1839
Saturday
July 27 |
| Ships draught, - |
Forward |
22.4 |
|
Aft |
24.4 |
|
By the stern |
2.00 |
| Height of midship post |
|
5.1 |
Daphne sailed for the Archipeligo with the mail. |
| Sunday 28 |
About 5am shipped & made sail in company with the Powerful &
the Ganges; the latter went on shore Burmola point & held fast for
more than an hour.
| Noon |
{ |
Lat 35° 52' N |
Long 15° 5' E |
| Cape Matapan
N86°E |
359 Miles |
|
| Monday 29 |
| Noon |
{ |
Lat 35° 35' N |
Long 17° 10' E |
| Cape Matapan N85°E |
262 miles |
In the evening we lost sight of the Ganges & Powerful,
they having seen us completely out of sight |
| Tuesday 30 |
| Noon |
{ |
Lat 36° 1' N |
Long 20°
20' E |
| Cape Matapan N79°E |
104 miles |
|
| Wednesday 31 |
Land in sight at daylight bearing
about N.E. - At 8 we exchanged Nos with HMS Talavara after which she
telegraphed "Admiral at Tenedos" |