John Quincy Adams diary 23, 1 January 1795 - 12 May 1801, 5 August 1809 -
30 April 1836, page 219
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September 1809.
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Friday. My
wife unwell. Calm and light winds. Lat: 59-40. Long: 15-54. Nicias and Crassus.
Cards.
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Head wind-
freshening all day- Lat: 59-36. Long: 13-40. Aurora Borealis. Sertorius and
Eumenes. Sail seen.
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Read Prayers, and two Sermons of Massillon.
Prayer, and Confession. Lat: 58-51. Long: 10-54. Land. bird.
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Mrs Adams
ill all day. Head wind and cold. Lat: 59-15. Long: 9-20. Agesilaus and Pompey-
Vessel seen.
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Head winds-
Calm- Rain- Whales and Porpoises. No Obs: Long: 7-55. Alexander- Played Chess
with Everett.
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Baffling
winds- fine weather, and cold. Lat: 60-28. Long: 7-30. Aurora Borealis-
Julius-Caesar. Cards.
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Head wind-
Calm- Rain- Fog. Lat: 60-30. Long: 7-14. No Soundings. Phocion. Cato of Utica-
Birds. Cards.
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Head winds-
Calm- Thick fog- and mist. No Obs: Lat: 59-40. Long: 5-17. Agis and Cleomenes.
Cards-
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New-Moon,
but no change of weather- Part Obs: Lat: 59-28. Long: 5. T. and C. Gracchus.
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Head winds- Fogs- Short gale and calm. No
Obs: Lat: 59-42. Long: 3-37. Massillon- Prosperity. Impenitence-
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Calm- Rain-
Sun and Fogs. Lat: 59-59. Long: 3-30- A Sail. Demosthenes and Cicero.
Cards.
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Calm, and
light baffling winds. Westward swell. Lat: 59-46. Long: 3-20. Demetrius &
Antony- Cards
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Calm. Spoke
Ship Edward, from New-York to Bremen. Lat: 60-2. Long: 3. Antony and Dion.
Chess with Gray.
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Stiff gale
ahead- then calm and clear. Lat: 59-29. Long: 3-10. Azimuth 40. Brutus and
Artaxerxes. Cards.
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Land. at 4.
A.M. Rona-Island. Lat: 58-25. Long: 6-15. Orkney's- Heavy gale of wind. Up all
Night. Aratus-
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Passed Fair
Isle- Fresh and favourable breeze with frequent squalls. Heavy Swell. Galba and
Otho. finished Plutarch.
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Brisk gale and Squalls. Stopp'd by an armed
brig. Attempt to board her failed. Read two Sermons of Massillon.
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Land at 5.
A.M. Coast of Norway. Lat: 57-43. Long: 7-15 East. the Naze in sight. Fine
Evening. Read Anacharsis.
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Boarded from
two British armed Brigs, and a danish privateer. Went into Fleckeroe. Captain
went to Christiansand.
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Went to
Christiansand- dined at Mr Isaachson's. many Captains and Supercargoes of
captured American Vessels.
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Confined to
the ship by the equinoctial storm. Visit from Captain Skinner and M. Fisher.
Captain Bille in the Eve.
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Commodore Vischer. We all went to Christiansand. Storm obliged us to stay and
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Returned in
the midst of the gale and rain to the Ship; and sailed from Fleckeroe.
Boisterous Night, but clear
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Passed by the Skaw,
[Skagen,]
and the Island of Anholt. made Koll Point this
Eve. Read two Sermons of Massillon.
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Stopped by
a British Blockade. Went on board the Stately 64. Admiral Bertie- allowed to
pass.
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The ship
drifting all day, Lieutenant from the Stately came on board. fresh gale, and
frequent Squalls.
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Weighed two
Anchors, and cut the Cable of the third. broke fore-yard. Heavy Gale in the
Cattegat.
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Elseneur.
[Elsinore.]
Fair day, after a furious Night- Went on Shore.
to Cronburg Castle. Returned to the Ship at Night.
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Dined on
Shore with Mr Ellah. and family. Stormy. Could not return to the Ship- Lodged
at Morrel's.
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Copenhagen. with W. S. Smith. Travelled with a Danish Student.- English Hotel.
Saw Mr. Adgate.
