14—Lat. 40° 18′ N., Long. 62° 45′ W. Distance 238 miles. Light breezes and clear.
15—Lat. 42° 26′ N., Long. 59° 53′ W. Distance 218 miles. Strong breezes at S.S.W.
16—Lat. 43° 15′ N., Long. 53° 9′ W. Distance 305 miles. Strong gales from S.S.W. to N.W.
17—Lat. 44° 54′ N., Long. 48° 48′ W. Distance 280 miles. Strong breezes from N.W. 4 a.m., passed several vessels fishing.
18—Lat. 45° 42′ N., Long. 44° 16′ W. Distance 198 miles. Light breezes and hazy weather. 10 a.m., brisk breezes and cloudy, wind west.
19—Lat. 47° 22′ N., Long. 36° 42′ W. Distance 342 miles. Strong breezes and squally.
20—Lat. 48° 39′ N., Long. 33° 12′ W. Distance 200 miles. Light breezes and hazy. Variable.
21—Lat. 49° 34′ N., Long. 28° 38′ W. Distance 230 miles. Light breezes and clear. Wind, S.W.
22—Lat. 50° 12′ N., Long. 21° 00′ W. Distance 291 miles. Brisk S.S.W. winds and cloudy weather. Passed several sail standing eastward.
23—Lat. 50° 37′ N., Long. 13° 39′ W. Distance 337 miles. Strong breezes and cloudy weather. Wind, S.W.
24—Strong breezes and gloomy weather. At 6 a.m. made the land and at 8 a.m. passed Cork. Distance 296 miles. Passed Tuskar at 3 p.m., and Holyhead at 9 p.m.
Time 12 days 6 hours from Boston Light to Rock Light.
It will be seen that the _James Baines_ had her share of light breezes, and Captain McDonald believed that he could have made the passage in eight days with strong winds. Running up Channel the wind was strong and fair and very squally, the vessel sometimes making 20 knots an hour between points.
At Liverpool the _James Baines_ was fitted and furnished for passengers by Messrs. James H. Beal and brother. And her cabin fittings are described as being of “almost lavish splendour,” with innumerable pilasters and mirrors.
I also note the following in a Liverpool account:—“Before the mainmast there are three gallows frames, upon which her spare boats are stowed, bottom up, and over the sides she carries quarter boats, suspended in iron davits. She has copper-chambered pumps, six capstans, a crab-winch on the foc’s’le, a patent windlass, Crane’s self-acting chain stoppers, a patent steering apparatus and a large variety of other improvements of the most modern kind.”
Record Voyage of “James Baines” to Australia.