Sunday July 26th Clark came & looked over the �Derwent� today. Went up to the �Hit or Miss� and saw some boxing.
Monday July 27th The� tween decks is filled up & the lower hatches are on. Hurrah.
Tuesday July 28th Taking in a quantity of wool for the � tween decks.
Wednesday July 29th As usual a very wet day
Thursday July 30th All the forrard part of the tween decks is stowed. The �Fortuna� a barque came alongside today. Her decks are condemned & so we have got her cargo to take home.
Friday July 31st Took a lot of boxes of curios from New Guinea aboard. Sent by Dr Finch the explorer.
Saturday August 1st Washed down decks & got done by 12 a.m.
Sunday Aug 2nd Went in the saloon to dine with the skipper.
Monday Aug 3rd Got the running gear ready for bending sails; a sign that we shall put to sea again. Hurrah!
Tuesday Aug 4th Bent on all the square sails of the mizzen.
Wed. Aug 5th Bent the main royal & t�gallants�ls. Went to the Botanical gardens and heard the naval brigade band.
Thursday Aug 6th Bent the royal & t�gallants & tops�ls on the foremast.
Friday Aug 7th Went ashore & saw Herby & brought him aboard.
Saturday Aug 8th Went to see the Grand Review in Moore Park.
Sunday Aug 9th Nothing at all particular happened.
Monday Aug 10th Bent the spanker and foresail. The �Hawkesbury� was seen off Gabo Island at 4.10 p.m. She is a ship belonging to Devitt & Moore.
Tuesday Aug 11th Bent the jibs fore top�m�st stay s�l & mizzen t�gallants�l. Caught a severe cold up aloft today; it was blowing fearfully & was an extremely cold wind.
Wednesday Aug. 12th Laid up all day with a splitting headache & a sore throat. Petersson another midshipman is also laid up with a severe cold having been up aloft with me yesterday bending the mizzen t�gallants�l. The skipper gave us some hot concoction in the evening. The �Hawksbury� arrived inside the Heads & is lying in the stream. She has been over 4 months coming from London, having sailed April 4th.
Aug 13th Thursd. On gangway duty. Cold almost gone
Aug 14th Frid. Captain Osbourne of the �Hawkesbury� came aboard & had a look over our vessel.
Aug 15th Sat. Had a bombardment between the two vessels over the wharf > Holystones were the chief missiles which did a good deal of damage to the paintwork.
Aug 16th Sunday Took gangway for Timothy during the afternoon. Clerk & Greenaway came aboard to see me.
Monday Aug 17th Kent lost the Gig�s bottom board whilst cleaning her out so we had to drag for it but did not manage to reclaim it.
Tuesday Aug 18th We were hauled out into the stream by the tug �Mystery� & anchored to the �Gelandea�s buoy in Lavendar Bay. We had to turn out of our berth alongside the wharf because our harbour dues were up, & so we have to finishing loading in the stream, lighters coming off to us full of cargo.
Wed Aug 19th Always on gangway duty now as 4 of the midshipmen are gig�s crews. 1 middy is a tally-clerk and 1 other is in disgrace & not allowed to keep gangway so I am the only one left to keep gangway.
Thursday Aug. 20th Hardly anything to do. Very easy times.
Friday Aug. 21st Taking in cargo & fast stowing it. Met Clerk ashore.
Saturday Aug 22nd For the last two days wee have had a black nigger as cook, but he is too dirty & so has got turned away.
Sunday Aug 23rd Went for a sail down to the Heads.
