| Description | Daily observations made aboard HMS Alligator, en route from England to Australia. Six observations per day, at 12.00 noon, 4.00pm, 8.00pm, 12.00pm, 4.00am and 8.00am. Columns for: day of the week, dates and hours of observations, barometer and thermometer readings (attached, air and water), depth of water, wind force and direction, ship's position by latitude and longitude, current force and direction, compass variation and general remarks.
The vessel is reported as sailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 1 May 1838 [p.2] and proceeding to Simon's Bay, South Africa, arriving on 25 May, and remaining at anchor there until 31 May [pp.6-7].
Inscribed [p.1]: 'H.M.S. Alligator' and 'R[eceived] 3 Sept/1838'. Stamped: 'Hydrog: Office 5 AU 40'. Headed [p.2]: 'Abstract of the Meteorological Register of Her Majesty's Ship "Alligator" between the 1st and 31st days of May 1838'. Signed [p.6]: 'J.J. Gordon Bremer Captain'. |