Ralph Clark - journal kept on the Friendship during a voyage to Botany Bay and Norfolk Island ...

July 14-15, 1787
 
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Saturday the 14

I am exceedingly glade that we have got over the line to day at Six oClock hope we will have a little better wind this Side of the World than we had the other Side -read this day part of the Tragady of Douglas oh with what Sinceer love dose Lady Randolph exspress herself for the Death of Douglas & her lost child and the timeless death of her Brother, in the begining of the first Act -how hard it is on the part of Lord Randolph who loves his wife Sinceerly and she only Returns that love with friendship -I love the character of Anna, but I am affraid that Glenalvan from his first Speech has Some Treachery in Vue hope not but Some thing fortells me he has -Latte.

Sunday the 15

the weather Exceedingly hot -all the fleet in company and Ship will lay her course with the wind would come a little more aft -amonst other thing that in conversation after dinner the Coudrys family was brought on the carpet When Mr. Faddy informed the

 
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