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[[preprinted]] THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1865 [[/preprinted]]
Morning. Start with the idea of studying up my Slavonic. but on throwing out my net find the Pteropods so thick that I nearly fill an eight oz vial in a couple of hours. Get some pretty blue barnacles floating on the surface attached to a sort of froth. Russian as a consequence immediately falls below par. Duff for dinner. Ennis & the boys at drill. Some trouble about old Bischoff who smells loudly as he hasn't washed since he has been aboard Mr. Hyde gives me a photo of Bilinges map. Spend the evening reading Burns with Capt.

[[preprinted]] FRIDAY 28 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, Afair wind and flowing sea: on a NW by N & 1/2 N. course, which points directly for Sitka. Made a degree and a half latitude yesterday go down into the after cabin and begin painting a sett of signals for boats &c. The captain shows me a fine paint box, pallette & crayons given him by the Prince Macsutoff at Sitka. Nearly finish the set, make a colored drawing of the Hyalea &c and go to work writing Russian in the evening. Capt. shows me some of his machine poetry, which is really quite good.

[[preprinted]] SATURDAY 29 [[/preprinted]]
Morning Work at Russian with M. Libourne, but get on slowly. It is d-d hard, to speak mildly. Starr has a stiff neck, Gunner has ulcerated sore throat; a bad case of secondary symptoms on the forecastle deck; Adams all right, Smith worse. Old Bischoff poorly, a poor looking list. Look to Sci. interests as today is the last breakout till Sitka Get cans boxed up. Work on flags in the afternoon spend most of the evening with the Captain & Mr. Hyde. I must get up a scientific flag for my boat.

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[[preprinted]] SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1865 [[/preprinted]]
Morning, Ananias arouses me with, "Get up you dashed lazy Turk," in thundering accents indicative of regular hash around the Horn, and speaking volumes with regard to the fate of snits & duff.  Muster, cloudy as usual, all passed off well. Lobscouse for lunch, Oysters, green peas & duff for dinner. Weather growing colder. Read Montaigne and find him vulgar & rather stupid. Pass the evening in the cabin, talking over the old Scammon farm & family in Stratton, N.H.; the fortunes of Eli & his sons, and the old grandfather Parker. Also talk over Mt. St. Elias, whales, photographs birds &c with Mr. Hyde.

[[preprinted]] MONDAY 31 [[/preprinted]]
Morning Dull and chilly, After breakfast read Russian for a short time and retire to the quarterdeck where I find Mr. Hyde on the house with a broad expanse of muslin spread before him where he is to delineate with brown ochre & vermilion the eagle for the Revenue Jack Work on flags somewhat Design a flag for the scientific corps a blue cross & narrow border on a white field with a white Pecten in the centre. It will be quite neat. Paint the Scallop for the flag. Wind seem to be dying away. Spend the evening in the cabin A dead calm about nine P.M.

[[preprinted]] TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 [[/preprinted]]
Morning on perfect calm. Birds, shearwaters in the wake of the ship but too shy to capture. Threw out my trawl but caught nothing but eggs of some fish. Got bunting from the quartermaster and cut out and sewed on my flag. The shell is quite dry & looks well. The recall for a scientific party will be a plain red flag. Dine by invitation with the Capt & Mr Hyde. Also Mr Black. Finish painting on the sheet of signals and get a good deal done on my own flag. Still no wind vessel rolling & sails flapping like a "cradle of the deep".