flying around the ship & the passengers shot sever-
al of them & they fell dead into the water
We saw a large school of porposes & black
fish some of the Blackfish were supposed to
be as much as 20 feet in length they
would roll on top of the water all around the
ship

January 8, 1840 ~ Wednesday

8^th A good stiff breeze arose about 1 oclok
P.M. & we sailed well through the day. A lighted
tar Barrel was set afloat from the ship
in the evening which looked splendid at sea

January 9, 1840 ~ Thursday

9^th Cloudy & cold smooth sea & fair breeze
it grows coldier as we draw nearer to land
We are about entering the St Georges channel
or the mouth of it & Ho, Ho, the cry of land is
herd from mast head. We went on to the
fore castle & after straining our eyes a few
moments we got sight of it. it was the Irish
coast laying 3 points to our Lee bow this
is the first land we have seen for 20 days
At 8 oclok in the evening the serching lamp
at the light house at cape clear came
in full view {The company of passengers was disturbed by the} qrling [quarrelling] {of some wicked women}

flying around the Ship & the passengers shot sever al of them & they fell dead into the water We saw a large School of porposes & black fish some of the Blackfish were supposed to be as much as 20 feet in length they would roll on top of the water all around the Ship

January 8, 1840 ~ Wednesday

8thA good Stiff breeze arose about 1 oclok P.M. & we sailed well through the day. A lighted tar Barrel was set afloat from the Ship in the evening which looked splendid at Sea

January 9, 1840 ~ Thursday

9th Cloudy & Cold Smooth Sea & fair breeze it grows Coldier as we draw nearer to land We are about entering the St Georges channel or the mouth of it & Ho, Ho, the cry of land is herd from mast head. We went on to the fore castle & after Straining our eyes a few moments we got sight of it. it was the Irish coast laying 3 points to our Lee bow this is the first land we have seen for 20 days At 8 oclok in the evening the serching lamp at the light house at cape clear came in full view {The company of passengers was disturbed by the} qrling quarrelling {of some wicked women}