Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-021-0


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17

Thursday 21st May 1835


During this morning or since
12 oclock last Night it continues
to Blow a Gale from due
West - and the Sea running
mountains high the Rebecca
jumping about like a
Kangaroo - this continued
untill day light in the
morning when the Captain
found we where drifting
verry fast towards George
Town, the Sea running high
and blowing a Gale from
due west. He the Captain
thought it best to run
in gain to P. Sorrell, which
we did and got to Anchorage
gain about 2 P.M. this
was most annoying to loose
so much time and be beating
and knocking about so much

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