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"James Edward Calhoun Logbook:
29 Oct 1824 0900 got underway from new York; moderate wind from west -- 1300 passed Sandy Hook Light -- 1600 "passed within a few fathoms of the Floating Light, which bears from the Sandy Hook Light ESE dist. 15 miles…" -- 10 kts (3 hrs)
30 Oct 1824 11 kts (1 hr) -- 10 kts (12 hrs)
31 Oct 1824 "flying clouds"
1 Nov 1824 light rain; heavy swells
2 Nov 1824 1200 carried away starboard fore topsail studding boom; took in sail
3 Nov 1824 10 kts (5 hrs)
4 Nov 1824 rain before dawn; heavy swells from northward -- 10 kts (1 hr)
5 Nov 1824 pleasant weather
6 Nov 1824 moderate and pleasant weather
7 Nov 1824 squally
8 Nov 1824 showers
9 Nov 1824 cloudy
10 Nov 1824 rain -- 1600-2000 "blew very heavy; took in every sail & set Main Staysail. Sent TG Masts on deck."
11 Nov 1824 fresh breezes and rain
12 Nov 1824 light showers and squalls
13 Nov 1824 light showers and squalls
14 Nov 1824 clear and pleasant smooth sea -- "sent aloft & fidded Top Gallant Masts…"
15 Nov 1824 clear and pleasant
16 Nov 1824 hazy; occasional light rain
17 Nov 1824 0630 sighted high land 10 miles to S -- 1600 Graciosa I. was 15 miles WSW
18 Nov 1824 cloudy; occasional rain -- 12 kts (1 hr) --11 kts (2 hr) -- 10 kts (7 hrs)
19 Nov 1824 clear and pleasant
20 Nov 1824 clear and pleasant -- 10 kts (8 hrs)
21 Nov 1824 squally before dawn -- 1030 passed a wreck
22 Nov 1824 strong breezes and cloudy -- 11 kts (1 hr) -- 10 kts (11 hrs)
23 Nov 1824 squally -- 1140 sighted land
24 Nov 1824 1700 "…standing through the Gut for Gibraltar…" -- Cyane fired 13 gun salute
25 Nov 1824 0130 anchored in Gibraltar harbor in 20 fathoms -- 30 sick |