Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)
Jan 9th Cloudy & cold, smooth sea & fair breeze
it grows coldier as we draw near to land
We are about entering the St George channel or
the mouth of it & of course we are not far from
land!! Ho!! Ho the cry of land, land is herd from mast
head. We rushed on to the fore castle & after strain-
ing our eyes to look a few moments we got sight
of it. It was the Irish caissot ^coast^ laying three points to ouor lee bow
this is the first land we have seen for 20 Days or in other words
we have been 20 Days out of sight of land. At 8 oclock P.M. the
revolving lamp at the lighthouse at cape clear came in full view
The whole company of passengers were much disturbed
at night by the quarrelling of several wicked women
