the account
of the Marietta having some trouble with her coal, so we both go
tomorrow morning at daybreak.

_April_ 21. Called all hands at 5.30 A.M. and up anchor at 6. A.M. I
called the old man at 5.40 A.M. Signaled over to pullout and we are
tailing on behind untill we get out of the Straights, going about 10
knots; at 6 Bells met a steamer Bound for Klondyke, we drop a whale
boat and sent our Boarding officer to find out the news if there was
any But was disapointed. She had no news, she was 15 days from Rio de
Janeiro. 7.30 P.M. All is going well. The Marietta is astern now and
likely to remain so untill we get in the next Port. we past another
steamer about 3 P.M. and when I go on watch to night at 8 I will try
and find out something about her. Came off at 12 midnight and she
signaled to us no news of War. We have to go slow on account of the
Marietta. had some targate practis today with all the Guns. We travel
at nights with all lights out now adays so as not to let any thing slip
up on us, and at the same time slip up on them.

_April_ 22. Wind is very high, lost a life Boat this morning at 5.20
A.M. from the after Davits, good thing the wind is head on, the Sea is
runing high. 8 P.M. Sea and wind has gon down considerable. Making
about 10-1/2 knots. Ellis is sick poor man, I am standing his watch to
night. 11.45 P.M. going about the same and all is well.

_April_ 23. I think we will have a dash of Gen Quarters, Just to shake
the Boys up. the old man is anxious to have targate Practis, he
believes this ship whips the shoes off any thing that floats in the
line of Battle ships, of corse Baring a Torpedo if one should hapen to
hit, and I think the old man is right too, for this crew feals scrapy
now. I think we would fight fer Keeps. Had Gen Quarters in the morning
and Church in the afternoon.

_April_ 24. All is well, at 12 O clock noon to day we wer in Lat. 44 deg.
23m and Lon 57 deg. 48m. had some fire drill to day mixed with a little
collision drill.

_April_ 25. 4 A.M. Just came on watch and I am going on deck to get a
cup of cocoa to wake me up abit. the old man is in the Chart house
snoozing, so I guess it is safe to go. Every thing has settled down to
the same old thing except when we have some Targate Practis By throwing
boxes over board.

_April_ 26. 8 A.M. All is well, same thing, Making 10-1/2 sometimes 11
knots. Had clear ship for action today.

_April_ 27. Every body begins to feal the trip