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hook and corner is a party playing whist, old sledge or Back gammon, and from wher I now write on top of a tier of chests I can count not less than ten different parties Lat, 50"33 Lon 62"26

Thursday April 5th
We have made all sail once more, and she heads her course about seven knots pr hour. S.W. of late some of the Boys have been in the habit of pushing each other across decks when the Ship rolld, all for fun, till this afternoon some of them pushed against a Mr. F of Salem, who immediately struck the offender on the head with a pan he held in his hand, which resulted in a muss, when F drew a knife and threatened to use it, the affair ended without bloodshed,  but a good deal of jawing Lat 53"19 Lon 62"[[21?]]

Friday April 6th
At ten this forenoon we made the land called Staten Land being part of Terra del fuego and separated from the main land by the Straits of Lemaire, and about sixty miles from from the cape we have a fair wind but the current is so strong we make but little progress, six p.m. we are off the eastern point of the land a bold rugged and desolate looking place without a sign of vegetation or inhabitant The air is quite chilly and we are almost becalmed, I have just witnessed the sun set behind the land and the scene was magnificent beyond description, the Heavens presented the appearance of a terrific fire, while over the eastern part of the land hung a ponderous black cloud resembling smoke, the scene was witnessed and admired by many of the passengers, who expressed the wish to have it painted eight pm without a moments warning the wind blew a gale and we had to lay off before it to prevent carrying away our sail, Lat. 54"25 Lon

Transcription Notes:
'muss' is a state of disorder