May 17, 1841 ~ Monday

17^th A strong W. head wind run 8 not an hour
to the N. W. we are now gitting into great danger
of the shoals & bottoms as wind is against us we
can ownly about hold our own. the sea is much
choped this morning appears some like Lake Erie
We came in full view of Long Island at about 3
3 oclock P.M. A pilot boat hove in sight & made for
us. About the same time A french sail to the
Leaward of us raised her flag & made for the pilot
boat we took our pilot on board at 4 oclock we soon
came in sight of 5 sail we kept in sight of Long Island
during the evening. Our pilot informed us that
he had not herd from the Oxford or any ship that
Left Liverpool at the time we did & even for sever
al days before, so we had made the best voyage of
any at theis time of sailing he had not herd from
the steem ship President but expected she was
Lost. wind went down in the evening

May 18, 1841 ~ Tuesday

18^th A strong N. W. wind sail 9 not an hour
No land in sight I had the perusal of a New York
Paper which informed us of the death of
General Harrison President of the U. S. A. he Died
on the 4^th April 1841 Just a month after taking the
Presidential Chair this is the first President that has
Died in the U. S. A. while filling that office.

We came in full view of the Jersey shore & 10 or 15 sail
in the afternoon I felt to rejoice to once more behold the
America shore my native country after being absent from
it 16 months we had a view of Barnagat Lighthouse as
we passed along

May 19, 1841 ~ Wednesday

19^th I went on deck at 4 o-clock in the morning to seee
them go through we had head wind & had to beat thro
ugh which made it dangerous towe passed through the
hook, run into a fishing smack came near sinking her
with all on board we had a view of the horse shoe and
all the light houses as we passed along we saw 50
fishing smack waiting for bait we raised our flag
on the top of the mainmast having head wind we could
not run in we got within 4 miles of the quarentene grou
nd & cast anchor at 11 o-clock. A steem boat
came along side & took the Liverpool papers containing

May 17, 1841 ~ Monday

17th A strong W. head wind run 8 not an hour to the N.W. we are now gitting into great danger of the shoals & bottoms as wind is against us we can ownly about hold our own. the sea is much choped this morning appears some like Lake Erie We came in full view of Long Island at about 3 oclock P.M. A pilot boat hove in sight & made for us. About the same time a french sail to the Leaward of us raised her flag & made for the pilot boat we took our pilot on board at 4 oclock we soon came in sight of 5 sail we kept in sight of Long Island during the evening. Our pilot informed us that he had not herd from the Oxford or any ship that Left Liverpool at the time we did & even for sever al days before, so we had made the best voyage of any at this time of sailing he had not herd from the steem ship President but expected she was Lost. wind went down in the evening

May 18, 1841 ~ Tuesday

18th A strong N.W. wind sail 9 not an hour No land in sight I had the perusal of a New York Paper which informed us of the death of General Harrison President of the U.S.A. he Died on the 4th April 1841 Just a month after taking the Presidential Chair this is the first President that has Died in the U.S.A. while filling that office. We came in full view of the Jersey shore & 10 or 15 sail in the afternoon I felt to rejoice to once more behold the America shore my native country after being absent from it 16 months we had a view of Barnagar Lighthouse as we passed along

May 19, 1841 ~ Wednesday

19th I went on deck at 4 oclock in the morning to seee them go through we had head wind & had to beat thro ugh which made it dangerous we passed through the hook, run into a fishing smack came near sinking her with all on board we had a view of the horse shoe and all the light houses as we passed along we saw 50 fishing smack waiting for bait we raised our flag on the top of the mainmast having head wind we could not run in we got within 4 miles of the quarentene grou nd & cast anchor at 11 oclock. A steem boat came along side & took the Liverpool papers containing