breakfast. Saw one whale and few porpoises. Got observation, latitude 42.14 N. Plenty of mackerel and mackerel sharks. Becalmed almost all day and all night. We have drifted nearly twenty miles off our course to the southward and eastward, making a

about thirty miles.

run of

Friday, June 14th.-Foggy and calm. Fog lifted at II a.m. Saw three sails in sight. Got out our oars and started a fine white ash breeze, and spoke one of them, the British schooner "Jennic T. Hibbard," Captain W. H. Dean, latitude 42.22 N., longitude 69.37 W. Being no wind the captain prevailed on us to come on board and get some dinner and recreation. It seems as though we had been out a week on the voyage. At 5 p.m., a light wind springing up, we left him, wishing us good luck, &c. Wind increased, and blew good breeze all night. The

"Nautilus" behaved splendidly; course E. by

S. half S.; wind S.E.; changed to S.W. Run fifty-five miles. Fog came on at 10 p.m., and remained all night.

Saturday, June 15th.-Morning foggy and cold; wind S.W. During a gleam of the fog saw a schooner. She saw us and ran down and spoke us. Proved to be the "Commonwealth," of Gloucester, a mackerel-catcher, 117 miles from Thatcher's Island. Got observation, latitude 42.17 N. Soon set in foggy. Passed many logs, planks, &c. Blew fog-horn occasionally; sometimes with response. Night very foggy. This keeping your eyes on the compass and watching for lights, blowing fog-horn, wet and cold without relief, watching the seas as they follow you, thinking now and again that you may hear a log come crashing through your half-inch cedar, is a novelty not to be desired long. We passed to the northward of "George's Stormy Banks" in the

night. Course E. by S. half S. Run 100 miles.

Sunday, June 16th.-Walter made some royal coffee for breakfast. Wind S.W. by S. Had a good wash. Saw a ship and schooner to the southward. Sun out and fog disappearing. Feel better. Got observation, lat. 42.21 N. While getting observation was surrounded by shoal of porpoises, some striking the "Nautilus" with their tails. Two sails ahead. Passed Cunard steamer, distance one mile; at same time spoke fishing schooner "Triumph," of North Haven, Maine. Got a pair of mittens from her; gave them a corned shoulder "that we got from schooner, 'J. T. Hibbard' to grease our foretack with." Passed Brown's Bank. Big tide rips. Saw some very small birds resting on the water; saw one that could not fly; tried to catch him, but he dived under the "Nautilus." Moon rose awfully red. Passed a barque bound to

F

the westward. Course E.S.E. Run sixty-five

miles.

red;

Monday, June 17th.-Sun rose very wind S.W., light. Latitude by observation 42.13 N. Course E. by S. half S. Saw no sails to-day. Saw one shark ahead and tried to run over him. Wind shifted to N.E. this evening; signs of a storm. "Beware of Sable Island." Thick fog set in. This is one of the luxuries in this part of "the Big Drink." Run about sixty-five miles.

Tuesday, June 18th.-Rainy and foggy. Wind S.E. No coffee to-day; no sails either. We are "monarchs of all we survey." "What are the wild waves saying, dear sister?" One wave broke clean over our little "6 Nautilus," but did not wet our bed, as Walter was in there, and the lid shut down. The sun came out for a few moments at about noon; tried to get observation, but it was imperfect. Latitude 42.14 N.; run fifty-five miles; wind

shifted in the evening to S., then S. W. Cleared off and came on thick again. And it was so dark-oh! how dark!—you could not distinguish the water from the mist.

Wednesday, June 19th.-Wind S.W.; bids fair to-day.

"Coffee and sardines for two." Had a wash for a change. I saw a big smoke, and made for it; they saw us, and changed their course accordingly. She proved to be the White Star steamer

42.35 N., long. 59.20 W.

Adriatic," lat.

Some one wanted

to know if there were any more Yankees left over there. The purser wished to know if we wanted any fresh cooked stuff. Answered in the negative. She was from Liverpool, England, to New York. Could not hear anything scarcely for noise of steam blowing off. They gave us three rousing cheers, which we heartily reciprocated; and as we bore away for Havre they cautioned us to beware of the propeller. They had read of