Weather- Still Boisterous
Wind– Very Strong, but fair
We are all in good Spirits to day, owing to the fact that we have a Strong fair wind, which is Shoving us along at the rate of ten knots per hour, last night proved “as predicted” a very uneasy one for Ship and “Cargo”. Crockery gingled and tin pans kept up a constant rattleing, cuting up all Sorts of pranks, first one Side of the Ship and then the other. Several turned in to get a little Sleep, but those who were So unfor tunate as to get into a doze, were Sure to get “Turned out again, very uncerimoniously and were compelled to pick them selves up from the Deck, on which they had found themselves in a very Spralling position.
I forgot to State in my notes of last Saturday, that a Special meeting was called on that day for the purpose of reelecting Some officers and Electing Some new ones, and appointing a police force, to assist the Captain in maintaining order on Shipboard. four of the latter were apointed and put on duty immediately but Strange to Say the man who first proposed the establishment of this policy was the first one to break the rules of the Ship and disterb the peace. after its organi- zation he being one of the principals in a fight that occured today in the Cabin. Iheard of no arrests by the police and conclude that they were not on Duty about that time.