Hurricane
nearly all night head wind few marriners
ever experienced a rougher passage across the
Atlantic than we have done thus far many
ships would not have lived through such
a constant scene of Gales & Hurricanes for
so many days as we have had but would
have swanped & gone to the bottom
but the Ashburton is A strong New oak ship
of the largest class And has thus far
out rode all storms & gales well which has
been a blessing to us
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